What Have You Fettled Today?
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I’ve been persuaded, I’m going to fit some Cinelli cork ribbon in natural colour.
I realise I'm going to either have to decide to get rid of the Moulton or start disassembling it and have a really good look at it.
First things first though: I'll slap the chain back on when I've cleaned it and pedal it around the block to see what it's like.
First things first though: I'll slap the chain back on when I've cleaned it and pedal it around the block to see what it's like.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Not today but yesterday. I had managed to run my tubeless disk with a threadless stem extender for about 3000 miles no problem but I couldn't get it to seal properly when I fitted new tyre so I ordered a threaded stem extender a fortnight or more and it came yesterday. I was going to put it on my long stem but it was seized (I could probably un seize it by dissolving the sealant) so I used a clean short stem and two extenders and that all seems to be holding air. I'm itching to take it out for a test but its turned a tad blowy out there 
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Ah, succumbed to the inevitable! Picture when fitted please?
Elybazza61
Guru
Some more bits done on the new All-City;mudguards fitted(although not perfect yet) and new bar-tape.
pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
Washed the car as as bikes all fettled.What the hell am going to do tomorrow.Ah I know go for a ride
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
A real Moulton Moulton, as opposed to a later Raleigh Moulton.....
Bad Machine
In the garage .....
- Location
- East Anglia
The previous owner of a recumbent trike I'm renovating had cut a slice off both the upright seat frame tubes. With additional scrapes around top of each tube I'd surmise it was done to avoid the need to remove the seat when moving the trike from the back to the front of his terrace house.
Whilst that may well have eased movement through his back passage (sorry for that one), it does mean the top of the mesh seat covering can't be correctly tensioned.
Using metal bonding resin as glue, two support tubes were inserted to an appropriate depth first, then a correctly-sized and shaped "crown" was bonded onto the support on each side.
File/sand to flush, now the frame is ready for some paint.
Whilst that may well have eased movement through his back passage (sorry for that one), it does mean the top of the mesh seat covering can't be correctly tensioned.
Using metal bonding resin as glue, two support tubes were inserted to an appropriate depth first, then a correctly-sized and shaped "crown" was bonded onto the support on each side.
File/sand to flush, now the frame is ready for some paint.
Well, I don't know why but I've started cleaning up the steel and chromed parts on the Moulton (aluminium foil and a bathroom descaler), maybe because I wanted to see how well it worked- it works quite well.
Shiny!
The rims are pretty good under the grime and rust.
The rear mudguard has a lot of chrome flaked off, the front is good.
The rear fork looks OK to me but I'm going to need to get it off and have a good look (if I keep it!)
Shiny!
The rims are pretty good under the grime and rust.
The rear mudguard has a lot of chrome flaked off, the front is good.
The rear fork looks OK to me but I'm going to need to get it off and have a good look (if I keep it!)
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Judging by the brake blocks (I think they are original: 'John Bull' brand) and chain I don't think it's seen a whole lot of use & by the pattern of grime and rust I reckon it's been stored in a garage for a long time. The pedals look more worn than they should be- perhaps the rubber just creeps over the years so they've sort of deformed rather than worn.
