What Have You Fettled Today?

[stoatsngroats]

I've used a Brompton mudflap on a couple of projects, cheap and work very well

Yes, I agree, I only did the front, and will look at the front end of the rear guard, to see if I can lower the end of that one to below the BB

 

[fossyant]

Does fettling a 'hoover' count ?

 

[Andy in Germany]

Does fettling a 'hoover' count ?

Have you found a way to use it to power a bicycle?

 

[fossyant]

Have you found a way to use it to power a bicycle?

Not yet !

 

[PeteXXX]

Bottle cage afixed to Granddaughter's new bike that I bought her for her 13th birthday a few days ago.

New handlebar grips fitted to grandson's bike as one had split most of the way up, and t'other was totally missing. I used my daughter's hairspray to make the new ones stick nicely.

 

[Gunk]

I used my daughter's hairspray to make the new ones stick nicely.

good tip that, I’ve done it for years.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Fitted a replacement handle on my Ortlieb bag, after managing to break the last one somehow far to embarrassing to remember.

 

[PeteXXX]

good tip that, I’ve done it for years.

Indeed. Makes them slide on easily and they'll never twist once they're in place.
To remove, pour hot water over them and off they come!

 

[Gunk]

Earlier this week I fitted an aftermarket Evolution Campagnolo cassette to my turbo bike and the whole family have been moaning about the shift quality, it is poor.

Luckily I won this on eBay for less than £9 delivered, it was filthy and badly described and listed, anyway my gain as underneath the crud it’s in really nice condition, looks like a Veloce Cassette.

Back on the bike and what a difference, I’ll stick the Evolution on eBay, someone else can put up with rubbish shifting!

 

[FrankCrank]

It was high time I made a new gate, the old one having all but rusted to a heap after some 15 years or so of service

Safety first - now where did I leave my gloves

A friend dropped by to help with the initial install - all went smoothly

Twiddling with my knob - as you do

New roller guides all set up

And the completed gate

Managed to recycle the old wood and wheels into the new one, so it's a bit like Triggers broom I suppose

 

[12boy]

I'm about to fettle my Brompton. I think I'll have the ideal gearing if I remove the 34T chainring, fit a 44 instead, and leave the 50T.
The 34T gave me gears of 22" 27" 34" 42" 54" and 66". whereas the 44T will be 28" 35" 44" 54" 69" and 85", which would work nicely for touring. For general use I'll still have the 50T for 32" 40" 50" 62" 79" and 97", which was the default range for the M6R.
I did try the 44T a while back, as a single-ring, but my most commonly used gears when unladen were 54" and 69", a double shift.
I've spent way too long thinking about this..
No you haven't, Doctor. Tinkering with Brompton gearing is one of life's little pleasures. I love to play with mine.

Do you also spray the whole pedal platform? I find doing that also helps with creaking from the shoes that SPD are famous for

SPDs creak? I thought it was my ankles and knees all this time.

Noted re patience - for the newbies, when do you stop chasing perfection? Is there a view on "good enough"

I've come to believe the perfect is the enemy of the good, at least as my heinous bodgery goes.

 

[12boy]

Enjoyed switching the bars and stem, and tweaking the saddle position on my Balefill Bianchi. I do like riding a bike that fits and works as it should and is has enough "patina" the snow, ice and salt found on our winter roads isn't a problem.

 

[Toshiba Boy]

It was high time I made a new gate, the old one having all but rusted to a heap after some 15 years or so of service
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Safety first - now where did I leave my gloves
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A friend dropped by to help with the initial install - all went smoothly
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Twiddling with my knob - as you do
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New roller guides all set up
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And the completed gate
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Managed to recycle the old wood and wheels into the new one, so it's a bit like Triggers broom I suppose

Blimey, Reading looks a bit different to last time I was up visiting the in Laws pre Covid.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It was high time I made a new gate, the old one having all but rusted to a heap after some 15 years or so of service
View attachment 571187

Safety first - now where did I leave my gloves
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A friend dropped by to help with the initial install - all went smoothly
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Twiddling with my knob - as you do
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New roller guides all set up
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And the completed gate
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Managed to recycle the old wood and wheels into the new one, so it's a bit like Triggers broom I suppose

Thank god you’ve got some shorts on.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Yes, I agree, I only did the front, and will look at the front end of the rear guard, to see if I can lower the end of that one to below the BB

You might be better rotating the whole mudguard downward so the lower edge at the front comes slightly below the BB line, then fit a longer flap at the back to compensate.
I did the downward rotation trick on a Pioneer which I wanted to be able to tip up on it's back wheel to walk it through the house. I needed the rearmost edge to be higher so it didn't ground out, but saw no reason to shorten the whole thing. Reorienting it gave the bonus of slightly more forward spray suppression.