What Have You Fettled Today?

[Elybazza61]

Recent fettling has been stripping the Stayer all-road down and re building.

Currently stripped down to chassis with shifters and callipers still fitted.

Have re-positioned rear dynamo light on to the rear mudguard(which also needed some cutting to finally sit right and clear the front mech clamp) with a Trek/Bontrager mount like this;

https://www.trekbikes.com/gb/en_GB/...ager-bolt-on-fender-light-mount-kit/p/584306/

Mudguard also needed some cutting to finally sit right and clear the front mech clamp.

Cable routed underneath the mudguard so looks a bit tidier; still have to connect it to the front so the T47 bb will come out and the shell cleaned out at the same time.

All drivetrain cleaned and ready to go back on and a new Ultegra rear calliper to replace the GRX one currently on to match everything else.

Final thing will be to tidy the Di2 and dynamo cables going in to the frame.

 

[fossyant]

Garage tidy and organise. Amazing what you find - found a box with bike locks in it ! Cleared out a load of old bike lights, filled a number of bin bags of stuff.

 

[EckyH]

Prepared the track bike for the 2026 season... on the roller trainer: It got a new saddle, new bar tape, cadence and "speed" sensors and a Garmin mount on the stem.

E.

 

[DCLane]

Replacement seatpost clamp onto the Carrera Vengeance magnesium, after it snapped on this morning's ride due to a pothole. And I'm not that fat!

I then started looking at the Pug 653 that was delivered on Tuesday. That'll need a longer post ... except it hasn't actually got one, so I'll go parts shed hunting ...

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Fitted studded tyre to front of bike. Will do rear tomorrow before test ride. Audax on Sat with starting temps -2C and max 1C.

 

[Elybazza61]

Got the bb out and cleaned on the Stayer AR plus cleaned out the shell, also put a layer of wax on the shell but not on the threads obv.
Then routed the dynamo cable through with a new grommet after putting on a new piece of frame protector.
Also quickly wired up the lights to check all is working ok.

Some pics of the rear light and wiring;

Have to connect the cables up and tidy up in the frame and then also do the Di2 cables before re-fitting the bb.
Also realised the rear light is slightly "On the huh" so will have to adjust that.

 

[cyberknight]

Lots of maintenance to do but skinned my finger the other day and i dont want to get muck in the wound till it heals properly .

 

[ColinJ]

A very simple bit of 'fettling' this evening...

I have using my turbo trainer more than usual recently. I control the trainer apps using a Bluetooth games controller attached to an out-front Garmin mount.

The mount is designed for a handlebar with a bigger diameter than the one on my turbo bike so I had wrapped up some old bartape round the bar to make up the difference.

Unfortunately, I had not used quite enough tape so I couldn't tighten the mount enough and during a turbo session the controller would gradually slip round the bar. Really irritating!

I finally remembered to fix the problem before I got into a turbo session, rather than realising 10 minutes in but not wanting to stop to do it. Much better!

Oh, and I also remembered that I had a small rechargeable battery device which turned out to be handy for recharging the game controller. (It saves me unmounting the game controller to do it. Despite being on a Garmin mount, I can't simply turn the controller to take it off the bike because the handlebar gets in the way. I would have to unbolt the mount from the bar every time.)

 

[Windle]

Replacement seatpost clamp onto the Carrera Vengeance magnesium, after it snapped on this morning's ride due to a pothole. And I'm not that fat!

I then started looking at the Pug 653 that was delivered on Tuesday. That'll need a longer post ... except it hasn't actually got one, so I'll go parts shed hunting ...

At least you know the post isn't stuck.

 

[DCLane]

This morning I've been stripping down the 1989 Peugeot 653 (but not an Ultima) that was dropped off to me on Tuesday. Some progress, but am now (literally) stuck:

Derailleurs, rear wheel and chain off with the derailleurs currently in the parts washer. The rear wheel was a 6-speed from an old Trek road bike rather than a 7-speed so I'll be after a full 7-speed set to match, preferably with Shimano 600 hubs.

Crankset off. The LH Sachs crank had both a stripped thread and peeling chrome, so that'll need a replacement.

However, the FAG bottom bracket is stuck, as is the headset. They're soaking and, as I don't have a Campag/FAG BB tool plus all the BB threads are damaged, it'll be off to my university's bike workshop to try there. My guess is someone has tried to remove both sides previously and given up. As there's movement in the bottom bracket it'll need to come apart somehow.

Once that's done attention will turn to the frame and paint. It's far worse than the nice photo shows and ideally needs a full re-paint. But do I do that?

And, as the weather is turning, I've put away all of the 'nice' stuff and pulled out my old Raleigh Pioneer to be used for the next couple of weeks if needed. Given it's neglected badly, and stored outside, a wipe down plus some spray it's all OK.

 

[Gunk]

This morning I've been stripping down the 1989 Peugeot 653 (but not an Ultima) that was dropped off to me on Tuesday. Some progress, but am now (literally) stuck:

Derailleurs, rear wheel and chain off with the derailleurs currently in the parts washer. The rear wheel was a 6-speed from an old Trek road bike rather than a 7-speed so I'll be after a full 7-speed set to match, preferably with Shimano 600 hubs.

Crankset off. The LH Sachs crank had both a stripped thread and peeling chrome, so that'll need a replacement.

However, the FAG bottom bracket is stuck, as is the headset. They're soaking and, as I don't have a Campag/FAG BB tool plus all the BB threads are damaged, it'll be off to my university's bike workshop to try there. My guess is someone has tried to remove both sides previously and given up. As there's movement in the bottom bracket it'll need to come apart somehow.

Once that's done attention will turn to the frame and paint. It's far worse than the nice photo shows and ideally needs a full re-paint. But do I do that?

And, as the weather is turning, I've put away all of the 'nice' stuff and pulled out my old Raleigh Pioneer to be used for the next couple of weeks if needed. Given it's neglected badly, and stored outside, a wipe down plus some spray it's all OK.

I’ve got a FAG tool you can borrow David, happy to post it to you tomorrow

 

[DCLane]

I’ve got a FAG tool you can borrow David, happy to post it to you tomorrow

I'd normally say "yes, thanks", but I've a feeling it'll need a vice, some strong arms and much more, hence my university's workshop.

Thanks for the offer. I should really buy my own tool ...

Edited ... found a discounted one, with voucher, on eBay. Given @Gunk 's postage cost, plus the postage back, there wasn't much difference so it's bought. If I can't make it work at home I'll take it with me to the workshop.

 

[sevenfourate]

Not working on ‘bikes’ directly……but;

I do occasionally get some surface damp in the bike-room / man cave after quick changes in temperature:

So I just bought myself a good quality Dehumidifier to keep the moisture off my rides:

And I’ve just been out and drawn up a wall mounted stand I shall make from Aluminium Chequer plate and Tig together…..

To match the Fridge, Heater and other stands I already made:

 

[DCLane]

@sevenfourate - I've had one in the parts shed for about four years as the shed (a concrete garage in the garden) is ventilated but tended to get damp. It's been a massive transformation.

 

[sevenfourate]

@sevenfourate - I've had one in the parts shed for about four years as the shed (a concrete garage in the garden) is ventilated but tended to get damp. It's been a massive transformation.

That’s really interesting to know - cheers !

Mines a Brick garage - it had a (couple ?) of ventilation bricks in low at the rear / personnel door end from new. And was ‘quite’ bad.

I then bought some Aluminium vents and cut-in / installed 3 of them into the up-n-over Garage door at the other end - to truly get some through-flow. That improved things 85%.

However I just got offered a Brand New [£180 worth] of Meaco DeHumidifier for £100. On Lowest setting it’s 1p per hour to run. And will easily pay for itself as I’ll no longer be into the disposable ones I was buying 15-off a few times a year.

Thanks for sharing your positive experience 🙏