What Have You Fettled Today?

[davidphilips]

New frame arrived a few minutes ago, will start changeing bits over etc, not sure what groupset to use might go for bar end shifters and dura ace for the rest? Know usual cables and seat post will be different just adds to the fun then will get rid of Etap frameset.

 

[EckyH]

Investigated the mystery of the squishy front brake on the new commuter, adjusted the brake caliper a tad and now it seems to be a bit better.
Set up the rear derailleur (9speed cassette and chain, 10speed Campagnolo Veloce Ergopowers, 10speed Shimano 105 derailleur with the routed around the clamp) and it works good enough. Shifting into the smallest gear needs a bit more persuasion than the other ones, but that's ok. I won't use it that much.

E.

 

[VinSumRox]

Fitted Kinesis Fend Off mudguards to the new gravel bike, pretty impressed with them, the aluminium is quite stiff and solid feeling. As usual fitting always seems to take a long time!

 

[HLaB]

Almost day light still when I left the office at 4.45pm for the short scoot round to the Station. The train when it arrived was totally packed. I managed to squeeze in opposite a wheel chair user untill most folk got off at Huntingdon (the stop before PeterB). Friday night's seem to be popular again. The Pottyboro city centre was busy with traffic too, although the ones that were around me were nice and patient. After getting 3 miles down the road I decided to have a bimble round the fairly recently built shared paths which were mostly empty at that time. I got my self into a mood that I continued bimbling a few miles past my house. But to beat the heavy rain as I had a strong tailwind I came back by road. Traffic finally died down at that point to the regular busy rather than manic. Shortly after I put my dinner in the microwave it sounds like the forecasted rain has started.

And as to the fettle my mudguard quick release is releasing too easy and Ive hopefully tightened it. Whilst I was at it I also gave the bike a wipe down and lube.

 

[EckyH]

Almost finished the new commuter: adjusted the front derailleur, finished the wiring for the lighting, rerouted the cable for the front brake and did a few file strokes on the end of the cable housing to be sure that it's perpendicular, shortened the struts for the front mudguard, shortened the steer tube and inserted the star nut (*), wrapped the bar tape and adjusted the headset.
The first few meters test ride in the basement were promising.

E.

(*) For the record: It isn't a smart move to shorten the steer tube and insert the star nut after the whole build is nearly done. Please don't ask how I learned that.

 

[Gunk]

New frame arrived a few minutes ago, will start changeing bits over etc, not sure what groupset to use might go for bar end shifters and dura ace for the rest? Know usual cables and seat post will be different just adds to the fun then will get rid of Etap frameset.

That has to win the prize for the two worst photos ever posted, they are shocking

 

[DCLane]

I cleaned the Ridley Fenix after a ride this morning, then broke the rear mudflap - - so that was mended with glue. It's a RAW squiggle in black/fluorescent yellow and I quite like it, mainly because it matches the bike.

Then attention turned to the two Giant mountain bikes I picked up earlier this week for a fiver.

The men's one looks OK-ish, but needs new gear cables and a rear gear cable outer. The left shifter isn't moving fully. For now I've got that ready to be done tomorrow. Hopefully that'll be all it needs to work properly, after which it may just be put back on sale.

The women's one was in a far worse state. Neither shifter worked, even when disconnected, and the front derailleur is badly rusted. The frame was also quite rusty. It needs [needed] a new bottom bracket plus significant other work. So ... as I only actually wanted a pair of wheels ... this has been stripped for parts to fix the men's if needed and I will keep the wheels. My guess is that this has been left somewhere with damp / a damp draught as there was a lot of dirt and rust all over, with rusty cable inners and outers.

Components off, except the shifters and the crankset which also had seized bolts, and it's outside for scrap.

The rear wheel is fine, but the front needs re-greasing and may need new bearings. That's tonight's job.