What Have You Fettled Today?

[Night Train]

Poo! I knew putting the rear reflector on the mudguard trolley wheel bracket was a bad idea. I broke it when I flipped the wheel under!

I have just fitted a replacement that is strapped to the rear light instead.

I have also added some correx (courtesy of a local estate agent) to Arch's light weight trailer. It only weighs 3kg with the wheels!

 

[HovR]

So I get the electric heat gun out, however this won't get the frame hot enough. So next I get the propane torch out and heat the BB shell up to a decent temperature, still no luck.

So I took the seat post out, filled the frame with GT85 and walked away, fettle unsuccessful.

So after yesterdays unsuccessful fettle I brought out the big tools (literally).

I tipped the bike upside-down (I know, I know, but it wouldn't have worked in a work stand!) and clamped a small/portable vice on to the spanner flats of the adjustable cup. I then put two fairly large bolts through the bench-mounting points for the small vice. Next step, I used a g-clamp to fasten the vice on to the adjustable cup securely to ensure it wouldn't slip off.

Next I applied heat with the blow torch, and when hot enough, put a six foot professional mechanics extension bar (OK, an old bit of a kids climbing frame) between the two bolts and levered the heck out of it until the rust gave way (which took a lot of force on the end of the bar).

I had to reset the rig a couple of times to turn it a bit more before it was loose enough to be able to be turned with set of vice grips, but I finally got it out of the frame!

Here's the state the BB was in.

Fettle successful!

I'll get a new cartridge BB on order soon. Tomorrows job, the hubs.

Disclaimer: This isn't one of my bikes - Mine would never get in such a state!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Nearly fettled but the wee one stood in cat shoot meaning I had to use my chain cleaning toothbrush to get poo out of the tread on her new wellies. I gave up after that.

 

[Hacienda71]

Took the shifter off the carbon to go back to Sram and then went about building up the old Ribble frame. Can't find a spacer for the rear Mavic so it will have mismatched wheels for a couple of days, but hoping it will be ok for a half decent ride tomorrow. Not sure Swmbo will be happy when she sees the state of the kitchen.......

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Took the shifter off the carbon to go back to Sram and then went about building up the old Ribble frame. Can't find a spacer for the rear Mavic so it will have mismatched wheels for a couple of days, but hoping it will be ok for a half decent ride tomorrow. Not sure Swmbo will be happy when she sees the state of the kitchen.......

Why? The fruit looks fine and the walls are still clean!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Finished converting my Boardman HT Pro mtb to 2x9 as pictured here

 

[mrandmrspoves]

Serviced 2 bicycles today. Specialized Sirrus - badly neglected by the young lad that owned it - but friend picked it up for £280 and really only needed brakes and gears adjusting, wheels truing, rear cones adjusting, hubs greasing and a general lube.

Then onto another friend's Apollo TDF (actually took it for a short spin afterwards and was surprised that it was nowhere near as awful as I expected it to be. He bought it 2nd hand and it was another neglected bicycle. Gears adjusted, brakes adjusted, wheels trued, hubs greased. Showed him how to do it but I guess he was struggling to follow as he kept saying " witchcraft" He was especially impressed with straight wheels achieved within about 2 minutes each. (so was I to be honest but I didn't want to shatter his false impression of my mechanical genius!!)

Thoroughly enjoyable afternoon - with 2 good results. Shoulders now caning - but got to keep them moving.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Serviced 2 bicycles today. Specialized Sirrus - badly neglected by the young lad that owned it - but friend picked it up for £280 and really only needed brakes and gears adjusting, wheels truing, rear cones adjusting, hubs greasing and a general lube.

Then onto another friend's Apollo TDF (actually took it for a short spin afterwards and was surprised that it was nowhere near as awful as I expected it to be. He bought it 2nd hand and it was another neglected bicycle. Gears adjusted, brakes adjusted, wheels trued, hubs greased. Showed him how to do it but I guess he was struggling to follow as he kept saying " witchcraft" He was especially impressed with straight wheels achieved within about 2 minutes each. (so was I to be honest but I didn't want to shatter his false impression of my mechanical genius!!)

Thoroughly enjoyable afternoon - with 2 good results. Shoulders now caning - but got to keep them moving.

I only just learned how to unbuckle wheels and find it a joyous process!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Went to buy a new spoke to replace a broken one on the Genesis, didn't have a black one and they were out of stock of spoke keys - successful LBS trip!

 

[ianjmcd]

Just Back in From an Informal Renfrewshire Ride with Pat 5mph ,Rasmus , jazloc to lochwinnoch and back to paisley cleaned and polished the bike fettled the gears a wee bit

Just waiting for It to Dry Before polishing ;-)

 

[defy-one]

Back from a ride with Mark of this parish ... cut the grips slightly to fit bar ends on my sirrus.
The guy at specialized concept store gave me the tip ..... another reason why my next bike will be from them

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Just found that the drawstring from an old pair of jogging bottoms is perfect for cleaning deep between the cogs on my rear cassette. It's a feeling like when you suddenly realise how Columbo is going to expose the wrongun.

 

[HovR]

Just found that the drawstring from an old pair of jogging bottoms is perfect for cleaning deep between the cogs on my rear cassette. It's a feeling like when you suddenly realise how Columbo is going to expose the wrongun.

Genius - I've been using a folded up bit of rag, but it always seems to get caught on the teeth and isn't thick enough. I've tried the gear cleaning brushes and have come to the conclusion that they're rubbish!

 

[potsy]

Just found that the drawstring from an old pair of jogging bottoms is perfect for cleaning deep between the cogs on my rear cassette. It's a feeling like when you suddenly realise how Columbo is going to expose the wrongun.

You so know that a lot of us are going to be hunting for bits of drawstring ourselves now, great tip

I went off to clean up the road bike ready for commuting duty, only to get distracted by my new T6 light, ended up spending 30 minutes fettling a bracket from a Hope V1 to fit the T6, much better than the o ring one that comes with it, now to find a spare bracket for the Hope

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Wow, I contributed something useful to the forum!