What Have You Fettled Today?

[Tenacious Sloth]

If she doesn't ride it, will you marry me?

Depends. Do you do back rubs?

Graham

 

[Paulus]

Slight adjustment of my rear simplex mech as it wouldn't stay in 1st gear and kept slipping into 2nd. Now all OK.

 

[Starchivore]

I put on new tyres this weekend, which for someone like me is something to be pleased about. I did burst one tube but I think it was cheap and rubbish anyway...

 

[Garry A]

Stripped off chain rings, cassette, chain and jockey wheels. Degreased, rinsed, dried, and then stuck the lot back on the frame. Sparkling.

 

[si_c]

Some slight play in my rear wheel, so decided to tighten the nuts a touch last night, also took the cassette off so I could give it a proper clean while watching tv.

Unfortunately there was a thick black paste underneath the locknut on the cassette, which reminded me I hadn't regreased the hub since the end of winter like I'd meant to.

Complete strip down and rebuild of the rear hub done. Slight pitting on the BB on the freehub side, but it's a cheap hub and I'm planning on replacing the wheels at some point soon so just cleaned them all up and reassembled.

Runs a touch smoother now, and quieter. Not 100% sure I've got the cones tightened properly, I spent about 45minutes last night, but couldn't get it so I was happy. Might take it to the shop and ask them to take a quick look.

 

[fossyant]

I followed Zinn and campag manual.

Smallest chain ring and smallest sprocket, 15mm gap. Derailleurs perpendicular to floor. Obviously done it wrong.

Is there anyway to recover a short chain? Campag want £25 for five "ultra links"

That was the Shimano setup as well for ROAD systems, but that was before everyone fitted chainrings to the back.

You just need to ensure that the chain will do big big as it will be curtains for components. If small small doesn't work either, you need a longer cage mech.

 

[Tin Pot]

That was the Shimano setup as well for ROAD systems, but that was before everyone fitted chainrings to the back.

You just need to ensure that the chain will do big big as it will be curtains for components. If small small doesn't work either, you need a longer cage mech.

I used the big/big without derailleur method and a shim 5800 chain today and sorted it out.

Sorted out cables, cassette locking, housings, tensions, gears, brakes, stem tension...and took the new bike out up and down the road and it started pissing down and with lightning! But...IT LIVES!

Amazing generosity from *Halfords Byfleet* today - I was there buying said chain and cable cutters. The mechanic only gives me a missing link for free, and then gives me a 26mm hex socket from his own tool box, because it was "ridiculous" that they didn't stock them...

 

[Gravity Aided]

Changed the saddle on my commuter.
Back to leather Chinese saddle from Amazon, a great saddle.

 

[Stantheman]

Not sure if this counts, but, I fettled a fellow worker. He's an annoying niggle getting on my nerves......argggg, that's better.

 

[rugby bloke]

Not so much fettled as bodged - The first time I went to change gear using the left shifter the whole mounting had become loose. On closer inspection it appeared that a nut was missing or the bolt was broken. Had a rummage around my saddle bag and found some micropore tape to bind the mounting back onto the handle bar. Used micropore tape rather than electrical tape as it would not mark the handle bar tape. Was a but worried it might not survive the rain but got me around the whole ride functioning perfectly.. Going to have to get it sorted by someone who knows what they are doing though.

 

[Garry A]

Washed my hybrid after it got covered in muck yesterday. Need to strip and deep clean the drivechain but waiting for a box of nitrile gloves and a crank puller to arrive first.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Gone fishing, theres a sign on the door, gone fishing . A few weeks ago I broke a spoke, I got the LBS to fix it and re-true the wheel, the spoke had snapped just below the nipple but there was no sign of the nipple, a couple of weeks later I hit a bump and it dislodged the nipple and gave me an annoying rattle on the back wheel. So tonight when I was giving the bike a thorough clean and check I removed the back wheel stripped of the tyre and tube and went fishing in the rim for the nipple, ten minutes later and the offending item was in my hand and I can look forward to a bike running in full stealth mode again.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Changed the rear 140mm disc brake rotor on my CAADX for a 160mm one.

Bike washed and lubed and ready for next week's commuting duties.

Graham.

 

[fossyant]

Nothing today. After yesterday's marathon polishing a mate's kid turd of a bike. Magician skills needed recharging today.

 

[Garry A]

Took the drive train off my Giant Roam 2 and degreased it. Re assembled and lubed the chain.