What Have You Fettled Today?

[All uphill]

The breast pocket zip on my Altura jacket failed months ago; a week ago I carefully unpicked the seams to remove the weedy zip and ordered a replacement from ebay.

Today I have been on a voyage of discovery sewing the new zip into the jacket. Lots of fun with multiple layers of fabric and the need to have the two halves of the zip line up.

End result is a zip that opens and closes, a pocket that is usable and a jacket that looks good (from 10m).

 

[ColinJ]

The breast pocket zip on my Altura jacket failed months ago; a week ago I carefully unpicked the seams to remove the weedy zip and ordered a replacement from ebay.

Today I have been on a voyage of discovery sewing the new zip into the jacket. Lots of fun with multiple layers of fabric and the need to have the two halves of the zip line up.

End result is a zip that opens and closes, a pocket that is usable and a jacket that looks good (from 10m).

That's a good skill to develop! I have scrapped various otherwise good condition garments after zip failures.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Took another inch off front mudflap as catching on steps or when dropping off shallow kerbs.

 

[Scotchlovingcylist]

Not sure where this belongs but it's bike related so can sit here. Fettled some brackets to the wall in the bike shed finally. My original plan was to have a road bike on both sides of the wall but I didn't realise how much lean there would be on the brackets so this is how it's currently looking. Not 100% happy with it but a big improvement to how it was, might have a look at other options down the line.

How it began.

Interim solution before I got my other bike.

How it's looked this past year.

And now....

Still need some hooks for the back and side wall for hanging odds and sods but can at least get in there now and have a bike specific tool box finally. Even managed to put up a camping solar light so I can see in there.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

On recumbent; cleaned up some paint chips and cleaned surface rust with white vinegar and aluminium foil. Now applied first base coat of primer and waiting for it to dry before applying second coat.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Second coat of primer applied. Now waiting for that to dry.

 

[sevenfourate]

I've fettled my wallet again. By making it lighter.

This getting helicopter tape lark on all the bikes is running away with me. And getting expensive.

I could have hired Banksy in for some bespoke design paintwork for less.....

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Third coat of primer now done. The primer has a rust inhibitor in it. Now going to leave until tomorrow, to allow the primer to cure. Tomorrow I’m going to apply three coats of top coat. Then another 24 hours and I’ll apply a clear lacquer to finish off.

Winter is harsh on the chain stays and drop outs. This should re protect the steel against rust spots from chipped paint / scratches for a few more years.

 

[Jameshow]

Not sure where this belongs but it's bike related so can sit here. Fettled some brackets to the wall in the bike shed finally. My original plan was to have a road bike on both sides of the wall but I didn't realise how much lean there would be on the brackets so this is how it's currently looking. Not 100% happy with it but a big improvement to how it was, might have a look at other options down the line.

How it began.
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Interim solution before I got my other bike.

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How it's looked this past year.

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And now....

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Still need some hooks for the back and side wall for hanging odds and sods but can at least get in there now and have a bike specific tool box finally. Even managed to put up a camping solar light so I can see in there.

I'll stop complaining about my lack of space!!!

 

[Scotchlovingcylist]

I'll stop complaining about my lack of space!!!

Haha, it's all I need really for now. The coal shed I'm using is attached to a workshop which is around 12ft x 6ft so plenty of storage for other stuff and fettling in the rain. Also have a wooden shed at bottom of the garden which is getting replaced with a summer house potentially this year which may become bike storage as well as turbo trainer room.
Before the girlfriend moved in I had them in the dining room, apparently a table looks better or summat.....

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Not sure where this belongs but it's bike related so can sit here. Fettled some brackets to the wall in the bike shed finally. My original plan was to have a road bike on both sides of the wall but I didn't realise how much lean there would be on the brackets so this is how it's currently looking. Not 100% happy with it but a big improvement to how it was, might have a look at other options down the line.

How it began.
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Interim solution before I got my other bike.

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How it's looked this past year.

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And now....

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Still need some hooks for the back and side wall for hanging odds and sods but can at least get in there now and have a bike specific tool box finally. Even managed to put up a camping solar light so I can see in there.

What about your Barbie bike?

 

[Scotchlovingcylist]

What about your Barbie bike?

My mates made me get rid of it, apparently I was too quick for them on it and was showing them up

 

[ColinJ]

The thing that stopped me doing the rear brake was having to faff about with the hydraulics of both the rear Hope (to get it off) and the rear SLX to feed the pipe through the frame mounts (the brake had been taken off another bike with its hose intact and connected). I decided to do a temporary bodge job for now and fit it properly later if that ends up bothering me...

I found some little plastic clips on Amazon and eBay that are designed to avoid that cable tie bodging. I will definitely buy some. but not the ones I saw - over £10 is OTT! If I can find some for about £3, okay. (I did see some for that kind of price but they were in China and might take many weeks to get here.)

The bodge DID start to bother me so I hunted around and found 5 clips for £6.97. They are actually aluminium rather than plastic. I only need 3 clips so I'll have 2 spare for future projects.

I have a replacement saddle and new bar grips to fit.

Now fitted.

I have a family Zoom call coming up. After that I will take a look at the bike's chain, rings, sprockets, and bottom bracket. I just noticed that I had pinched the jockey wheels out of the rear derailleur. I have 2 spare which I can put in and will then order some new spares.

The brake mount and new tyre are on the way.

I will check the wheel bearings and freehub while I am waiting for other parts to arrive.

 

[DCLane]

I picked up a Dura-Ace crankset last week that looked almost new, with the LH crank being new. And this morning I found myself with a spare half hour following an MS Teams exam board which finished early. Popped out to the bike store and took the opportunity to fit that, plus some new Dura-Ace pedals, to the NeilPryde Nazaré to make it full Dura-Ace 9000.

The one thing I didn't realise was that the old Ultegra crankset had 170mm cranks and the new Dura-Ace has 172.5, so there'll be a bit of seatpost height adjustment to do. I usually ride 172.5 so must have pinched them from one of son no. 2's bikes / spares since he rides 170's.

Edited: we shared the NeilPryde on Zwift last winter and he used it as a spare bike in UCI races last year, that'll be why. I simply forgot to do the switch back.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Today's project was...

This piece of junk.

This was supposed to be a quick project but everything went wrong, mostly due to bad quality parts and poor design; the cable for the rear mech had about 2mm clearance from the frame, and was thus dragging over the 4mm+ thick plate on the stand. Bits were broken and bits just didn't work. The bike took several hours longer than it should have.

On the other hand, replacing parts takes seconds and not half an hour now I have the stores organised,

Also, these two bikes just arrived; everything seems to work so they'll soon be ready to go...