What Have You Fettled Today?

[Deleted member 23692]

Bleed the brakes on the MTB using a kit from Epic Bleed Solutions, and very easy it was too It's surprising how little fluid is in bike brakes

 

[Blurb]

Replaced chain on commuter. Adjusted brakes. Actually completed the job very quickly without breaking anything, result for me!

 

[tincaman]

Fitted the spare wheelset, now running on slicks instead of studs, wow! what a difference.

 

[Psycolist]

Re-cabled my utility bike today, gears and brakes, inners and outers. The gear movement had been very gritty since we had all the snow, then slush, then rocksalt or whatever they use nowadays and it must be a good 2 years since having any new ones, so while I did one, I did 'em all and they feel smooth and free again. Had to give it a test ride didnt I. Perfic !

 

[Buzzinonbikes]

Bit of road side fettling today. First ever broken spoke! Managed to tighten the adjacent two so I could get home. Dropped it off with the lbs for a new spoke and trueing as I'm not confident enough to get it perfect.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Started decorating Miss S's bedroom, oh joy

 

[Martyn H]

Replaced middle chainring on the mtb after replacing the chain and cassette last Saturday. Went out for a quick test ride and everything so quite and smooth as silk. Just the cables to replace, then I'm all ready for a day out

 

[Night Train]

Yesterday I adjusted the twist grip gear changer on the Brompton. It was sticking in 1st an loose on the bars. Christmas present tool kit came in very useful as I was on the road at the time.

 

[Psycolist]

I'm losing it. Just spent 2 hours in my bike workshop with my bikes and spares and suchlike, returned to the house to be offered a hot cuppa by Mrs Psycolist, and while waiting for the kettle to boil, she asked what I had been doing out there.
I couldnt tell her, I had spent 2 hours doing nothing, well nothing I could remember anyway. As the tea started to thawed my grey matter I remembered re-doing the bearings on a couple of wheels, and degreasing a cassette, but for about 10 minutes, I couldnt bring to mind what on earth I had been doing !
Should I be worried ?

 

[thegravestoneman]

fitted a rear basket to the butchers bike, you can never have to much capacity... and damn just noticed a puncture in my rear tub on me Sara.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Soled my Look cleat covers with some 6mm thick grooved toolbox rubber and a Devcon compound. When the rubber wears out I'll resole them again so I don't have to keep buying new covers.

 

[HovR]

Swapped over some rigid forks to suspension forks today for a friend. Had to fit the star fangled nut into the suspension fork but didn't have the proper tool. I'd tried just using an M6 bolt before but it is very hard to put the SFN in straight with that method.

Ended up going to my boxes of nuts/bolts/washers etc and building something very similar to this:

Worked a charm, and saved me £10.

 

[thegravestoneman]

fitted a rear basket to the butchers bike, you can never have to much capacity... and damn just noticed a puncture in my rear tub on me Sara. View attachment 18897

public warning! Public warning!

It turns out the tubes on 25+ year old tubs goes a bit hard and can split at the valve. It is shocking I know, I will try to get my money back from the manufacture. Any body know if Panaracer are still going?

 

[HovR]

public warning! Public warning!

It turns out the tubes on 25+ year old tubs goes a bit hard and can split at the valve. It is shocking I know, I will try to get my money back from the manufacture. Any body know if Panaracer are still going?

http://www.panaracer.com/home.php

Good luck.

 

[Psycolist]

Swapped over some rigid forks to suspension forks today for a friend. Had to fit the star fangled nut into the suspension fork but didn't have the proper tool. I'd tried just using an M6 bolt before but it is very hard to put the SFN in straight with that method.

Ended up going to my boxes of nuts/bolts/washers etc and building something very similar to this:

Worked a charm, and saved me £10.

Did almost exactly the same thing last spring, specialist tools, Pah,
Heath Robinson never needed them