What Have You Fettled Today?

[Elybazza61]

Quick look at the Stayer all road as the rear was flat ;couldn't see anything obvious so pumped it up to see how it goes.

After an hour still ok so will leave over night.

 

[FrankCrank]

One of my floor pumps had a blockage in the pump head, no air passing through at all.
So, good old Mr RJ to the rescue once more with a vid on how to disassemble the head

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlEj0sHEuGA

Once apart, small bit of wire poked into the hole to dislodge some crud in there, then reassembled, and now works a treat.

 

[Lostcause]

I’m always fettling with something on the bike but all that will change when I find out where this bike shop is. They will get all my work even if it’s just checking the tyre pressure…..

 

[Gillstay]

That cannot be real, Trump has normal sized hands !

 

[Gillstay]

Was fettling until this Hornet appeared about two foot of my shoulder in the workshop.

 

[Elybazza61]

What was supposed to be a quick check of the Faran ended up including washing the Grepp bar tape, cleaning the Cambium saddle (with a bar of Schwalbe soap!),cleaning out the inside of the mudguards and treating them with some protective oil (some old Silkolene stuff I have), clearing out some crap from the rear mech and chain and finally re-wrapping the bar tape.

Not been as clean as this for a while.

 

[avecReynolds531]

Since a lighter 700C wheelset replaced the 40+ year old touring 27" set, and with better tyres, the 531 has been transformed.

Latest fettling:

1. Reset the angle of the Sakae handlebar, which brought the brake levers slightly higher.
2. Same for the B17 - now doesn't have that slight feeling of trying to pitch you forward. Seat post is a twin bolt J.P. Routens - originally on the bike - a cool design that's really easy to adjust.

Simple work - but made a fair difference. Test ride this morning - all good.



p.s. Kudos to Suntour for the mostly unregarded ARX GT derailleur - fabulous gear changing. Another original component, date coded 1983 - overhauled last year.

 

[sevenfourate]

Started slapping together 🙄 some bits I found in the loft…..**The Skyway 24” build has begun

48 spline (Non Pinch) United V3 cranks were time consuming to get right. I’ve beaten a few problems today though 👌

Apart from ‘quick release’ part of the front caliper which will need removing as it fouls on the thread / nut of the Odyssey Clear compound brake pads. And the centre bolt is fractionally short. So a rear has been ordered.

Real happy with how it’s looking so far….😁

 

[Mark Grant]

Fitted a new press fit bottom bracket to my Boardman 29er Pro.
I went out on it last week and after about a mile it started making a terrible noise, so the ride was cut short and I returned home.
I searched the internet for an appropriate new one and was surprised that they did not appear to be very readily available!
Found one on Amazon from foreign land so ordered that, then found a very reasonably priced but very good removal / fitting tool from Burton Bikes via Ebay for less than a tenner.
So old one removed and new one fitted today, then off for a quick test ride through the local nature reserve.