fritz katzenjammer
Der Ubergrosserbudgie
Those who remember the 80s drillium alloy fad will be amused by this. Younger folks who weren’t around will marvel at the time wasted setting up the drill press…
What Have You Fettled Today?
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fritz katzenjammer
Der Ubergrosserbudgie
Liked the drilled outer chainring so much I had to adjust the fixture on the drill press and do the inner ring…
FrankCrank
Old layabout
Easier for the rider to cut down on the doughnuts
fritz katzenjammer
Der Ubergrosserbudgie
I don’t know… I wouldn’t want to lean on those brakes too hard, either the lever or the calliper would flex to much or just smear like butter! Pretty though.
Veronese68
Active Member
- Location
- Home or work
Yesterday rather than today. I was supposed to be fixing the back gate, but it was wet and windy so I hid in the garage and fettled my former commuter for the lad to use. It’s a Kinesis cross bike with discs and mudguard mounts so makes a good bad weather commuter. He likes using interrupter levers on the tops in traffic which would have made my hydraulic brakes impossible so I fitted my previous incarnation which is a TRP Parabox hydraulic converter, kind of like a brake master cylinder on a car that sits under the stem and is cable actuated and hydraulic from there to the calipers. Made for some interesting cabling with only a 4” run of outer going through quite a tight bend. But it worked a treat and didn’t need bleeding in spite of being sat in the garage for 5 years or so.
Now to see how he gets on with 10 speed brifters after years on down tube shifters.
Now to see how he gets on with 10 speed brifters after years on down tube shifters.
Wheelspinner
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Down the pointy end of Tassie.
Recently acquired a Cervelo S2 frame from about 2010. I already have (and like a *lot*) an RS from the same era, figured this would be worth building to use up some spare groups bits.
Shimano 10 speed 105 shifters and mechs. Generic TRP Calipers. The frame came with some über-weird bars from 3T, carbon "Aeronova" things in a silly narrow 38cm width, but have left them on for now with a shorter stem to compensate for the very long reach. Some spare Roval wheels will do the job.
Needed to use up a nice carbon FSA crankset, so ordered a replacement BB which arrived today. Some swearing involved with the internal cable routing to get it working smoothly-ish.
Will be interesting to see if it's rideable at all. Looks good at least!
Shimano 10 speed 105 shifters and mechs. Generic TRP Calipers. The frame came with some über-weird bars from 3T, carbon "Aeronova" things in a silly narrow 38cm width, but have left them on for now with a shorter stem to compensate for the very long reach. Some spare Roval wheels will do the job.
Needed to use up a nice carbon FSA crankset, so ordered a replacement BB which arrived today. Some swearing involved with the internal cable routing to get it working smoothly-ish.
Will be interesting to see if it's rideable at all. Looks good at least!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I have been fiddling with my old Basso, which is now a singlespeed dedicated turbo trainer bike. (I have virtual gearing available in the smart trainer apps that I will be using.)
I was very uncomfortable testing the setup last week, suffering terrible genital numbing! The main cause of that turned out to be that I had somehow got my saddle over 2 cm higher than usual so I corrected that mistake yesterday, which greatly reduced the problem.
I was able to complete a 1 hour turbo session and had only minor numbing afterwards. That would be tolerable once in a while but I will probably be using the turbo 3+ times a week now until next spring so I would really like to get even more comfortable.
Today, I have been trying different saddles, different saddle setback, and slight saddle tilt. None completely fixed the issue.
When out on the road I move around a lot on the bike, thus spreading saddle pressure out to different areas. On the turbo though I do much less moving. I forced myself to stand up regularly during yesterday's turbo session, which no doubt helped me get through the hour, but I came to the conclusion that I need a much more upright position...
I had a straight handlebar on the bike and the stem was as high as it could go so I ordered a stem riser to use to get the bar higher. That is due to arrive tomorrow. I just remembered that I had a spare drop handlebar in my junk box though and had the bright idea of fitting that and turning it upside down, like we did as teenagers. (You did that too, right?
). It gives an option of a very upright position. I can still grip the tops to get a lower position if/when I want to but I can hold the inverted drops and sit up the rest of the time. It looks stupid, but who cares!
A very quick test suggested that this might work. I will do another turbo test session tomorrow and see how I get on.
I was very uncomfortable testing the setup last week, suffering terrible genital numbing! The main cause of that turned out to be that I had somehow got my saddle over 2 cm higher than usual so I corrected that mistake yesterday, which greatly reduced the problem.
I was able to complete a 1 hour turbo session and had only minor numbing afterwards. That would be tolerable once in a while but I will probably be using the turbo 3+ times a week now until next spring so I would really like to get even more comfortable.
Today, I have been trying different saddles, different saddle setback, and slight saddle tilt. None completely fixed the issue.
When out on the road I move around a lot on the bike, thus spreading saddle pressure out to different areas. On the turbo though I do much less moving. I forced myself to stand up regularly during yesterday's turbo session, which no doubt helped me get through the hour, but I came to the conclusion that I need a much more upright position...
I had a straight handlebar on the bike and the stem was as high as it could go so I ordered a stem riser to use to get the bar higher. That is due to arrive tomorrow. I just remembered that I had a spare drop handlebar in my junk box though and had the bright idea of fitting that and turning it upside down, like we did as teenagers. (You did that too, right?
). It gives an option of a very upright position. I can still grip the tops to get a lower position if/when I want to but I can hold the inverted drops and sit up the rest of the time. It looks stupid, but who cares!A very quick test suggested that this might work. I will do another turbo test session tomorrow and see how I get on.
ktmbiker58
Senior Member
Tyre day today, I've had some disappointing results in the past with some expensive tyres from high profile brands so I decided to try something different - Tufo Gravel Thundero HD tubeless tyres in 40mm, they mounted on the DT Swiss rims without drama and pumped up and seated with my standard pump, no air compressor required, pressures initially set to 50psi front, 60psi rear with the expectation that they will drop a little over the next few days. First impressions are that they are quiet on the road despite the tread pattern, the ride is comfortable, I am expecting off-road grip to be pretty good, the side blocks should be quite effective on slimey stuff
I ordered them direct on the Tufo website and they arrived from the Czech Republic in just under a week.
I ordered them direct on the Tufo website and they arrived from the Czech Republic in just under a week.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
You can't call it a major fettle but I topped up the sealant in my bike tyres.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Just went to check brake adjustment for a planned hilly tandem ride tomorrow and found the rear flat.
I think it's the valve, couldn't find any leak so have binned the tube. Fingers crossed!
I think it's the valve, couldn't find any leak so have binned the tube. Fingers crossed!
Punkawallah
Veteran
Still counts.
Punkawallah
Veteran
Technically yesterday, but repaired the puncture on the 50’s Dawes frame that I have put back on the road on Friday gone, picked up on its ‘maiden voyage’. Just as well it’s going for sale, really . . .
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Replaced the front brake pads on my good bike. Although the brake looked like it was balanced in April or May when the carbon rims were fitted the right pad was a bit too worn.
I had expected a quick swap in and out of the brake holders but the new GIGA Power 336 pads must be marginally thicker than the Swiss Stops when they were new so I had to borrow conical pad washers off an older set of pads which was correspondingly marginally thinner.
I had expected a quick swap in and out of the brake holders but the new GIGA Power 336 pads must be marginally thicker than the Swiss Stops when they were new so I had to borrow conical pad washers off an older set of pads which was correspondingly marginally thinner.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Been working on the Giant Rock MTB that I picked up on Sunday.
Gone is the overly-heavy, but well put together, long back seat and backrest. They were putting all the weight beyond the rear wheel, affecting steering. Anyone want a Honda Goldwing seat back? It'll probably be on eBay later.
It's been cleaned up a bit, with a normal-ish saddle fitted. The shifters won't work as they've been snapped to fit onto the steering wheel (yep, a steering wheel instead of handlebars!), so we've got some different bits coming. Note that the steering wheel is welded to the fork steerer so we'd need new forks / cut the fork steerer in order to use handlebars and tbh we can't be bothered. Shifters are going elsewhere.
More work to be done when bits arrive ... photos then.
Gone is the overly-heavy, but well put together, long back seat and backrest. They were putting all the weight beyond the rear wheel, affecting steering. Anyone want a Honda Goldwing seat back? It'll probably be on eBay later.
It's been cleaned up a bit, with a normal-ish saddle fitted. The shifters won't work as they've been snapped to fit onto the steering wheel (yep, a steering wheel instead of handlebars!), so we've got some different bits coming. Note that the steering wheel is welded to the fork steerer so we'd need new forks / cut the fork steerer in order to use handlebars and tbh we can't be bothered. Shifters are going elsewhere.
More work to be done when bits arrive ... photos then.
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