Thread To Tell Everyone What Fettling You've Just Done

veronese68

Rhodrich wrote:

Currently considering whether to get the forks chromed or half chromed, if and when it goes in for its respray.....

Half chromed if the rear triangle is going to stay the same pattern as it is now.

ugo.santalucia

It seems to me you are ten years away from needing a respray

hopkinb

Rhodrich wrote:

Half term, so I'm 'working from home' today. 'Commute' involved dropping daughter off at gymnastics course at local school. Took the opportunity to take the Mercian for a shakedown run (as my daughter scootered along the pavement). No other cyclists out there for any SCR purposes unfortunately....

Shakedown run revealed that front wheel bearings need adjustment, the rear cog needs replacing, and that from a fit perspective, the stem reach is slightly too long for my flexibility (it's a 115, and I'm after a 105). All minor stuff, and apart from that, we're good to go.

Currently considering whether to get the forks chromed or half chromed, if and when it goes in for its respray.....

I reckon those seat stays would buckle under my massive @rse. Lovely looking bike though.

rhodrich

ugo.santalucia wrote:

It seems to me you are ten years away from needing a respray

Perhaps you're right. If you look closely, the paint isn't wonderful, but it's perfectly serviceable. The main thing that lets it down are the shabby, and incorrect decals. If they can be removed (they're not varnished over, which is half the problem, so will probably come off with a bit of T-Cut), and replaced with the correct ones, then it'll look a whole load better. Even with the decals costing £40 from Mercian, that's still a lot cheaper than a respray. Fitted decals to my Carlton, and that made the world of difference with that.

Don't want to make the mistake of making it 'too nice to use', and worrying about paint chips.

timothyw

Yeah, new decal's will sort it. Paint is fine unless you want a show bike.

asprilla

WFH so finally put this together at lunch.



Turns out I only had dinner plate cassettes in the spares box.

Will be on the turbo getting the front sorted now. Plan is to use the blocks to get the height right and then cut the steered when I'm happy.

hopkinb

Jeebus, that looks like a space bike! I like it. Is it for tri-antelope perversions or TTing?

bendertherobot

Cut the steerer? Which mm?

asprilla

hopkinb wrote:

Jeebus, that looks like a space bike! I like it. Is it for tri-antelope perversions or TTing?

Perversions I'm afraid; I prepare for a bike ride by wearing rubber.

veronese68

Must say I'm loving the contrast between the bikes pictured on the previous page. I know which I prefer, I'm not keen on bikes with antlers. ;-)
Rhodrich, I agree it doesn't need painting.

ETA: FFS, new page so amended text accordingly.

rhodrich

Spot the difference....



Yes - all the shabby decals have now been removed successfully, using a combination of a credit card to scrape away, and T-Cut to remove the residue. Just about to call Mercian to order new correct ones (plus H Lloyd for the correct Reynolds ones). I'll hold off the respray for a good few years....

asprilla

bendertherobot wrote:

Cut the steerer? Which mm?

Wasn't sure what you meant at first but I think you think the stem is as low as it goes.

Not so.



The stem fits flush with the top tube if you want. I want.

bendertherobot

That's definitely slammed!

dhope

Asprilla wrote:

Perversions I'm afraid; I prepare for a ride by wearing a rubber.

Only sensible, don't want you passing on those triantelope genes

Also, reminds me I probably need to get back in a pool for the first time in 9 months if I'm going to start anteloping again

itboffin

Asprilla wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Cut the steerer? Which mm?

Wasn't sure what you meant at first but I think you think the stem is as low as it goes.

Not so.



The stem fits flush with the top tube if you want. I want.

i bet you've got a sleeveless top as well you dirty pervert

i mean i bet that thing doesnt even have mud guard clearance

itboffin

dhope wrote:

Asprilla wrote:

Perversions I'm afraid; I prepare for a ride by wearing a rubber.

Only sensible, don't want you passing on those triantelope genes

Also, reminds me I probably need to get back in a pool for the first time in 9 months if I'm going to start anteloping again

Lets hope Mr66 doesnt see this he'll go cross eyed at the excitement

philcubed

New front mudguard on the mtb. More importantly got a fair bit further with the Roberts road bike I'm sorting for Eroica. New tyres on. Degreased the drivetrain, so looks a lot nicer now. Still need to smarten up the brakes, then start polishing all the chrome up. Should look nice despite the paintwork being a bit battered.

phil485

Just replaced the cleats on my shoes.
Sacroilliac joint playing up again so off the bikes and feeling sorry for myself.

wolfsbane2k

Checked the bike for the return to cycle commuting next week.
Thought Id quickly wiped it down & gt85d it ok to stop it all rusting up before 6 week storage, turned out I'd missed loads. Rust everywhere, bright orange chain and bottom of the cassette.

So stripped down & ultrasonic cleansed the lot.

Of course, had a 'helper', so it took all frigging day, and still not completely clean (forgot to clean rims with brake cleaner after someone 'helped' with gt85...) rather than the 2 hours I'd expected.

hopkinb

Stripped it all down, dipped it all in degreaser, scrubbed it all, rinsed it, wiped it, greased it, put it back together, no bits left over, then mini hopkinb polished it all with baby wipes. Decided new bb, cassette & chain can wait a month. Changed front brake pads, old one braking on the return springs, new one rubs, despite best efforts.

Bike looks super, I expect biblical mudstorms tomorrow.

wolfsbane2k

hopkinb wrote:

Stripped it all down, dipped it all in degreaser, scrubbed it all, rinsed it, wiped it, greased it, put it back together, no bits left over, then mini hopkinb polished it all with baby wipes. Decided new bb, cassette & chain can wait a month. Changed front brake pads, old one braking on the return springs, new one rubs, despite best efforts.

Bike looks super, I expect biblical mudstorms tomorrow.

You've just made me very jealous. How old is your mini?
Mine isnt at school age yet, If i'd managed to get the bits off before help arrived it would have been a lot easier.
Cos of course, anything I did to my bike, had to be done to mini WBs as well.All my tools, degreasers, torque wrench out in minis hands. And their bike is only 3 weeks /4 miles old.... Gah

I wanted to play scalextric this afternoon!

redvee

itboffin wrote:

Asprilla wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Cut the steerer? Which mm?

Wasn't sure what you meant at first but I think you think the stem is as low as it goes.

Not so.



The stem fits flush with the top tube if you want. I want.

i bet you've got a sleeveless top as well you dirty pervert

i mean i bet that thing doesnt even have mud guard clearance

Footage of Asprilla in the transition zone

https://twitter.com/Teamdillon/status/8 ... 64/video/1

asprilla

redvee wrote:

itboffin wrote:

Asprilla wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Cut the steerer? Which mm?

Wasn't sure what you meant at first but I think you think the stem is as low as it goes.

Not so.



The stem fits flush with the top tube if you want. I want.

i bet you've got a sleeveless top as well you dirty pervert

i mean i bet that thing doesnt even have mud guard clearance

Footage of Asprilla in the transition zone

https://twitter.com/Teamdillon/status/8 ... 64/video/1

It was TGOTB that sat on his own wheel remounting at the Kempton Park CX, not me.

hopkinb

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

hopkinb wrote:

Stripped it all down, dipped it all in degreaser, scrubbed it all, rinsed it, wiped it, greased it, put it back together, no bits left over, then mini hopkinb polished it all with baby wipes. Decided new bb, cassette & chain can wait a month. Changed front brake pads, old one braking on the return springs, new one rubs, despite best efforts.

Bike looks super, I expect biblical mudstorms tomorrow.

You've just made me very jealous. How old is your mini?
Mine isnt at school age yet, If i'd managed to get the bits off before help arrived it would have been a lot easier.
Cos of course, anything I did to my bike, had to be done to mini WBs as well.All my tools, degreasers, torque wrench out in minis hands. And their bike is only 3 weeks /4 miles old.... Gah

I wanted to play scalextric this afternoon!

Ha! She's 6, and a dab hand with the baby wipes. She didn't fancy the oily greasy dirty work, just the glory at the end making the bike shiny!

timothyw

Tightened up the headset on the old steel Peugeot - bit better but now seems to be a bit of play in the stem, so further fettling required.

Replaced chain and front derailleur on the commuter - so far so good, chain is a little slippy in some gears, hopefully it will sort itself out after a few more rides, don't want to have to swap cassette if I can avoid it.

itboffin

Damn it my brake callipers are sticking but not with the cables disconnected which almost certainly means the cables need changing, I was lazy recently and changed the gears only.

So annoying as I've literally just retaped the bars

meanredspider

itboffin wrote:

Damn it my brake callipers are sticking but not with the cables disconnected which almost certainly means the cables need changing, I was lazy recently and changed the gears only.

So annoying as I've literally just retaped the bars

Whisper it

Electronic shifting and hydraulic discs

itboffin

yeah rust or that alu white version is really annoying, wireless brakes its the future

ugo.santalucia

Fitted a pair of 5700 shifters... which means downgraded to Shimano, but upgraded to 10 speed. Lever throw on the HyRD is much better than Campagnolo though... much better!

rower63

itboffin wrote:

...cables need changing, I was lazy recently and changed the gears only.

So annoying as I've literally just retaped the bars

Funnily enough last weekend I replaced the rear mech casing and cable on my Dolan, and for some reason what gave me greatest pleasure was re-using the old bar tape (Brooks leather). That tape has now lived with three complete sets of cables.