What Have You Fettled Today?

[biggs682]

Picked up a donor Giant SCR 1.0 earlier today , stripped rear wheel off after getting a very rusty and seized chain out of the way
Checked oln of the wheel and checked it for fitment into receiving bike and it fits the dropouts ok so stripped out wheel bearings and gave them a clean and fresh grease .
Next job is to drop the block on to make sure gears select ok then i can fit a tyre and hey presto
Might have a Giant SCR frameset up for grabs soon

 

[Bristolian]

Made a start on the service of my Allez Sport today. Started with a complete strip down to the bare frame, bars and forks.

Removed the front forks, checked and re-greased the head bearings - all good. Gave the frame a really good clean and dry. The tip about using a leaf blower to dry the frame was excellent and it saves loads of time I then turned my attention to the chain set. Ah, now we have a problem. The non-drive side bottom bracket bearing is running rough plus the chain rings are seriously worn and need replacing. A trip to the LBS tomorrow morning will, hopefully, get me the bits I need.* In the meantime, I've cleaned the chain rings and rebuilt the crank set ready to put back on the bike if the new parts don't arrive in time for a charity ride I'm doing on Saturday. I finished the day off by removing, cleaning, servicing and refitting the brake callipers.

Tomorrow I will clean, lubricate and refit the front and rear mechs, all the cables (inners and outers) and refit the crank set (if a replacement isn't immediately available). Both wheels still need to be cleaned and the hubs stripped, regreased and refitted as does the cassette and freewheel. Similarly, the pedals will get the strip, grease and refit treatment too, as they've been underwater a couple of times this winter, even though they feel okay and spin freely. Then it will just be lube and refit the chain (it's still good according to the tester-thingy), set up the gears and give it a short test ride.

* Replacing the chain rings is not too much of a issue as I was planning to go to a 2-by layout (instead of the existing 3-by) and also go to shorter cranks so now would be the obvious time to do that.

I had forgotten how satisfying it is to work on a bike

 

[EckyH]

The Langschenkelrenner has got the brake cables, the bottom bracket, cranks and pedals, changed the gear on the temporary wheel set, degreased and hotwaxed the chain, applied the bar tape and adjusted the brakes. Now it's ready for a test ride tomorrow. The only yet missing parts are bottle cages, mud guards and the planned wheel set (a set of used Shimano Ultegra 6500 hubs are on their way to me as well as Ryde Chrina rims, spokes and nipples).

E.

 

[cyberknight]

Picked up a donor Giant SCR 1.0 earlier today , stripped rear wheel off after getting a very rusty and seized chain out of the way
Checked oln of the wheel and checked it for fitment into receiving bike and it fits the dropouts ok so stripped out wheel bearings and gave them a clean and fresh grease .
Next job is to drop the block on to make sure gears select ok then i can fit a tyre and hey presto
Might have a Giant SCR frameset up for grabs soon

i really like the giant compact road i built up recently , cracking bike

 

[Andy in Germany]

i really like the giant compact road i built up recently , cracking bike

One of my trainees is working on a giant compact racer at the moment, and he's quite sold on it. Unfortunately he's just bought a bike from us and hasn't any money...

We're still trying to work out why it was donated to us...

 

[biggs682]

i really like the giant compact road i built up recently , cracking bike

This one has been a bit neglecte

 

[Punkawallah]

One of my trainees is working on a giant compact racer at the moment, and he's quite sold on it. Unfortunately he's just bought a bike from us and hasn't any money...

We're still trying to work out why it was donated to us...

It has internal cable routing?

 

[Andy in Germany]

This one has been a bit neglecte

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I've seen worse. I've restored worse, come to think of it.

 

[Andy in Germany]

It has internal cable routing?

I can't remember to be honest. I'll have a look tomorrow. We've both tested it and it rides nicely.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Had an another look at disc brake callipers but pistons well and truly stuck. Awaiting new ones this week.

 

[biggs682]

Had an hour in the garage sorting out the set of wheels that came off a donor bike at the weekend .
Rear wheel needs a trip to the lbs to re dish and spacing so it sits central in the frame.
Front wheel was rusted in drop outs, someone had tightened up the wheel on the quick release and it wouldn't release ended up having to break the quick release plastic nut off so I could get at the knurled nut and hold it with a pr of water pump pliers whilst I turned the quick release spindle, once out bearings cleaned and re greased and then rebuilt.

 

[DCLane]

The DT Swiss wheels from my NeilPryde Nazaré got some nice new tyres, a pair of latex tubes plus I swapped the Ultegra cassette - now cleaned - for a used Dura-Ace one. They're ready for when it gets a bit warmer.

 

[Bristolian]

Finished off the clean, service and rebuild on my Allez Sport today. Yesterday was all cleaning, degreasing and re-lubing stuff; front and rear mechs, all new cables (inners and outers), wheel hubs, freewheel, cassette, etc. A trip to the LBS to see if they had a 50/34 crank set saved me some money as they declared my existing chain rings to be in better condition than I thought

Today was all about getting the bike rebuilt and fettled. Starting with the new bottom bracket and working my through all the bits I finally ended up with a functioning bike again. A quick ride up the road confirmed that the gears are working as expected and the new brake cables, with uncompressible outers, have improved the stopping power. All good

The paintwork still looks a bit shabby (discoloured in places and plenty of scratches and paint chips) but I guess it's only to be expected on a 13 year old frame. Maybe I'll give some thought to a respray later in the year. Still, it should be good mechanically for a long time to come - provided I don't crash it before the Tour de Bristol on Saturday

 

[fritz katzenjammer]

Serviced the air filter on one of the motorbikes… the mice needed changing…

 

[EckyH]

Yesterday late evening I realised that I have to install the pannier rack on the commuter before I ride to work today. So it's done, including to rewiring the rear light. And that before the first tea...

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