What Have You Fettled Today?

[Jenkins]

With the recent good weather, not a lot needed doing - just chain cleaning & lubricating on the 4 bikes that form my TI fleet as they've been used the most. Also the tube on the front wheel of one of them needed patching as it was a bit soft having picked up a thorn somewhere on Wednesday.

 

[Mike_P]

Noticed the chainstay protector was looking a bit tatty on the Defy, clear on a white bike so put a new one on, sourced again at not very high expense from a length of wide exterior sellotape. Slight mucky end of the tape disguised by a British Cycling sticker

 

[biggs682]

Busy morning doing maintenance and repairs to our granddaughters bike , after a little fall and getting a puncture during an 8 mile ride with her parents .

Faults found rear pads were just rattling around on the slide not actually touching the rim !!!
Rear puncture repair . Greased both axles and adjusted the one piece crank free play .
Just need a new lever now .

 

[Rusty Nails]

Nothing!

In this lockdown my bikes have been fettled to death.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Project Realign Mudguards
After bit of mudguard theory here; https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/not-all-mudguards-are-equal.257141/post-5875576

I decided, in conjuction with the new tyres to move the 'guards (even though, there's a chance that the -now, treaded- tyres may pick up more muck?)

Pre adjustment

I loosened it all, & removed the top mount, everything came away wonderfully, as it was all (taken apart &) copper-greased, when the bike originally arrived


I tried to get 2 spacers in, but it was too much
The white nyloc nut is from a yellow/white number plate mounting set
(yes, I know the reflective tape is peeling, it is on the off-side too)

This was as good as I could get it, as the 'guard has been sprained once, after getting a stick in the spoke, and folding up
(the q/r mounts worked splendidly)

The rear wasn't too bad, with just one high spot

With the 'guard being repaired once - with zip-ties, at the brake-bridge- I'm slightly limited as to how much I can jiggle it about

 

[Gunk]

Ended up washing our two mountain bikes after my son thought it would be a good idea to come home via a field where they were muck spreading, the shite got absolutely everywhere

My Brompton seatpost has been playing up, it’s slipped down very slightly on longer rides and has been a bit sticky when raising and lowering it. I popped it out and cleaned the post and insert with some flash floor wipes and dried it all off, the insert was filthy and it now grips and slides up and down perfectly, so a nice quick simple fix!

 

[Drzdave58]

Did some fettling with leather the last few days...my brother recently passed away and left a bunch of leather craft tools and cowhide...ive never done leatherwork in my life so I thought I would give it a try seeing as how there’s not much to do during this covid lockdown..i watched many YouTube videos about leather craft to learn the basics and started by making a couple of basic leather bracelets with some 357 magnum shell casings. They turned out good so I thought about making a nice leather bike bag/tool pouch. I spent many hours hand stitching the leather on this and can see why handmade products cost so much. I made a few small mistakes on it but was able to cover them up pretty good. Overall I was very pleased how it turned out for my first try. The styling of it should suit my ruff cycle custom electric build (see avatar)but may make another for my Moulton tsr.

 

[Gunk]

Project Realign Mudguards
After bit of mudguard theory here; https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/not-all-mudguards-are-equal.257141/post-5875576

I decided, in conjuction with the new tyres to move the 'guards (even though, there's a chance that the -now, treaded- tyres may pick up more muck?)

Pre adjustment
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I loosened it all, & removed the top mount, everything came away wonderfully, as it was all (taken apart &) copper-greased, when the bike originally arrived


I tried to get 2 spacers in, but it was too much
The white nyloc nut is from a yellow/white number plate mounting set
(yes, I know the reflective tape is peeling, it is on the off-side too)
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This was as good as I could get it, as the 'guard has been sprained once, after getting a stick in the spoke, and folding up
(the q/r mounts worked splendidly)
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The rear wasn't too bad, with just one high spot

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With the 'guard being repaired once - with zip-ties, at the brake-bridge- I'm slightly limited as to how much I can jiggle it about

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If you release the centre stay very slightly it will straighten the blade and push the front down against the tyre.

 

[Drzdave58]

Did some fettling with leather the last few days...my brother recently passed away and left a bunch of leather craft tools and cowhide...ive never done leatherwork in my life so I thought I would give it a try seeing as how there’s not much to do during this covid lockdown..i watched many YouTube videos about leather craft to learn the basics and started by making a couple of basic leather bracelets with some 357 magnum shell casings. They turned out good so I thought about making a nice leather bike bag/tool pouch. I spent many hours hand stitching the leather on this and can see why handmade products cost so much. I made a few small mistakes on it but was able to cover them up pretty good. Overall I was very pleased how it turned out for my first try. The styling of it should suit my ruff cycle custom electric build (see avatar)but may make another for my Moulton tsr.

Got it on my bike

 

[rogerzilla]

Retapped the accursed 78mm Raleigh BB shell on the Twenty to 24tpi and faced it all the way down to 73mm.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

My bottom bracket has been creaking a bit lately.

It’s a BBR60 Hollowtech II which has done about 7,000 miles so I thought I’d replace it after giving the bike it’s weekly wash and lube.

After removing the crankset, I attempted to undo the left-side first, but the crappy rubberised insert that Shimano provide for use with the normal size BB tool just wasn’t up to the job of removing it. It had started to fall apart the last time I used it, but replacing it had slipped my mind.

So I cleaned and greased the crank shaft and refitted everything. Then ordered the reduced-size Shimano tool which should fit the BBR60 without any adapter required.

I went out for a ride this evening, and bugger me if it’s stopped creaking.

I can’t understand how a little clean and grease of the shaft should have fixed it?

But I’m not complaining.

 

[Domus]

Bought a new mech hanger from Ribble, swapped it over so I know the spare will fit in an emergency, also used my multi tool to replicate being out on a ride. I confess to using the workstand though.

Black is original (now in saddlebag)

 

[cyberknight]

new freehub for rs11s but i have lost a ball bearing somewhere so its off to the lbs tomorrow

 

[DCBassman]

Me, aged 21 ish
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And, a while afterwards 22 - 24??)

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Double-bound Telecaster. About the best looking guitar ever. Should have kept my JD...



Thus, I think no mirror stacked scooter

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Double-bound Telecaster. About the best looking guitar ever. Should have kept my JD...
Thus, I think no mirror stacked scooter

Oh, I'm not sure...
I still want one of these!
Senior Managment says "No!"