What Have You Fettled Today?

[ColinJ]

Might give the commuter and CX bike a quick wash at lunch. They are getting rather dusty, especially the commuter as it's near where I've been doing a little DIY (cutting wood etc). At least the commuter was clean when I fell off at the start of January. No salt on it as the council hadn't gritted ! The CX bike is getting dusty as it's not turned a wheel since November. The full suspension and two vintage road bikes haven't moved for 12 months, but are tucked out of the way, so don't get dusty.

I thought that you were still immobilised by your smashed-up body! How is your recovery going?

 

[fossyant]

I thought that you were still immobilised by your smashed-up body! How is your recovery going?

Don't tell the wife. I'm still on crutches, pain is mainly the ruddy muscles in my left leg, and the ramus (sit bone) when I sit on anything other than a well padded sofa - dining table chair is agony - just had a 2 1/2 hour teams meeting, and it's been torture - taking a break now. I whizzed out and ended up washing a car and doing some checks on oil/ac pressure etc (see car DIY), then I washed the dust off the commuter. Didn't do the CX bike - will do that Saturday.

Wife is at work, but daughter doing Uni work and will be heading in shortly. I try and 'do stuff' when nobody is looking. I'm still 'babying' the hip socket as that's the bit that's a huge worry (multiple fractures of the acetabulum) - just really don't go googling (I looked up the full term from the discharge document - blooming heck).

 

[raleighnut]

Don't tell the wife. I'm still on crutches, pain is mainly the ruddy muscles in my left leg, and the ramus (sit bone) when I sit on anything other than a well padded sofa - dining table chair is agony - just had a 2 1/2 hour teams meeting, and it's been torture - taking a break now. I whizzed out and ended up washing a car and doing some checks on oil/ac pressure etc (see car DIY), then I washed the dust off the commuter. Didn't do the CX bike - will do that Saturday.

Wife is at work, but daughter doing Uni work and will be heading in shortly. I try and 'do stuff' when nobody is looking. I'm still 'babying' the hip socket as that's the bit that's a huge worry (multiple fractures of the acetabulum) - just really don't go googling (I looked up the full term from the discharge document - blooming heck).

Yeah I had the same 'blooming heck' moment when I googled 'Intramedullary Nail' after breaking my Femur, put me off DIY for a bit and that was just the animated training video.

 

[fossyant]

Yeah I had the same 'blooming heck' moment when I googled 'Intramedullary Nail' after breaking my Femur, put me off DIY for a bit and that was just the animated training video.

Don't google "Comminuted oblique fracture through the left acetabular". Done a job on it said the doc.

 

[HLaB]

After today's ride I finally got round to putting a new chain on the R-Jack. I had been waiting until it warmed up before doing so, but I decided it couldn't wait any longer. The last drip waxed chain got just under 5,500miles before it was changed and resulted in no slip. This one had done nearly 8,000 miles and touchwood it's no slip too or a bew cassette will be needed 🤞

 

[ColinJ]

Don't google "Comminuted oblique fracture through the left acetabular". Done a job on it said the doc.

But it still took them several goes to spot it!

 

[ColinJ]

I think that might be necessary... it turns out that the 'tap bearing out with a screwdriver' method would be extremely difficult or impossible because the bearing housing covers almost all of the back of the inner race!

I just ordered one of these. It looks well made and should outlive me and my future bottom bracket fettling needs!

 

[Andy in Germany]

I just ordered one of these. It looks well made and should outlive me and my future bottom bracket fettling needs!

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How does that work Colin? It could be something useful for us at work, as we get a lot of older BB's to repair.

 

[ColinJ]

How does that work Colin? It could be something useful for us at work, as we get a lot of older BB's to repair.

The nut is loosened off and that allows the part that is split into 6 sections to reduce in diameter to just less than that of the inner race of the bearing. (You would need a tool chosen to fit the size of the inner race. That company does them in 9 different sizes.)

Insert the tool into the race then grip the body of the tool with one spanner and tighten the nut with a second spanner. That forces the 6 sections apart so the race is gripped tightly.

If there is access from the other side, the tool can be tapped out and take the bearing with it. That is obviously the case with a bottom bracket bearing because the axle has to fit through.

If there were no rear access with a bearing in a different scenario, a slide hammer would be attached to the threaded rod and that used to pull the tool and bearing out.

I am not going to buy a press tool to insert the new bearing. I think I can tap the new one in as long as I am careful to keep it aligned properly. I saw a good hint - tap the new bearing in with the old bearing to prevent damage to the new one.

Alternatively - I may make my own bearing press from a long bolt, a couple of large washers, and a nut. Again, being careful to keep the bearing straight as it is being slowly wound into position .

 

[Andy in Germany]

The nut is loosened off and that allows the part that is split into 6 sections to reduce in diameter to just less than that of the inner race of the bearing. (You would need a tool chosen to fit the size of the inner race. That company does them in 9 different sizes.)

Insert the tool into the race then grip the body of the tool with one spanner and tighten the nut with a second spanner. That forces the 6 sections apart so the race is gripped tightly.

If there is access from the other side, the tool can be tapped out and take the bearing with it. That is obviously the case with a bottom bracket bearing because the axle has to fit through.

If there were no rear access with a bearing in a different scenario, a slide hammer would be attached to the threaded rod and that used to pull the tool and bearing out.

I am not going to buy a press tool to insert the new bearing. I think I can tap the new one in as long as I am careful to keep it aligned properly. I saw a good hint - tap the new bearing in with the old bearing to prevent damage to the new one.

Alternatively - I may make my own bearing press from a long bolt, a couple of large washers, and a nut. Again, being careful to keep the bearing straight as it is being slowly wound into position .

Thanks for that. One of our team had an epic battle with an unsealed BB this week, I think they ended up cutting the race as far as they dared, then hitting with a hammer from the other side, they actually had to chip it out in pieces as I recall

 

[DCLane]

Took the Ridley Fenix for a shake-down ride, meaning I also got the longest ride since December in. Only 37 miles but it's progress.

Two fairy visits (different wheels - one going out, one heading back) and I'd only got one tube, so my arms hurt from the pumping as I'd forgotten my USB electric pump. New tube added.

Also, the seatpost kept slipping. That's been sorted with extra carbon paste and seems to be OK.

Finally, the Rotor crankset was actually son no. 2's from his youth racing days, when we had different chainrings depending upon event / age. It looks like they weren't tight enough and/or had given up their thread. I lost two so there's a nice new set of black chainring bolts fitted instead of the slightly worn / threaded / corroded ones we'd used for several years.

 

[cyberknight]

had a sort out of my spares and spent a little time on the cx bike frame i am slowly working on , binned the wheels that came with it as the rim had so much wear you can see the curve so put a set of giant pr2 wheels on and a used set of zaffiro pros .

 

[Willd]

Fitted a new saddle, as the original one was getting rather worn and tired after 12,000 miles, even saved 89 g Colour kind of matches too, not that you can tell from my photo

 

[tinywheels]

picked up a gift from a fellow worker.
Pumped tyres up,oiled the chain etc.
If this things done 300 miles im a bullfrog.
Haven't ridden it yet,but tommorow is gonna be interesting.
My last mountain bike was over 25 year's ago.

 

[tinywheels]

Amazing, he gave me the bike as a gift. I am over the moon. Hopefully I will be able to up my mileage after the winter layup. Not quite a Brompton but im sure i will get over that