What Have You Fettled Today?
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Fixed it proper now. Bonus: I found I could fit the new shifter without having to remove bar grips, brake lever and without having to remove the cable (I pulled the barrel end with some pointy pliers and after a few attempts got it to seat inside the lever)
Someone dumped a small table outside our flat. Ms P rescued it, it's quite handy as a sort of portable laptop table (when you have two people trying to work from home in a small flat it's useful)
The top was scratched so I sanded it down, stained it and then finished it off with some floor oil samples in sachets I've had for quite a while.
The top was scratched so I sanded it down, stained it and then finished it off with some floor oil samples in sachets I've had for quite a while.
Same principle though!
People actually sell those in ebay, I wonder who buys them instead of making their own.
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
Lovely! Gave my 1995 Canny a fettle today, same vintage as your GT? Relegated to outdoors storage, 'posh' carbon bikes get the indoor treatment.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Similar age - mine's a 1991. The buyer turned up late this evening and decided he was too tall. So onto the next buyer on my waiting list!
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
Point him in my direction, mines an XL
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Point him in my direction, mines an XL
He was clearly collecting bikes to order for a range of people; mine was no. 6 today. I'm waiting for the next buyer on my list to turn up, probably tomorrow. If not I've got a long waiting list.
Edit: I forgot it was going on eBay. Sold in 2 minutes at my 'buy now' price. Buyer's already paid and is collecting Wednesday.
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- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Six bikes cleaned, four chains mickled, one front derailleur adjusted and set up properly, kick stand tightened, bar tape secured, missing pedal reflector replaced.
Yesterday's fettling on my own and family members bikes. My dad has shown an interest in getting his bike out for the first time in years so that has had a check over and clean up. It's hardly been ridden so apart from dirt and slight corrosion from being in store, it's in good order. I discovered a fundamental error in the fitting of the front derailleur which would have been glaringly obvious if not hidden behind the full length chainguard ('tweren't me). He now has all gears available.
Yesterday's fettling on my own and family members bikes. My dad has shown an interest in getting his bike out for the first time in years so that has had a check over and clean up. It's hardly been ridden so apart from dirt and slight corrosion from being in store, it's in good order. I discovered a fundamental error in the fitting of the front derailleur which would have been glaringly obvious if not hidden behind the full length chainguard ('tweren't me). He now has all gears available.
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Fettled my stem to a shorter one and although it wasn't an uncomfortable position it instantly became more relaxed, had some offsized 3mm and 2mm spacers so they were swapped around with a 5mm essentially lowering the bars 2mm..
Would barely be noticeable
Would barely be noticeable
roley poley
Veteran
- Location
- leeds
fitted a bb7 and rotor on the front of my genesis day one 20 ,never been happy with the promax that it came with for stopping power,the rear is fine.Rode round and round the empty sports centre car park to test and settle it in .WHAT'S THAT DOUBLE CLICKY NOISE ! !?? well after all I could think of to find it ,seating of caliper ? bearings?pad space?watch the park tool vid again ,more tea ,fag on doorstep...you know when a tyre has been moulded and there are tiny little thin stalks of rubber left sticking out of the tread from the injection process........they are just long enough to tap a mudguard and do your head in...nipped back with nail scissors in 2 min ...The brakes are fine,and sunday dinner tastes better
