What Have You Fettled Today?

[Mark Grant]

This evening I was re assembling a frame after painting whilst listening to the radio. The frame was hanging from the garage roof.I fitted the bottom bracket and then the forks, it wasn't until I stood back to admire my work that I realised I had put the forks on coming out of the top of the headtube.

 

[Salad Dodger]

Rear (v-style) brake on my e-bike was coming back nearly to the bar, so I had it all to bits, cleaned everything and rebuilt it, and adjusted the brake shoes. Much better now.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I superglued some (recycled from other helmet) bits that you velcro your helmet comfy pads, onto my old trusted helmet. The old ones had worn down, so i was wearing a wobbly,uncomfy helmet. I can now have a comfortable, and pain free bonce!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Been a busy boy tonight, fettled the toeclips on my fixed and sorted out the wrecked tyre on my geared bike. My work have issued me a new pair of steel toe capped boots to replace the ones I've worn out running round the warehouse during the last couple of years, when I came to ride home last night they didn't work with the toeclips, I had a look tonight and the toe has a different profile to the other boots so I had the pedals of and in the workmate then straightened and rebent the toeclips to fit the new boots.
When I got home tonight the new tyre I ordered Sunday had arrived, so I put that on the front of my geared bike then fitted the old front tyre to the back to replace the tyre that I wrecked on Sunday, the wrecked tyre will be scrapped once I've cut some short lengths off it.

 

[derrick]

Started to convert the other halfs bike from 105 to Campag veloce, just got a couple of cables to finish routing then get it all set up nice for her.

 

[DCLane]

Cleaned and fettled the Carrera Virtuoso prior to sale, changed the saddle back (Fizik to Selle). Photographs on Friday, then onto eBay.

Worked on the 'Lethal Impact' Tony Doyle Ammaco and got the derailleur working, sorted the front puncture. Just the front shifters to sort.

Adjusted the handlebars and brake levers on the new Triban 3 Junior for my 8yo. Need to move the gear selector though and it wouldn't loosen.

 

[Davehateshills]

Took the bottom bracket apart (there was too much play in there) cleaned it all and treated it to some new lithium grease before putting it all back together. I also too the back wheel to bits, re-greased and adjusted the cones then cleaned and oiled the chain. Feels like a new bike.

 

[Drago]

Been getting the commuter ready for winter by chopping up a mudguard to make extensions for the mudguards that are fitted. Repacked the headset bearings with grease and fitted a small Ketter top box.

 

[compo]

My Trek has been creaking like crazy for the past week.
After reading other people's experiences with Brooks saddles I decided to go the whole works. I put a fillet of proofide all round the metal work where it touches the leather then heated it with a hairdrier so the proofide ran under the metal. A dollop on the nose nut was also recommended so it had that as well. Then the usual normal grease along the seat post and inside the seat post clamp. I have just ridden 25 miles and a silent bike again!

Upon reflection it may have been better to have done one thing at a time because although I seem to have cured the problem I don't know which bit actually effected the cure.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Ok...

Deda Dog Fang on the mtb - needed to be slimmed down to clear the weld on BB/seat tube. interface.

Pair of Torchy Cree torches fitted to the fixed and two rear lights fitted.

Saw a bike eye mirror in Halfords this morning when I was in there buying a larger toolbox and have fitted that to the fixed to as it is my commuter and on windy days I can't always hear the car coming from behind.

After lunch... will be swapping the 18t rear sprocket for a 16t

 

[bluemint]

Picked up a hex set from to get my crankset off my tourer to give it a clean. Itching to get the massive spanner in action again I decided to get the bottom bracket out to see if it was possibly the same size as the one I bought for my commuter that turned out to be the wrong size.

It was! In goes a nice new UN55 BB.

 

[potsy]

Gave both bikes a clean and general checkover, fettled the guards into line and added an extra rear light now it's no longer summer
Headset is now creak free after last weeks clean and grease session.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Never seen so much mud on the roads today so after today's ride I washed the bike, dropped the chain, rear wheel and RHS crank off the bike and gave them a good clean.

All clean and shiney now

 

[Edwards80]

Finished restoring a 1960 Carlton yesterday. Piccys here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/smeracing/sets/72157631371703308/

Stopped me fettling my bike for the 100 today but it was more satisfying . . . and my bike was fine today!

 

[PpPete]

Only the dishwasher which was leaking. At least, I hope I've fettled it. Just put it on for a test.

Yesterday I fitted the Ergo shifters and cabled up the latest project which is intended as Mrs PpP's new audax bike. She's out on the old one today so I can't swop the drive train over yet.