What Have You Fettled Today?

[Con]

Well lockdown is getting really boring so I decided to swap my chain set for a slightly more modern one for no other reason than to pass the time I've gone from 3x square taper to 2x hollow. It was a complete pain in the ass to get the front mech to work but after about two hours of trial and error it's now shifting nicely. I think it suites the bike a lot better and I also saved just over 1lb which is nice.

 

[Gunk]

That’s a really nice upgrade, looks great.

 

[pawl]

Well lockdown is getting really boring so I decided to swap my chain set for a slightly more modern one for no other reason than to pass the time I've gone from 3x square taper to 2x hollow. It was a complete pain in the ass to get the front mech to work but after about two hours of trial and error it's now shifting nicely. I think it suites the bike a lot better and I also saved just over 1lb which is nice. View attachment 520169

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My giant bought new in 2003 came with a Campag triple if memory serves me correctly Campag called it a racing triple.

Model OCR compact Aluminium frame Carbon forks Waiting for the Campag group set to wear out so i can change
To Shimano group set.As I get older I find the lack of not being able to up the biggest cog above 28

 

[Con]

My giant bought new in 2003 came with a Campag triple if memory serves me correctly Campag called it a racing triple.

Model OCR compact Aluminium frame Carbon forks Waiting for the Campag group set to wear out so i can change
To Shimano group set.As I get older I find the lack of not being able to up the biggest cog above 28

Can't you just swap the rear mech to a medium? I think they will go up to 32 but I'm not 100% on that

 

[rogerzilla]

The Twenty is now rideable again after retapping and cutting down the BB shell, fitting a conventional chainset, a bar and stem swap and some purple bits. Needs a good coat of wax now.

 

[Gunk]

You’ve made a lovely job of that

 

[rogerzilla]

You’ve made a lovely job of that

Thanks. It's going to have dynamo lighting and some 406-sized mudguards (the 451 originals are in great condition but you could drive a bus between them and the tyres), but it's great fun as it is and looks suitably garage-built.

 

[DCLane]

Collected a Peugeot 525 Comp from a club-mate - a 'rush' job to be given out as a birthday present for someone tomorrow.

OK condition but filthy. Lots of cleaning, missing crank bolt replaced, touch-up about 1000 stone chips with the filthiest cassette I've seen (also loose). Needs a new chain and different bottle cage tomorrow morning and we should be good to go.

No complaints as for the price I'm happy, particularly so given the shortage of bikes at the moment. However it's clear they had a different regime to mine given they spent £400-500 about 2 years ago on a 105 groupset but didn't get the frame re-painted.

 

[ColinJ]

I have some fettling to do tomorrow and will update this post when I have done it!

I set off on my singlespeed bike this evening to do a quick trip to Lidl before it closed. I was just getting out of the saddle to accelerate up to speed when I heard an alarming 'CLICK' and felt a judder through the transmission so I sat down sharpish and stopped. I had snapped one side of a chain link and the other side was about to fail too. That could have led to a nasty crash if I hadn't reacted so quickly...

I could put in a new pair of links but the current broken chain was getting worn so it would be better to replace it.

I can't remember if I used up my stock of spare chains. If necessary I will pinch the chain off my 'furloughed' CAADX. That bike needs its fork replacing under a Cannondale recall notice but I won't get that done until the coronavirus panic is over.

 

[pawl]

Can't you just swap the rear mech to a medium? I think they will go up to 32 but I'm not 100% on that

Already have a long cage 9 speed .The largest Campag cassette I could find was 28 I believe Campag latest 11 Speed does go up to 32 teeth

 

[tom73]

Bagged a few brownie points fitted new peddles to Mrs's 73's FX and checked it over. All nice and ready for her quick ride for her prescription.
Look they even match the dog

 

[DCLane]

Many brownie points earnt from SWMBO as I've finished the tidy up of a Peugeot 525 Comp collected late last night. About 1000 touch-ups checked and re-done where needed, new chain fitted, wheels trued, brake pads all turned the right way ; bottle cage, bottle, lights and saddle bag plus spares all donated from my storage shed.

It's off to someone's surprise 50th this evening as a present once I've put polish onto the frame; just waiting as long as I can for the paint to dry.

From receiving a panicked phone call on Monday evening to sourced and finished bike today I'm satisfied, but tired.

 

[roley poley]

Reduced brake power on front disc so removed and cleaned the disc brakes pads and rotors with spray .Found they had a bit of a glazed surface so a rub of fine emery cloth on the faces and a bit of surface keying on the rotor .The rear were fine but did them too. AHH hello stopping power where have you been hiding

 

[Gunk]

Not much today but as I’ve been using the Brompton almost daily I thought it would be sensible to just check that everything is tight and clean it at the same time.

so over a beer and nibbles with the radio on I spent a very pleasant hour in the sun fiddling and cleaning.

 

[Nigelnightmare]

My giant bought new in 2003 came with a Campag triple if memory serves me correctly Campag called it a racing triple.

Model OCR compact Aluminium frame Carbon forks Waiting for the Campag group set to wear out so i can change
To Shimano group set.As I get older I find the lack of not being able to up the biggest cog above 28

Could you put a "derailleur hanger extender" on it?
Like this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alloy-Bi...var=424948341424&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2648
It allows you to use bigger cogs on the cassettes.