mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Yeah. I went for the CPS513 because saving less than 50g will make such a difference to a folding bike 
What Have You Fettled Today?
- Thread starter threebikesmcginty
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
(A couple of days ago) I replaced the pedals on my singlespeed bike, having FINALLY tracked an annoying ticking sound to a dodgy LH pedal.
The bike also got new rear wheel and freehub bearings, a new chain, a new bottom bracket and miscellaneous bits cleaned, lubed and/or adjusted. It now feels really good to ride and is beautifully quiet when doing so.
The bike also got new rear wheel and freehub bearings, a new chain, a new bottom bracket and miscellaneous bits cleaned, lubed and/or adjusted. It now feels really good to ride and is beautifully quiet when doing so.
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Er, no, I wont. Cannot get the joint off the arm. Different tool ordered, as I don't feel too comfy hitting a Merc with a large hammer...
Off to do the bike now.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Don't hit the bike with the hammer either!
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
As I've just discovered, I'd probably not need a hammer to make it fold in half...Don't hit the bike with the hammer either!
bikingdad90
Guru
As I've just discovered, I'd probably not need a hammer to make it fold in half...
Sounds like it’s new bike time!!!!
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Unfortunately, not remotely possible...
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I just fettled my electric oven!
The door has been coming loose over the past month or so, and today it just flopped down on one hinge. I thought that something had probably snapped but when I unscrewed the shell of the oven and pulled it out from the surrounding woodwork I saw that a bolt had come out of the side of the hinge. I spotted the bolt lying inside the wooden enclosure and managed to extricate it. It only took a couple of minutes to bolt it all back together again.
The door has been coming loose over the past month or so, and today it just flopped down on one hinge. I thought that something had probably snapped but when I unscrewed the shell of the oven and pulled it out from the surrounding woodwork I saw that a bolt had come out of the side of the hinge. I spotted the bolt lying inside the wooden enclosure and managed to extricate it. It only took a couple of minutes to bolt it all back together again.
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
De-airlocked the shower pump and it's now working properly.
It's barely been used since March, and had sprung a bit of a leak.
All joints harrassed with PTFE tape, mounted on a new piece of closed-cell foam (from an old camping mat) and it's now providing hot-and-cold squirty goodness.
I've also got a new wireless keyboard and mouse.
It came with a silicon overlay for the keyboard, which replicates the dead flesh feel of a Spectrum.
One gets nostalgic!
It's barely been used since March, and had sprung a bit of a leak.
All joints harrassed with PTFE tape, mounted on a new piece of closed-cell foam (from an old camping mat) and it's now providing hot-and-cold squirty goodness.
I've also got a new wireless keyboard and mouse.
It came with a silicon overlay for the keyboard, which replicates the dead flesh feel of a Spectrum.
One gets nostalgic!
Old set of Gatorskins were beginning to look a bit frayed around the edges (couple of long strands of fibre were coming loose from the sidewalls), so after a bit of research I settled on replacing them with Vittoria Open Pave CG III tyres.
I broke two tyre levers getting the Gatorskins off - are they usually a bugger or could it be their age ?
Then when I opened the Vitoria box, I got worried; had I bought the wrong type of tyre/was there a manufacturing fault? I have never seen a totally flat profile try before:
After all the faff trying to get the Gatorskins off, I thought that I may as well give it a go.
Actually quite easy to put on the wheel, looking good and looking forward to finishing the build so that I see how they feel:
I broke two tyre levers getting the Gatorskins off - are they usually a bugger or could it be their age ?
Then when I opened the Vitoria box, I got worried; had I bought the wrong type of tyre/was there a manufacturing fault? I have never seen a totally flat profile try before:
After all the faff trying to get the Gatorskins off, I thought that I may as well give it a go.
Actually quite easy to put on the wheel, looking good and looking forward to finishing the build so that I see how they feel:
- Location
- Inside my skull
Greased derailleur jockey wheels and annoying squeak gone away.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
The NeilPryde Nazare got a crank spacer to try and sort out front derailleur catching / shifting issues. Not sure if it's worked fully but it's sorted the front mech catching.
Also put new bearings and a new freewheel onto a Mavic MA2 wheel that's used on my Raleigh Pioneer. All works well now.
At some point in the next week my son's Argon TT bike's getting an upgrade. That'll be a job and a half ...
Also put new bearings and a new freewheel onto a Mavic MA2 wheel that's used on my Raleigh Pioneer. All works well now.
At some point in the next week my son's Argon TT bike's getting an upgrade. That'll be a job and a half ...
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Been getting power meter drop outs/ spikes all week. I suspected at first something was interfering with the Ant+. But I've been gradually ruling out possibilities. On my other bike outside today, it finally came to me, it must be the pedal power meter.
I clipped the shoe in and whilst the cleat was about 5mm clear of the power pod. If I rotated the shoe to the full extent of the cleat float however, the cleat would just touch the power pod. I must have been doing this occasionally, hence the drop outs/spikes. My bike fit the other week had moved the cleats back by a few mm. That must have been enough to cause it.
I filed down the left out side of the left cleat so it never touched and on tonight's 30min turbore session power never once dropped out or spikes 👍
I clipped the shoe in and whilst the cleat was about 5mm clear of the power pod. If I rotated the shoe to the full extent of the cleat float however, the cleat would just touch the power pod. I must have been doing this occasionally, hence the drop outs/spikes. My bike fit the other week had moved the cleats back by a few mm. That must have been enough to cause it.
I filed down the left out side of the left cleat so it never touched and on tonight's 30min turbore session power never once dropped out or spikes 👍
