What Have You Fettled Today?

[Juan Kog]

. Should have been bleeding obvious but as I was looking at it with the wheel in and everything under tension I missed it

A couple of years back one of my fixed wheel bikes was really noisy, particularly under load . I thought it was the bottom bracket in its death throes. When I loosened the back wheel and released the tension on the chain all the chain ring bolts were loose . I know if I maintained my bikes properly, I would have noticed when the first bolt worked loose .

 

[HLaB]

I went to swap the cassette off the summer wheels for the one on the winter wheels today. The cassette came off the winter wheels no problem but the cassette on the summer wheels (I think only 1600, mainly dry, miles old) was solid. I'll try again in the morning but for now I have fitted a brand new cassette to the winter wheels so I could use them and ordered a new chain.

 

[GeekDadZoid]

I finally gave up on trying to get the original front derailleur working with the new crankset on the Holdsworth. So plumped for the matching FD to the crankset. Once the position was found, quick cable swap and all was working, I'm using friction shifting on the front so no faff at all. Might get to take it out on Friday for a spin.

 

[biggs682]

Fitted a set of bars and stem to the F R Russell winter bike next job is to connect some cables

 

[ColinJ]

A couple of years ago I lowered the stem on my singlespeed bike by swapping the big spacer underneath for the small one on top. It was meant to be a quick test but I forgot about it and carried on riding the bike with that setup. It did feel fairly comfortable like that, but I thought I'd try swapping it back today to see which position I prefer.

I have swapped it back now. I'll nip out this evening and do a short test ride once the traffic level has died down.

It might be that I would really prefer a position in between the two extremes, in which case I will have to hunt around for some small spacers to use in place of the bigger one.

 

[avecReynolds531]

Replacement dynamo front light and cable.
Front brake cable, cleaned and reset v brake springs & pivot points.
RD inner & outer cables fitted & indexed. Cleaned & reset main derailleur bolt & pivot points.

 

[ColinJ]

A couple of years ago I lowered the stem on my singlespeed bike by swapping the big spacer underneath for the small one on top. It was meant to be a quick test but I forgot about it and carried on riding the bike with that setup. It did feel fairly comfortable like that, but I thought I'd try swapping it back today to see which position I prefer.

I have swapped it back now. I'll nip out this evening and do a short test ride once the traffic level has died down.

It might be that I would really prefer a position in between the two extremes, in which case I will have to hunt around for some small spacers to use in place of the bigger one.

I just did a 10 minute test ride. I definitely prefer the bars in the slightly raised position so I will keep them like this.

I will try the same change on my best bike when it comes out of hibernation in the spring.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Normally I put a new chain on my fixed at the start of winter and its knackered by the spring, normally at 0.75, last spring I put the gauge on the chain and it was still serviceable. After my ride Thursday I noticed there was a slack spot in the chain so i brought the bike in this afternoon for a fettle, I put the gauge on the chain again and its worn but still serviceable, the first thing I found was that I'd pulled the wheel over slightly in the track end, having sorted that out and retentioned the chain I spent a little while playing with the chainring centring on the spider reducing the slack spot and removing a tight spot. I also checked the front wheel rim, its now six years old and getting worn, I put the gauge on it and its at 1.2 mm so OK for now.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Recharging four AAA batteries having used my rear lights in fog today and decided they need a boost

 

[Juan Kog]

Recharging four AAA batteries having used my rear lights in fog today and decided they need a boost

Good ,non of those new fangled USB rechargeable battery lights .

 

[pawl]

cleaned the bike Oiled the chain Ran the gears up and down the cassette gear change was all over the place Tried re indexing No joy Problem was the guides under the bottom bracket were clogged with crud Quick scrub Spray with oil Problem solved

 

[DCLane]

The brakes on my Avanti Circa cross / winter commuter have been steadily getting worse; it's gone from a squealing front plus weak rear to a screaming part-working front and a non-existent rear.

So, this evening I removed the old Avid Shorty 6 cantilever brakes I'd used when building the bike up two years ago and replaced them with a pair of Shimano CX-50's and improved pads, plus new cables and straddle cables.

All seems good; i.e. they at least work so there will be a test-ride tomorrow.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I am planning wet sanding for the Raleigh Competition frame I found some time ago, then time to sand and polish components.

 

[Saluki]

I cleaned my cassette while bike bud tightened the cones on the rear wheel. Does that count as a Xmas fettle.

 

[bikingdad90]

I altered the bike seat height and for/aft position of my sons new bike and relocated a bell on my daughters balance bike to make it easier to use the grips.