What Have You Fettled Today?

[Ming the Merciless]

Oiled my recumbent chain, which took 3 hours

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Why three lights Richard?

It's actually 4 x rear/4 x front

A bit of redundancy, if the charge drops, so I have back-up

2 x https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bi.../bikehut-50-lumen-rear-bike-light-684507.html (wifes Boardman also has two of these, but BIGGER reflectors)
1 x https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bi.../bikehut-25-lumen-rear-bike-light-684440.html
1 x Smart? ( the uppermost)

2 x https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bi...argeable-front-bike-light---black-208302.html (as ''repeaters')

I was given this (courtesy of a friend/work collegue) & need to return it to Hope, to be repaired, which will replace the 'Smart white'. or the (Planet X) Magic-Shine
(R8)

And this, which I think(?) was on the towpath (access road to Birkwood Lock) on the Aire & Calder Navigation Canal, when my regular route was fully closed for water-main repairs
(circa 23:00)

 

[Gunk]

I leant against an open door there, you do like your lights!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I leant against an open door there, you do like your lights!

It helps prevent my being knocked off, & having to return to work in a big yellow truck (Ambo), as it'd be far too embarrassing!!

 

[roley poley]

For extra back up I stick a stripe of red retro-reflective tape up the centre of the mudguard on each bike and keep it clean

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

For extra back up I stick a stripe of red retro-reflective tape up the centre of the mudguard on each bike and keep it clean

Both mudflaps are from 'Raw', & are retro-reflective
(essentially same finish as stripe on a 'hi-viz')

 

[JhnBssll]

Received the Ultegra stages crank arm so fitted it this evening, updated it to the latest firmware version and calibrated it ready for a test ride tomorrow

Whilst I was there I decided to trim the steerer down. I'd left it 10mm long when I built it in case it needed tweaking. With several hundred super comfy miles done I figured it was time to neaten the front end up 😊

I might shift one of the 5mm spacers above the stem at some point but will leave it as is for now Looking forward to riding it tomorrow

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Received the Ultegra stages crank arm so fitted it this evening, updated it to the latest firmware version and calibrated it ready for a test ride tomorrow

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Whilst I was there I decided to trim the steerer down. I'd left it 10mm long when I built it in case it needed tweaking. With several hundred super comfy miles done I figured it was time to neaten the front end up 😊

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I might shift one of the 5mm spacers above the stem at some point but will leave it as is for now Looking forward to riding it tomorrow

Is that a plumbers pipe cutter?

 

[carlosfandangus]

Looks like a jig for a hacksaw, used a pipe slice on the alloy steerer, wish I had used a jig on the carbon, I had to file mine flat

 

[JhnBssll]

As above, its a hacksaw guide. I also use a park tool hacksaw blade specifically for carbon to get a nice clean cut

 

[Gunk]

A lot today, finished off the refurbishment of the Mavic wheels for my Peugeot project,

Then tackled the stem, bars and old Weinmann levers

Finally I stripped and rebuilt the shifters and cleaned up the seat stem. So a busy day.

 

[pawl]

It's actually 4 x rear/4 x front

A bit of redundancy, if the charge drops, so I have back-up

2 x https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bi.../bikehut-50-lumen-rear-bike-light-684507.html (wifes Boardman also has two of these, but BIGGER reflectors)
1 x https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bi.../bikehut-25-lumen-rear-bike-light-684440.html
1 x Smart? ( the uppermost)

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2 x https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bi...argeable-front-bike-light---black-208302.html (as ''repeaters')

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I was given this (courtesy of a friend/work collegue) & need to return it to Hope, to be repaired, which will replace the 'Smart white'. or the (Planet X) Magic-Shine
(R8)

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And this, which I think(?) was on the towpath (access road to Birkwood Lock) on the Aire & Calder Navigation Canal, when my regular route was fully closed for water-main repairs
(circa 23:00)

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I’ll bet you used to ride a motor scooter back in your mod days😀😀😀😀

 

[Mike_P]

Annoying creak when pedalling so hopefully solved by the tightening of the cleat bolts on the shoes

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I’ll bet you used to ride a motor scooter back in your mod days😀😀😀😀

Me, aged 21 ish

And, a while afterwards 22 - 24??)

Thus, I think no mirror stacked scooter

 

[Gunk]

You don’t look like the sort of person back then who’d have four rear lights, what happened?