Thread To Tell Everyone What Fettling You've Just Done

rjsterry

Initialised wrote:

Got back from 45 miles of rain, pain, darkness and a failed (to recharge correctly) Creebay light.

Making sure I got my 15 hours in: http://app.strava.com/challenges/cyclin ... fteen-2014

I went to clean the chain and noticed that the lower jockey wheel is totally shot:



Top is OK:



Any ideas what would cause this?

Top jockey, cranks and cassette are all OK and I'm about four chains in, slightly sluggish shifting on the back (2 up one down between some, probably needs indexed) but otherwise no worries.

Has the wrong sized wheel been mistakenly fitted? Odd that it is so different from the upper wheel.

sloppyschleckonds

Adjusted reach on sram shifters. Not as easy as it sounds.

sloppyschleckonds

Just replaced my winter tyres with 23mm.

They are Veloflex Corsas.

The tyres I replaced were 25mm Vittoria Paves

cesco

Worked on my old Frenchie; new front brake and changed into a make-shift single speed. Its old Simplex parts were really getting more maintenance than pleasure, so I got rid of all that. Cassette and chain rings are still attached, but once I get a good feel about the current gearing (42x17) I might buy a fixed wheelset.

Kieran_Burns

One bloody big yommer, one removal kit, a chisel and some swearing later I've got the old BB30 bottom brackets out. They were in a hell of a state: One of them absolutely seized solid, and the other so notchy you can count the bearings in there.

So the shell is now spotless, the bottom of the frame equally so and ready to have the new Praxis kit (which has just turned up at work) to be fitted

veronese68

Fettling from KB and no mention of spoke replacement. :shock:
I pottered about in the garage and did some work on the motorbike engine. I really should finish it and sell the thing, then buy more bicycles.

Kieran_Burns

Veronese68 wrote:

Fettling from KB and no mention of spoke replacement. :shock:
I pottered about in the garage and did some work on the motorbike engine. I really should finish it and sell the thing, then buy more bicycles.

I've not ridden it since the last spoke replacement It was while doing that last change that I found the borked BB.

I'll be cycling tomorrow so we'll see then.

MonkeyMonster

Pumped the tires up, raised saddle back up by the required 6 mm it keeps slipping down progressively every two weeks or so. Lovely to be in the perfect position.

sloppyschleckonds

Just cleaned my cassette.

It's a Sram PG1070 11-28.

rolf_f

Minor change - hopefully an improvement.

Before:

After:

Not wheel related. Or even grime related!.......

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Just cleaned my cassette. It's a Sram PG1070 11-28.

Writing a blog on it are we?

SmellTheGlove

Built a new back wheel for the BSO commuter: rim off wheel (A) with knackered hub, hub from wheel (B) with knackered rim.
Four hour gig including tea drinking.
My top tips: start with the stripped bare rim alongside the full wheel. Move spokes one at a time from (B) to (A). Oil the nipples as you go along. If the corners of the nipple start to get turned smooth by the spanner and it won't grip, take that little bugger right off and bin it; swap for a spare or it'll haunt you.
I've ridden it 10km and all OK so far. If it lasts three months I'll be reasonably happy I didn't waste that afternoon, or the precious metals that have been decorating the front yard for months. Gotta ride home now... No tools on board... What could possibly go wrong..?

Torvid

Rolf F wrote:

Minor change - hopefully an improvement.

Not wheel related. Or even grime related!.......

Compact bars as from ergo ones?

rolf_f

Torvid wrote:

Rolf F wrote:

Minor change - hopefully an improvement.

Not wheel related. Or even grime related!.......

Compact bars as from ergo ones?

Naaah, bars are the same. You are looking too hard. It should be fairly blatant!

Torvid

Rolf F wrote:

Torvid wrote:

Rolf F wrote:

Minor change - hopefully an improvement.

Not wheel related. Or even grime related!.......

Compact bars as from ergo ones?

Naaah, bars are the same. You are looking too hard. It should be fairly blatant!

cages d'oh

veronese68

Rolf F wrote:

Torvid wrote:

Rolf F wrote:

Minor change - hopefully an improvement.

Not wheel related. Or even grime related!.......

Compact bars as from ergo ones?

Naaah, bars are the same. You are looking too hard. It should be fairly blatant!

Carefully arranged clouds overhead to reduce glare?
Or do you mean the bottle cages?

Kieran_Burns

Praxis kit fitted and farking hell that was stiff!!!

By some complete stroke of luck I happened to have two fitting kits for the external cups so was able to get the damn thing on but I was near putting my whole weight on it at the end

Boy is it easy to turn that crank now.

sloppyschleckonds

Just removed the dust caps off my valves. Discarded them as racing a tt tomorrow.


They were Michelin Aircomp Latex Road Short Valve.

itboffin

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Just removed the dust caps off my valves. Discarded them as racing a tt tomorrow.


They were Michelin Aircomp Latex Road Short Valve.

i had those tubes, when i looked at them the PF did a little love wee and they were no more

desweller

Rebuilt the touring bike after the South American misadventure in November. New handlebars, replaced the missing wiring, new cables, new bar tape...it doesn't look like new but at least it's now rideable again!

sloppyschleckonds

I've just pre-stretched a tubular tyre.

It is a Vittoria Corsa Evo CX tubular.

PerformingMonkey

Planning to get the bike up on the neighbour's turbo tonight to do a quick home bike fit after the recent changes to the bike. It felt alright on first ride but will double check seat height, seat angle and position in seat clamp and cleat positions.

Kieran_Burns

PerformingMonkey wrote:

Planning to get the bike up on the neighbour's turbo tonight to do a quick home bike fit after the recent changes to the bike. It felt alright on first ride but will double check seat height, seat angle and position in seat clamp and cleat positions.

Have you told the neighbour or is he away for a few days?

PerformingMonkey

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Have you told the neighbour or is he away for a few days?

I have tunnelled through to his adjoining garage and having a go without permission...

asprilla

Removed white 120mm stem and fitted black 110mm stem.

I've settled on black but not sure if I need 110mm or 120mm.

redvee

Chain off and dropped it into a 2 pint milk bottle and gave it a good shake with a sprinkling of degreaser, left ot dry overnight and re-lubed this morning with less lube than I did previously.

msmancunia

Gears need indexing so I will be fettling this afternoon.

Alright, so my boss will be fettling this afternoon on my behalf because I just can't get the hang of it. I'm his PA and he's my gear sorter-outerer. Good eh?

Kieran_Burns

msmancunia wrote:

Gears need indexing so I will be fettling this afternoon.

Alright, so my boss will be fettling this afternoon on my behalf because I just can't get the hang of it. I'm his PA and he's my gear sorter-outerer. Good eh?

So he'll turn the barrel adjuster half a turn and look like a hero....

MonkeyMonster

Ditto on the indexing, chuffin annoying to click or get the CLUNK (WTF WAS THAT) when starting off and the drivetrain decides to reset itself. Ideas for silencing rattly lights or cycle computers? Off putting on the smooth (hah yeah right) roads of london.

sloppyschleckonds

Just cleaned my brake pads.

They are SwissStop FlashPro Yellow King Brake Blocks

I used Park Tool Chainbrite Chain Cleaning Fluid CB-2 with a bit of rag.

msmancunia

Kieran_Burns wrote:

msmancunia wrote:

Gears need indexing so I will be fettling this afternoon.

Alright, so my boss will be fettling this afternoon on my behalf because I just can't get the hang of it. I'm his PA and he's my gear sorter-outerer. Good eh?

So he'll turn the barrel adjuster half a turn and look like a hero....

Mate, it's worth me making him a cup of coffee-that-looks-like-gravy every half an hour just for knowing what a barrel adjuster actually is.