What Have You Fettled Today?

[Psycolist]

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.

HELLFRAUDS strike again

 

[cyberknight]

new cassette on the virtuoso and put the old set on the project bike, then added shifters, cables, rear mech and brake levers to the project.
Used and old mech hanger non drive side to even out the wheel for QR wheels with a bolt on hanger, had to get the work bench out and cut it down as its mounted upside down so the slot is the right way up so the hanger was pointing up and bending on the frame.

 

[MisterStan]

Sorted out the front mech on the commuter and put a new tyre on the rear wheel. Need to have a look at the rear mech tomorrow and if I have time, I will trim the brake cables too.

 

[Psycolist]

As per previous post, new spoke fitted, wheel straightened and back on the bike. I supppoooose I'll have to go out for a ride to ensure all is well, I usually find after a new spoke, that it will need another tweek once it has been ridden on for a few miles. Also got to try out a different set of front forks that I have, once I've fitted them to my utility bike, I'll have to give that a test ride as well. Busy busy busy

 

[compo]

I took a really long hard look at my bike yesterday and I was ashamed. It was disgusting. The cassette and chain wheels looked like I had greased them with black grease mixed with coal dust, as did the chain. This morning I have given the bike a spring clean, including removing the rear mech jockey wheels, cassettes and the chain wheels and dismantling everything so I could really clean it all properly with some solvent. When I reassembled the triple chainset I had to do it twice. Once the way I thought it all went together then secondly the way Shimano designed it all to fit together

The bike has had a good hose down and all the little nooks and crannies cleaned out. I expect first time out it will be just as bad again.

 

[Twilkes]

Broken spokes weren't broken, just one loose one and vibrating reflectors making the rest of the noise; cleaned chain and cassette, puncture repaired, brake pads changed and wheels trued. The first Sunday I can remember feeling the heat from the sun in a long time.

And tuning the spokes reminded me of this:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izDvYokFU7U


If you're into Zappa, full version is here - it's the only time I've ever seen him second fiddle to someone:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9P2V0_p6vE

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Pumped up a couple of wheelbarrow tyres, which was more of a challenge than it sounds.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Decorating has continued apace

But I have at least managed to wash, lube, pump and check the Dawes and fit a 12-28 cassette to it, and also re-indexed the gears on the CAAD

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

1 bike down, 1 to go...

before

after

this could be the cause of the impending rim failure - now needing new brake pads all round and a new front wheel... Oops

As a precaution I have now removed the chain from his bike because I have removed all 4 brake pads and don't want the obvious happening!

tomorrow's project... aka my bike!

 

[potsy]

1 bike down, 1 to go...

before
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after
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this could be the cause of the impending rim failure - now needing new brake pads all round and a new front wheel... Oops
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As a precaution I have now removed the chain from his bike because I have removed all 4 brake pads and don't want the obvious happening!

tomorrow's project... aka my bike!
View attachment 19220

Do you not find it uncomfortable standing up all the time?

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Do you not find it uncomfortable standing up all the time?

yep - and annoyingly I have forgotten to clean the seat & post so they are still rather mucky as well... add to tomorrows list
(the bikes won't go on the bike rack with the seats on because of the pannier racks -tis annoying but...)

 

[compo]

Pumped up a couple of wheelbarrow tyres, which was more of a challenge than it sounds.

Totally OT so apologies in advance.
Back in the 1960's I worked for a while for Waltham Forest council. I discovered that their wheelbarrow tyres were the same size as those on my Lambretta scooter and I soon had a good stock of new tyres in my shed. They were thinner than road tyres though so I quickly became very good at mending punctures. Of course the council tubes were the same size as well which helped. So, if you lived in Chingford or Walthamstow in the mid 60's and moaned about increases in your rates you can blame me!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Totally OT so apologies in advance.
Back in the 1960's I worked for a while for Waltham Forest council. I discovered that their wheelbarrow tyres were the same size as those on my Lambretta scooter and I soon had a good stock of new tyres in my shed. They were thinner than road tyres though so I quickly became very good at mending punctures. Of course the council tubes were the same size as well which helped. So, if you lived in Chingford or Walthamstow in the mid 60's and moaned about increases in your rates you can blame me!

We had similar tyres on our old Sooty van, at was like driving a bouncy castle!

I was fixing the tyres because one of my wife's gardening clients deals with flag tyres on wheelbarrows by buying a new wheelbarrow!

 

[PBB]

I recently converted the front brakes on my old Raleigh activator from cantilever to v brake and noticed today that I had fitted the brake pads round the wrong way- had put the longer edge facing forward rather than backward. Cue quick swap!

 

[derrick]

Just fitted the cadence and speed sensor for the garmin, nice easy job never even got my hands dirty, a quick blast up the road to make sure it's all working. perfect, i'am just to good.