What Have You Fettled Today?

[cyberknight]

Got the commuter back yesterday , LBS says the rh shifter is pretty worn and even with new cables the shifting is not fantastic.
Changed the wheels for some "new" wheels as the old ones were grinding so they will be as back ups , new brake pads and checked seat height as i have been getting aches on the inner thigh after putting the saddle up so i have gone back to my stock measurements .
On the Boardman replaced the old frame stickers with fresher ones and put a sticker over where the top tube had been dinged to the metal .

 

[Roscoe]

Having watched a few YouTube videos, hopefully, I have correctly tightened/adjusted the headset on my old Trek. There was a lot of play and noise from it. Also tightened the rear brake cable that seemed to have slipped.

Normally have no confidence in doing anything other than cleaning the bikes. My usual reaction to even a minor mechanical is to head for my excellent LBS. However, I have decided to bite the bullet and try to do a bit more fettling myself. Thank goodness for you tube, very helpful!

 

[fossyant]

Quick oil and check over of the Ribble for a run out tomorrow of 50 miles.

 

[marknotgeorge]

Fitted some bleeding edge technology today...

PanoBike by marknotgeorge, on Flickr

A Topeak PanoBike Bluetooth LE speed & cadence sensor. Bleeding edge, because my Samsung Galaxy SIII has not long had the Android 4.3 update to support BTLE, and although the hardware on my Lumia 925 supports it, there's as yet no programming API. So all the software's a bit shaky. Still, it's something for the future...

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Stripped, cleaned, regreased and reassembled the right pedal on the fixed, it had been a little rough and noisy for a couple of weeks, I lubed it last night but it was still rough and noisy on todays ride so it got the full treatment tonight, I must get round to a replacement, I think these pedals are on their third bike, while I've got the card out some more clips would be a good idea, these have done several winters and are getting rusty.

 

[Big Nick]

Moved the shifters and brake levers on the missus's bike while she was out with me on her first bike ride for around 15 years with my bike multitool, all added to her first adventure out on it!!

 

[Leaway2]

Cleaned bikes and adjusted front dérailleur on the Specialized secteur. The cable is frayed so ordered a new one.

 

[cardiac case]

Lunchtime I took the nearly new tyres (about 200 miles) off my old bike and put them on the new bike.
It now almost freewheels uphill.

I just love Conti Sport Contact's

 

[Cavalol]

Puncture no 4 in the same flipping tube on my Trek mountain bike. Also replaced rear skewer in the hope it will cure a weird problem I'm having, plus fitted a second hand computer I found on a bike I bought. Currently batting against Indian 'technology' with a cheap new bike I bought too!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Stripped, cleaned, regreased and reassembled the right pedal on the fixed, it had been a little rough and noisy for a couple of weeks, I lubed it last night but it was still rough and noisy on todays ride so it got the full treatment tonight, I must get round to a replacement, I think these pedals are on their third bike, while I've got the card out some more clips would be a good idea, these have done several winters and are getting rusty.

I've now given up on these pedals, they were still noisy on the way to work Monday so I had another fettling session Monday night, but without improvement and a replacement set has been ordered. A new set of bearings might have done the trick, but I had none in the bits box, and with the age of the pedals, I had started to wear away the metal platform, replacement seemed the best option.

 

[cosmicbike]

Following on from a very rough sounding, and feeling, bottom bracket on my Trek earlier this week, suitable tools were ordered from Wiggle, but not a new BB as I couldn't find out for the life of me what size it was. Anyway, removed this afternoon, cleaned the grit out, noting none in the bearings (it's a sealed Octilink), and it feels really smooth in the hand Still, ordered a new one to keep in the drawer, and put the bike back together again.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Serviced the wheel bearings on the knockabout bike as it's done 1000 miles since fitting the new wheels back in August. The front was absolutely fine but I was disappointed that the rear drive side bearings are pitting already and the balls were pretty much wrecked. (Quando hub if anyone is interested.)

Looks like it'll be cheaper to buy a new hub than replace the freehub and bearing cone so have replaced the ball bearings and I'll just run it until it gets too rough then replace the wheel.

 

[Octet]

I complete overhaul of the road bike.

Today I've taken off the wheels and cleaned the frame thoroughly. I've removed the brake callipers and given them a good oil and clean as they where sticking when trying to release. I've removed the front chain cogs and given them a good scrub as well as touching up a couple of scratches on the frame with a bit of white enamel paint.

Tomorrow I'm going to the LBS to get some more brake pads, and then I'll replace the current ones and re-adjust. I'll then re-wrap the handlebars with new tape and give everything a once over polish with GT85.

On Monday when my parcel from Wiggle hopefully arrives, I'll then clean out the wheel bearings and re-grease them.

That should be everything.

 

[arranandy]

Fitted new bar tape on my winter bike. The previous tape had done 3 winters and was well past its best. Also stuck a chainstay protector on my best bike

 

[dan_bo]

Repainted the kitchen wall after a water leak stain has dried.