What Have You Fettled Today?

[chriswoody]

There are two types of posts on tubeless tyres.

One about the amount of time and effort you have to spend through to get them working and also then to keep them working.

And the second about how brilliantly they minimise the amount of time and effort you spend fixing punctures.

Confusingly, these are often by the same person.

Aah but you see, punctures normally happen when your miles from home and the weathers foul. So whilst I spent a good hour replacing the rim tape, which is routine maintenance, I was in the warm and with some good tunes on and a cup of coffee to hand.

Aside from a couple of minutes topping up the sealant every 6 months or so, that's the last I'll need to touch them until I replace the the tires in a year or two.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I haven't had a puncture in years...

 

[All uphill]

Today I continued to work on my Spa Aubisque in preparation for its fourth trip to the Netherlands in a month.

I've fitted a genuine KMC chain after having two chains reach 1% lengthening after, I estimate, about 1000 miles each. Both came from a reputable supplier and have been well-treated, but I guess suppliers also buy counterfeit chains sometimes.

I refitted my Spa Nidd saddle for extra comfort and found the source of mediocre gear changing - the cheapie cassette spacer had disintegrated allowing the cassette to move very slightly. New spacers ordered.

My Carradice luggage was washed, scrubbed and dried in the sun.

Next job is to fit new brake pads.

 

[Veronese68]

Fitted the new chain and cassette to the lad's bike, thankfully the 11 tooth does indeed mean the chain clears the seat stay so all 9 cogs can now be used. Adjustment of the limit screw to enable selection of all gears and a twerk of the b screw and all is well. Indexed downtube shifters really do work very well.

 

[ColinJ]

I haven't had a puncture in years...

I didn't have a single puncture from 1969 to 1989!






(My bike was stolen from the school bike shed when I was 13 and I didn't buy another until I was 33... )

 

[Gunk]

I didn't have a single puncture from 1969 to 1989!






(My bike was stolen from the school bike shed when I was 13 and I didn't buy another until I was 33... )

A bit like teacher who said that none of the kids he taught ever failed Chemistry A Level

He was a Geography teacher!

 

[ColinJ]

A bit like teacher who said that none of the kids he taught ever failed Chemistry A Level

He was a Geography teacher!

So none of the children who attended his geography classes went on to do chemistry A levels, or they were all good at chemistry?

 

[Punkawallah]

I haven't had a puncture in years...

Your name too will go on the list :x)

 

[roley poley]

Some fettling on my Puch Promenade. It was kindly donated to me a couple of years ago from my brother, and came as a single speed.
It is now a 3 speed, and all the parts were to hand thanks to my hoarding tendency when it comes to bike stuff.
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Tricky bit was the cable end clamp that only just fitted in the right place, as it was right up against the mudguard clamp.
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I do like those old one piece gear cables from vintage Raleigh Shoppers etc - so much better than the more modern over engineered offering.

nice to see an old hub cleaning belt ...not seen one for years

 

[Webbo2]

I fitted a speed sensor to my front wheel and it worked.

 

[FrankCrank]

nice to see an old hub cleaning belt ...not seen one for years

Think its a pet collar that was on there when I got it - does the job so leave it on

 

[Gunk]

Fitted a GPS mount and luggage rack to my new bike

 

[FrankCrank]

Fitted a GPS mount and luggage rack to my new bike

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Nice one Gunky. You still got that Tiger Cub?

 

[Gunk]

Nice one Gunky. You still got that Tiger Cub?

No, lost patience with it and sold it last year

 

[FrankCrank]

No, lost patience with it and sold it last year

Yep, can easily understand that.
Had an old Triumph as a yoof, and they can try the patience of a saint with their 'character' ie leaks and unreliability, specially if it's your only means of daily transport. Prefer to watch YT vids now of folk messing with them and trying to fire them up