What Have You Fettled Today?

[Gwylan]

Well, I've never been totally happy about the handling of Hercules, the electric steed.
Didn't seem to handle the way previous, conventional bikes did. Particularly in the area of effecting smooth, graceful turns.

Spent time wandering the backwaters of the ether looking for the answer.
Eventually settled on the handlebar geometry.
A few minutes with Allen keys and the bars were stripped. Why do you need 3 different size Allen keys to get things off the bars?

Careful measurements and checking followed. Then the angle grinder and took 30 mm off each end.

Get the burrs off, sand the surface and wipe over with solvent. Couple of coats of black spray paint to match the bars. Reassemble.

Amazing, to me result, much more comfortable and biddable bike.
I've put up with this for 18 months, should have done it sooner.

 

[november4]

I am not sure if forum rules allow direct linking?

But I am really enjoying the bikespeeds youtube channel, learned heaps about bike maintenance

 

[C R]

A puncture, though not mine. Was out on my lunchtime ride and came across a rider having some trouble. His front tyre was going flat, his pump didn't seem to be working, and he had a patch kit, but no tyre levers. We had a look at the tyre and soon found the area where the leak was, so I lent him my levers but we couldn't find the hole in the tube no matter how we tried. I offered my spare tube, and kept his for repairing at home.

Just had a look at the tube, and found the hole straight away . All patched and ready to go into my saddle bag.

 

[8mph]

I resprayed an old Trek 7300fx frame. My first time using "Spray.Bike" paint and it's really easy to use.

 

[8mph]

Started building this up last night, almost done now. Black bar tape and new drive chain are hopefully going on tomorrow. Its not shifting up to the biggest chain ring, which is problem I've encountered before but can't remember the remedy, maybe the new crankset will work better. This is my first alloy frame build and with 42mm tyres it feels comfy enough to me.

 

[Gunk]

Sometimes it just can be a lack of compatibility between the brifter and the front mech, the brifter just doesn’t pull the cable far enough, I’ve had this problem with a Sora brifter, replaced the front mech for Sora and it worked perfectly.

 

[8mph]

Sometimes it just can be a lack of compatibility between the brifter and the front mech, the brifter just doesn’t pull the cable far enough, I’ve had this problem with a Sora brifter, replaced the front mech for Sora and it worked perfectly.

Yes,I realised last night that it's a mtb top pull mech, I'll set it up with a flat bar for now.

 

[geocycle]

Removed congealed tyre sealant and mud mixture from underside of mudguard. Then began process of replacing tubeless tyre as was fed up with holes reopening and the worrying escape of air. New tyre is currently being stretched by an inner tube, later in the week will remove the tube and attempt to seat it. Spare wheel with tubed tyre fitted For tomorrows ride.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

My most hated job: rear mudguard replacement.

Actually went surprisingly well, just 80 minutes and only one frame thread stripped :-(

 

[Andy in Germany]

My most hated job: rear mudguard replacement.

Actually went surprisingly well, just 80 minutes and only one frame thread stripped :-(

Why do you need to replace a mudguard?

 

[TheDoctor]

Fixed a slow visitation on the back of the Brommie. I may need a new set of tyres soon, after a mere 11 years. Or I could just do the rear.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Why do you need to replace a mudguard?

This time: the hanger thingy at the bridge had worn away the mudguard so it was loose and rattled incessantly.

The front one broke at a stay about 18 months ago, I finally got round to replacing that about 6 months ago and this one has been waiting on the shelf for me to get round to it since.

 

[GeekDadZoid]

Picked this up today, so started to fettle.

Fitted a new shifter cable as the old one was seized and rebuilt the shifter. Started to make a list of what's needed.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Picked this up today, so started to fettle.

Fitted a new shifter cable as the old one was seized and rebuilt the shifter. Started to make a list of what's needed.

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I must confess to some minor bike envy there...

 

[DCLane]

Spent a bit of time today setting son no. 2's race / spare bikes up for tomorrow's Junior CiCLE Classic in Melton Mowbray.

Mostly basic fettling as we've done some wheel swaps - he's racing on his BeOne Raw training bike but using his 3T Mercurio race tub wheels. His Cervelo S3's going as a 'spare' bike with a pair of Novatec clinchers. Sealant into the tubs, which we don't normally do, plus five spare wheels all packed. But if he needs wheel changes he'll already be out the back of the race.