Thread To Tell Everyone What Fettling You've Just Done

asprilla

Changed the wheels / tyres on the hybrid and fitted a 9 speed cassette.

Brake cables arrived today but I'm still awaiting a BB cable guide before I can connect the rear mech.

Wheelspinner

More assembly of new bike. Cut the fork steerer tube down, trialled a few stems before deciding on 3t alloy one for now. Installed handlebar.
Fitted new Shimano BB, and some very nice shiny new XT cranks, 2x10.
Pedals fitted just to see what they look like.

Wheels arrive tomorrow with luck. Yay!

asprilla

Swapped red Keo Sprints on the Pug for red Keo Classics. After 5 years across various bikes the front lip was so worn that I could move the cleat in the pedal. Increasing the spring tension may improve things but I didn't fancy another day if riding to work feeling like my left crank arm is falling off.

asprilla

Fresh white bar tape.

rolf_f

Friday, April the 4th

Asprilla wrote:

Fresh white bar tape.

Saturday, April the 5th

Asprilla wrote:

Fresh white bar tape.

Monday, April the 7th

Asprilla wrote:

Fresh white bar tape.

Tuesday, April the 8th

Asprilla wrote:

Fresh white bar tape.

Wednesday, April the 9th

Asprilla wrote:

Fresh white bar tape.

Thursday, April the 10th

Asprilla wrote:

Fresh white bar tape.

etc etc....

itboffin

Rolf when are you next in London?

oh and good work 8)

that said i still have the original 2008 bright white bar tape on my Trek and i've only scrubbed it twice in that time.

asprilla

itboffin wrote:

that said i still have the original 2008 bright white bar tape on my Trek and i've only scrubbed it twice in that time.

And only ridden it once?

itboffin

actually its my most ridden bike, its been everywhere man 8)

and damn it if it had rear fittings for panniers would now be my commuter, grrrr

rolf_f

itboffin wrote:

Rolf when are you next in London?

oh and good work 8)

You're very sweet!

I do get down to Defra at Smith Square a few times a year and it would be nice to catch up with some folk at the Morpeth. Don't think I've seen any of the That London commuters since the Summer get together during the Olympics

redvee

A new pair of Swissstop Greens on the back wheel, could have got a few more miles out of them but I left the last set too long and were 0.6mm thick in places :shock:

MisterMuncher

Mounted brakes, derailleurs on the CAAD, and separately mounted STi levers, routed cables and wrapped bars for same.

The lend of a headset press tomorrow, to take out the BB sleeve and mount bb30 bearings, a quick couple of snips with some decent cable cutters, collect and sort wheels, and I'll be in business.

Weight should be around 7.5-7.6. Not bad for the cost, really.

asprilla

Fitted Planet X Frog Bollox cantis to the hybrid. This involved lots of swearing and took a lot longer than planned. It tested them out as it was damp yesterday and immediately bought some v brakes on eBay.

notsoblue

Asprilla wrote:

Fitted Planet X Frog Bollox cantis to the hybrid. This involved lots of swearing and took a lot longer than planned. It tested them out as it was damp yesterday and immediately bought some v brakes on eBay.

Why would you voluntarily fit cantis to a bike you intend to ride?

Kieran_Burns

Stripped the wheels down to get them ready for the LBS to rebuild. It's amazing how fast I can get the cassette and disc off the rear wheel nowadays....

veronese68

notsoblue wrote:

Asprilla wrote:

Fitted Planet X Frog Bollox cantis to the hybrid. This involved lots of swearing and took a lot longer than planned. It tested them out as it was damp yesterday and immediately bought some v brakes on eBay.

Why would you voluntarily fit cantis to a bike you intend to ride?

Especially if it has flat bars so V brakes are not an issue.

asprilla

Veronese68 wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

Asprilla wrote:

Fitted Planet X Frog Bollox cantis to the hybrid. This involved lots of swearing and took a lot longer than planned. It tested them out as it was damp yesterday and immediately bought some v brakes on eBay.

Why would you voluntarily fit cantis to a bike you intend to ride?

Especially if it has flat bars so V brakes are not an issue.

Because I already had them. They has been in a box for three years whilst I got round to doing something with the hybrid frame.

UndercoverElephant

Since I'd received my new cable-puller, I thought I'd have a go at the front mech of the CR1 - it's never been quite right if I'm honest.

Done and perfect in roughly 20 seconds. Why have I never bought a cable-puller before?? WHY?!?

Kieran_Burns

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Since I'd received my new cable-puller, I thought I'd have a go at the front mech of the CR1 - it's never been quite right if I'm honest.

Done and perfect in roughly 20 seconds. Why have I never bought a cable-puller before?? WHY?!?

Because you own pliers?

antsmithmk

Kieran_Burns wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Since I'd received my new cable-puller, I thought I'd have a go at the front mech of the CR1 - it's never been quite right if I'm honest.

Done and perfect in roughly 20 seconds. Why have I never bought a cable-puller before?? WHY?!?

Because you own pliers?

So true!

talius

Fitted new gear cables.

iPete

Oven cleaner on the black 105 chainset to remove the winter filth, now looks like ultegra grey to match the new upgraded mechs..

redvee

Fitted the Fenderbot on the Kaffenback and degreased the chain on the Tricross with a relube in the morning.

asprilla

Leading the Burls to a friend this weekend so;

Changed tyres
Cleaned drive train (needs a new big ring)
Removed guards
Fitted flat pedals.

Might need to re-cable tonight or tomorrow

vorsprung

The wheels are off the second best audax bike. It will have 28mm Duranos later today

sloppyschleckonds

Just re-routed my front brake cable

It is a Gore Ride-On

goonz

Just built up my Mash fixed gear last night was final touch with fitting a new inner tube in the front wheel. Its ready for roll out.

Kieran_Burns

Operation "Save My Unloved Tricross" (SMUT) started last night.

Things did not look good, there were growths on places things should not grow, the frame colour was uncertain, things that are meant to move don't and things that aren't, do.

I had considered performing the last rites and consigning the old girl to the great scrapheap in the sky but watching too many zombie and vampire films made me realise I could create an undead bike (non-sparkly) nosferatu stylee...

Bike on the stand, wheels not spinning; brakes seized; bottom bracket... well.... green; chain fluffy, rear mech also seized (and fluffy) front mech partly seized, bottom bracket shell eating the cables, wheels with at least one broken spoke (sob), cassette is black (which I guess is better than green), triple chainset looks like a road surface (black, covered in tar, mud and full of potholes)

I look over at the 2 x 5l tubs of muc off cleaner and wonder if it will be enough...

So everything removed from the dead bike...

Wheels off, count broken spokes (sob) lean them outside, wet them and spray with muc off
Chain off, not sure what to do with this... it's VERY greasy so should just need a thorough clean
Chainset and pedal off, likewise leant outside soaked and covered in muc off.
BB out and mowed, sorry... cleaned. Turns out to be in remarkably good condition. I suspect vampirism and soak in holy water. Did not melt and scream so use degreaser instead and it comes up sparkly. F*ck, I have a twilight BB.... Put to one side and think about using the spare BB anyway.

Spend 2 hours with the hose and muc off on the bike when encroaching darkness stops my fun and I move everything back inside to start again tomorrow.

I'm not saying the bike was bad, but there was an oily sheen on the drive afterwards.

More SMUT later.

cyclingprop

At the weekend: recabled the posh bike with jagwire ripcord, re wrapped handle bars, changed pads for swisstop blue. Feels like a new bike!

vorsprung

when the wheels were off I noticed that the front brake blocks were pretty much non existent



So they were replaced

goonz

You only noticed once the wheels were off?