What Have You Fettled Today?
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raleighnut
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- One of the 'Elite'
You've kept a bike long enough to have it serviced.I've just booked my bike in for a service...does that count?
vickster
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Yes it’s done 5.5k miles and it’s still my go toYou've kept a bike long enough to have it serviced.
raleighnut
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Must be your Ti bike.
vickster
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Actually it’s done 5900+ miles
vickster
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Nope! Genesis Eq. I’ve not even had the Ti a year. I’m out on it today. Done only 373 milesMust be your Ti bike.
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- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
A service on @gavgav's bike yesterday, including:
Everythings seems good on a short test but once again there was an annoying rattle which turned out to be the side stand being slightly loose this time.
- New chainrings - fitted the set that I got Gav for his birthday which are 44-32-22 in place of the standard 48-36-26 which should make the steep hills around south Shropshire, the Welsh coast and the Lake District a bit more manageable. The front derailleur needed adjusting to suit and I had a small panic when it looked like there wouldn't be clearance against the frame. Fortunately it does work.
- New chain - worn out.
- Clean and lubricate the rear derailleur pulleys - these were horrible and took ages to get clean. Good for now but new pulleys needed next time I think.
- New gear inner cables plus the rearmost section of outer which tends to pick up road dirt and get sticky.
- Changed fluid in front brake and replaced the pads. It looked like the caliper might be going the same way as the rear did, but fortunately it has freed up this time. After enthusing about how easy it was to bleed when I changed the rear caliper, those words came back to haunt me as this one had a bubble that just would not clear. I managed to knock over the bottle of fluid at one point too which soured the mood somewhat! Very relieved when the lever finally firmed up properly.
- Wheel bearings - nice and straightforward as they just needed new ball bearings and grease.
Everythings seems good on a short test but once again there was an annoying rattle which turned out to be the side stand being slightly loose this time.
Gravity Aided
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- Land of Lincoln
Better part of a house cleaned, and the a/c repaired, with a fellow from the furnace company doing most of the HVAC stuff. I also cut the yard, and got my Raleigh Super Grand Prix ready for the road. A very user friendly bicycle.
roubaixtuesday
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Nice bike, but wow, unless the photo is misleading that is huge! How tall are you? And what's the frame size??
Gravity Aided
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- Land of Lincoln
25.5", 6'3" with long legs. I need to let that seat post down about an inch. I can barely reach the pedals at the down stroke. I was sold it at the bike co-op for a less than princely sum, because i was the only volunteer/recipient/buyer who could test ride it.
Gravity Aided
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- Land of Lincoln
Or straddle it.
Reynard
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
I'd like to see that in a bike rack next to my Wiggins Rouen. That would be... amusing... 
Pale Rider
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I'd like to see that in a bike rack next to my Wiggins Rouen. That would be... amusing...
It would be called a garden gate in the trade.
Seems to me a lot of old bikes have bigger frames than we prefer now.
Might be something to do with the modern fashion for showing lots of saddle post.
Reynard
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
