What Have You Fettled Today?

[FrankCrank]

What with all the doom and gloom of late, needed a little distraction, so decided to make a bike clamp. Had an old frame lying about, so chopped a section from it and used up some other bits and bobs:

Some bits of old innertube come in handy:

Attached to the workbench:

And my trusty Raleigh Twenty clamped in to test it out:

I know you can get stands and clamps cheap, but where's the fun in that eh

 

[Chris S]

My front wheel was creaking so I stripped the axle down. The grease on one side was congealed and the other was absolutely clean - it had never been greased. I cleaned out the congealed grease and packed both cones with Vaseline (it seemed about the right consistency). I then went to repack the ball bearings and noticed there were 19. I had made sure that none of them had dropped out so the wheel must have been running around like that since it left the Raleigh factory in 1990. I refitted them, adjusted the cones and now the wheel is as quiet as a new one. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts.

 

[Shearwater Missile]

Since I`d taken the summer bike out twice since Sunday and thought that the brifters were not quite at the right angle compared with my Claude Butler winter bike. So I undid the bar tape just enough to be able to lower the brifter by about 2-3mm and then re-taped. The nice thing about Cinelli tape is that you can re-use it and it still looks good. Went out for a 24 miler and they were just fine. So now they are virtually level where as before they had a slight incline and not so comfortable for my wrists.

 

[derrick]

Both bikes cleaned and lubed ready for the weekend, If we are allowed to ride.

 

[MonsterEnergy]

Both bikes cleaned and lubed ready for the weekend, If we are allowed to ride.

Where do you live? It is very scary at the minute...Deaths are rising rapidly daily. It is a critical Situation

 

[DCLane]

Fitted a pair of Arisun Rapide tan wall tyres to the Raleigh Pioneer.

But given I've been isolated by the GP until Monday, then 12+ weeks from then pending confirmation it all may be elementary.

 

[Gunk]

Adjusted the bottom bracket on my Brompton

 

[roley poley]

went to Edinburgh cycles in leeds to pick up an ordered on line bb 110mm for the brommie only two workers there turning work down on the phone as not enough staff as off poorly, will fit it fri and hope the chain alignment for my double chainwheel is yummy.... wish me well

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Brompton in super shopper mode as the multiple shop from the 70’s seems to be back with us.

 

[Gunk]

went to Edinburgh cycles in leeds to pick up an ordered on line bb 110mm for the brommie only two workers there turning work down on the phone as not enough staff as off poorly, will fit it fri and hope the chain alignment for my double chainwheel is yummy.... wish me well

Can you post some photos.

 

[FrankCrank]

Does the Brommie have a cup and ball style BB?

 

[Gunk]

Does the Brommie have a cup and ball style BB?

Yes, which I don’t mind, they’re easy to maintain (if you can remove them). Longer term, a job on my list to strip it and rebuild it, however for now it’s tight and smooth with no play.

They did used to do a modern ISO cartridge style BB for the older crankset but they are no longer available.

 

[FrankCrank]

Yes, which I don’t mind, they’re easy to maintain (if you can remove them). Longer term, a job on my list to strip it and rebuild it, however for now it’s tight and smooth with no play.

They did used to do a modern ISO cartridge style BB for the older crankset but they are no longer available.

Hard to see how they justify the price for the fold alone?

 

[Gunk]

Hard to see how they justify the price for the fold alone?

They are silly money, however this probably the only project I’ve ever done where I haven’t lost money, they really hold their prices

 

[Bad Machine]

In January, the NHS Physiotherapist advised that raising the height of my mother's favourite armchair would make it easier for her to sit down and stand up. They said that an order had been placed, and it wouldn't be too long before someone would be along to fit it. Unfortunately she got admitted to hospital four weeks ago; thankfully all is now well and she is ready to go home. Except I learnt that the request for home support items gets cancelled if the individual gets admitted to hospital........

Rather than add to what the local hospital have on their plate, I shoved all the bike bits to one side and dug around for 3x3, screws, offcuts of stair spindle baserail and wood glue. Couldn't find the PVA late last night, so decided get up early and go do battle with the toilet-roll stockpilers - be at Wilko for the 8.00am opening. Job done, just waiting for the glue to set (the zip ties are to tie the casters to the risers).

Normal bike fettling will be resumed shortly.