What Have You Fettled Today?

[ktmbiker58]

Living on the edge of the Cotswolds I have plenty of hills! The Genesis has a 180mm rear disk as it's the smallest you can use with the Rohloff hub, the front is a 160mm and it always felt less powerful than the rear so I decided to upgrade it to 180mm.

New disc, a 180mm flatmount adapter and 10 minutes of spannering and the job is done - definitely feels much better! Going to feel much more confident when the bikes in fully laden touring mode!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

180mm rear disk as it's the smallest you can use with the Rohloff hub

I have a Rohloff with a 160mm disc on one of my bikes.

 

[si_c]

Living on the edge of the Cotswolds I have plenty of hills! The Genesis has a 180mm rear disk as it's the smallest you can use with the Rohloff hub, the front is a 160mm and it always felt less powerful than the rear so I decided to upgrade it to 180mm.

New disc, a 180mm flatmount adapter and 10 minutes of spannering and the job is done - definitely feels much better! Going to feel much more confident when the bikes in fully laden touring mode!

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Nice. Despite being a heavier rider, I've never felt the need for more stopping power than 160s give on the road. A fully loaded touring bike though I guess is something different!

 

[FrankCrank]

Today I are be mostly fettling a derailleur hanger tool. A length of 1" square tubing and an old wheel axle did the trick, as it has the same threads

Here it is in action on my folding bike. Even though fairly new, the hanger needed some adjustment in both planes

I didn't cut the axle down as it gives extra leverage on a steel frame, which needs a fair bit of grunt to get the hanger back in line.
It's a bit crude compared to the Park Tool one, but saves a few quid and gets the job done.
RJ the BikeGuy did something similar on one of his vids, so a shout out to him

 

[Punkawallah]

You’ve got to love that ‘can do’ American.