What Have You Fettled Today?

[bikingdad90]

High and low have never been about trim. Just stop you shifting beyond the outer and inner cogs.

On the rear mech yes, on the front mech, you tighten or loosen the high/low screw and adjust the cable tension at the clamp
simultaneously to prevent rubbing.

 

[cyberknight]

New spoke in the commuter as one I had in spares fitted, whilst I had the cassette off I always gave the hubs a squirt of grease.Then retrued the wheel.

 

[GeekDadZoid]

Managed to swap the new chainset on but had an issue and need a new FD.

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/shimano-fd-m100-replacement.285381/

Advice welcome, trimmed the limit screws and just running on the inner two rings for now.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Cut through two bike locks to make this bike more presentable for a shop display:

Just to make it clear; the bike was a donation; I didn't just go outside and nick it off the street...

 

[TheDoctor]

Well, I *finished* fettling it today. Possibly...

531ST frame handbuilt by Paul Donohue in the late 80s, powdercoated in Celeste pearl by Maldon.
Suntour 9 speed downtube levers, running an Altus rear mech and an unidentified front from the Spares Heap.
RX100 nut mount front brake, about 20 years old, and a Tektro allenkey mount front brake nutmounted at the back.
A frankly God-awful 48/38/28 plastic coated steel chainset. I'll replace it at some point.
11-36T cassette. Because I obviously need a gear range of 21" to 120" around Hertfordshire.
Although it's nice to have three different 36" gears to play with...
Wheels, 28mm tyres, seatpin etc from the spares heap. I can only assume the frame was poorly reamed when made, or something's gone a bit wrong, as a 27.2mm seatpost won't go in and a 27.0 is a bit loose. I got some shim material from the offy and that seems to be holding up well

 

[itboffin]

From memory there are 26.x something seatpins might be 26.4 or .8

 

[si_c]

Well, I *finished* fettling it today. Possibly...
View attachment 645237
531ST frame handbuilt by Paul Donohue in the late 80s, powdercoated in Celeste pearl by Maldon.
Suntour 9 speed downtube levers, running an Altus rear mech and an unidentified front from the Spares Heap.
RX100 nut mount front brake, about 20 years old, and a Tektro allenkey mount front brake nutmounted at the back.
A frankly God-awful 48/38/28 plastic coated steel chainset. I'll replace it at some point.
11-36T cassette. Because I obviously need a gear range of 21" to 120" around Hertfordshire.
Although it's nice to have three different 36" gears to play with...
Wheels, 28mm tyres, seatpin etc from the spares heap. I can only assume the frame was poorly reamed when made, or something's gone a bit wrong, as a 27.2mm seatpost won't go in and a 27.0 is a bit loose. I got some shim material from the offy and that seems to be holding up well

Probably the seatpost clamp is slightly mis-shapen, this can happen if an undersized seatpost is used or the binder is over tightened. Check with a 27. seatpost and see where it's out of shape, if it's at the binder, you should be able to separate it a little and get the 27.2 post in comfortably.

The alternative would be to use a high grit sandpaper and slightly sand down the outside of the 27.2 seatpost until it slides in.

 

[TheDoctor]

From memory there are 26.x something seatpins might be 26.4 or .8

If a 27.0 is loose, then anything smaller will be worse...

 

[itboffin]

If a 27.0 is loose, then anything smaller will be worse...

Sorry should have added 26.x and shims, I’ve a btwin bike in the shed that came this way new, confused the hell out of me at first.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Well, I *finished* fettling it today. Possibly...
View attachment 645237
531ST frame handbuilt by Paul Donohue in the late 80s, powdercoated in Celeste pearl by Maldon.
Suntour 9 speed downtube levers, running an Altus rear mech and an unidentified front from the Spares Heap.
RX100 nut mount front brake, about 20 years old, and a Tektro allenkey mount front brake nutmounted at the back.
A frankly God-awful 48/38/28 plastic coated steel chainset. I'll replace it at some point.
11-36T cassette. Because I obviously need a gear range of 21" to 120" around Hertfordshire.
Although it's nice to have three different 36" gears to play with...
Wheels, 28mm tyres, seatpin etc from the spares heap. I can only assume the frame was poorly reamed when made, or something's gone a bit wrong, as a 27.2mm seatpost won't go in and a 27.0 is a bit loose. I got some shim material from the offy and that seems to be holding up well

Did the contents of the shim material go down well?

 

[T4tomo]

Well, I *finished* fettling it today. Possibly...
View attachment 645237
531ST frame handbuilt by Paul Donohue in the late 80s, powdercoated in Celeste pearl by Maldon.
Suntour 9 speed downtube levers, running an Altus rear mech and an unidentified front from the Spares Heap.
RX100 nut mount front brake, about 20 years old, and a Tektro allenkey mount front brake nutmounted at the back.
A frankly God-awful 48/38/28 plastic coated steel chainset. I'll replace it at some point.
11-36T cassette. Because I obviously need a gear range of 21" to 120" around Hertfordshire.
Although it's nice to have three different 36" gears to play with...
Wheels, 28mm tyres, seatpin etc from the spares heap. I can only assume the frame was poorly reamed when made, or something's gone a bit wrong, as a 27.2mm seatpost won't go in and a 27.0 is a bit loose. I got some shim material from the offy and that seems to be holding up well

Nice looking frame. The stem and bar set up let it down a bit, but I assume that works for you for comfort, and a bike isnt just for looking at after all.

 

[fossyant]

Popped a spare 'Rock Bros' bell on my Full suspension MTB whilst doing general check over for a ride this weekend - the bike hasn't moved since the last big off road ride in December (it was cleaned and lubed). Just checked everything was lubed and running fine.

Bell replacement was because I stacked it in December going down a muddy 'Hully Gully' at Gisburn, and ripped the previous bell off snapping the steel 'strap'.

 

[TheDoctor]

Did the contents of the shim material go down well?

Indeed so. I thought it best to chill the shim material. I mean, I could have used a 27.2 seatpost and sanded it diwn, but where's the fun in that?

 

[DCLane]

We're going grasstrack racing on Monday in Leeds so, given our level of preparation for it is nil, I pulled out the grasstrack bikes today:

- Son no. 2's Kona Paddy Wagon (green wheels, he's Irish ) just needed lubricating.
- My Fuji Track needed a new rear tube and lubricating.

Some practice before Monday's racing may be sensible ...

 

[GeekDadZoid]

We're going grasstrack racing on Monday in Leeds so, given our level of preparation for it is nil, I pulled out the grasstrack bikes today:

- Son no. 2's Kona Paddy Wagon (green wheels, he's Irish ) just needed lubricating.
- My Fuji Track needed a new rear tube and lubricating.

Some practice before Monday's racing may be sensible ...

Just watched a video and that looks fun. How many people tend to race at an event like that?