What Have You Fettled Today?

[Rickshaw Phil]

Made myself a bracket to mount my new Phaart Bleep and my existing Hella tail lamp neatly onto the pannier rack of the Raleigh. It fits (after a bit of repositioning) and is bloomin' bright with both lit, so nobody following can say they didn't notice me.

Next task is to make one for the knockabout bike too. The blank is cut and folded - will need all the holes marked and drilled sometime over the weekend.

 

[HLaB]

Fitted new front brake pads to the fixie; its a first for me front pads wearing out before the rears.

 

[fossyant]

Fettling tomorrow. New Token 16t sprocket and a KMC 510HX chain to be fitted to the fixed. £22 and will last a year. Hey, and the spocket is drilled too, looks well smart.

 

[mrandmrspoves]

Answered a Facebook plea for help from a young chap who took a tumble while riding in a local cycling group a couple of weeks ago. He had wrecked the rear derailleur and hanger and had been waiting to get replacements. The replacement hanger didn't quite fit so It needed a little help from my Dremel and my drill. I took the opportunity to de crud the chain (definitely not Mickled lately - if ever) Then I took a little play out of his rear wheel cones, trued front and rear wheels, replaced the rear gear cable as it was frayed and sticky. Adjusted the brakes and lubed them and finally replaced the bar end caps as his were missing ( A pet hate of mine - as I have seen someone who managed to impale himself following an off. If he had bar end caps on he would not have been impaled)
One happy chappy back on the road.
He fancied a quick go on my Trice - which was rather amusing because I replaced the chain a few days ago and somehow fitted it so it had to be pedaled backwards to go forwards! (Bloody amateur that I am!!) Needless to say, while my hands were dirty I sorted the Trice too.

 

[Cubist]

Finally got round to adding a full-length gear outer for the rear mech on the Cotic, after it was killed at Mabie. I used a pair of BBB hydro clamps, bloody fiddly they were too, and I'm not convinced yet. Riding the Holme valley Challenge in the morning so can test it out.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Bought an old GT Oupost All-Terra, and set it up as 26" tourer with front and rear racks and trekking bars. Took most of the day, a day well spent.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

My commuter bike cleaning (the Vivente tourer) took 2 hours today, as I cleaned and greased the handlebar stem, and the top cavity of the headset. Putting the handlebar back on the stem was fiddly, and made me wish I had several more pairs of hands! Hopefully, this will remove (or reduce) the creaking noise I've been getting lately from the bike. I just hope it's not the pedals (as one is firmly stuck) or the seat post (as that is also firmly stuck), so removing either of these will be very difficult.

 

[fossyant]

Better get off me bum and go and replace that chain and sprocket. Out for a walk in Tatton Park later so better get moving before the family do.

 

[Kies]

The T3 gears sound like they are running on gravel cogs, although cleaned and lubed.
My first indexing of the gears. If it all goes Pete tong - LBS
(Try anything once before calling in the pro's)

 

[fossyant]

Chain and sprocket replaced. XT spds bearings adjusted and regreased. SPD cleats removed, coppaslipped and left foot cleat replaced. Bike polished up.

 

[Gravity Aided]

No fettling today, riding, even though hot and humid. Next week, a bit of lake and hills action with the GT.

 

[BSRU]

Finally converted my Genesis Croix de Fer to a triple, who would have thought when you buy a triple they do not supply the spacers required as well.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

The creaking noises are gone from my bike, after several weeks of increasingly loud creaking during my commutes! After yesterday's greasing the handlebar stem and spraying more grease on the pedals (the 2nd time I did that), my Vivente tourer has lost the annoying (and increasingly loud) creaking noises. All that remains is the usual tyre and drive train background noises, which I don't hear very well anyway. Now I can be sneaky, again .

 

[Alan Frame]

The creaking noises are gone from my bike, after several weeks of increasingly loud creaking during my commutes! After yesterday's greasing the handlebar stem and spraying more grease on the pedals (the 2nd time I did that), my Vivente tourer has lost the annoying (and increasingly loud) creaking noises. All that remains is the usual tyre and drive train background noises, which I don't hear very well anyway. Now I can be sneaky, again .

I find the cure for all known creaks and noises on a bike is a good pair of earplugs.

Not that I skimp on maintenance or anything like that.

 

[Deleted member 20519]

I fitted new shifters along with gear and brake cables (park tool cable cutters are a lifesaver!) and I fixed my clicking BB by disassembling it and regreasing it