What Have You Fettled Today?

[MichaelW2]

I fished out the end of the split pin of my Shimano mech disk brake pads and bent them up using my Leatherman Mini pliers.
How important is the split pin. Does everything just fall off if you forget it?

 

[DCBassman]

You've gone back to a quill stem?? Didn't you know that quill stems only belong in museums, and are only fitted to the worst sort of BSO? At least that's what some people would have you believe!

I had an A-head converter on it. The whole shebang of converter and stem added a pound of weight. So my museum piece is really a weight-weenie modification!

 

[DCBassman]

I’ve been out feckin about for hours trying to get gears aligned to no-feckin-avail.

My apologies, the bodged Sora setup above took 5 minutes to index, much to my surprise!

 

[Jenkins]

Chains cleaned (again!) on the Spa and the Ventus commuter, then new brake pads Kolstop Salmons) all round on the Ventus.

 

[Shearwater Missile]

Claude Butler washed after the muddy roads yesterday, actually the wheels were the worst part. Back to looking like new. Typical, today roads were dry as a bone.

 

[IBarrett]

On my ride at the weekend I thought I was going mad, then figured out my saddle really wasn’t pointing directly forward. It hadn’t half made my backside sore though.
When I got home I had a quick fiddle with the seatpost and found it was the head of the post which I could move.
Today I had a good wrestle with it and managed to pull the head clean out of the post, still attached to the saddle.
Tomorrow I will araldite it back in and hope that fixes it for good.

 

[CXRAndy]

Managed to fit my 50t chainring to my triple Deore crankset. A few little derailleur adjustments
Originally had 48/36/26 but now 50t on an triple Di2 XTR front derailleur-allegedly only goes upto 40T

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Minor fettle for me today, my geared bike was checked cleaned and had the pump and saddlebag removed, then it was put in the back of the shed for the winter. My fixed was pulled out from the back of the shed, had a clean and check over, the pump and saddlebag fitted and a new chain fitted ready for a winter running round Warwickshires leafy lanes.

 

[biggs682]

Just a new rear tyre fitted on my R.E.W fixed

 

[Heigue'r]

Fitted some new tyres to new wheels,cut the steerer tube and saddle post to length on new frame.Installed fork,headset and stem.

 

[voyager]

finished fitting a tongsheng tsdz2 e assist to an ice Trike, made battery mount , stub handlebars and display mount.

 

[si_c]

Fitted a new front disc rotor on the Kinesis - braking has been a little shoddy compared to what I'd expect so measured the rotor thickness - 1.25mm - Shimano suggest no less than 1.55

 

[crossfire]

fitted new back wheel to Scott mtb (after turning QR skewer opposite way, lever now on left side), new shifter for RD now have 8 gears on cassette replacing 6 on freewheel. Then Carrera had 2 new tyres fitted, after Qr changed sides. Only have to fit new shifter for FD on Scott, and I think I may be happy - oh want new bars but that can wait, time for a sit down and tea.

 

[Elybazza61]

Stripped the LB Robinson ready for re-building to then sell.

Also the Di2 bits and Hope calipers will go on the new Ridley Kanzo.

Frame will need a good de-grease and clean before fitting the 105 groupset and Archetype wheel set .

 

[Shearwater Missile]

After establishing that my intermittent rattle was from the front mudguard I had the front wheel off and mudguard. Washed the said mudguard of all the crud and cleaned forks. Now for the rattle. I put a piece of handlebar tape between the fork and the mudguard, refitted and tightened stays. As they say " the proof will be in the pudding", will leave for testing tomorrow as i don`t fancy going into the wind today.