Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Started work on this 1981 Schwinn Voyageur, this will fill my fettling schedule for some time
What Have You Fettled Today?
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Started work on this 1981 Schwinn Voyageur, this will fill my fettling schedule for some time
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Last nightb I put new brake pads on my SS took it for a test ride after tea 
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
I cleaned my rims, and made sure my pump was in good order. 
thegravestoneman
three wheels on my wagon
- Location
- Castleford, Yorkshire
Committed what felt like sacrilege and dismantled my trikes rear wheels to transfer the rims on the hack I am building. My trike is not going to be on the road for probably years and I needed some rims to replace the steel ones on the hack. The trike rims are as new because there are no brakes acting on the rear rims. Front wheel now built have to remove the block of the rear so I can get rid of that steel rim too.
Needs is as needs must ho hum!!
Needs is as needs must ho hum!!
thegravestoneman
three wheels on my wagon
- Location
- Castleford, Yorkshire
Oops I am the last post too, anyways change of tact (slightly) new tube fitted to the Sara after fitting a new 7 cog block 13 thru 24, (the old one was a 5 cog sprint block 13 thru 17) which has meant moving spacers about and then re-centring the rim. Rear derailleur is now adjusted to suit but I think I might have to get a wider rear spindle as it is all very tight in there as I will have to open the QR up every time I need to take the wheel off. Still I might be able to hide my lack of fitness a bit better, now can't wait til tomorrow to give it a blast. Tomorrow night will be spent converting the other hack rim to the other alloy from my trike. Thanks due to my LBS for removing both blocks, as I have no removers left.
inkd
Senior Member
- Location
- New Forest
Fitted my new SKS Chromo`s without so much of a "damn & blast" swearfest! After 200+ miles on original saddle (Specialised BG Targa) my arse is still sore after 20 miles so got me a Charge spoon saddle to try.
Psycolist
NINJA BYKALIST
- Location
- North Essex
Went for a little tootle to the local bootmarket today, not been this year so far, but i swear it was all the same stuff that was there in december, Anyway, I digress, from there I decided to do one of my little local loops, getting me home in time for elevenses. But about 7 miles out broke a spoke, PING it went, so y'know what I'm going to be fettling thisarvo ! Supporting the ethos of 'always keep a spare one'
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
TRP CX9's (a few days ago to be honest) - finally got them to shut up with a very tiny bit of toe-out. Chuffed!
Peter88
Veteran
- Location
- Failsworth
Not mine but a neighbour got a Boardman Hybrid Team on the c2w scheme last weekend. Talking to her on Thursday evening she said she couldn't get comfy on the bike and didn't like the gearshift or brakes and the guy at Halfords had told her on wednesday that everything was as it should be!!!
Had a look for her this morning the saddle was to low bars to high the gear and brake levers had to be adjusted to her hands as they were set horizontaly. reindexed the front and rear deraileurs. The brakes (juicy 3's) had no power in them so give them a bleed and there was air in them.
Went for a quick ride around the local area to make sure she was happy and all was well.
Had a look for her this morning the saddle was to low bars to high the gear and brake levers had to be adjusted to her hands as they were set horizontaly. reindexed the front and rear deraileurs. The brakes (juicy 3's) had no power in them so give them a bleed and there was air in them.
Went for a quick ride around the local area to make sure she was happy and all was well.
2Loose
Guru
- Location
- Loughborough, Leicestershire.
New chain and brake pads on the Riverside 7, should setting up Magura rim brakes be quite such a swear fest?
Air in the tyres on the Defy and adjusted the front mech as I replaced the chain rings at the end of last year and haven't ridden it since. At least that was satisfyingly easy to get spot on
I think I'm all set for spring. Yay!
Air in the tyres on the Defy and adjusted the front mech as I replaced the chain rings at the end of last year and haven't ridden it since. At least that was satisfyingly easy to get spot on
I think I'm all set for spring. Yay!
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
cleaned up the Epic and then gave it a treat and fitted some new cables,tyres and bar tape and then went for a quick ride around the block for its maiden outing well impressed considering
smokeysmoo
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
Emulsioned the stairs and landing, (1st coat on walls and ceiling), and undercoated the bedroom and bathroom doors, and the woodwork on the stairs.
I hate decorating
I hate decorating
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Cleaned the Secteur then fitted the donated SPD pedals from MacB to the Python Impact. More than a bit difficult to remove as they'd never been greased/removed before, but all done eventually. Pedals set up and I'm now SPD'd.
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
- Location
- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
what's the opposite of fettled?
just wondering because what I did today means a lot of fettling over the next few days, though not quite as bad as my OH's bike. He went through his brake pad during today's ride (24km & 679m of climbing & I guess the same with decending) the result is that he now needs a new rim & new brake pads!
just wondering because what I did today means a lot of fettling over the next few days, though not quite as bad as my OH's bike. He went through his brake pad during today's ride (24km & 679m of climbing & I guess the same with decending) the result is that he now needs a new rim & new brake pads!
