What Have You Fettled Today?
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Sorted the loose wheel bearings on my Good Ladies wheelchair this afternoon.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
My old MTB fettled for the commute come end of month. Canal stormer. 
Fitted front light extension for the Ding front light as it needs to be under the bars for the 'downlight' to work. Also fettled the panniers for a tight fit as they bounced about too much last commute. Fitted five wraps of inner tube each side to reduce the clatter when going over cobbles.
Fitted front light extension for the Ding front light as it needs to be under the bars for the 'downlight' to work. Also fettled the panniers for a tight fit as they bounced about too much last commute. Fitted five wraps of inner tube each side to reduce the clatter when going over cobbles.
Andy in Germany
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- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
My old MTB fettled for the commute come end of month. Canal stormer.
Fitted front light extension for the Ding front light as it needs to be under the bars for the 'downlight' to work. Also fettled the panniers for a tight fit as they bounced about too much last commute. Fitted five wraps of inner tube each side to reduce the clatter when going over cobbles.
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A very smart looking bike, especially considering its vintage.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
It's an early 91/2 DB Ascent Ex - had a few upgrades (XT rear mech, canti's and pedals. The rest is LX. It was marbled grey, but was resprayed about 20 years ago to this blue.
Cleaned the Domane.
Swapped the bottle cage bolts on the Racelight for anodised TI ones, pulled the 28mm all weather AW2 tyres off the carbon wheels and added Trek's tubeless rim strips, fitted some new 32mm Bontrager R3 lightweight tyres and added the sealant. Tyres were a complete bastard though, now have a blister on a thumb, but I'm running 65psi instead of 95, so expecting a huge comfort boost.
Swapped the bottle cage bolts on the Racelight for anodised TI ones, pulled the 28mm all weather AW2 tyres off the carbon wheels and added Trek's tubeless rim strips, fitted some new 32mm Bontrager R3 lightweight tyres and added the sealant. Tyres were a complete bastard though, now have a blister on a thumb, but I'm running 65psi instead of 95, so expecting a huge comfort boost.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Removed the cutting deck off the ride on mower and gave the outside of it a good clean.
The blades don't turn, so am suspecting seized bearings. But that is a puzzle for another day.
The blades don't turn, so am suspecting seized bearings. But that is a puzzle for another day.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Patched puncture on rear wheel of Brompton. Did a quick YouTube for refitting chain tensioner. The put it in a semi fold to release chain tension was just the bit I needed. Now ready for ride to pub with wife.
pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
For some reason the cable on the rear mech was very loose Would only change through three gears.Tightened up Jobs a good un No idea why the cable had slipped
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Trying some rack parts that arrived for wife’s bike. But seat post clamp / rack strut mount is too small. So ordered next seat post clamp size up. Want to confirm it all works, testing with my rack, before buying full rack.
Elybazza61
Guru
Got the X-Trail ready for Tonights FNRTTC London-Cambridge.
keithmac
Guru
I've got this waiting for me tomorrow, customer has paid a pretty penny for a bobber conversion elsewhere and come away with this mess..
Randomly blowing fuses within 200 miles of the job, no bloody wonder!.
First off I wouldn't hang a 20 amp fuse off a 10 amp lighting supply but I think that's only the tip of the iceberg..
Been emailing the "elektronic box" manufacturer in Germany and they have been more than helpful.
Just twice as much work following someone else into a job unfortunately but customer wants it right and is prepared to wait which is nice!.
Looked a reasonably neat job to start with but it's just a complete mess, loom tape hides a multitude of sins..
Randomly blowing fuses within 200 miles of the job, no bloody wonder!.
First off I wouldn't hang a 20 amp fuse off a 10 amp lighting supply but I think that's only the tip of the iceberg..
Been emailing the "elektronic box" manufacturer in Germany and they have been more than helpful.
Just twice as much work following someone else into a job unfortunately but customer wants it right and is prepared to wait which is nice!.
Looked a reasonably neat job to start with but it's just a complete mess, loom tape hides a multitude of sins..
What tyres you got on that there machine???
