What Have You Fettled Today?

[confusedcyclist]

I finally got around to starting my DT Swiss XR 331 wheel build with dynamo hub. I decided on the build to shave off 1.2kg from my touring rims and upgrade to schwalbe g-one tubeless tyres. Shortly after starting I realised that the supplied squorx nipples provided won't go in with a normal nipple driver, instead you need to fork out for their proprietary tool, damnit. Need to wait a few days for delivery.

 

[ADarkDraconis]

After much fussing with the new rack over two days, I realized that no matter how I tried to fiddle it would just not fit (not enough clearance, was mashing the fender into the wheel) so back to the shop it went. New one on with room to spare in no time! Super pleased, it is bigger and heavier than I wanted/need but it should hold up well.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Over the weekend I treated the CAADX to Ultegra R8000 front and rear derailleurs, new shift cables and bar tape.

Also fitted a Rotor BB30 to 24mm converter, RS500 chainset and new chain. I was getting fed up of replacing the BB30 bearings every 4-5000 miles.

Graham

 

[Jenkins]

More bl00dy cleaning & lubing x 6 bikes. I now have work room that smells of GT85 (used as a frame polish in the TI bikes)

 

[HLaB]

My rear derailleur hasn't been springing back for a while Ive repeatedly cleaned and lubed it and got a bit more life out of it but I finally bit the proverbial bullet and changed it. I cheated though and used the old cable which is running smooth, as I spent too long cleaning the bike, leaving me to set the limit screws and index the gears only. Fortunately everything is still running smoothly :-)

 

[bpsmith]

3 Ikea wardrobes.

 

[DCLane]

Pulled out the Raleigh Pioneer Trail and Dawes Tekarra for winter duty next week; cleaned and prepped.

My Eastway broke it's rear mudguard this week and has started to creak. Mudguard removed and clip-on fitted, new front brake pads, copper grease into bottom bracket area.

Then the embarrassing bit: the Peugeot I've had for about 5 months just needs wheels fitting properly. I had been re-building a nice pair, only to find they were 700c and the ones the bike came with were 27". Oh dear! The 27" front's fine but the back needs work; my next job.

 

[slowmotion]

I fiddled about with the geometry of my loft hoist, hacked about some aluminium flats, and tried it out in the kitchen.

The jury is out....

 

[the stupid one]

Repaired the tyre which p*nctured on Thursday. Took off both wheels, gave them a good clean and checked for any other damage. Cleaned the bike. Put the wheels back on, checked brakes and gave the rears a bit of a clean, cleaned and lubed the chain, indexed the gears.

My hands are filthy.

 

[cosmicbike]

After 120 miles, decided that the boom length on the ICE trike was too short. Checked derailleur positioning big-big cogs and moved it out 1/2", time will tell but the legs are a little straighter now

 

[si_c]

Cleaned the commuter, as I'm having to do every week at the moment. The bike wasn't too bad, but the drivetrain was black. Cleaned it all down, and it's now silver again. Sticky horrible stuff though.

 

[Leaway2]

New chain, cassette. brakes. <rant who thought those fiddly little allen screws that hold the brake blocks in the shoes were a good idea? /rant>

 

[confusedcyclist]

I just built my first set of tubeless ready rims, and fitted Schwalbe G-One all rounders, went on nice and easy, much simpler than expected. DT Swiss XR 331 rims and the G-ones must be a good fit. No fuss with inflation, went on fine with my Bontrager Track Pump.

 

[Elybazza61]

No bike fettling but did put some shelves up and fitted a couple of power sockets in the shed.

Tomorrow will be spent wiring up the sockets and fitting a couple of LED batten lights plus deciding how some of the bikes will be hung on the wall.

 

[Justinitus]

Gave the new bike a couple of coats of wax, setup the saddle and bars and fitted lights and bottle cage.