DCBassman
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If I were to need a fettling-specific sound system, I'd rig one of two Grundig Concert Boy 1100s I have to an mp3 player. Mono, but fabulous.
What Have You Fettled Today?
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bikingdad90
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I gave the in-line adjuster on my front mech a turn as it was catching on the chain in the higher gears, pumped my tyres up and bought a new stem off EBay for a bargain price of £6.90. Still selling new for €59 at their shop https://shop.vannicholas.com/en/products/vnt-elements-accessories/VNT-Stem-Alloy-6061/8098#MHSC2402.
Would the result be like Marty plugging his Guitar into Doc's big amp in Back to the Future
DCBassman
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Fettled a pair of old, thin cycling gloves into winter fettling mitts.
DCBassman
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Probably not quite. Big beast though, powered by 6 D cellls! Can do mains also.Would the result be like Marty plugging his Guitar into Doc's big amp in Back to the Future
That looks like a long job.. They would be handy (no pun intended) for me as somebody will always phone/text when I'm mid fettle and my touch screen won't work with my gloves on.
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
Back to the bike. The BBB Roller Boy jockey's turned up today, quickly followed by 2 new jockey bolts from SJS. The lower jockey bolt was about 3mm too short for my liking as it didn't thread far into the inner plate. The new jockeys use a small spacer, like Tacx, depending on which make you are replacing. Checked with the callipers and the width was within 0.3mm of the original. The positive side is the spacers are smaller than the SRAM ones, so won't collect grime right next to the seals.
Also arrived was a lightly used Shimano M570 5 arm larger chain ring for my old MTB - that's getting a bit shark toothed with use and the chain rings are like rocking horse poop to get hold of. The guy selling it apologised for the delay in posting. His flatmate was awaiting Covid results, and he couldn't go out to post it until his mate was clear -
Also arrived was a lightly used Shimano M570 5 arm larger chain ring for my old MTB - that's getting a bit shark toothed with use and the chain rings are like rocking horse poop to get hold of. The guy selling it apologised for the delay in posting. His flatmate was awaiting Covid results, and he couldn't go out to post it until his mate was clear -
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
PS the old HIFI is working properly still. Been on all day.
Mine has been on this afternoon (even has an iPod dock!)
Packed up the Ribble today and dropped it off at the Parcelforce depot, fitted a tyre to the front wheel on my CB Majestic project. I'm struggling not start on this, as I really need to save it for the Christmas break, I will have 10 days off and not much to do so it'll keep me out of mischief.
If anybody would like the new KMC 1/8" SS Chain that I purchased in error then you are welcome to it for the price of the postage 👍Well, I erm need to own up to being a bit of a dobber, especially after having the cheek to complain about how long it took for my chain to arrive.
I ordered the wrong size!
My chainring and Sprocket are both 3/32" and for some unknown reason I ordered a 1/8" by mistake. I know that I could use it but it just seems to wallow about on the teeth so the old one has had a damn good clean and lube and sounds very quiet again so I'll be out in the morning for a test ride to somewhere that will sell me Coffee
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I had the Zwift PC on in the garage playing the tunes through a cheapish soundbar, whilst I was fettling. Need to upgrade to an old hifi soon. TBH, it's loud enough !
Sort of sorted the rear mudguard on the Defy - the 100mm bolt did the trick holding the mount far enough from the seat stay that there was plenty of adjustment available. Opted, like the front, to fit the mount place with Everbuild Stixall, a bonding and sealing sealant, and the same for rear reflector. That way not it is dependent on the bendy metal bits being tight enough and not fouling the tyre. The 100m offset probably helps with the fact the front end of the mudguard is a good inch from the seat tube which has no fixing provision for a mudguard anyway. Oddly however there are fixing holes at the bottom of seat stays for the rear supports. Leaving it all to set overnight for any final tweaking tomorrow.
The stikall did not work on the rear mudguard mount; presumably I should have clamped it but had not as I did want a clamp permanently stuck to the mudguard by any excess. So a lot of scratching, chipping and filing to remove it and the mount crimped in place. Bike the right way up and and an immediate problem, through the 100mm offset of the mount, in that the mudguard needs some extra support towards the top so a further set of stays and fixing bits ordered, and the mudguard split into two to go either side of the brake assembly.
