What Have You Fettled Today?

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sevenfourate

Devotee of OCD
Are you going to lacquer over them?

Absolutely not. The frame has been Powdercoated. And lacquered. The decals appear to be great quality (Printed on 3M material) and have rounded corners on the clear backing. Which is a god-send to not starting to get picked off / lift at the corners.

It’s quite normal for many BMX decals to be on the paint; not under the lacquer. Though I do hear you !

Also means if one gets damaged / I fancy a change etc - I can……😁
 

Fredo76

Über Member
Location
Española, NM
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Why did I imagine that I could just replace the toe-strap that the puppy we are dogsitting ate a chunk out of, without him eating a chunk out of the replacement, too?

Funny that our dogsitting business might drive me to clipless pedals on Fredo...
 

Binky

Über Member
Finally!

I've sorted the horrendous creaking from bike. It seemed to be rear QR as repositioning that would sort it only for creak to re-emerge on a later ride. After taking apart everything I could I discovered it was cassette lock ring. It wasn't loose as such but I was able to snug it up a 1/4 turn or so and that has solved it. The red herring of QR was an indication though as tightening that did temporarily affect it.
Anyway, done thank ****.

(Note I do have a torque wrench but not one that beefy as it needs to be 40nm so I just squeezed it up)
 

avecReynolds531

Veteran
Location
Small Island
An old wheel made round again - though to be fair wasn't badly out of true: a Formula 8 speed cassette hub (reminiscent of Shimano Parallax) - 36 x 3 - laced to the DRC ST16.

This underrated combination has suffered through 13 English commuting & touring years (not an easy life), & yet continues having never broken a spoke & only one new set of bearings (well sealed cup/cone design). The freehub is beautifully quiet and smooth.

After all this time, the minimum track line is still present on the Italian-made DRC. Unfortunately, these components are now obsolete - would've been happy with an exact replacement wheel.
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Some shifter fettling on my recently acquired new folding bike
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It came with a grip shifter, no surprise given it's a budget bike, so fitted the trigger shifter shown. This was better, buy thought it could still be improved, then I remembered I had one given to me a while back from a friend who was having a clearout. Found it in amongst all the parts bins, and it was indeed another seven speed, so thought I'd give that a try.
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This one has a combined brake lever, but crucially has the lever under the handlebar so is way more comfortable and satisfying in use. It's a Chinese knockoff for sure, but happy to run with it and enjoy for now.

Also fitted some ergo grips and a couple of bags
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So got the cockpit nicely dialed in now ready for some travel adventures :okay:
 

SteveO69

Well-Known Member
What with the forthcoming tube strike, forecast wet weather and a headset issue in my Racelight, I have fitted a set of clip on Raceblades to my Langster, (commuter). There’s no drillings in the forks for a conventional set of guards.

Should keep most of the grot off me.
 

ettick 25

Regular
First time tightening an AHeadset stem on a Cannondale R500 road bike bought from a cycling charity for £60.

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Reiver
 

All uphill

Still rolling along
Location
Somerset
I've been quite busy servicing old bikes belonging to friends, recently.

The most recent was another high mile aluminum Dawes, this one with a replacement fork and front wheel. My brief was to prepare it for future tours.

Chain and cassette replaced. Only then did I discover that the Rd had no limit screws and showed signs of having had a serious impact.
Rd replaced and aligned, rear tyre replaced with a part used Marathon +, new brake blocks. Trekking bars treated to new foam grips.

A test ride this morning revealed a notchy headset (brinelling?) maybe linked to a front end collision. I'm beginning to feel that this £100 bike needs about £300 spent on it. Luckily I'm confident the owner will be ok with that, but my motivation has dipped a bit.

I've chucked it back in the garage for a few days, before double-checking there are no cracks in the frame around the front end.
 

Punkawallah

Veteran
The hack lost its near side pedal. Again. So dismantled it, serviced it and replaced the two bearings that were split in half. On the test ride, a clatter developed, which proved to be play in the BB. So back to the garage for a BB service. In an attempt to forestall what seemed like the inevitable, I also serviced the off side pedal while I was on (replaced one bearing that had a flat face). Time will tell.
 
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