What Have You Fettled Today?

[Salad Dodger]

The gears on my ebike need adjusting. Despite much tinkering, and a little muttered Tourettes, I can still only get first to fifth, or second to sixth.....

I will have another go at it, on a less hot day!

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I thoroughly cleaned my pride and joy, the Specialized Roubaix Expert SL4 road bike I currently use for commuting. What a nice bike this one is!

 

[Tom B]

Thursday having bought a new front wheel for my MTB I fettled that up, tyre on and onto the bike.

Friday I was riding home on my commuter hybrid when a couple of spokes snapped at the thread on the front wheel of that bike... Sods law. Spent some time snapping them off to avoid a calamity

Trying to decide if to just get the broken spokes replaced, the wheel rebuilt with new spokes (and maybe a hub) or buy a new wheel. The existing 6yrs old and has about 15k (strava) on it so probably heading towards 20k. It's a boring Shimano M475 hub and incredibly I can't ever recall servicing or even adjusting the cup and cone bearings.

I think I'm leaning towards having the wheel rebuilt with new spokes and a decision on the hub when taken apart.

But if anyone spots a good on a 28/32 spoke 700c with QR front wheel I'd consider it. I replaced the rear with a Shimano MT15 on a bargain earlier in the year and happy with that but it could have done with being 32/36 given I use the bike with a trailer and a kiddie seat and sometimes both.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Sprayed the shed and ordered a new composite front door.. About time i got shut of the cheap plastic thing, 20 yr old now and well past its best

 

[Venod]

About time i got shut of the cheap plastic thing, 20 yr old now and well past its best

Changed ours recently, the composite is a big improvement.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Wednesday, I straightened the dropouts in a Raleigh Sojourn frame, and a couple of chainstays as well. As the furnace man was here, and I wanted to be nearby, in case equipment was needed. I may be one of the few places where the furnace guys borrow tools. Although this was just a blower motor replacement, after a few decades.

 

[Tom B]

There are composite doors and composite doors. The cheapos are crap.


Highly recommend my Solidor front door. Engineered wood faced with plastic reassuringly heavy.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Washed and serviced 9 YOD’s and my school run bikes. That feels good.

 

[alicat]

What's a YOD when it's at home?

 

[Heltor Chasca]

What's a YOD when it's at home?

Like a small female yob, but a 9 Year Old Daughter. So the same but different.

 

[Tom B]

Thursday having bought a new front wheel for my MTB I fettled that up, tyre on and onto the bike..... Yadda yadda

Today I took the tyre off the same wheel and refitted it the right way around...

 

[JhnBssll]

I had to do that the other day too - glad I'm not the only one

I fitted a camera mount to my full face helmet this afternoon then had a little fettle of the stumpjumper - quick clean and relube of the chain and various small tweaks. Then took the newly mounted camera for a quick spin to check it was pointing in the right direction

All ready for bike park wales next saturday now

 

[DCLane]

The orange Carlton Corsa re-build decided to disintegrate it's threadless bottom bracket whilst on holiday, and sealant didn't do anything. So ...

• Put fresh grease into the rear wheel and tightened it to stop a bit of the movement
• Removed threadless bottom bracket, cleaned everything and firmly fitted a Velo Orange bottom bracket I'd forgotten I had. Which, if I'd remembered, would have been fitted in the first place
• Added some orange chainring bolts for looks

Cleaned the NeilPryde Nazare and some other bits as well.

 

[Chris S]

I fixed a puncture with a Poundland repair kit. They still contain tubes for Woods valves and a couple of Allen keys for some reason. At least the tyre levers are now plastic, the metal ones used to damage your inner-tube beyond repair. They'd sell just as many kits if all they contained was the glue, patches and 'cheese-grater'.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Nowt - it's hotter than the sun here. I'd just sweat getting the bike out for fettling. Some fettling needs doing but will wait till cooler later this week.