What Have You Fettled Today?

[Illaveago]

Don't 'overwind' it and break the mainspring again.

Doh !

 

[Illaveago]

It is keeping time with my quartz watch at the moment .

 

[mcshroom]

It's June, so I decided to build up my winter commuter.

My old Claud Butler Hybrid is now a drop bar bike, with bar end shifters. I've just done a test ride and yes its heavy, but the bar ends are surprisingly easy to use, and it's pretty comfortable

Picture to follow when the rain stops outside

 

[cosmicbike]

The Dawes tandem (new to me) needed the front wheel bearings stripping and rebuilding, so after doing the rear yesterday I did that today. Also swapped the rack to one that fits my Topeak MTX track bag.

 

[mcshroom]

It's June, so I decided to build up my winter commuter.

My old Claud Butler Hybrid is now a drop bar bike, with bar end shifters. I've just done a test ride and yes its heavy, but the bar ends are surprisingly easy to use, and it's pretty comfortable

Picture to follow when the rain stops outside

Here it is:-

Steering is a bit twitchy with the short stem, and the bars could do with being a bit lower, but not bad.

 

[Serge]

Here it is:-

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Steering is a bit twitchy with the short stem, and the bars could do with being a bit lower, but not bad.

That's a lovely looking bike, may I show my ignorance and ask what it is

 

[mcshroom]

That's a lovely looking bike, may I show my ignorance and ask what it is

Thank you. Originally it was a 2009 Claud Butler Classic: -

The classic was a pretty basic hybrid. It's been through a few iterations over the years, and has collected cast offs from other bikes, but at its heart is the bike I did my first cycle tour on

 

[Serge]

Thank you. Originally it was a 2009 Claud Butler Classic: -
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The classic was a pretty basic hybrid. It's been through a few iterations over the years, and has collected cast offs from other bikes, but at its heart is the bike I did my first cycle tour on

I love the curves.

 

[bpsmith]

Cut the steerer on my newest bike down by 20mm. Now sitting with a comfortable 10mm spacer below and a 10mm spacer above the stem. Might cut it down further at some point, but want to be absolutely certain about the fit first. I honestly think it’s spot on now, but being massively cautious.

The stool that my Wife and Son got me for Fathers Day was awesome whilst doing the above. Simple thing that always left me with aching knees and back before. Now bliss.

 

[Elybazza61]

New chain on the Robinson and a once over before next week-ends Solstice Sunride from Cambridge to Lowestoft.

 

[Serge]

New chain on the Robinson and a once over before next week-ends Solstice Sunride from Cambridge to Lowestoft.

That should be a cool ride, enjoy.

 

[Elybazza61]

That should be a cool ride, enjoy.

Sort of looking forward to it apart from the fact I've not ridden anywhere near a 100 miles in a single ride this year.

 

[Serge]

Sort of looking forward to it apart from the fact I've not ridden anywhere near a 100 miles in a single ride this year.

One revolution at a time and look forward to a beer at the end. I'm sure you'll love it. Let us all know how it goes.

 

[the stupid one]

I had a go at indexing the gears on the mongrel, which have been a bit chattery lately. It seemed to go very smoothly - suspiciously smoothly - on the workstand, so I'll be interested to get it out on the road again.

However, while I was close-up to the rear wheel I started cleaning the nooks and crannies, then decided to remove it from the bike and give it a good clean-up. Afterwards I couldn't get it to sit centrally and move through the gears, and eventually realised I'd loosened some of the nuts etc. on the threaded axle. Good opportunity to degrease and clean those before tightening up, I thought, until a ball bearing dropped out.

Rear wheel now at the LBS getting properly serviced.

 

[GuyBoden]

New bearings and re-greased front forks.