What Have You Fettled Today?
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Fitted new wheels, cassette, chain and brake blocks to the knockabout bike.
The back wheel I fitted this time last year suffered quite badly from the grit and salt during the winter and is down to the wear limit already, so I put a new set on my birthday list.
A 12 to 32 cassette replaces the 13 to 34 freewheel which will give a few more gear inches at the top end of the range for fast cruising but the bottom end is still low enough to get up the Long Mynd without difficulty.
The back wheel I fitted this time last year suffered quite badly from the grit and salt during the winter and is down to the wear limit already, so I put a new set on my birthday list.
A 12 to 32 cassette replaces the 13 to 34 freewheel which will give a few more gear inches at the top end of the range for fast cruising but the bottom end is still low enough to get up the Long Mynd without difficulty.
Saluki
World class procrastinator
Moved my handlebars to a proper sort of position, one that doesn't look like I have a paper round. Moved the shifters to a much more sensible sort of place and re-taped the bars.
Hubby is now sorting out the dodgy cable. My fingers won't work well enough for cable things. Another shakedown ride will happen in an hour or so.
Hubby is now sorting out the dodgy cable. My fingers won't work well enough for cable things. Another shakedown ride will happen in an hour or so.
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Fitted a new chainstay protector to the MTB.....
Hummmmmmm.... neoprene
Hummmmmmm.... neoprene
Phil Fouracre
Veteran
Just fitted the last bonded window into new van conversion. Going to be used as bike transport, so does it count?
Svendo
Guru
Went to fit a new freehub body but its 1 or 2 mm too long
So fitted a new pawl spring to the old freehub body instead; I think its actually quieter but I'm not sure if its running as smoothly
I'm enjoying your hub saga, but I'd love to know what make your hub is?
For my part my headset lower bearing literally sounded like a bag of spanners, and has been leaking brown water when wet for a week or two. Decided I shouldn't put off servicing the bearing anymore. It was just low on grease but sounded like the balls had disintegrated. At some point I'll have to see about getting the lower race of the cartridge bearing detached from the fork/crownrace (it's corroded on) or get new forks.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Its a campag hub on campag Kashim wheels. The rims are pristine at circa 7000miles but I'm loathe to spend too buy a £70 freehub body for the £119 wheels. If its not too noisy tonight after fitting the new pawl spring I think I'll wear them out and get new wheels next spring.
Give it a bath in w40, might work.
Sandra6
Veteran
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My finger?!
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
glad I am not the only one who thought that!
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
I have decided that there is a fundamental problem with cycling as a means of transport: I keep wearing out parts!
My touring bike has needed new pedals - they only lasted 1 year of touring or around 9,500 miles. I would have serviced the old ones, but having managed to prise the caps off, there was no way any of our spanners were going to reach that nut... so new pedals £18... (I have recycled the toeclips & straps though!)
My mountain bike has decided to have fairy visit overnight - cause unknown, so new inner tube because the old one has refused to patch properly even with the old style glue on patches.
My road bike - well that needed a new crankset today. I have worn out 2 of the chain rings and it was cheaper to purchase a new crankset for £45 than buy new chain rings seperately, so I have upgraded the original decathlon crankset (£35) to a Shimano FC-2303 crankset for £45. There has been a slight change in the tooth combination, going from 50/39/30 to 52/42/30 so the front derailuer has needed moving up a touch and then a few adjustments were ncessary as well. Fingers crossed because I hate indexing with avengance but can usually manage the front derailuer - not sure it is quite there at the moment, but... And apparently I have been keeping my OH happy. I had failed to notice the really baggy V neck T-shirt I was wearing is rather loose around the top, and then got on my road bike for a test ride up and down our lane
... wondered why he came looking for me...
Looks a touch odd now being silver rather than black, but I guess I will get used to it or get it dirty very soon with the state of my local lane again (mud after recent rains).
My touring bike has needed new pedals - they only lasted 1 year of touring or around 9,500 miles. I would have serviced the old ones, but having managed to prise the caps off, there was no way any of our spanners were going to reach that nut... so new pedals £18... (I have recycled the toeclips & straps though!)
My mountain bike has decided to have fairy visit overnight - cause unknown, so new inner tube because the old one has refused to patch properly even with the old style glue on patches.
My road bike - well that needed a new crankset today. I have worn out 2 of the chain rings and it was cheaper to purchase a new crankset for £45 than buy new chain rings seperately, so I have upgraded the original decathlon crankset (£35) to a Shimano FC-2303 crankset for £45. There has been a slight change in the tooth combination, going from 50/39/30 to 52/42/30 so the front derailuer has needed moving up a touch and then a few adjustments were ncessary as well. Fingers crossed because I hate indexing with avengance but can usually manage the front derailuer - not sure it is quite there at the moment, but... And apparently I have been keeping my OH happy. I had failed to notice the really baggy V neck T-shirt I was wearing is rather loose around the top, and then got on my road bike for a test ride up and down our lane
... wondered why he came looking for me... Looks a touch odd now being silver rather than black, but I guess I will get used to it or get it dirty very soon with the state of my local lane again (mud after recent rains).
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
Thorough clean of the Vivente tourer bike just now, so it's ready for the week's commuting. I even cleaned and greased the 5 chain ring bolts holding the large and middle chain rings, so they'll creak a bit less hopefully . I did the same for the saddle clamp and bolt, because I suspected that was creaking, also.
. I did the same for the saddle clamp and bolt, because I suspected that was creaking, also.
