What Have You Fettled Today?

[Twotter]

Brooks Team Pro removed & Charge Spoon fitted.....test ride to follow

 

[Drago]

Dug through my Forbidden Box of Mystery and dug out a sweet Ritchey seat post and some carbon headset spacers which I duly fitted to Mrs Dragos Pendleton road bike.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

The fixed commute bike is back on the road. Super fast deliveries from Chain Reaction and bike-discount.com, ordered Friday, delivered Monday am.

New brake levers, cables and bar tape fitted. New replacement skid lid too. All ready to go when I am recovered from my crash. Still in big trouble with the boss.

Deliveries are never that fast when I order from CRC . The parcels probably get to Australia quickly enough, but it's the last stage that really eats up the time. That's where they pass the parcel over to the one-legged rickshaw operator to carry it to my suburb.

 

[arch684]

stripped down a 1981 bsa tour of Britain for cleaning

 

[DCLane]

Not bike-related but shoe ...

I snapped a wire on my Spesh BG Comp shoes so checked the BOA website. They do free wire replacements

A week later and a new wire plus tools and spool have arrived. The instructions were OK if confusing but I've eventually fitted the wire / spool / new cap. Me and I've no longer got a broken shoe.

 

[Drago]

Fitted some painfully sexy titanium skewers to the felt. A nice bit of carbon and titanium seat goodness also found its way on there.

 

[arch684]

replaced bearings on head set and bottom bracket of the bsa tour of Britain . I hate cotter pins

 

[PeteXXX]

Front brake pads replaced on the full-susser.

A dab of glue on my helmet where the padding had become detatched.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Cleaned, lubed and put the 1992 Peugeot 525 Comp back together, and refitted the original Lyotard pedals and clips and straps in preparation for a 'vintage' get together. I still have my Diadora shoes from that time too. The Crud RoadRacer guards aren't quite in period (!), but look quite good on the bike anyway (I may take them off for the get together).

 

[DCLane]

Busy evening:

- Replaced the bottom bracket on the Ridgeback Platinum and fitted a new rear tyre so I've one red and one blue one.
- Replaced the plastic bit on my Dura Ace 7800 pedal (RH) - now need to do the LH as well
- Dismantled, cleaned and greased the faulty Joe Blow Sport II pump so it now works

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

dusted the cobwebs off my mountain bike (been about a month since it was used and I have been on holiday on another bike), thrown the spiders out, removed the chain (slipping and over 1% stretch), replaced with new one... washed the bike down, greased a few bits and test rode it up the local steep incline - chain not slipping now under very heavy pedal pressure... but I have to say the squeal that the brakes have acquired needs a little tuning (plus some ear plugs) front and rear brake squeals clash superbly! Still I won't need to let people know I am around...

Should be set for tomorrow's ride...

 

[Drago]

Fitted a new reverse light switch to the truck.Hosed off some of the blood from all the orphans, puppies and nuns I've slaughtered while driving it.

I may have made that last bit up

 

[Psycolist]

After having my 'off roader' stripped and polished within an inch of its life while the front forks where away for a service, ( 5 weeks felt more like 5 months) I've got it back on the road, I mean OFF ROAD ! Happy ? you could say that. Cant stop smiling. I've often wondered if I had to get rid of either my hybrid/roadie or my off roader, I wouldn't be able to choose. I think I now I know, without fear of contraception, it would be the hybrid to go ! But, having said that, PLEASE GOD, don't ever make it have to happen. P.S. One of the garden elves let it slip that Santa has just taken delivery of a new set of wheels that may be heading my way in a few months time.

 

[gbb]

Friend of the wifes, single mum, bit of a lovely nutcase, her cheap bike (Probike) split the rear tyre and tube.
I donated a tube I no longer use (mtb), she brought a cheap tyre, wife and I went over , they drank tea, I fixed bike (and drank tea)
Rear tube and tyre fitted.
Rear hub notchy and a bit tight. No tools or equipment for that so dribbled plenty oil down the freehub \axle, that let the wheel spin far more freely.
Pumped up hopelessly low front tyre.
Checked front hub, bit tight as well, dribbled oil through the cones.
Oiled chain, wipe, wipe wipe.
Adjusted brakes.
Dribbled oil into pedals.
Chatted plenty, drank tea.

Quite happy, she said it was like pedalling through treacle before, I explained why,she was so happy she'd be able to get on it again.

Like others ive helped, she was really appreciative that I'd given it some tlc. No... no thanks needed, I love tinkering with them, even BSOs. Its turned from a poorly cared for, difficult to ride machine...to something that is actually rideable.

 

[IncoherentJeff]

Stripped the decals off the USA Daytona (made in China, sometime in the early 80s).
Applied my own decals, a little painting and stripped the bar tape.

Building it as a budget bike for nipping to the shops on. Missed a delivery from CRC so work has halted till I get to the post depo.