What Have You Fettled Today?

[DCBassman]

Today's fettling will involve cleaning the bike from yesterday's ride, and building up a desktop computer for my great-nephew's schoolwork.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Rumbling sound? What rumbling sound? 9000+ kilometres excluding turbo work. Word of the day: Brinelling. Anyway new fitting and a jam jar of grease later and we can pretend nothing ever happened. Ok?

 

[Mike_P]

Have new cassette to fit to road bike, need to resolve intermittent creek on ebiked hybrid (usually a slightly loose motor mounting bolt) and replace the lock on the ebike battery (currently any key will turn the fitted one) but having just had to use a slitting disc to get a SPD-SL to SPD cleat adapter off a shoe I think I best leave the rest alone today. An Allen key head had broken in one of the fixing screws so I had to cut a slot for a screwdriver. Replaced the unwalkable SM-SH85s with SM-SH41s.

 

[Shearwater Missile]

Thanks for the link to Jim Langley. I had a look last night but will look again as I still have the creak and I feel sure it is not the BB, FLW. At least the problem with the rear cassette is sorted. Still have the odd rattle at front, now think it is gear cabling hitting head tube. More fettling in this inclement weather I feel is coming on.

@Shearwater Missile a good source of inspiration when trying to narrow down errant noises..
https://jimlangley.net/wrench/keepitquiet.html
does my head in squeaks and rattles ,as above I like the sound of tyres on tarmac and the freewheel

I read through the Jim Langley link and now I am pretty sure what the creaking noise is. When I stand on the pedals and pushing the right side foot down there is flex in the 53 tooth chainring, I had`nt noticed it on the 39 tooth. With this flex the chain line alters so that it rubs the FD cage causing a squeak. This makes perfect sense now and I was pretty sure that it was`nt BB. I will try the trim tomorrow on the FD or just remain seated when climbing. It may also be the cause of the rattle when going over bumpy roads, the chain hitting the cage.
Thanks once again road rash with the link to Jim Langley`s webpage. Happy days may be here again, well quiet ones anyway.

 

[Reynard]

Well, I'm no longer being followed by a flock of demented sparrows while riding the Chartres.

A squirt of oil on the left pedal spindle did the trick.

Nice quiet ride to and from Tesco today.

 

[voyager]

Todays entertainment was making a storage frame for a second trike - above the lower trike. B&Q had a special on for 60 x 35 planned Wood.

It doubles as a maintenance stand.

regards Emma

 

[JhnBssll]

Todays entertainment was making a storage frame for a second trike - above the lower trike. B&Q had a special on for 60 x 35 planned Wood.

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It doubles as a maintenance stand.

regards Emma

Neat solution, I like that I assume you've considered building a ramp outside the window so you can ride it in and out?

 

[Gunk]

Nice simple solution

 

[DCLane]

Cleaned the Avanti Circa 1 after today's 'leg stretch' ride: https://www.strava.com/activities/2868192405

Then, with the help of my 15yo, finished the Holdsworth Roi de Velo track bike. I did the pedals plus different stem and bars, he did the chainring, rear disc and sprocket plus fitting. All adjusted to where I think it's OK prior to an hour's test at Manchester velodrome tomorrow afternoon:

At some point I'd like to get a Miche Pistard Air crankset to complete the all-black look but that's going to have to wait.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Chainrings off my CGR, cleaned along with the derailleurs, cassette

Then a new KMC chain fitted

 

[velohomme]

Dismantled my wheels and took the hubs and NOS Mavic Monthlery tubular rims to Pete Mathews for a wheel build. Should look great.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Nothing much, just washed a months road-silt & some salt, off my CGR
Also gave Senior Managments Boardman a dousing at the same time

Also put her lights on charge

Salt?
Yes, the access roads at work, have been salted since 1st November, if low temperatures are forecast
I have bitter knowledge, as I spent several years 'on-call' to plough/grit the access-roads/car-parks
(tractor drawn gritter-trailers, & a JCB to load them)

Word of the day: Brunelling. Anyway new fitting and a jam jar of grease later and we can pretend nothing ever happened. Ok?

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Brinelling
Nothing to so with Isambard

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Brinelling
Nothing to so with Isambard

Yes. No. Yebbut. Sorry, my phat phingerz.

 

[voyager]

brunelling - sticking a lump of bridge beside a road

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

brunelling - sticking a lump of bridge beside a road

Rather oddly, there's an IK Brunel cartoon strip, in this months 'Viz'