Thread To Tell Everyone What Fettling You've Just Done

elbowloh

rubertoe wrote:

Fixed a visit from the fairy this morning.

Thanks to all the hordes of commuters that stopped to see if I was OK (not one Person stopped or even shouted).

It's obviously because you look pro and know what you're doing.

secretsam

Cleaned the Cinelli and new Swisstop Green brake blocks (well, new in the sense of "sat in a drawer for 3 months")

Need some new tyres now, had to put an old Zaffiro on the front...

ugo.santalucia

rubertoe wrote:

Fixed a visit from the fairy this morning.

Thanks to all the hordes of commuters that stopped to see if I was OK (not one Person stopped or even shouted).

Chill out, it's just a puncture, you didn't need CPR

spasypaddy

started building my gfs new bike.

started with a blank frame, fitted bottom bracket, chain rings to crankset, crankset to frame, headset, bars, stem, seatpost, mechs, front brake cassette and rear wheel.

cabled and indexed front and rear mechs.

tomorrow i need to fit rear brake, cable both brakes, fit tyres and tubes, fit saddle, bar tape and pedals.

i need to get a longer rear brake recessed nut as the one i currently have isnt long enough

secretsam

SecretSam wrote:

Cleaned the Cinelli and new Swisstop Green brake blocks (well, new in the sense of "sat in a drawer for 3 months")

Need some new tyres now, had to put an old Zaffiro on the front...

New brake blocks much better, also adjusted gears so very proud of myself

Now to put new seat pin on the Steelie and adjust gears :shock:

menthel

Dremel, seatpost clamp bolt, hammer and screwdriver. One rounded bolt removed.

veronese68

menthel wrote:

Dremel, seatpost clamp bolt, hammer and screwdriver. One rounded bolt removed.

:twisted:

menthel

Veronese68 wrote:

menthel wrote:

Dremel, seatpost clamp bolt, hammer and screwdriver. One rounded bolt removed.

:twisted:

It was rather satisfying. After cutting the slot in the bolt head I had to hammer the screwdriver into place to get it to fully bite, otherwise the bloody thing was just bending the bolt head. Don't know what it was made of, some sort of cheese I think.

veronese68

menthel wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

menthel wrote:

Dremel, seatpost clamp bolt, hammer and screwdriver. One rounded bolt removed.

:twisted:

It was rather satisfying. After cutting the slot in the bolt head I had to hammer the screwdriver into place to get it to fully bite, otherwise the bloody thing was just bending the bolt head. Don't know what it was made of, some sort of cheese I think.

Alright, I'll let you off. I thought you meant you were using the screwdriver as a chisel to knock the head off.

spasypaddy

finished the build on my gfs bike.

finally learnt how to index gears which is a bonus

menthel

Veronese68 wrote:

menthel wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

menthel wrote:

Dremel, seatpost clamp bolt, hammer and screwdriver. One rounded bolt removed.

:twisted:

It was rather satisfying. After cutting the slot in the bolt head I had to hammer the screwdriver into place to get it to fully bite, otherwise the bloody thing was just bending the bolt head. Don't know what it was made of, some sort of cheese I think.

Alright, I'll let you off. I thought you meant you were using the screwdriver as a chisel to knock the head off.

I do have a modicum of common sense (and a couple of never used chisels)!

asprilla

Changed wheels, tyres and chain. Stripped and cleaned cassette. Swapped seat post. Adjusted limit screws on rear mech.

All fine and dandy.

I expect 140km of rattles and badly shifting gears tomorrow with at least one puncture.

itboffin

so annoying, i set out early for a Sunday to go and do a few hill reps only to get to the first hill and discover that my front mech wouldnt shift.

back home i assumed that the cable must need replacing but after undoing everything i turns out that i'd been adjusting for "cable stretch" over time when in fact it was muck in the cable guide hole through the BB shell.

:twisted:

blah

now the blue sky is gone and the winds picking up :evil:

philcubed

Finally (after several months!) got fed up with my gear changes happening a minute after thumbing the shifter. So what with having fixed my work stand earlier this week, new cable cutters arriving today and finding new outers and inner in the toolbox, I changed the lot and all is good! Front derailleur indexing next week...

veronese68

Got all of the rarely used bikes belonging to the rest of the family out and pumped up tyres, lubed chains and generally checked them over. Then put them away again ready to be left for another few weeks. Had another go at the creak from the right hand side of the boys road bike. Took the pedal off and wrapped the thread in PTFE tape to see if that made any difference to the noise. It didn't. I might swap the crankset over with the one on my Kinesis to see if it makes any difference.

gbsahne001

Bottom bracket noise search

Removed pedals, serviced pedals, regreased threads, fastened - still noisy
Removed seatpost: greased and replaced - still noisy but seatpost had nearly fused to frame, so good catch
Removed QR skewers, lubricated freehub, greased both skewers - still noisy
Changed chain & cassette; silence was restored

rubertoe

gbsahne wrote:

Bottom bracket noise search

Removed pedals, serviced pedals, regreased threads, fastened - still noisy
Removed seatpost: greased and replaced - still noisy but seatpost had nearly fused to frame, so good catch
Removed QR skewers, lubricated freehub, greased both skewers - still noisy
Changed chain & cassette; silence was restored

I had a noise search of my own on saturday night

I knew what the issue was it was just a matter of taking of the cranks and re greasing the baring's. it was so nice yesterday on my 150 mile ride with a perfectly quiet bike.

15 Minute job for 9 hours of bliss.

Anonymous

Since I got the Boardman I just haven't been comfy on the saddle. Seem to be in agony after about an hour which subsides then its just a numb pain. Switched it to an Arione which didn't help - surprising as I had one on the old bike which never gave me issues at all. After constantly moving around on it trying to alleviate the pain, I noticed that when I was perched on the front it seemed to be a lot better.

Decided to tilt it downwards to what must have been 1/2 degree and backwards a couple of mm. Absolute bliss. I don't think my iphone's spirit level would have noticed the difference but my backside sure did!

I am also on a creak finding mission. Can I use carbon assembly paste on a carbon steerer? I know its coming from the handlebar/stem/steerer but don't want to overtighten it.

I am also finding the gears make a bit of noise when stamping out the saddle in a highish gear (50x20). I think the hanger is bent from a fall in the winter and I need to get it sorted.

meanredspider

Did a very wet ride in Saturday and what I didn't realise is how effectively the water washed the wax from my chain. Sunday, I set off and was so ashamed of the noise my chain was making I was forced to stop and buy some oil. I out-paced a guy on a long straight segment and, as I passed him, I wanted to apologise for my bike :oops: :oops:

I'm not sure I'm going to stick with the wax stuff my Dutch LBS sold me if it washes off so easily.

imatfaal

meanredspider wrote:

Did a very wet ride in Saturday and what I didn't realise is how effectively the water washed the wax from my chain. Sunday, I set off and was so ashamed of the noise my chain was making I was forced to stop and buy some oil. I out-paced a guy on a long straight segment and, as I passed him, I wanted to apologise for my bike :oops: :oops:

I'm not sure I'm going to stick with the wax stuff my Dutch LBS sold me if it washes off so easily.

Ditto with the muc-off "glow in the dark" dry weather ceramic lube - looks great, smells hoopy, and rides brilliantly; but a ride a few big puddles and it is squeeky dry chain time

ic.

Replaced the 34t with a 38t on the CAAD8 chainset. That's about it, but seeing as I'm off the bike for a bit having had the no more babies operation, it was as close as I'll get to riding.

itboffin

I had the non surgical version of that operation they also did a double bank account bypass at the same time.

Now I just wander around aimlessly looking at what I could have had

UndercoverElephant

itboffin wrote:

I had the non surgical version of that operation they also did a double bank account bypass at the same time.

Now I just wander around aimlessly looking at what I could have had

What? More children?

keyser__soze

Shifting had gradually got worse on the commuter, despite changing pretty much everything recently. Thought the cable was slipping in the derailleur as I had to keep tightening it. Found out that the plastic Jagwire ferrule capping the gear outer cable in the shifter body had failed and strands of the outer had pulled straight through into the shifter innards, chewing up the cable guide causing the cable not to return properly. New metal ferrule 'borrowed' from an inactive bike and a new stretch of outer and everything is good again, tho a bit concerned that the inner may start to eat into the shifter plastic without the guide. Clearly need to upgrade to Di2 or given my issues with cables SRAM wireless

imatfaal

Keyser__Soze wrote:

...Clearly need to upgrade to Di2 or given my issues with cables SRAM wireless

Buy both and report back with your results of the comparison...it's a service to the community you will be proud of.

keyser__soze

imatfaal wrote:

Buy both and report back with your results of the comparison...it's a service to the community you will be proud of.

SWMBO would have issues with that - namely they'd end up on her bikes first!

dhope

Keyser__Soze wrote:

imatfaal wrote:

Buy both and report back with your results of the comparison...it's a service to the community you will be proud of.

SWMBO would have issues with that - namely they'd end up on her bikes first!

Doesn't sound like she'd have a problem with it at all :twisted:

veronese68

Changed the gear cable on a friends bike then had a bit of a fettle of my bikes. Had another go at curing the creak from the boys road bike. Swapped the crankset from my Kinesis for his and the creak was gone. I've tried changing the pedals, greasing the threads and I've had the chainrings off his and cleaned everything before greasing it all and putting it back together to no avail. Thee is nothing else moving on a crankset so how can it still creak? Do I just bite the bullet and buy a crankset?
Do I upgrade mine or his?

itboffin

I'm thinking my perfectly fine working barely ridden MTB could do with an upgrade from 9 speed deore LX to SLX 10 speed or I could just buy more beer.

redvee

Fitted the Hy:Rd calliper last night and bedded it in today, Cane Creek SCR5 levers and Cinelli Giant Mike Bar tape now adorn the bars.