Gravity Aided
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- Land of Lincoln
Dawes now has fenders. A rack may be purchased this weekend.
What Have You Fettled Today?
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Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Maybe a basket for the front, as well.
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
My Brompton rear tyre has gone flat, so I'm psyching myself up to do battle with the hub-gear-and-rear-mech combo that makes working on 6 speed brommies so much fun...
Over the weekend I fitted sliding baskets on rails to one of the kitchen cupboards, to replace the shelves. A side effect of having shelves you can't reach the back of, is all the stuff you find when you (finally) empty them. I have enough pasta to make a lasagne about ten feet square. I just need to make two gallons of Bechemel sauce.
Over the weekend I fitted sliding baskets on rails to one of the kitchen cupboards, to replace the shelves. A side effect of having shelves you can't reach the back of, is all the stuff you find when you (finally) empty them. I have enough pasta to make a lasagne about ten feet square. I just need to make two gallons of Bechemel sauce.
Please let us know how it goes. ( with the Brompton, not the Lasagne)
I've got a 6 speed and got the LBS to fit Marathon Plus tyres to hopefully avoid punctures, but a part of me wants to have a go so I'm prepared should it happen when I'm out and about.
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- The TerrorVortex
It's not too fiddly - I've done it before when I fitted the Marathon tyres.
It just takes a while, and there's a few extra things that you don't get on a standard bike.
https://brompton.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203295311-How-do-I-remove-and-refit-a-rear-wheel-
It just takes a while, and there's a few extra things that you don't get on a standard bike.
https://brompton.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203295311-How-do-I-remove-and-refit-a-rear-wheel-
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I put Longboards on my CAADX. The protection they give the rider and bike is great but I found that the front flap was TOO long - I kept catching it on kerbs, my door step etc. I cut an inch-plus off with sturdy scissors and that made a big difference. I did a long stretch of stone/rock-strewn Roman road on the bike last Friday and only caught the flap a couple of times.
If you decide to trim the flap (and I think you eventually WILL!), for obvious reasons just do it a fraction of an inch at a time and ride the bike again to see if the flap still catches anything. It is much easier to trim a bit more off later than to try and glue bits of flap back on!
Vantage
Carbon fibre... LMAO!!!
- Location
- Behind everyone else, Bolton
The guards on mine are 700c but the wheels only 26" so they were mega long.
I ended up trimming 2" off the mudguard instead. They're about the same length now as the old mudguards were so it all works nicely
I ended up trimming 2" off the mudguard instead. They're about the same length now as the old mudguards were so it all works nicely
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I built a singlespeed bike a few years back, mainly from surplus parts, but I had to buy some brake callipers because I didn't have any spare at the time. I wanted to spend as little as possible so I bought a pair of cheap Campanolo Veloce ones. They did the job but they felt a bit flexy/'spongey' compared to the better quality callipers that I am used to. They are also black, and I prefer silver.
Since then I have dedicated an old bike to turbo trainer duties so its brakes were no longer needed. I decided to pinch the callipers off that bike to use on the singlespeed instead. I swapped them over today and they feel a big improvement. It turns out that the old brake blocks were pretty worn, so they would have needed replacing soon anyway.
If I ever decide to take the old bike off the TT I can put the Veloce callipers on that.
Since then I have dedicated an old bike to turbo trainer duties so its brakes were no longer needed. I decided to pinch the callipers off that bike to use on the singlespeed instead. I swapped them over today and they feel a big improvement. It turns out that the old brake blocks were pretty worn, so they would have needed replacing soon anyway.
If I ever decide to take the old bike off the TT I can put the Veloce callipers on that.
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Fenders installed on the Dawes.
Rack and basket for the weekend.
Rack and basket for the weekend.
Denis99
Über Member
- Location
- South Wales
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Cleaned and lubed the Scott, and adjusted the front changer, cable looked a bit slack. Now it's only slightly less slack-looking, but works well!
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Dawes, now 8 speed rear cassette, and Alivio, as opposed to Tourney. Revo twist shifters replaced with snap shifter/brake combo. Now, If I can get the front to work, all will be hunky-dory. Oh, and the fellows changed out my a/c system while I was doing that. I also added leather and twine bar tape to my Raleigh Super Grand Prix. Cooler inside now, hotter outside. An improvement from the morning, when all was the opposite.
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
More cleaning of the Scott, plus a go over with some Tesco car wax. Actually the first time I've ever properly polished a bike. Looks fabbo!
Domus
Guru
- Location
- Sunny Radcliffe
Got caught out by a shower whilst out on the summer bike, no mudguards, the bike was FILTHY. Good wash and lubed the chain and spokes. Put away and thought to myself it is a long time since the seat post was out. I can't believe how nasty it was, it was horrible, covered in gritty grease, it felt like grinding paste. A quick wipe and a rag pushed down the seat tube, a re grease and all was well. God knows what the winter bike one will be like. Will check after tomorrow nights epic to Blackpool.
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Crossfire e recently developed a strange clunk when I stopped pedalling and coasted, like a kick from the crank or bb. This morning on my commute I stopped pedalling and the chain drooped between the rear and the crank then dumped itself off the crank. Ooer.
Tonight on the way home it did the same 3 times. Motor over running I'm thinking, no, the freewheel/freehub should prevent the chain from still being driven forward...On the last throw of the chain I got off again, re sited the chain out of the way, rotated the freewheel/cassette....eh, that feels like its dragging ?
One second later I realised why....the spoke protector disc had slid between the motor /hub and the freewheel....creating drag when it shouldnt.
Resited spoke protector...all is well.
5 seconds of actual fettling...does that count
Tonight on the way home it did the same 3 times. Motor over running I'm thinking, no, the freewheel/freehub should prevent the chain from still being driven forward...On the last throw of the chain I got off again, re sited the chain out of the way, rotated the freewheel/cassette....eh, that feels like its dragging ?
One second later I realised why....the spoke protector disc had slid between the motor /hub and the freewheel....creating drag when it shouldnt.
Resited spoke protector...all is well.
5 seconds of actual fettling...does that count
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