What Have You Fettled Today?

[Vantage]

Used my fiancee's bikes wheels to get it temporarily off it's arse and started getting the 700c mudguards to fit the upcoming 26" new wheels. The whole bike sits lower to the ground than my vantage did. Good thing
Still lots of work to do.

 

[Reynard]

Mickled the chain on the Wiggins and gave her an all-over wipe down.

Bar tape is beginning to look a wee bit grubby after 18 months of ownership, but it's still plenty serviceable enough.

 

[mikeymustard]

I'm sorry I may have "broken" the weather... I removed the mudguards from my Equilibrium today!
Also I took the opportunity to put some reflective tape on the cranks (got the idea from this)

 

[Gravity Aided]

I removed my handlebars on my Bike E, tightened the threadless headset,( the preset cap was needing tightening) and lengthened the stem so my knees would clear. I also re-oriented my saddle, and taught myself to ride the bike.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Fettling fail this afternoon, defeated by a shimano click R spd pedal. A little bit of play in the left pedal on my Eastway, brought the tool, two and a half quid from Halfords, looked at several online video's, and thought that wont take long, set to work and found I couldn't get it apart,

 

[DCBassman]

An hour or so removing, cleaning, and refitting the rear caliper. Not a full strip-down, but enough to know I ought to do both sometime in the not-too-distant future. Feels much better, it was not fully releasing after yesterday's ride.

 

[Vantage]

Fitted the bottom bracket.
Stripped, cleaned, regreased and fitted the chainset.
Fitted the saddle.
Trimmed the steerer but didn't cut it square so when I fitted the star nut the tool got jammed in. Grrr. Clamped the forks in my cheapo work bench and used them as leverage to free it. No harm done.
Greased the headset and fitted the stem properly.
Fitted a bottle cage and stuck Allen bolts in all the empty brazen on's. I hate empty screw threads....they just beg to be...well...screwed.

 

[I like Skol]

Washed 3 x MTBs this afternoon, all long overdue.

Good job I did because although the kids bikes were in good shape I found a couple of issues with my own steed.

Spotted the R/H XT spd pedal had started unscrewing off the axle! opened it up and regreased/adjusted the bearings then screwed it back together nice'n'tight. Also nipped a bit of play out of the headset.

I had also washed Mrs Skol's MTB yesterday so now have a fleet of 4 x sparkly GT MTBs ready for action.

I don't know what is happening to me? That is now 5 bikes cleaned including the commuter done in the last 3 days......

 

[Illaveago]

I thought I would try to sort out the problem I was having with vibration . I removed a 5 speed freewheel from an old bike . The freewheel was a Shimano, a little bit rusty but otherwise in good condition . I removed the wheel from the Flying Scot and swapped the freewheels over and replaced the wheel .
The wheel ran a lot better but there was still some vibration. Closer inspection revealed that the jockey wheels on the Campag rear mech weren't turning! I slackened off the axle bolts which allowed the wheels to turn and stopped the vibration . I will have to put some thread lock on them before I test ride the bike .
I thought it would be nice to see what the bike would look like with some blue handlebar tape on . Why is it they never seem to give you enough tape ? After 5 attempts I managed to have enough left over to put inside the end of the bar . I managed to do the other side with slightly less attempts .

 

[Vantage]

It's much easier to start at the bar ends and work your way up.

 

[Elybazza61]

Lot's of fettling on the new Ridley,gears fitted and adjusted,front brake done;just the rear brake to do.

 

[mikeymustard]

It's much easier to start at the bar ends and work your way up.

Yes, but where's the fun in that? I quite like what I call "The Raleigh Method" - it looks much tidier at the top, and if you have aero brakes you can let the cable out a couple of turns of tape earlier to make a less tight bend

 

[Arjimlad]

Just popped my chain into an ultrasonic cleaning bath, with some green Gunk. It came up very nice after a few rounds in the bath and a wash in the sink. Relubed with Finish Line dry lube to see how that behaves. Hoping to avoid the black sludge effect from wet lubes.

 

[Alan O]

Yes, but where's the fun in that? I quite like what I call "The Raleigh Method" - it looks much tidier at the top, and if you have aero brakes you can let the cable out a couple of turns of tape earlier to make a less tight bend

Oh yes, I always start taping at the top and end by pushing a trailing piece inside the bar ends.

 

[Vantage]

Sanded and cleaned the brake pads. Fitted the v brakes and added a cable adjuster to the front brake.
Finally positioned the mudguards and trimmed the stays.
Can't do diddly squat with the gearing till the cable stops and wheels arrive. Hmpf. Hate waiting.