What Have You Fettled Today?

[the stupid one]

I haven't touched any bikes for a couple of days, but after clearing out the wardrobe I have made a massive pile of rags!

 

[Zanelad]

Mudguards fitted to my Defy2 ready for the winter.

Snap. Roll on spring when they can come off again.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Snap. Roll on spring when they can come off again.

I don't take my mudguards off, I leave them on all year round.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Terrible photo (I got given this phone free because of the camera)

Bars taped on the Sensor and ready for a test ride (sans-computer, that is still under the soldering iron) - all rest working

 

[Elybazza61]

Beautiful bike there, @Elybazza61 .

Thanks;it's evolved a bit over the years.

 

[Jenkins]

Found some blue bar tape I'd forgotten about in the back of a cupboard last week and this morning I used it to re-tape the bars on the Ventus mostly used for commuting. Not a brilliant job as it's only the second time I've had a go, but it looks way better than the old stuff which was white when the bike was new 4600 miles/21 months ago.

 

[Colin_P]

I got the holy grail of cycling earlier, a totally silent bike.

Sadly it only lasted for about three miles, it was nice while it lasted.

 

[Iainj837]

I replaced my chain the other day very proud of myself as it is the first time I had done this kind of repair

 

[GuyBoden]

I got the holy grail of cycling earlier, a totally silent bike.

Sadly it only lasted for about three miles, it was nice while it lasted.

Me too, well done, I had a silent bike for most of the day, until some leaves got stuck in the front mudguard when I was only about 10 miles from home, I couldn't be bothered to stop and get them out.

 

[Ian H]

I made a saddlebag uplift that bolts to the seatstay carrier eyes. Drilled a tiny hole in each pedal (for use with a needle-nosed grease-gun), added pedal washers.

Also fitted a new seat-post with a lot of lay-back to fit a Berthoud saddle with short rails.

Replaced all my stems with four-bolt ones after my little surprise a few weeks ago.

Rebuilt the other hub dynamo wheel (and built a new on for a friend).

 

[Rustybucket]

Got the winter bike ready and cleaned the summer bike to be put away!

 

[Pale Rider]

Following a recent soaking wet ride with @EasyPeez and @Supersuperleeds my 'fettle' today was the fitting of a front mudflap.

As you can see, it's a fearful bodge, made of a ready meal tray and, er, bodge tape.

Rigidity is about right - pending a road test - and the flap finishes about five inches off the ground.

My hope is it will last at least long enough to give me an idea if the size is about right.

Being rubbish at making stuff, I will then consider lashing out a tenner or so on a ready made flap.

 

[slowmotion]

I patched two tubes. I'm celebrating with a can of fizzy continental lager.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Following a recent soaking wet ride with @EasyPeez and @Supersuperleeds my 'fettle' today was the fitting of a front mudflap.

As you can see, it's a fearful bodge, made of a ready meal tray and, er, bodge tape.

Rigidity is about right - pending a road test - and the flap finishes about five inches off the ground.

My hope is it will last at least long enough to give me an idea if the size is about right.

Being rubbish at making stuff, I will then consider lashing out a tenner or so on a ready made flap.

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I'd be proud of that bodge

 

[Pale Rider]

I'd be proud of that bodge

You have form for mudguard bodging, so I'm pleased to get a thumbs-up from the master.