What Have You Fettled Today?

[philtalksbx]

I made some tweaks to the fit of the Record Ace - I was getting a bit disillusioned that it was too big and would have to be sold on. I just couldn’t get comfortable on it.

As a new idea I changed the angle of the bars in the stem to bring the brake hoods up a bit (turns out I had been over-focused on moving them on the bars and not getting a good result) then moved the saddle forward a bit and ta-dah, suddenly it felt right.

A quick (very) 25km on a favourite route landed me half a dozen PBs on Strava and it just felt quick too. I now have no plans to sell it on, sorry. Those PBs by the way are over my 8kg carbon bike, so that is pretty good for a 1983 steel with a seven speed cassette. Happy days!

 

[Reynard]

Try some Burts Guiness crisps then!

I'll keep an eye out for them. I do like a good crisp. (Except salt & vinegar or pickled onion... Bleurgh...)

 

[DCBassman]

I'll keep an eye out for them. I do like a good crisp. (Except salt & vinegar or pickled onion... Bleurgh...)

Salt and vinegar fine, pickled onion Bleurgh, cheese and onion Bleurgh, prawn cocktail, Bleurgh...I could go on...
I'm old enough to remember Smiths Crisps with a twist of waxed paper containing salt. Bliss.

 

[itboffin]

Took this new in June cassette off to clean and noticed the deep grooves the also new in June KMC X11 link pins have made.

 

[Reynard]

Salt and vinegar fine, pickled onion Bleurgh, cheese and onion Bleurgh, prawn cocktail, Bleurgh...I could go on...
I'm old enough to remember Smiths Crisps with a twist of waxed paper containing salt. Bliss.

Smith's "Salt & Shake" iirc...

Now I do happen to like cheese & onion. They're especially good in a crisp sandwich.

 

[DCBassman]

crisp sandwich

No. Just no. Never even remotely understood the concept...

 

[si_c]

No. Just no. Never even remotely understood the concept...

Mmmm wotsits sandwich 🥪

 

[Reynard]

No. Just no. Never even remotely understood the concept...

Oh dear...

It's the natural evolution of the chip butty...

 

[DCBassman]

chip butty

Something else that's entirely passed me by...

 

[DCBassman]

Mmmm wotsits sandwich 🥪

I might just consider that...

 

[HLaB]

My new BB and wrench for it came today. So tonight's main fettle was fitting it.

My secondary fettle was on my other bike after adding a cleat shim last week to make my cleats the same I lowered the saddle by 2mm.

 

[JhnBssll]

filled and bled the new brakes this evening. They're not quite perfect but I'll leave them to settle for a day or two before giving them another bleed. Now I'm just waiting on the rear mech and she'll be on the road again

 

[figbat]

Replaced the slightly wobbly and wholly ineffective Weinmann front caliper on the Kingpin with a brand new, dual-pivot, long-drop Dia-Compe one from SJS for just £17. Also replaced the slightly bendy Weinmann brake lever with a 3-finger one from an old MTB. The first brake test after this upgrade had me literally laughing out loud as the vintage bike stopped in a way no vintage bike has a right to. For the first time ever I managed to lock the rear wheel as a consequence of the front brake being so good. And this is on the standard chromed steel rim - I have an alloy one to go on at some point.

 

[DCLane]

Last Saturday my youngest had a flat at Knowsley due to a load of glass on the track. New Conti GP Supersonic tyre fitted with replacement latex tube; the old tyre was about done anyway.

Also I drilled some holes in his brake pads on the PlanetX hillclimb bike before Sunday's hillclimb . I reckon it's saved about 10g although the bike without pedals is 5.5kg. The brake hoods haven't been swapped for heat-shrink plastic yet as the one we've got is too narrow so that's another job waiting.

 

[C R]

Last Saturday my youngest had a flat at Knowsley due to a load of glass on the track. New Conti GP Supersonic tyre fitted with replacement latex tube; the old tyre was about done anyway.

Also I drilled some holes in his brake pads on the PlanetX hillclimb bike before Sunday's hillclimb . I reckon it's saved about 10g although the bike without pedals is 5.5kg. The brake hoods haven't been swapped for heat-shrink plastic yet as the one we've got is too narrow so that's another job waiting.

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Genuine question, how much difference in the final time does he get from that sort of weight shaving?