- Location
- The TerrorVortex
Parsley is a bit of a waste of thyme IMHO.
*gets coat*
*gets coat*
What Have You Fettled Today?
- Thread starter threebikesmcginty
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Best bike got a good clean. Chain was rather oily so needed a good wipe as did the chain rings, cassette and jockeys. Been used mainly down at the caravan. All ready for a ride in the morning, then a pootle down to Rhyl in the afternoon to see the air show.
GuyBoden
Guru
- Location
- Warrington
Installed a new 40T Cassette on the winter bike. Rear Derailleur "B" stop screw is screwed in, so it clears the 40T sprocket. Using a Shimano MTB 10 speed RD-M781 SGS (No clutch) with Dia-Compe Silver friction shifters.
Installed a new rear inner brake cable for the v-brakes on the winter bike, because I noticed it was slightly frayed.
Installed a new rear inner brake cable for the v-brakes on the winter bike, because I noticed it was slightly frayed.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
replaced the pedals on the carbon for another set i found in my parts bin 2 days after ordering a new set 
, the old set was definitely worn as the outside of the pedal where the shoe rests and the cleat twists out over had a groove in it .
I do like my cleats tight so im guessing over time it wore a groove as i unclipped and they were second hand to start with and now the was a squeak as i pedalled that no amount of lube could stop for more than an hour or 2 and the pedal was a bit loose even on max tightness
, the old set was definitely worn as the outside of the pedal where the shoe rests and the cleat twists out over had a groove in it .I do like my cleats tight so im guessing over time it wore a groove as i unclipped and they were second hand to start with and now the was a squeak as i pedalled that no amount of lube could stop for more than an hour or 2 and the pedal was a bit loose even on max tightness
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I swapped in the correct size of shimano disc pads to my gravel bike. Its the first time I've changed them and in the flat they seem good and no squeal; I'll have to bed them in tomorrow though.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
after about 50 miles the creak came backreplaced the pedals on the carbon for another set i found in my parts bin 2 days after ordering a new set
I do like my cleats tight so im guessing over time it wore a groove as i unclipped and they were second hand to start with and now the was a squeak as i pedalled that no amount of lube could stop for more than an hour or 2 and the pedal was a bit loose even on max tightness
its only the right shoe which is odd , i will try altering the cleat angle a bit but looking at the shoes i have had them years and the inner heel is worn inside so maybe this is a factor ?
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I had that happen on a 100 km ride in Devon on Thursday after 50 km, only in my case it was on the left side. I noticed that the sole of the left shoe is much more worn than the one on the other side. Damn annoying! A squirt of GT85 on the shoe's sole and the pedal shut the row up for a while, but it came back for the second half of the ride. I'll have to see if I can find a more effective solution. Slightly realigning the cleat might help, but the allen bolt holes are worn so it might be tricky to loosen and retighten them.after about 50 miles the creak came back
its only the right shoe which is odd , i will try altering the cleat angle a bit but looking at the shoes i have had them years and the inner heel is worn inside so maybe this is a factor ?
The other thing that happened on the ride is that there was an annoying ticking sound coming from the transmission whenever I pedalled hard. I ordered a new BB, BB tool, and grease and they came by Amazon Prime delivery this evening.
I took the old BB out and found that the non-driveside bearing felt very smooth and was clean. Most of the noise on my ride had come from pressing down hard on the driveside pedal on steep climbs so I was expecting it to be the bearing on that side that was the problem. At first, that one felt ok too, but paying careful attention, I thought I could feel just a hint of roughness in it. That was just with hard finger pressure - obviously putting a lot of force through the crank on that side would put vastly more stress on the bearing. Also... the inside of the BB on that side was filthy, which definitely would not help!
I had read that SRAM recommend taking the BBs out and cleaning and regreasing the seals every 50 hours of riding. That tells me that the seals are very poor, and I found a lot of people complaining about them online but I will only be riding this bike*** in good weather and perhaps doing about 100 hours a year on it so I think I will just service the BB every summer.
I have been told that there is some degreaser in a box in one of the outbuildings here. I will have find it in the morning and give the BB area a good cleaning and greasing before installing the new BB. I hope that I end up with a nice quiet bike again so I can face doing another metric century here before going home.
*** The bike stays down here in Devon, to save me carting it up and down the country 4 times a year.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
That would mean taking my commuter bike to bits every few weeks.
This is a problem I've come across before; many components are designed for leisure use, not for people using bikes as transport.
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
This bike had been used as a commuter bike by its original owner. I have ridden about 1,000 km on it since then. It has been very good up until now.
TBH it probably wouldn't take that long to disassemble, clean, regrease, and reassemble the BB now that I know how to do it (and have the right tools) - I just think that every 50 hours is not a reasonable interval.
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
A very mucky Apple A1048 keyboard, upon which I'm typing this...
Yesterfettles: attaching an air tag and holder to my Marin. It fitted perfectly, but the metal water bottle cage now doesn't fit without fouling the frame. So I need to either get a plastic bottle cage, or move the airtag holder to the front fork so I can have the bottle cage on the fork.
Plus air into assorted tyres.
Thought it was on upside-down but it's not. 😂
Plus air into assorted tyres.
Thought it was on upside-down but it's not. 😂
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Elybazza61
Guru
Seen many of those in the shop, the Rozone washer usually gets them looking half-decent again.
Elybazza61
Guru
Today was re-dishing a front wheel, fitting a new rear mudguard to the Stayer all-road and a front one to the Tern folder.
Friday was spent building a Hope rear hub to a Halo Vapour rim, may do the rear tomorrow.
Friday was spent building a Hope rear hub to a Halo Vapour rim, may do the rear tomorrow.
Spiderweb
Not So Special One
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Sorry to ask but what is an air tag?
