GeekDadZoid
Über Member
I have been after one for a while now, only cost me £50, plus it was about 1.5km from my house so me and my youngest walked there and rode bike, he loved it.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wKNAZ5QRHL6TCEVT6
What Have You Fettled Today?
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I have been after one for a while now, only cost me £50, plus it was about 1.5km from my house so me and my youngest walked there and rode bike, he loved it.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wKNAZ5QRHL6TCEVT6
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Recabled (inners and outers, brakes and gears) then re-taped the drop bar commuter. Except the rear derailleur outer, it was seized into the rear mech 
(The bike was serviced regularly until 3 years ago, during my chemo my mate stored it in his basement)
(The bike was serviced regularly until 3 years ago, during my chemo my mate stored it in his basement)
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Finished building up a Trek 7300 fx, complete with dynamo light and USB.
I've fitted a new drive chain, including a 42/34/22 crankset, which is too small according to my cycling buddy, I think holding back on the junk miles will pay off by day 4 of a tour.
I've fitted a new drive chain, including a 42/34/22 crankset, which is too small according to my cycling buddy, I think holding back on the junk miles will pay off by day 4 of a tour.
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Had a go a truing some wheels for the first time as they had a slight wobble, watched a few YouTube videos and managed to straighten them out quite well, another bit of maintenance I'd always tried to avoid which isn't as difficult as first seems (they're by no means perfect but better than before and no more brake rub!)
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
A reminder to always wear a helmet when fettling.
Last night I took the pedals off my bike. One was pretty tight and when the thread let go my head jerked forward and hit something, not sure what, resulting in a gash in my scalp just above the hairline.
A reminder of how dangerous cycling can be.
Last night I took the pedals off my bike. One was pretty tight and when the thread let go my head jerked forward and hit something, not sure what, resulting in a gash in my scalp just above the hairline.
A reminder of how dangerous cycling can be.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
This bike:
Thankfully it didn't take much.
I may have taken a bit longer than usual on the "test ride"...
Thankfully it didn't take much.
I may have taken a bit longer than usual on the "test ride"...
Scotchlovingcylist
Formerly known as Speedfreak
Fitted some Clarks V brakes to sprogs bike.
It's a proper kids Smyths special but not a bad bike to be fair and she loves it, single speed so not much to go wrong.
Now she's riding with me on roads though I want her to be able to stop properly and the bso brakes on it were like cheese.
It's a proper kids Smyths special but not a bad bike to be fair and she loves it, single speed so not much to go wrong.
Now she's riding with me on roads though I want her to be able to stop properly and the bso brakes on it were like cheese.
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
Just finished changing the freehub bearings on a Fulcrum wheel. It had gone dark by the time I had completed the job. Never that keen changing bearings but it sounded like there was a song thrush in the drive train so I just got on with it. Fingers crossed for a quiet commute. 🤞
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Commuter has a broken spoke.
So... last night after ride swapped wheel off nice bike to commuter so I can take the wheel to LBS.
Then removed the wheel as the tyre's a 28 and didn't fit under the commuter mudguard.
Then removed cassette from commuter and fitted to a spare wheel I have.
Then swapped tyre and inner tube to the spare wheel. That wheel has a slightly deeper rim. Is the valve long enough? Yes, methinks.
Pump up tyre. But the pump had can't quite get on enough, only get 20psi in. Remove inner tube.
Search all spare inner tubes on various bikes for a longer valve. Resign myself to removing the inner tube from nice bike tyre, then finally locate one.
Fit new inner tube, to spare, fit to bike, bingo.
If I wasn't such a div I'd have done the right thing first time in 5 minutes.
I think I need to learn how to fit spokes and true wheels.
So... last night after ride swapped wheel off nice bike to commuter so I can take the wheel to LBS.
Then removed the wheel as the tyre's a 28 and didn't fit under the commuter mudguard.
Then removed cassette from commuter and fitted to a spare wheel I have.
Then swapped tyre and inner tube to the spare wheel. That wheel has a slightly deeper rim. Is the valve long enough? Yes, methinks.
Pump up tyre. But the pump had can't quite get on enough, only get 20psi in. Remove inner tube.
Search all spare inner tubes on various bikes for a longer valve. Resign myself to removing the inner tube from nice bike tyre, then finally locate one.
Fit new inner tube, to spare, fit to bike, bingo.
If I wasn't such a div I'd have done the right thing first time in 5 minutes.
I think I need to learn how to fit spokes and true wheels.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Crankset swaps between son no. 2's Argon TT bike and his BeOne road bike after we forgot yesterday's national TT would be under UCI restrictions, together with saddle and gear adjustments.
All sorted, with cranksets swapped back today, but a pain.
It'll be irrelevant from Jan 1st as all Junior restrictions are going.
All sorted, with cranksets swapped back today, but a pain.
It'll be irrelevant from Jan 1st as all Junior restrictions are going.
bikingdad90
Guru
New en-suite bathroom door handles fitted. Bit of a pain as new handle required new holes for screws and the lock mechanism has poor tolerances between parts. Not 100% happy but good enough.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
It was actually yesterday now that I started, but my internally routed gear cable on the TT bike snapped Thursday night. The last time it happened it was just a 20 min job slipping a new wire into the internal outers. This time however, the inner cable had jammed and to un jam it, I ended up having to remove the outers too, which makes it a right pain. After removing the fork/ bars to get more holes for fingers, light etc and using old cable inners and outers as a sacrificial guide I eventually got it done. Maybe I should squeeze in a test ride to check it's all back together right before I actually race on it.
