What Have You Fettled Today?

[Andy in Germany]

We like to keep it simple:
1 - Is the stem free?
2 - Is the seat post free?
3 - Is the bottom bracket free? (Or at least not ‘rocking’)
The rest of the bike you can replace from stores, but those are the ‘time sinks’; what moves a bike from the ‘’possible’ to the ‘unlikely’ pile.

This is some of our "Triage" list, which decides if a bike is going on the scrap/dealer pile or if we'll take it for repair; today I was working on the full checklist for the clients to follow.

Our main triage criteria is to measure the chain, because the shop policy is a full replacement of the whole system if the chain is stretched, and we have to assume this will cost at least 150€.

We also check wheels and spoke tension, but I have to admit forgot about the Stem and seat post. I'll now add that, many thanks for the reminder.

 

[Gillstay]

Finished my mudguard with some plastic p clips so as to avoid needing mudguard stays in an area already a bit busy.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Replaced ancient one piece pads on littlest Tuesday's bike with cartridge ones and set them up.

Tried but failed to source and solve the rattle coming from front wheel.

Fitted wahoo fixing to top cap of commuter.

On the tandem: Rotated the bars a bit for comfort (PITA job because it necessitated removing the ortlieb accessory bars), tensioned timing chain, changed temporary front tyre for pukka GP5000, lubed and cleaned transmission.

 

[fritz katzenjammer]

It raining today, a good day for tinkering in the sheltered area in front of the garage so a few grotty drivetrains got cleaned and oiled.

 

[sevenfourate]

Rancid outside today = no riding of any sort for me thank you ☹️

So I Paint-filled the logos on the front brake calliper, crank arms and even the underside of the stem on the bike of the moment. Just to have them ‘pop’ a little more.

2 coats of paint went on today (Hammerite Smooth is perfect for this) - a couple of hours apart. And a quick clean up / polish in the Morning will see those lettering / logo edges clean and sharpen up a treat…. 👌