Thread To Tell Everyone What Fettling You've Just Done

stevep3156

Thanks davis, i'm going to practice that...I like the quote from the article:-

Reinstalling a tire without tools eliminates "lever bites" (lever punctures) and looks studly.

I think my studly standing may have gone down in my family after this pathetic episode... although thankfully I wasn't wearing pyjama bottoms...:D

davis

stevep3156 wrote:

Thanks davis, i'm going to practice that...I like the quote from the article:-

Reinstalling a tire without tools eliminates "lever bites" (lever punctures) and looks studly.

I think my studly standing may have gone down in my family after this pathetic episode... although thankfully I wasn't wearing pyjama bottoms...:D

Does actually work... I can *normally* get tyres on without levers. I had to break the glass for the emergency swearing with some Schwalbe Marathon Pluses though. I sure hope they work!

davis

Halfway through a bottle of Bordeaux I decided to go and have a fettle.

Here's the result:



I managed to get to wondering why the chain wouldn't go on... :oops:

Agent57

I fitted a rack to the back of a second-hand Tricross I just bought. The left arm that holds the rack to the seat stay does foul the brake mechanism slightly. So that's going to take a bit more fettling. At the moment, it's causing the brake not to fully release, so it's dragging very slightly on the rim.

cjcp

Not me doing this, but just had the commuter's headset tightened and the steerer tube cut down about two inches.

rolf_f

cjcp wrote:

Not me doing this, but just had the commuter's headset tightened and the steerer tube cut down about two inches.

Had some spinal surgery you want to tell us about? :shock:

greg66_tri_v2.0

Took a standard triple crankset off, replaced the BB, then installed a new BB and compact double with Q rings.

Then indexed the FD (standard, triple, circular) to run that crank set (compact, double, elliptical).

Nailed it.

I am a fettling GOD!

lost_in_thought

Tried to remove cranks to try to tighten bottom braacket.

Failed. :oops:

MonkeyMonster

lost_in_thought wrote:

Tried to remove cranks to try to tighten bottom braacket.

Failed. :oops:

If memory serves those bolts are meant to be very very tight - when he worked at ed bikes as a mechanic they had a 2 metre section of pipe to assist with leverage...

jonginge

MonkeyMonster wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

Tried to remove cranks to try to tighten bottom braacket.

Failed. :oops:

If memory serves those bolts are meant to be very very tight - when he worked at ed bikes as a mechanic they had a 2 metre section of pipe to assist with leverage...

I may be wrong but don't think so. A lot of folks overtighten all manner of bolts

davis

MonkeyMonster wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

Tried to remove cranks to try to tighten bottom braacket.

Failed. :oops:

If memory serves those bolts are meant to be very very tight - when he worked at ed bikes as a mechanic they had a 2 metre section of pipe to assist with leverage...

Ummm Don't think they're meant to be that tight...

MonkeyMonster

Easy tigers I said assist - 2 metres will make it much easier to unscrew is all. LiT using a normal allen key or even a screwdriver one may just not have enough strength in her upper body is all.

il_principe

MonkeyMonster wrote:

LiT may just not have enough strength in her upper body is all.

MonkeyMonster

asprilla

Bike sounded like a bag of spanners on the way home. This weekend is going to be fettle-tastic.

rf6

New chain on the commuter. Nice silver KMC one.

invincible

i de-dorked my new bike....

removed stickers, relfectors etc 8)

roger_merriman

finally got, decent pedals fitted to the town bike.

ended up buying a new crank as the old pedals where welded to the old crank...

But now i have nice grippy pedals no slip slide when hoofing away from the lights in the rain.

though after doing some MTBing both the roadie and town bikes, brakes do feel rather poor!

cjcp

Commuter creaking all over the shop. New sounds to my ears, too. Could be any one or more of the BB, pedals, hubs, casstte, mechs.

lost_in_thought

Il Principe wrote:

MonkeyMonster wrote:

LiT may just not have enough strength in her upper body is all.

Missed this.

It's entirely possible. Or, I was using the wrong tool, or turning the wrong way, or using crappy lidl tools, or am a pathetic weakling.

Either way, Fuji now get to do it themselves!

shouldbeinbed

am in the process of sorting out my new to me Revolution Cross - took off the rack it had on, gave it new bar tape & mudguards, changed the pedals, added better lights, de and re-greased chain, checked the spokes all sing in tune and tweaked the gears.

New tyres and a few stone chips to touch up later and I'm going to look as fitting it with some spare V brakes I've got sitting aaround or at least getting some much better brake blocks for it.

Canny Jock

Half swapped the handlebars on my Izoard from Ritchey to 3T Ergo-somethings. Once I finally tracked down a Torx T25 to remove the levers, got it all positioned right then realised I didn't have any electrical tape to hold the cables.

Oh and spent about an hour yesterday cleaning it after riding in the horrible weather Saturday morning.

And sorting out the Tricross only for someone to not come and buy it today as agreed.

Butterd2

Major fettling now underway in what has become "Project Fixed"

Not looking forward to moving back onto the heavy Pace MTB this winter (28.6lb at last weigh in) I have decided upon a radical weight loss plan for her;

1) Aksium 700c road wheel on the front (gave me the excuse I needed to buy a Ksyrium for the Scott to free the Aksium up!)
2) Mavic caliper adaptor to replace bridge on the RC35 suspension forks and to put the brake pivots in the right place for the 700c wheel.
3) Pair of Avid shorty's to provide front braking.
4) New stem, bullhorn bars and a reverse brake lever to operate the Avids.
5) New rear wheel built up from DMR 135mm hub (fixed cog bolted onto disc brake mounts) and Mavix CXP22 rim.
6) Middle and granny rings removed along with rear brake.

Hopefully this provide enough entertainment to convince me to put the Scott away until the spring.

noisemonkey

Oval bars, carbon seat and nice grip tape added :

wgwarburton

Hi,
First ride out on the refurbed 531c today- thinking of calling it the Summer Hack to distinguish it from the Winter Hack that I've actually been riding all year...

I took it off the road last autumn when the rear hub blew up (some may recall that I was on my way to the station for the first day of my new job when this happened... it was also raining, of course).
I'd been swithering about whether to rebuild it fixed or broken, but found a set of lovely old Miche hubs at the local recyclers and a close look at the chainset suggested I'd need to replace the BB to get enough chainstay clearance for a double.. so decided to set it up fixed again, at least for now.
So- first foray into a wheel build from scratch- bought an OpenPro and some spokes and it all seemed to go OK. Took most of the parts off the frame and repainted it (ugly hammerite :-( ) at the weekend then built it back up- trying a higher gear this time (45x16=~74") which I might regret: It was certainly pretty grindy on the (uphill) way in to the station this morning, despite a lighter load, but I've been riding home with a friend recently who's been pushing me hard on the return trip, and I've been struggling to maintain the 120rpm I need to keep up with him on a 70" gear!!
Fitted the back brake while on the train this morning, will do new front blocks on the way home.
Still in shakedown mode at the moment, but it's feeling pretty good- it's a lovely frame- light, quick and compliant. My new wheel still seems to be round (yay!) and hopefully that will last... It'd be nice to build up a matching front one at some stage, too.

Tonight should be interesting- got to climb Dundas Street (it's steep, if you don't know Edinburgh) to get to the station, then we'll see how it feels on the blast home... I just hope it's not raining- no mudguards and I don't want my shiny new powertrain & wheel getting all cruddy straight away!!

Cheers,
W.

davis

WGWarburton wrote:

trying a higher gear this time (45x16=~74") which I might regret: It was certainly pretty grindy on the (uphill) way in to the station this morning,

What sort of gradient is that uphill stretch? I'm giving some thought to going fixed/SS but there's a section of 17%., and I think 74 GI might be a bit high...

biondino

Fixed three punctures in the last 4 days. Bloody bikes.

wgwarburton

davis wrote:

WGWarburton wrote:

trying a higher gear this time (45x16=~74") which I might regret: It was certainly pretty grindy on the (uphill) way in to the station this morning,

What sort of gradient is that uphill stretch? I'm giving some thought to going fixed/SS but there's a section of 17%., and I think 74 GI might be a bit high...

It's not steep- maybe averages 3-4% but runs for a couple of miles. It's too far for me to sprint up it (on the way back, there's a short pitch, steeper, but I can just attack and blast up).
I climb it at 14mph or so on the Winter Hack, which is about 70rpm. With the 74" gear the cadence is just a little slower.. and I can feel the difference. the return trip up Dundas is steeper (not sure how much), though a lot shorter. I'll see how I get on tonight.

The shape of the hills makes a big difference- if you can build up speed on the approach and power on up, maintaining your speed and cadence then it's cool. If you have a steepening slope which takes your speed and saps your energy on the approach, the subsequent steep section is much tougher.
I've found that I've got much better at maintaining momentum and pushing on up climbs since I went fixed.

Cheers,
W.

Specialized Needs

biondino wrote:

Fixed three punctures in the last 4 days. Bloody bikes.

Is that with the Ultremos? :shock:

biondino

Haha yes it is! Always the pink ones (I have the standard black ones, which certainly used to be a slightly different (better) compund, on my roadie), though I do ride that bike much more. I guess I'm going to have to stop recommending them whenever people moan about punctures...