What Have You Fettled Today?

[Spiderweb]

Fitted some new bar tape on the new to me bike I purchased at the weekend. Firstly the old bar tape was re wrapped tighter then double wrapped over the top with some Charge U Bend tape that I’ve had for years. New end plugs fitted together with some red finishing tape for a change.
I usually try and avoid white tape as it gets dirty so quickly but it does look good with the white saddle and the black & white paint.
Next job is to swap the pedals, I have a choice of Look Keo, Shimano M520 or maybe the bargain Willier SPD’s that I recently purchased from Banana Industries.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Spiderweb

I thought that was my Gran Fondo at first, due to the colours & Ritchey stem

 

[ColinJ]

I did a temporary fettle (a.k.a. bodge) before a 4 hour ride on Saturday.

My CAAD5 had started off with a 13-29 cassette and a 53/39 chainset. I had put up with it on the tough local hills for a few years but eventually accepted that I was just not fit enough to enjoy going up 20+% climbs in a 39/29 bottom gear (and things were only going to get worse as I aged), so I took drastic action and bodged on a triple chainset and switched to a 12-30 cassette.

The new gearing was a big improvement but I found that the range of adjustment on the rear mech was not enough to avoid the top jockey wheel rumbling when on the 27 or 30 tooth sprockets and the 28 tooth inner chainring.

The problem got worse recently, probably due to transmission wear and tear over the years. The noise was doing my head in (and probably not doing the bike parts much good either) so I decided to sort it out...

The bodge was to use a heavy-duty rubber band to pull the rear mech back slightly! That created just enough clearance between the sprockets and the jockey wheel to stop the rumbling.

I am going to hunt around for a spring to use instead of the rubber band. It would still be a bodge, but at least it should be a more durable bodge!

 

[All uphill]

Do you j

I did a temporary fettle (a.k.a. bodge) before a 4 hour ride on Saturday.

My CAAD5 had started off with a 13-29 cassette and a 53/39 chainset. I had put up with it on the tough local hills for a few years but eventually accepted that I was just not fit enough to enjoy going up 20+% climbs in a 39/29 bottom gear (and things were only going to get worse as I aged), so I took drastic action and bodged on a triple chainset and switched to a 12-30 cassette.

The new gearing was a big improvement but I found that the range of adjustment on the rear mech was not enough to avoid the top jockey wheel rumbling when on the 27 or 30 tooth sprockets and the 28 tooth inner chainring.

The problem got worse recently, probably due to transmission wear and tear over the years. The noise was doing my head in (and probably not doing the bike parts much good either) so I decided to sort it out...

The bodge was to use a heavy-duty rubber band to pull the rear mech back slightly! That created just enough clearance between the sprockets and the jockey wheel to stop the rumbling.

I am going to hunt around for a spring to use instead of the rubber band. It would still be a bodge, but at least it should be a more durable bodge!

Do you just need one of those hanger extension things?

I happen to have one sitting in my box of bits that is due for sorting out. Yours if you want it, for the cost of postage.

 

[ColinJ]

Do you j

Do you just need one of those hanger extension things?

I happen to have one sitting in my box of bits that is due for sorting out. Yours if you want it, for the cost of postage.

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Oh, that's very nice of you - thanks - yes please. I will PM you.

I had thought about buying something like that, but I wasn't sure that one would work with my bodged setup and they are a bit expensive to buy on the off chance!

 

[HLaB]

Nothing major, I just wiped down and lubed the commuter.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wednesday 29th

Realised on my ride home from work, through the woods, that a chainring bolt was loose
My thought when l got home was to use some brake-cleaner on it, & the thread, then thread-lock (as it’s possibly one that’s loosened before)


However, on removing it, the bolt was broken


The first three, l found in the shed were old pattern (2-piece) so to my surprise, a different size
Thankfully, l did have a couple of same thread, from previously replaced chainrings (it was cheaper to buy a complete chain set than rings separately)

All good now!

Monday 27th

Took the rack off my wifes unused (probably since Covid) Boardman hybrid & transferred it to my work-bike

I think I'll have to move the lower seat-post light though, as it's now partially concealed

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I did notice, on arrival at work, that the pannier bags can be mounted onto a lower rail, l’ll try that first

 

[ianrauk]

However, on removing it, the bolt was broken

Funny thing.. exact same happen to me a couple of weeks back. First time I've ever had broken one. Luckily I had a spare in my box of bits.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Funny thing.. exact same happen to me a couple of weeks back. First time I've ever had broken one. Luckily I had a spare in my box of bits.

I’ve had a few go over the last 30+ years of ‘365 commuting’
I wonder if salt spray eventually gets to them, despite being wiped with diesel when the chain is lubed & mudguards?

 

[Solocle]

Not today, not bike, but my girlfriend has a couple of guinea pigs, at the time just one as his friend had passed away. This one wouldn't use his ramp, probably because it was slippery plastic and exposed.

A trip to B&Q, a couple of pieces of wood, a carpet tile, and some superglue (carefully positioned out of chewing reach) later:

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Volunteering at repair cafe today, but often get no takers, so took my MTB wheels and swapped to spiked tyres ready for winter.

Pumped up a couple of tyres for people, then bloke turns up with ancient 3 speed shopper, complaining of chain falling off.

Chain was way too long, probably hugely worn, but we agreed to take a link out which did the job at least short term. Also fettled rear brakes which were off the rim as a result of the chain shortening. A satisfied customer!

 

[DCLane]

Bits and pieces over the past few weeks which we've not had time to document.

Starting with son no. 2's Ridley Fenix. That's received a different pair of wheels, being a slightly used Superstart Components set, with new Schwalbe Durano DD on the front. It's also had a new chain and new gear cables. The previous Fulcrum 5's are a bit batters, so have gone on the build below.

The Carrera Vengeance magnesium frameset I picked up at the start of October, together with asking about the bottom bracket cup / frame shell, has had a fairly steady build where I've tried to use as many unwanted parts from the parts shed as I could. No rush and no deadline.

First in was a Shimano UN55 bottom bracket, as the LH frame shell had a Shimano BB cup seized in there. A 10 speed Campagnolo Daytona crankset that I bought went on as it's square taper, together with a silver Campagnolo Veloce brakeset I also picked up cheaply. Leaving Campag parts behind next was a pair Microshift Arsis 10 speed carbon shifters. They're new to me, but were very reasonably priced. Then a Shimano Dura-Ace 7900 front derailleur plus an Ultegra 6700 silver rear derailleur, plus some Chinese Onirii PD-06 titanium/carbon pedals all from the parts shed.

Complimenting the parts mish-mash was a KMC chain plus an old pair of Fulcrum 5 wheels with very used tyres plus an Ultegra 11-28 10 speed cassette. All cabled on the supplied Ritchey stem/handlebars/seatpost (bolts needed de-rusting) and finished with some Cinelli Glow In the Dark bar tape that doesn't glow in the dark, possibly because it's at least 10 years old. I've temporarily added a Bontrager Paradigm RL saddle, but a lime green Charge Spoon will probably be used instead. Oh, and a silver pair of clip-on mudguards that were laying about.

Total spend is about £100-105 plus derailleurs / wheels / cassette / chain / bar tape from the parts shed. Happy with that. The plan is for use when the weather's a bit nasty and I don't want to use a nicer bike plus a bit of commuting use instead of the Merida Cyclo-Cross.

 

[13 rider]

If you can call it fettling ,adjusted my Di2 gears via the app . After 15 months and 10000 miles the front shifting wasn't as crisp and the gears in the middle of the cassette were noisy . It works very much like barrel adjusting you have a scale with default in the middle and you can notch up and down and you just tweak it a bit at a time . After about 5 mins all runs smoothly in the stand test ride postponed due to rain

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Not today, not bike, but my girlfriend has a couple of guinea pigs, at the time just one as his friend had passed away. This one wouldn't use his ramp, probably because it was slippery plastic and exposed.
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A trip to B&Q, a couple of pieces of wood, a carpet tile, and some superglue (carefully positioned out of chewing reach) later:
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Should have turned it into a hamster training treadmill

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Put some air in the rear tubeless, bsck up my preference of 60 psi.