EckyH
It wasn't me!
- Location
- Nottuln, North Rhine-Westphalia
Shifted the gear of the Ridley Crossbow from 40:21 to 42:19 by changing chainring and rear wheel and changed the front wheel, too.
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What Have You Fettled Today?
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Andy in Germany
Legendary Member
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Customer came in with a 24" wheeled kids bike and asked us how much it would cost to "make is so he can ride to school" Started checking:
Brake blocks worn down, cables stretched
Rear brake, boss screw on one side of V-Brakes missing, but as the boss was also missing, that wasn't so serious,
Real wheel loose
Rear-wheel bearings loose
Tyres more cracked than a mudhole in a drought.
Front mudguard rusted through
Chain had never seen oil, and worn down
Lights missing.
There may have been more, but I stopped there, as repairing that much would cost over 200€.
Next question:
"What if we do the minimum to make it safe?"
Told them that would cost at least 100€ with parts & labour.
They were disappointed, but at least not unpleasant about it.
Brake blocks worn down, cables stretched
Rear brake, boss screw on one side of V-Brakes missing, but as the boss was also missing, that wasn't so serious,
Real wheel loose
Rear-wheel bearings loose
Tyres more cracked than a mudhole in a drought.
Front mudguard rusted through
Chain had never seen oil, and worn down
Lights missing.
There may have been more, but I stopped there, as repairing that much would cost over 200€.
Next question:
"What if we do the minimum to make it safe?"
Told them that would cost at least 100€ with parts & labour.
They were disappointed, but at least not unpleasant about it.
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Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
New disc brake pads front and back. Old ones just beyond limit of hydraulics to fully compensate. Pistons pushed back with a bit of patience. Must change earlier next time
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Stop taking lessons from Silva ! Could have added a bit of cardboard behind the pad, or even a few chisels.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
The wet weather took them from fine to oh shoot that is not good far too quickly. Sometimes i forget how many miles a week I am doing. No hammer or chisel was involved i can tell you.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
From yesterday... noticed a flat on the commuter rear at home - the tyre was nearing the end of its life anyway so for once in my life decided to do the right thing: swap front to rear and new tyre on the front (I keep one in stock anyway).
On removing the rear, found the inner had a mahoosive hole in it and traced it to the tyre bead coming away from the tyre wall. Must have exploded sitting in the garage, much better than when riding!
They're 700x25 marathon tyres, a bit of a pig to get on. The new one needed a VAR lever, couldn't mount it without even after lubing the bead with washing up liquid.
Ordered a couple of new tyres as they were on offer, and pitched in with a couple of chains and cassettes too.
On removing the rear, found the inner had a mahoosive hole in it and traced it to the tyre bead coming away from the tyre wall. Must have exploded sitting in the garage, much better than when riding!
They're 700x25 marathon tyres, a bit of a pig to get on. The new one needed a VAR lever, couldn't mount it without even after lubing the bead with washing up liquid.
Ordered a couple of new tyres as they were on offer, and pitched in with a couple of chains and cassettes too.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Friday 20th
I went to get my ‘Aubisque’ out of the shed this morning, for the ride to work
It just went ‘clunk’ as a flat rear tyre thumped over the threshold
“Bugger!”
No time to investigate (04:30), so a quick change & a car commute in
On getting home, it was looked at
The Marathon came off the rim far easier than expected (one tyre lever & fingers)
Nothing could be found, until l turned the tyre inside out
It was either a bit of wire, about the same thickness as a toothbrush bristle, or the tyres own casing?
I decided to boot it, so a trio of layers of gaffer tape went inside (in case it was the tyre itself)
The opportunity was also taken to clean the cassette/jockey wheels/chainrings
The chain was scrubbed in diesel, then lubed with a mix of chainsaw oil & diesel
The rear Marathon is getting past it!
If it was on a car, it’d be worth 6 points, not just the usual 3!!
Should be okay for tomorrow mornings ride in?
I went to get my ‘Aubisque’ out of the shed this morning, for the ride to work
It just went ‘clunk’ as a flat rear tyre thumped over the threshold
“Bugger!”
No time to investigate (04:30), so a quick change & a car commute in
On getting home, it was looked at
The Marathon came off the rim far easier than expected (one tyre lever & fingers)
Nothing could be found, until l turned the tyre inside out
It was either a bit of wire, about the same thickness as a toothbrush bristle, or the tyres own casing?
I decided to boot it, so a trio of layers of gaffer tape went inside (in case it was the tyre itself)
The opportunity was also taken to clean the cassette/jockey wheels/chainrings
The chain was scrubbed in diesel, then lubed with a mix of chainsaw oil & diesel
The rear Marathon is getting past it!
If it was on a car, it’d be worth 6 points, not just the usual 3!!
Should be okay for tomorrow mornings ride in?
EckyH
It wasn't me!
- Location
- Nottuln, North Rhine-Westphalia
Fitted cleats on the new winter bike shoes.
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EckyH
It wasn't me!
- Location
- Nottuln, North Rhine-Westphalia
Shortened the steer tube of the fork for the Ridley Kanzo A and put the whole cockpit together.
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
I cleaned the Carrera Vengeance magnesium road bike, which is going to be put into storage as hopefully the worst of the winter weather is behind us. That'll be kept for next winter.
Then more attention turned to the Peugeot 653 that @Jameshow had delivered to me last month after @biggs682 had spotted it on Facebook in Bournemouth: that's a CC collective job in itself to obtain! The plastic FAG bottom bracket had become stuck; my university's workshop could cut metal BB crank bolt bits off with an angle grinder but couldn't force it out. Also, using a Campag BB tool a load of combined hands had got the non-driveside bottom bracket cup out using the tool, some washers, a bolt, a big chisel and an extremely large lump hammer.
The right-hand driveside was gone however. The plastic thread was broken and it had seized in with no way of turning the cup. So ... over the past few weeks, whenever I've had a bit of time, I've drilled holes into the plastic bottom bracket. However, having broken several drill bits, I needed a longer one.
Hence I sourced some extra long drill bits. Using those I've drilled holes right round the bottom bracket, then through sections of the plastic that didn't have holes in this afternoon. Then, I chiselled through sections. Finally, a large hammer forced the bottom bracket to move. That's let me get what few pieces of plastic were remaining out.
The frame's been cleaned and it'll be off to have the bottom bracket cups re-threaded in the workshop in the next few weeks, then I'll look to remove the zinc rust-proofing paint before deciding the next steps. No timescale, but it's a lightweight 653 frameset that should have potential.
Then more attention turned to the Peugeot 653 that @Jameshow had delivered to me last month after @biggs682 had spotted it on Facebook in Bournemouth: that's a CC collective job in itself to obtain! The plastic FAG bottom bracket had become stuck; my university's workshop could cut metal BB crank bolt bits off with an angle grinder but couldn't force it out. Also, using a Campag BB tool a load of combined hands had got the non-driveside bottom bracket cup out using the tool, some washers, a bolt, a big chisel and an extremely large lump hammer.
The right-hand driveside was gone however. The plastic thread was broken and it had seized in with no way of turning the cup. So ... over the past few weeks, whenever I've had a bit of time, I've drilled holes into the plastic bottom bracket. However, having broken several drill bits, I needed a longer one.
Hence I sourced some extra long drill bits. Using those I've drilled holes right round the bottom bracket, then through sections of the plastic that didn't have holes in this afternoon. Then, I chiselled through sections. Finally, a large hammer forced the bottom bracket to move. That's let me get what few pieces of plastic were remaining out.
The frame's been cleaned and it'll be off to have the bottom bracket cups re-threaded in the workshop in the next few weeks, then I'll look to remove the zinc rust-proofing paint before deciding the next steps. No timescale, but it's a lightweight 653 frameset that should have potential.
