What Have You Fettled Today?

[prawny]

New bike day for me today so spent my entire lunch break fettling. Garmin mount, mudguards, bell and lights fitted, flipchip swapped round and brakes adjusted again. Ran out of lunch hour to get bottle cages on, so I’ll sort that in the morning hopefully before a short test ride. Weather was too grim for a first ride today, and this was my first new bike since 2018 😮

 

[roubaixtuesday]

New bike day for me today

Pics or it didn't happen

 

[prawny]

Pics or it didn't happen

Sadly I spent so much time fettling I didn’t manage to take any pics! Will try in the morning, it’s very black!

 

[prawny]

Tada! In its natural habitat! This morning its natural habitat was by the side of the road, trying to stop the bastard mudguards rubbing. Also the seatpost is a pain in the arse to adjust with a multi tool and the gears weren’t set up right, but that’s probably my fault.

I’m recovering from reactive arthritis so there was no chance of a proper ride anyway so a short fettle was good enough for this morning, need to order some proper mudguards though, clip ons were a bad idea.

This is my first GRX bike, is there any cable adjusters anywhere? I can’t see how to index the gears, luckily they came ok but it won’t last.

 

[sevenfourate]

This is my first GRX bike, is there any cable adjusters anywhere?

I found the adjusters for mine……

At the local bike shop - who I willingly have set mine up when it goes out of whack 🤣

Sorry man. I can’t help you. But good luck and enjoy your new steed 😍

 

[DCLane]

My pink Raleigh 653 has always had a slightly mis-matched groupset: whilst almost everything was Dura-Ace 7900 the rear brake was Ultegra 8000. Tonight I've corrected that issue and fitted a Dura-Ace 7900 instead.

It's all been checked over for a test ride prior to hopefully being used in a steel bike time trial next Saturday.

 

[Binky]

Not sure if counts as fettling but anyway. A new hose/head arived for track pump so fitted that and tried it out and despite not being correct size hose, I got it on and it works a treat. So for £5 I've revived my track pump which I'd given up on as couldn't get original spares.

Also, the Tyre Glider I ordered I tried out and it works brilliantly. Can't recommend enough. Late to the party of course as been out years but so much better than regular tyre levers.

 

[Elybazza61]

Sadly I spent so much time fettling I didn’t manage to take any pics! Will try in the morning, it’s very black!

There should be one on the rear mech where the cable enters(item 11);

https://www.sjscycles.com/Drawings/Shimano/Shimano_GRX_RD-RX810_Tech_Doc.pdf

The front is a bit trickier as it's adjusted with a small hex nut where the cable is clamped.

This is the parts diagram for an 810 mech but it's mostly the same for all newer front mechs (adjust screw is no 2); I think some older and lower spec ones are slightly different.

https://www.sjscycles.com/Drawings/Shimano/Shimano_GRX_FD-RX810_Tech_Doc.pdf

Hope this helps

 

[prawny]

There should be one on the rear mech where the cable enters(item 11);

https://www.sjscycles.com/Drawings/Shimano/Shimano_GRX_RD-RX810_Tech_Doc.pdf

The front is a bit trickier as it's adjusted with a small hex nut where the cable is clamped.

This is the parts diagram for an 810 mech but it's mostly the same for all newer front mechs (adjust screw is no 2); I think some older and lower spec ones are slightly different.

https://www.sjscycles.com/Drawings/Shimano/Shimano_GRX_FD-RX810_Tech_Doc.pdf

Hope this helps

Awesome thank you, I wasn’t sure about the rear, much slicker looking than any Shimano mech I’ve seen before. I’d assumed the front mech just wouldn’t have one so this is a happy bonus.