What Have You Fettled Today?

[lb81]

1.Took off the bar tape and adjusted the hood position/finally put on the silly little black ferrules that take out cable slack on the CX.

2.Ripped all the gears and associated rubbish off the mtb in preperation for its 'SS - without spending money - conversion', messed about with gear ratios and ways to tension the chain, also prepped the frame to remove all the cable stops at the weekend although need a new dremel and cutting discs first...

 

[Night Train]

I fitted a side stand to my Marin that I sold to a friend. I used some inner tube to protect the frame as I couldn't bare the steel stand clamp clamping onto the aluminium frame.

I miss that bike.

 

[Drago]

More fettling ahoy today. A quick service of my Elswick has turned into a nut and bolt rebuild. Will finish painting the frame today, and hopefully the various bearings I've ordered will arrive so I can finish the build this week.

 

[Kiwiavenger]

last night involved me cleaning, de-stressing and re truing the rear wheel, cleaning the pads (lots of little metal bits!) putting spoke reflectors on in preperation for the bad weather and refitting my mud guards!

today i feel really rough so havent touched the bike (was planning on a nice 15-20 mile ride this morning) but may fiddle with the front wheel and lights tonight!

 

[fossyant]

Fitted a new front mech to my daughter's NEW bike. The one fitted was crap - too much flex, and too much plastic in key points. Bike is a Carrera Luna, and everything else is a great specification - the SRAM X3 rear mech is fantastic for the price. So on went a SRAM X3 front - got it for £6.99 from CRC next day delivery - half price. Works a treat, no more sloppy front upshifts. Daughter hadden't noticed as she only uses the middle ring.

 

[gaz]

Last night I used my torque wrench for the first time. adjusted the angle of my new bullhorns on the single speed, the shop put them pointing up a little bit and it wasn't comfortable. Much better this morning

 

[Deleted member 23692]

My gravity rack turned up this morning so I've been assembling/adjusting that...

Now I have a bunk bed for my bikes

 

[lb81]

Hmmm single speed conversion!

 

[fossyant]

The dirt !!!

Fettled son's commuter bike - oiled chain and noticed a knocking from the bike when pedalling. Removed rear wheel and there is way too much play in a 1 month old freewheel with about 20 miles on it. Back to Decathlon tonight for a new one.

Will be 'engineering' an additional 'mudflap' for my son's bike out of an old 'pop' bottle this evening.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

last evening, out with the shot original bottom bracket in with the new Sugino one on the Plug.

 

[fossyant]

New freewheel on son's school bike - god they are sh1te ! - Poor bearings and it doesn't half make a zzzzz noise freewheeling, and that's not the ratchet. Last one lasted less than 20 miles before becoming wobbly. Decathlon's g'tee is good though, can see a new one being fitted every few months - no need to look after them !!

Mudflap is going to take some more 'engineering' and head scratching before I can fit it.

 

[Boris Bajic]

Younger boy (13) learned how to replace steering-head bearings.

We did it over 2 days (remove on day one).

Enthusiasm ranged from full-on at the beginning to 'Wish I were elsewhere' nearer the end, but he was mostly really into it.

V-Brakes were disconnected and wheels removed like a pro.

He'd asked to be taught these things, so I felt OK sugesting he did it.

 

[gaz]

Flipped the stem on one of my bikes (flipped it last year due to some back issues which have now passed).
Lowed the stem on my commuter

 

[HovR]

Nothing today, but yesterday whilst cleaning the bike in preparation for today's 40 mile ride I noticed that one of the jockey wheel screws was 1 turn from falling out.. Nipped it back up and all was well.

That's why I think cleaning your bike is important, it helps you notice things you otherwise wouldn't.

 

[hondated]

Literally just popped out into the garage and removed the quaill stem on my Ridgeback mountain bike and fitted an A Head stem adaptor because the butterfly bars I fitted to convert it into another tourer were a little too close so I am hoping the extra length of the new stem will solve the problem.Watching a programme now on tv about two guys stuck up on a mountain which is making me feel cold and glad my pastime is cycling and not climbing.