What Have You Fettled Today?

[Oldhippy]

There is an alternate ceremony where cyclists clean their summer bike. Both ensure months of inclement weather.

Summer bike? I just have a bike.

 

[Twilkes]

In my never ending quest for a silent bike I tried to identify the wheel rotation noise that had been bugging me for a while, and after readjusting the brakes I found that it was the little strands of stray rubber sticking out the side of the tyre pinging off the mudguard mounts!

On the plus side, I have now readjusted my brakes.

 

[Sittingduck]

I left them on! (on one bike) and removed the race blades on t'other, hence hedging my bets and confusing the rain gods. You can thank me later for the nice spell we are having

 

[C R]

I left them on! (on one bike) and removed the race blades on t'other, hence hedging my bets and confusing the rain gods. You can thank me later for the nice spell we are having

Nah, we'll blame you once it starts raining.

 

[JhnBssll]

I left them on! (on one bike) and removed the race blades on t'other, hence hedging my bets and confusing the rain gods. You can thank me later for the nice spell we are having

Pretty sure that just encourages drizzle

 

[Gunk]

I pulled the Ribble EM2 I built last year out of the corner of the garage where it’s been sitting unused for a while. Took the turbo trainer rear wheel off and swapped it for the Campagnolo Eurus wheel.

Gave it a clean, pumped up the tyres and popped out for a quick run, it’s absolutely stunning. A bit old school now, but with its Mirage 2x10 speed group set and super compact racing geometry it feels really special. It only weighs in at 8kgs which for an aluminium bike is remarkable. I must put some miles on it this year.

 

[T4tomo]

Pretty sure that just encourages drizzle

Very good

I'm lucky enough to have choice of bikes, some kitted with mudguards and some not. But I am itching to get out on the posh bike, was away last weekend sans wheels so haven't dusted it off yet.

 

[numbnuts]

For a few weeks now I was worried about my battery on my trike getting stolen while I go shopping and at £400 a time I didn't think the lock they supplied was adequate.
The sure way would be to remove it off the trike and take it with me, but at 3.5 Kg it's no light weight.
As the said battery slides in on a rail, I extended that and fitted a bike disc lock, OK it will not stop someone who is determined, but, it will slow them down if nothing else.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Dug my geared bike out of the back of the shed where its been hibernating all winter, put air in the tyres and checked them for debris, checked the chain, its worn but serviceable, checked the bottom bracket, its knackered, three year old hollowtec, still smooth but has free play in it, I had the LBS service the headset during the winter and thats OK, stripped cleaned and greased the wheel bearings, also noticed that the secur clips on the front mudguard are knackered, and I've only got one spare, looks like I'll be shopping bike bits later.

 

[Gunk]

Spa sell Secur clips for about £3 a pair

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Spa sell Secur clips for about £3 a pair

I think thats where I got the last ones from.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I pulled the Ribble EM2 I built last year out of the corner of the garage where it’s been sitting unused for a while. Took the turbo trainer rear wheel off and swapped it for the Campagnolo Eurus wheel.

Gave it a clean, pumped up the tyres and popped out for a quick run, it’s absolutely stunning. A bit old school now, but with its Mirage 2x10 speed group set and super compact racing geometry it feels really special. It only weighs in at 8kgs which for an aluminium bike is remarkable. I must put some miles on it this year.

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Majority of the weight of a bike isn’t the frame

 

[Gunk]

Majority of the weight of a bike isn’t the frame

I agree, but for an ally framed bike it’s very light, the Eurus wheel-set probably makes the biggest difference,

 

[GuyBoden]

Majority of the weight of a bike isn’t the frame

I agree, it's usually the rider.

 

[HLaB]

My 172.5mm cranks failed a few months back and I finally got their replacement last week but I ordered a crank protector so hopefully they get scrubbed less by my ankle and that came today so I fitted the protector to the cranks and replaced the 175mm crank I had been using temporarily, swapped the pedal and raised my saddle by 2.5mm (added electrical tape to mark that). For such a small difference I thought about leaving the 175mm cranks on but I have a 172.5mm 4iiii power meter that would have become redundant and I'm a stats junkie sometimes.

Edit: Lol, and the final bit of fettling after typing the above, I remembered to switch the Garmin on and reactivate the power meter.