What Have You Fettled Today?

[Domus]

Fitted the new Dura Ace wheels, GP5000 tyres, new brake shoes and new bar tape while the rain poured down, dried up in time to take a pic.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Fitted the new Dura Ace wheels, GP5000 tyres, new brake shoes and new bar tape while the rain poured down, dried up in time to take a pic.

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Looking good, a nice bike
Well equipped

it may be your position, but you do seem to have no 'set-back' on that saddle

I have 3 (Ribbles)
'Preston' (replaced my old Dyna-Tech 755Ti, as 'do it all' bike)


Gran Fondo
50th birthday present from SWMBO (2018 picture


CGR
Replaced 'Preston' as work-bike, due to deteriorating road-surfaces (I could go to fat tyres; '28' section)

 

[biggs682]

Swapped some tyres over and tidied up some bar tape

 

[Domus]

The Gran Fondo is the bike I fancied, the chap at Ribble sat me on it and the Sportive and said the Sportive geometry would suit me better, they were about the same price so got that. Do you think my saddle needs moving back?
My winter bike is also a Ribble a CR1, rack, mudguards and a Son dynamo hub, I may get some 28mm Durano DDs to help with the poor roads.

 

[tom73]

@Domus Sportive was a better buy and much more fun.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

The Gran Fondo is the bike I fancied, the chap at Ribble sat me on it and the Sportive and said the Sportive geometry would suit me better, they were about the same price so got that.
Do you think my saddle needs moving back?

It does depend on your Femur length
But, the generally accepted position for correct position & power is
ball of foot over the pedal spindle
Knee over the spindle




Take the reach afterwards, even if it means not having that 'pro-look' 140mm stem
I'll admit, I sit even further back, but have had that position for 25 years+

My winter bike is also a Ribble a CR1, rack, mudguards and a Son dynamo hub, I may get some 28mm Durano DDs to help with the poor roads.

I looked at the CR3, when that came out, but they couldn't offer it as a 105 group, with hydraulic discs at the time
The guy I spoke to couldn't even tell me if it took mudguards

My CGR, is;
Tiagra 10-speed
Barring, 785 'brifters'/505 calipers (hydraulic)

Full 'guards, with big flaps (oo-er!!)
Lots of rechargeable lights
Selle-Italia 'Flite'
Durano DD '28' (which work better than expected in mud!!)

 

[Slow But Determined]

Don't know if this counts as bike fettling but today I have unstitched the pad from a worn out pair of shorts and stuck it (using a 20 year old bottle of Copydex) to the seat of my exercise bike to aid in the comfort department.

 

[Domus]

Hack or Bodge?

 

[fossyant]

Degreased the chain on the Boardman Pro FS MTB - went out earlier and it's an absolute filthy mess, so time to clean it up and remove the gunk.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

On Sunday, another rider spotted I had a wobble in my back wheel. I looked and thought the tyre needed reseating. Had a look today to sort it out (deflated tyres, worked my hand around the tyre to reseat), but something made me run my hand gently along the spokes. Ping! One broke. I’ve never fixed spokes before and didn’t want to try as I have a ride tomorrow so off to the LBS who fixed it. Ping! A second spoke broke as he was truing the wheel. He fixed that, trued the wheel and job done. £15 later and back home I put the wheel back on the bike. Hope no more spokes go...

Then the rubber on my Wahoo speed sensor broke. Quick fix with a cable tie fortunately.

 

[Tom B]

Degreased the chain on the Boardman Pro FS MTB - went out earlier and it's an absolute filthy mess, so time to clean it up and remove the gunk.

Exactly this but on the team fs.

Have you replaced the wheels on yours?

The hubs are crap. Mine has done about 1k usually in appalling conditions and the front is goosed. The nobrand freehub on the rear is also goosed still working but sounds like a bag of nails with awful rolling resistance.

 

[Archie_tect]

Fettled the local planning department who'd messed up the planning conditions on an approval...

 

[Vantage]

Raised the mudguards. Fitted the rear rack.
Got some new security skewers and threadlock being delivered today so they'll be done later.

 

[Hicky]

Just had the go ahead on the 6th revision of plans after planning refused the first and the guy drawing up the plans cocked up the subsequent ones going on permitted development.
We’re supposed to be over half way through the build

 

[Archie_tect]

Just had the go ahead on the 6th revision of plans after planning refused the first and the guy drawing up the plans cocked up the subsequent ones going on permitted development.
We’re supposed to be over half way through the build

It's a painful lesson to learn that planning can be a lottery and that there are very few smooth rides through life...