Thread To Tell Everyone What Fettling You've Just Done

arthur_scrimshaw

Man Of Lard wrote:

Not on my bike... A workmate's - cassette removal (using my 2013 vintage Decathlon not-a-chain-whip - he's off to Decathlon tonight to buy one for himself (that's the 9th or 10th one I've "sold")) & replacement.

These are brilliant, I bought one after my second chain whip exploded - it is an awesome bit of kit although the 11t position is in the wrong place in my opinion?

milemuncher1

I had a brainwave, about how to get the stiff as hell M+ tyre over the new rim, without knackering the inner tube in the process. I used the big tyre lever that came with my Tannus tyres, to get the M+ tyre on. It worked a treat, I didn't lose anymore fingernails either. The MX Comp is now working brilliantly again.

greenamex2

Put some air in my tyres.

Promptly crashed this morning going over a wooden bridge made slippery by the rain...because I now had 55 psi in my front tyre not less than 40psi.

Wish I hadn't bothered now!

Gonna walk over the bridge on the way home.

redvee

greenamex2 wrote:

Put some air in my tyres.

Did that too after coming out of work and finding my front tyre a little soft so got the CO2 out to replace the air that leaked out cause I used a CO2 inflator a few days previous. Left the air out of the front tyre and reinflated it with my track pump at home. Bike is faster now but my teeth are no longer in my jaw so I think I might have overdone the inflation thjing a little.

UndercoverElephant

So, another try with the rear brake. This time I set fire to the pads with my weed burner. Even if that's not a help, it's a fun thing to try.

Disk brakes are fun, kids.

UndercoverElephant

UndercoverElephant wrote:

So, another try with the rear brake. This time I set fire to the pads with my weed burner. Even if that's not a help, it's a fun thing to try.

Disk brakes are fun, kids.

I fixed it! I fixed it with fire!!

porlyworly

So, my cunning plan of throwing money at a problem failed miserably

New wheelset, cassette, front & rear mechs, chain & all cables for the Genesis & even paid a mechanic to fit the lot.

Chain now jumping all over the place on the cassette, can't put any power down without fear of death. FUUUUUUU

tgotb

PorlyWorly wrote:

So, my cunning plan of throwing money at a problem failed miserably

New wheelset, cassette, front & rear mechs, chain & all cables for the Genesis & even paid a mechanic to fit the lot.

Chain now jumping all over the place on the cassette, can't put any power down without fear of death. FUUUUUUU

Is it the same on both chainrings? I do a lot of my riding in the small ring, and have to replace them every couple of years...

spasypaddy

so last night my commuter got its bi annual clean.

chain, cassette mechs, chainset, brakes off, through the parts washer and scrubbed. jockey wheels removed, cleaned and replaced. frame cleaned.

ended up with a clean and working bike!

porlyworly

TGOTB wrote:

PorlyWorly wrote:

So, my cunning plan of throwing money at a problem failed miserably

New wheelset, cassette, front & rear mechs, chain & all cables for the Genesis & even paid a mechanic to fit the lot.

Chain now jumping all over the place on the cassette, can't put any power down without fear of death. FUUUUUUU

Is it the same on both chainrings? I do a lot of my riding in the small ring, and have to replace them every couple of years...

Yes & forgot to say, also replaced the Chainset!!!

UndercoverElephant

PorlyWorly wrote:

TGOTB wrote:

PorlyWorly wrote:

So, my cunning plan of throwing money at a problem failed miserably

New wheelset, cassette, front & rear mechs, chain & all cables for the Genesis & even paid a mechanic to fit the lot.

Chain now jumping all over the place on the cassette, can't put any power down without fear of death. FUUUUUUU

Is it the same on both chainrings? I do a lot of my riding in the small ring, and have to replace them every couple of years...

Yes & forgot to say, also replaced the Chainset!!!

Replace the mechanic.

jds_1981

Fed up with wearing through patches in my handle bar tape shortly after I ever replaced it and having been riding with no tape for some time I finally decided to take a different approach.
Cut an inner tube into two strips and used that as wrap (with regular tape underneath in a few places for comfort). Plenty of rubber glue used and so far it hasn't fallen apart and actually looks okay so quite pleased.

kleinstroker

swapped my Prologo Zero saddle for Fizik Antares and my bottom is much happier

MrSweary

Finished up the paddy wagon. Brake cables and outers fitted. Pedals installed, bars wrapped. Shakedown ride complete. Ready fire tomorrow's commute. Will be nice to ride it with working brakes, a non indexed headset and a silent chain.

grant2307

Not me who done the fettling, but my friend replaced my brake and gear cables, adjusted my rear brake lever to make it sharper and adjusted my Fizik seat post, pumped up the tyres and greased the chain.

Oh and I put on a shorter, raised stem on Friday.

Much better

lincolndave

Completely Stripped down the winter bike

davis

Apparently when I specced up the good lady's De Rosa I failed to take account of her puny thighs, so on Saturday I swapped the chain rings and cassette over to drop the gearing down by ~20% or so. Went for Stronglight chainrings and an IRD cassette in the end.

Despite reading and hearing cries of "impossible" and "you'll be killed to death!" on t'internet, it seemed to work fine. Bloody Campag fanboys.

asprilla

Family are away until Saturday so I've stripped the CX down to the frame. Everything that doesn't have moving parts has gone in the dish washer or the sonic bath. WFH tomorrow so I'll put it back together.

sloppyschleckonds

Refitted tubeless tyre as logo wasn't lined up*


*never again

itboffin

Handlebars and stem changed on the monster MTB i can now reach the bars which is nice

itboffin

Has anyone actually used superglue to permanently fix something?

I think the glue on the back of a stamp is stronger

imatfaal

itboffin wrote:

Has anyone actually used superglue to permanently fix something?

I think the glue on the back of a stamp is stronger

Only things I didn't want to stick together in the first place

meanredspider

itboffin wrote:

Has anyone actually used superglue to permanently fix something?

I think the glue on the back of a stamp is stronger

Yes - quite a lot of times. What are you struggling with? Maybe epoxy would be a better bet?

rower63

itboffin wrote:

Has anyone actually used superglue to permanently fix something?

my fingers from time to time

dyrlac

Sonic cleaned my chain, but still shifting like garbage despite all the usual nonce. Time to admit to myself that the chain is a few links short. (Note: obviously short, but la la la, I never could have miscounted the links and then hoped for the best)

bigmat

Dyrlac wrote:

Sonic cleaned my chain, but still shifting like garbage despite all the usual nonce. Time to admit to myself that the chain is a few links short. (Note: obviously short, but la la la, I never could have miscounted the links and then hoped for the best)

Just get a new bike that needs a shorter chain! (and a new chain for the existing bike).

redvee

itboffin wrote:

Has anyone actually used superglue to permanently fix something?

I think the glue on the back of a stamp is stronger

ITB buys his superglue from the PoundShop and now realises why it was so cheap

itboffin

top tip if you're changing gear cables make sure you've got the right spares before you take everything apart.

plenty of shimano, no campagnolo inners - doh!

UndercoverElephant

itboffin wrote:

top tip if you're changing gear cables make sure you've got the right spares before you take everything apart.

plenty of shimano, no campagnolo inners - doh!

Couple of minutes with a bench grinder.

Man Of Lard

Repaired the 550km old chain that decided this morning was the optimal time to snap 25km from home. Had a quick link in my pocket but no chain tool... 6km walk of shame to get to a place with a mobile phone signal then a taxi of shame. Perusing emergency chain tools now.