What Have You Fettled Today?

[si_c]

Tweaked the front brake on the Trek - the pads had started to wear a bit and I don't like the barrel adjuster being too far out so I wound it back in and then pulled a bit more cable through the clamp.

Much better now.

 

[Alembicbassman]

Added a retro Zoom stem to the Diamond Back Ascent.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zoom-Ahe...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

 

[carpenter]

I have the same Diamond Back "Ascent" with girder style stem (I love the look, but it is rather long - I feel that I stretch to far when riding the bike).
I am interested in why you chose to change yours and how it changes the feel of the bike.

 

[Alembicbassman]

I have the same Diamond Back "Ascent" with girder style stem (I love the look, but it is rather long - I feel that I stretch to far when riding the bike).
I am interested in why you chose to change yours and how it changes the feel of the bike.

I bought the bike a few weeks ago from the local scrap man. It did come with the 130mm girder stem originally. The Zoom stem is 10 degree rise and 10mm shorter. The head tube and steerer are quite short, so it just raises the bars a bit to make it a little less racy and more comfy. The stack height of the Zoom is quite high, so you won't be able to run the canti hanger under the stem. It fits straight onto the compression ring in the aheadset.

 

[si_c]

I bought the bike a few weeks ago from the local scrap man. It did come with the 130mm girder stem originally. The Zoom stem is 10 degree rise and 10mm shorter. The head tube and steerer are quite short, so it just raises the bars a bit to make it a little less racy and more comfy. The stack height of the Zoom is quite high, so you won't be able to run the canti hanger under the stem. It fits straight onto the compression ring in the aheadset, the upper allen bolt is just level with the cut steerer tube.

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That seatpost

 

[Alembicbassman]

That seatpost

Yeah, I think somebody found the reach a bit too long. I've bought a few bikes like this. They turn the seatpost round insead of buying a shorter stem.

Shame about the Avenir saddle, the shell had split so it wasn't salvageable.

I have the seatpost the 'correct' way round.

 

[Gunk]

Had a very pleasant afternoon, building this

Into this

 

[bikingdad90]

@Gunk glad to see the bars put to good use.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Oiled chain during a ride.

 

[Gunk]

@Gunk glad to see the bars put to good use.

Thanks they were perfect

 

[itboffin]

Rolson matted the entire mancave floor, swept clean yet again only for the wind to blow dust and leaves back in, swapped tyres on four sets of wheels and disk rotors on two sets, fixed two punctured tyres one with a 1/2" thorn still in the casing, more dusting of said cave and then a wipe down of chains, plus a half arse attempt at degunking a rear mech.

Swapped out the turbo bike front wheel for an old one, adjusted my turbo setup so the secondary laptop monitor is closer and in a more upright position ....drank some beers

 

[Gunk]

drank some beers

Did some of that as well!

 

[Johnsco]

Simple job today ...
Made a wooden duck-board for the cellar floor (my workshop).
My feet are getting increasingly cold standing on the damp concrete floor.
Must be careful not to drop small components thru the spaces.

 

[bikingdad90]

Simple job today ...
Made a wooden duck-board for the cellar floor (my workshop).
My feet are getting increasingly cold standing on the damp concrete floor.
Must be careful not to drop small components thru the spaces.

Have you got any off cuts of carpets you can put down. Makes a massive difference to warmth.

 

[DCLane]

Adjusted the NeilPryde's front derailleur for Zwift turbo use. Still not 100% but better.

Also worked on my son's Argon TT bike:

- Dura-Ace 7900 crankset and rear derailleur
- New chain
- New rear disc
- Trued the front wheel as I wasn't happy with 1mm of movement
- LBS have added new, very-fiddly-to-fit, cables as I've been unwell to go with the new rear and re-furbished front TRP TT-specific brakes

Hopefully that'll be working properly for the 2021 TT season as it's been broken for much of the latter part and we've had to bodge parts for him to get on the start line, resulting in several DNF's.