What Have You Fettled Today?
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Leaway2
Lycrist
- Location
- Manchester (Sale)
Good luck.
Boris Bajic
Guest
Nothing. Absolutely nothing. And I ought to of did. I am a bad person. Worse than a bad person.
I went out on the fixie yesterday, knowing it was grubby and gritty from a ride a few days ago.
It was one of those rides (32 miles to a meeting and back) where you can hear the grit destroying the moving parts with every turn of the crank.
Even the grinding noises had grinding noises.
Riding it was like being a coach who tells an athlete to run through the pain barrier and ends up ruining a career.
Do bicycles accept apologies?
I went out on the fixie yesterday, knowing it was grubby and gritty from a ride a few days ago.
It was one of those rides (32 miles to a meeting and back) where you can hear the grit destroying the moving parts with every turn of the crank.
Even the grinding noises had grinding noises.
Riding it was like being a coach who tells an athlete to run through the pain barrier and ends up ruining a career.
Do bicycles accept apologies?
- Location
- Glasgow
It will cost you!
- Location
- Glasgow
Somebody dumped a MBSO in my back garden. Again. Done an autopsy.
Got myself loads of spare parts
Got myself loads of spare parts
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Deleted member 1258
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Put Led Zeppelin on the music player on the computer, got my tools out and about an hour later my fixed had got its new wheels fitted, hopefully I will be able to get out tomorrow and put some miles on them.
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
- Location
- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
not sure if fettled or murdered is the better description but either way, the one in pieces is cleaner and the assembled one is exceptionally clean, but waiting for the bars to be changed over.
I may end up with 2 bikes by the end of tomorrow, I may not - depends if I can get out to a bike shop, locate a 9mm spanner and remove a rusted bolt that holds the front derailuer cable onto the front derailuer... had to cut it off or risk threading it. then just comes the jigsaw puzzle... kept me occupied at least.
The one in bits is due new forks, stem & bars tomorrow... front brakes will probably have to follow so may work out cheaper to actually pick up another n+1 and somehow make 2 working bikes from the bits - job for another day I think.
I may end up with 2 bikes by the end of tomorrow, I may not - depends if I can get out to a bike shop, locate a 9mm spanner and remove a rusted bolt that holds the front derailuer cable onto the front derailuer... had to cut it off or risk threading it. then just comes the jigsaw puzzle... kept me occupied at least.
The one in bits is due new forks, stem & bars tomorrow... front brakes will probably have to follow so may work out cheaper to actually pick up another n+1 and somehow make 2 working bikes from the bits - job for another day I think.
- Location
- Glasgow
@SatNav: that looks like my spare room at the moment .... donations are a mixed blessing 
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
I noticed little slivers of metal under my front brake pads.. little shavings of aluminium 
last night.
Whipped the brake pads off which still looked like they had plenty of wear on them and there was a nasty piece of grit embedded in one of them. Thankfully there is no damage to the rims. The Aztec pads combined with the rain had left black paste all over the wheels. Popped spare pads into the shoes but I didn't ride today due to the heavy rain forecast.
I'm going off riding in the rain because of the state it leaves my bike in.. rust spots on the bolt heads and dissolving brake pads..
last night.Whipped the brake pads off which still looked like they had plenty of wear on them and there was a nasty piece of grit embedded in one of them. Thankfully there is no damage to the rims. The Aztec pads combined with the rain had left black paste all over the wheels. Popped spare pads into the shoes but I didn't ride today due to the heavy rain forecast.
I'm going off riding in the rain because of the state it leaves my bike in.. rust spots on the bolt heads and dissolving brake pads..
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
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- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
yep they are@SatNav: that looks like my spare room at the moment .... donations are a mixed blessing
but the rack and mud guards alone would set me back £50 if I had to buy them new, so might be worth it and one of the wheels looks half decent plus there is a stunning bell that rings in 2 tones... but is that large it may need a second set of bars just to mount it on (to the right of the 42 toothed chain ring on the floor under the crank arm....)EDIT: dyslexic moment, bell is to the left of...
Hence the need for a simple winter bike (one chainring, or hub gears, or SS/fixed) as well as your best bike. Disc brakes preferable!
N+1 is always the answer.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Hence the need for a simple winter bike (one chainring, or hub gears, or SS/fixed) as well as your best bike. Disc brakes preferable!
N+1 is always the answer.
You're right.. Perhaps I should ride the old jalopy on days like this..
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
I've been attempting to fettle my sinuses.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Re-greased the hubs on the virtuoso and gave it the once over mechanically to check it was in good order, it needs a new battery for the computer but its not desperate.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Lightly oiled the three-speed gear cable on the Brommie where it meets the changer.
Who'd have thought upending the bike on a wet cinder track would cause a cable to stick?
Who'd have thought upending the bike on a wet cinder track would cause a cable to stick?
