fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
That is an 'approved' fettle.
What Have You Fettled Today?
- Thread starter threebikesmcginty
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That is an 'approved' fettle.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
De cabled a sticky sti unit and cabled up the replacement down tube shifter
fritz katzenjammer
Der Ubergrosserbudgie
Got the front derailleur dialed in on the red monster, celebrated by replacing the suppository that was on it from the factory with a nice Brooks saddle.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
After my shifter cable snapped in the shifter mid ride and setting the stops so i had a single speed bike i took the shifter off the bars and removed the lower panel to see if i could find the head from the cable,
Couldnt find it and the shifter was jamming so i poked and jiggled which seemed to loosen the mechanism so i threaded a cable through and tested the pull which seemed ok so put it bake on the bar and reconnected the RD .
After much twiddling with the stops and cable tension it seems to be working ok apart from one gear which is a bit noisy .Next job will be to reinstall the brake cable as i snipped that to get the shifter off along with replacing the hood rubber and bar tape .
TBH the shifter is pretty worn with the paint completly worn away where i hold it for shifting so i could really do with replacing it .
Couldnt find it and the shifter was jamming so i poked and jiggled which seemed to loosen the mechanism so i threaded a cable through and tested the pull which seemed ok so put it bake on the bar and reconnected the RD .
After much twiddling with the stops and cable tension it seems to be working ok apart from one gear which is a bit noisy .Next job will be to reinstall the brake cable as i snipped that to get the shifter off along with replacing the hood rubber and bar tape .
TBH the shifter is pretty worn with the paint completly worn away where i hold it for shifting so i could really do with replacing it .
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Today was going to be an easy day: two bikes were nearly finished and needed a quick test ride before being put on display, and in one case calling a customer who had been interested a ladies trekking bike.
On arrival I found a bike returned by a customer. The note attached said because "The tyre is flat and the chain is broken, Is it the correct chain? Please repair URGENTLY." Apparently they expect it for free: they're going to be disappointed.
The first test ride went fine until the chain went over the low gear and dropped between cogs and chain, broke several spokes and damaged several more so the wheel was pretzeled. Dragged bike back into workshop and tried to save the wheel but it wasn't playing.
I'm known in the workshop for my dislike of "pie plates" and for removing them under any excuse. I may have to rethink that one.
I find another wheel, but the freehub was damaged. Lightbulb moment, swap freehubs. Remove freehub 1, and throw it away.
Client needs help with the bike he's working on as a 'first project'; the chain won't fit on the chainwheel. Turns out that when he dismantled and rebuilt the cianwheel he put two components in reverse order so there are no spacers between the gears. Easily done and easily solved.
Remove axle from damaged wheel and stick Really Big Key into hole. Hurrah, it was the same fitting.
Client needs more help; actually, no he doesn't; a couple of questions and he works out how to refit the chainwheel without me.
Swap hubs.
Phone rings; I need to go to the till.
By the time I get back it's too late to finish the wheel so that will have to wait until tomorrow...
I just hope I remember which wheel/hub is which...
On arrival I found a bike returned by a customer. The note attached said because "The tyre is flat and the chain is broken, Is it the correct chain? Please repair URGENTLY." Apparently they expect it for free: they're going to be disappointed.
The first test ride went fine until the chain went over the low gear and dropped between cogs and chain, broke several spokes and damaged several more so the wheel was pretzeled. Dragged bike back into workshop and tried to save the wheel but it wasn't playing.
I'm known in the workshop for my dislike of "pie plates" and for removing them under any excuse. I may have to rethink that one.
I find another wheel, but the freehub was damaged. Lightbulb moment, swap freehubs. Remove freehub 1, and throw it away.
Client needs help with the bike he's working on as a 'first project'; the chain won't fit on the chainwheel. Turns out that when he dismantled and rebuilt the cianwheel he put two components in reverse order so there are no spacers between the gears. Easily done and easily solved.
Remove axle from damaged wheel and stick Really Big Key into hole. Hurrah, it was the same fitting.
Client needs more help; actually, no he doesn't; a couple of questions and he works out how to refit the chainwheel without me.
Swap hubs.
Phone rings; I need to go to the till.
By the time I get back it's too late to finish the wheel so that will have to wait until tomorrow...
I just hope I remember which wheel/hub is which...
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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
I would have thought leaving pie plates in place was the sensible option
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Today's experience does support that argument, I'll admit.
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How does taking bike in car make the saddle rock hard?
Jameshow
Veteran
Brooks leather saddle...
How does that work
Jameshow
Veteran
Leather stretches when wet but hard when dry, as I found out after leaving my spa saddle in a fort William hostel drying room over night.
Thankfully a wet day so I put tights on over my shorts....🤕🤕🤕
roley poley
Veteran
- Location
- leeds
I use ANY plastic bag over my brooks flyer or spa nid saddle on wet shopping trips ...away from eyes and elements 
