What Have You Fettled Today?

[KneesUp]

Friday - absent mindedly think I ought to get the quill stem out and grease it to prevent it sticking. Wedge gets stuck, but actual stem moves. Go to bed and ignore it.
Saturday - wiggle wedge out because I need the bike on Monday. Whilst I'm at it, have a look at headset, which has been a bit iffy. Decide it's very heavy and a bit worn (it's almost 30 years old) and so replace it with a much newer one off a frameset I'm supposed to be getting rid of. Put old one on frameset as it's age and brand appropriate. Unexpectedly end up with a drum-braked front wheel to try.
Today - Fit drum braked front wheel, including fashioning a pinch bolt out of the parts box. I'm sure it will be fine ... Used a jubilee clip to attach reaction arm to fork leg, with a bit of inner tube to protect the paint, although it's already scratched. Trim an inch of the front of the front mudguard so it doesn't block the crown-mounted light as much using the kitchen scissors as I can't find a knife.

I should take it for a test ride before I commute on it in the morning, but it seems fine.

Currently looking at pile of tools on the kitchen floor and trying to summon the energy and enthusiasm to clear them up.

 

[Paulus]

Put a pair of new tyres on the Galaxy this morning. As the wheels were off I gave the hubs a quick check. There was no play, but the front one seemed a bit sticky, so quickly stripped it down, cleaned out the old gunk and re-assembled. Running like it is on ice now.

 

[Leaway2]

Decided to replace the silver calipers on my Cannondale synapse with black ones, as the bike isn't quite black enough (@vickster ). I replaced the rear no problem, but the hex threaded sleeve thingy, is firmly seized into the carbon fork .
After a cup of tea, I decided to leave it until the weekend and try and work out how to proceed.

 

[bpsmith]

Tested the bike after cutting the steerer tube and refitting front end. The commute this morning proved that it’s definitely faster. Nothing to do with the tailwind...

 

[delb0y]

Fixed a broken bottle cage fixing with a rivnut. Never heard of rivnuts until a week ago. Now I've used one :-)

 

[Leaway2]

Further to my previous post. I couldn't let it lie.

I un-threaded the caliper from the front a couple of turns. Put a piece of rubber against it and a few blows with a hammer!

 

[delb0y]

New bottom bracket installed today. I'm really pushing the learning...

 

[C R]

Swapped the crank bolts with self extracting ones. My crank extractor didn't work with my new bb spindle, the self extracting bolts did the trick, and remove the need for a specialist tool.

Now that I managed to get the cranks out I was also able to adjust the bb cup, as the crankset was rattling a bit under load. Rattle is gone now.

 

[Salty seadog]

My tan.

 

[DCLane]

Today we've been prepping my 13yo's training bike for a TT tomorrow - carbon disc and deep section fitted along with TT bars and carbon pads:

Also continued working on the Focus Culebro: new Hex Fabric bar tape in blue plus a spare blue bottle cage. I also worked on the rear derailleur which was sticking; full of grease and dirt plus needing a replacement jockey wheel:

The Focus is nearly done; some adjustments to the rear mech to do together with possibly re-greasing the headset. Then it'll be on sale.

 

[robrinay]

A simple fettle today - I fitted my new bell (a 65th. birthday prezzie)

 

[Elysian_Roads]

Today we've been prepping my 13yo's training bike for a TT tomorrow - carbon disc and deep section fitted along with TT bars and carbon pads:

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Also continued working on the Focus Culebro: new Hex Fabric bar tape in blue plus a spare blue bottle cage. I also worked on the rear derailleur which was sticking; full of grease and dirt plus needing a replacement jockey wheel:

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The Focus is nearly done; some adjustments to the rear mech to do together with possibly re-greasing the headset. Then it'll be on sale.

That Focus is looking the biz, @DCLane. Great match on that bar tape.

 

[delb0y]

A little more fettling yesterday after the bb installation. I cleaned all the old bar tape glue off the handlebars with some anti-tar stuff, and I regreased and refitted the fork/headset bearings and refitted the front end. Twice actually, as the first time the steering felt a little notchy. Havingread up on some of this stuff I wonder if I shouldn't replace the existing bearings with some sealed units? But that's for next time.

 

[mcshroom]

My singlespeed has been driving me to distraction (and not riding it for months) as there was a loud creak/clunk every pedal stroke under load.

Knowing I'd changed the BB, I've been checking the freewheel, chain, pedals, cranks, chainring (that one is getting a bit worn so I need a replacement soon); but still it kept creaking. I finally decided to take the BB out again, and discovered I'd only tightened it finger tight on the drive side

Now the BB has been removed, cleaned, regreased and installed properly, the bike was almost silent when I took it for a spin round the block.

 

[GuyBoden]

35mm SKS chromoplastic mudguards on hydraulic disc brakes, not as easy to fit as a standard calliper brake bike, so it took a lot more than an hour.