What Have You Fettled Today?

[Elybazza61]

Trek hybrid re-built for shopping duties and general hacking about.

Not quite done as some extra work was needed;bb replaced and front wheel bearings needed sorting(not really right but usable).

Need a chainring for the cranks I was given(basically new Amazon buy originally) as the ones on there are for different pitch than a 9-spd chain;old Stronglight one will work so will swap in the old inner one I have on the Weigh when the 46t one I'm putting on that arrives.

Only other things needed are to find the other new 'noodle' I have for the front v-brake and set up the Sram rear mech when I find the manual to cable up the shifter.Oh and some fittings for the rack.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

After 3 years, I had to replace the BB bearings on my (blue) Ribble yesterday
For a couple of months, it had been showing signs of play; with the cranks at the 08:10 position (& the drive-side at '10'), there was about 3mm of play at the end

I wasn't prepared for how bad the drive-side looked
I'm not sure if that's muck that has managed to work its way in, or powdered bearing?
It's quite possible, that it was just running on the bearing casing, going by the play exhibited upon removal

I levered the covers & seals off the old ones
The drive-side was dry & brown, with pronounced visible play in the bearing-races
The left, was dry, but still smooth

Fitted ultegra front and rear mechs and shiffters and bar tape

I was unaware that Ultegra bar-tape was available!

 

[Salty seadog]

Trek hybrid re-built for shopping duties and general hacking about.

Not quite done as some extra work was needed;bb replaced and front wheel bearings needed sorting(not really right but usable).

Need a chainring for the cranks I was given(basically new Amazon buy originally) as the ones on there are for different pitch than a 9-spd chain;old Stronglight one will work so will swap in the old inner one I have on the Weigh when the 46t one I'm putting on that arrives.

Only other things needed are to find the other new 'noodle' I have for the front v-brake and set up the Sram rear mech when I find the manual to cable up the shifter.Oh and some fittings for the rack.

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Whats with the two tone handlebar...? Is there a reason or am I seeing things?

 

[Elybazza61]

Just Italian bling! Bargain Selcof jobbies from Planet X.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

After 3 years, I had to replace the BB bearings on my (blue) Ribble yesterday
For a couple of months, it had been showing signs of play; with the cranks at the 08:10 position (& the drive-side at '10'), there was about 3mm of play at the end

I wasn't prepared for how bad the drive-side looked
I'm not sure if that's muck that has managed to work its way in, or powdered bearing?
It's quite possible, that it was just running on the bearing casing, going by the play exhibited upon removal

I'm not proud of letting it get into that state, but I guess it's had 3 (fairly) all-weather useage, hard years, & was only a Tiagra component

What they looked like, after levering the dust-caps, and seals, out
Drive side lowest

 

[HLaB]

Cleaned up the good bike last night and noticed that the non driveside crankarm had cam a cm away from the frame. Repositioned it and tightened it and after a high cadence ride (at times) it seems to be OK but it spurred me to fix the spare bike which had an annoying creak when I used it for a 50miler last Sunday and hopefully I've solved it (a couple of chainring bolts were loose).

 

[Gravity Aided]

I took and old Raleigh Rampar that had been single speeded, put the parts on my 1972 Raleigh Grand Prix(larger Frame) , but have yet to put the chain and brakes on. Nice Metropolis single speed cranks, and a generous rear cog. Very light for a Grand Prix. The frame appears to have been Carleton built. Some time ago, I removed the cottered cranks, and that was the code on the crank. It also has the original brake hoods with Carleton logo.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Success!! After my previous problems trying to get the drive side crank off the Dawes I had time to have another go at it this evening using a new crank puller. I tried the application of heat again plus a bit of additional "persuasion" and it has come free.

Inner ring changed, middle ring refitted as I noticed I hadn't lined the markings up nicely first time, and the bottom bracket has been removed and reinstalled with grease on the threads. That will do for today and I can move on to wiring up the gear shifters next.

 

[HLaB]

Swapped the 110mm stem on my TT bike for the 120mm stem which was on my other bike. I'll need a new 120mm stem but after a quick 5mins test in the car park it feels better.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Success!! After my previous problems trying to get the drive side crank off the Dawes I had time to have another go at it this evening using a new crank puller. I tried the application of heat again plus a bit of additional "persuasion" and it has come free.

Inner ring changed, middle ring refitted as I noticed I hadn't lined the markings up nicely first time, and the bottom bracket has been removed and reinstalled with grease on the threads. That will do for today and I can move on to wiring up the gear shifters next.

Excellent. Now you've done that, can you drop over to my place, and unstick my tourer's seat post? It's been stuck firmly for over 2 years, so will give you heaps of entertainment. The weather here is even fairly mild for the middle of winter.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Chain is on the single speed.

 

[DCLane]

An early morning of sorting bits out before work, so:

• Pedals removed from the Carrera Virago and flat pedals on as it's for sale. They weren't a matching pair anyway.
• SPD's put on my youngest's new MTB instead of flats
• Principia RSLe's shifters adjusted as they were sticking out rather than in (I'm an 'inny') with new front & rear Swissstop blue brake pads.
• My youngest's Giant TCR winter bike got Durano S Etape tyres - the ones with a 'Yorkshire Rose' on.

 

[si_c]

Swapped the cassette on the road bike. Had changed the chain on Saturday, but the chain was skipping on a couple of the sprockets in the middle of the block, so just left it too long before changing the chain (6000km).

 

[rovers1875]

Converted SWIMBO's recently purchased Orange Diva MTB from 1 x 9 to a 2 x 9 with new 36 / 11 cassette, chain, front mech and new changer all for less than £60 It was actually easier than I was expecting. Now just need to convice her that a day over at Clayton Vale will be much better than shopping.

 

[Elybazza61]

Chain lengthened on the single speed after fitting the bigger chainring;test ride tomorrow.