What Have You Fettled Today?

[derrick]

Synchro shifting proggramed and ready to go.


View: https://youtu.be/gBAiM_A4Mk0

 

[TigerT]

Today I replaced the white (now grey and black) bar tape with black.

First time wrapping bar tape. It doesn’t look too bad from a distance. A little bit uneven in a couple of spots, but it’s just the commuting bike, so good enough for now

 

[C R]

Cleaned the chain, and then I thought, ooh, I bought the chain checking tool a few weeks ago, so I should check the chain. So I check the chain and .75 goes straight in. Idiot, I should have checked before going through the trouble of cleaning. Anyway, spare chain in. Need to order a new spare.

Also new brakes in sons bike.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Some scummy little toe rag tried to cut the trigger off my Hornit ( they failed to get it off, but it’s knackered)

So I’ve had to get a replacement. The thing is, it just unplugs, and unwraps from the bar, you wouldn’t gain anything by attempting to cut it off.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Not so much today, but a recent fix

 

[Gravity Aided]

I'd like to see that in a bike rack next to my Wiggins Rouen. That would be... amusing...

Fellow taller than me at work rides a Brompton. It is immediately recognizable by the epic amount of seatpost.

 

[raleighnut]

Fellow taller than me at work rides a Brompton. It is immediately recognizable by the epic amount of seatpost.

Bit like this 'Jump' bike I was bought.

BTW that's as low as the saddle will go with the 600mm seatpost + saddle fitting I had custom made.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I discovered that the star nut was poking out of the top of the steerer on one of my bikes, so I got the setter tool out and hit it with a hammer to get it to its proper depth. I like fixing stuff by hitting it with a hammer.

 

[DCBassman]

Attempted to change the chainset on the Scott from a Ritchey 52-42-30 to a Shimano 48-38-28. Went on fine, chainline good, but the braze-on Sora mech won't adjust down far enough to make it work at all on the big ring, let alone work properly. Bum.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Attempted to change the chainset on the Scott from a Ritchey 52-42-30 to a Shimano 48-38-28. Went on fine, chainline good, but the braze-on Sora mech won't adjust down far enough to make it work at all on the big ring, let alone work properly. Bum.

Get rid of the braze on bracket and replace it with a band on.

 

[DCBassman]

Get rid of the braze on bracket and replace it with a band on.

Nah, will keep eyes open for a new bike instead!

 

[C R]

Nah, will keep eyes open for a new bike instead!

I like your thinking.

 

[DCBassman]

"Get rid of the braze on bracket and replace it with a band on."
@Racing roadkill There's a reason for the no-band-on option - it's not a round seat tube. So unless I can find a braze-on front mech with a longer reach...

 

[Racing roadkill]

Nah, will keep eyes open for a new bike instead!

That’s a good point, well made.

 

[Racing roadkill]

"Get rid of the braze on bracket and replace it with a band on."
@Racing roadkill There's a reason for the no-band-on option - it's not a round seat tube. So unless I can find a braze-on front mech with a longer reach...

Okay that would pee on the cornflakes a bit.