What Have You Fettled Today?
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Katana
Well-Known Member
Loving the bar tape😃
EckyH
It wasn't me!
- Location
- Nottuln, North Rhine-Westphalia
It complements the bottle cage under the down tube.
Fettled today: Installed brake cables on the Preamble replacement with fiddling the rear brake cable through the down tube and adjusting the brakes afterwards. The actual Campagnolo Veloce 10 speed brifters combined with TRP Spyre brakes with Jagwire KEB-SL and polished Jagwire brake cables are not that much worse than the hydraulic Shimano GRX 400 brakes on my Ridley X-Ride.
But the Campagnolo brifters suits my hands much better than the Shimano brifters and the same applies to the control concept.
E.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Not really a 'fettle' yet, more an 'arrival, check-over and adjust' but ...
... yesterday I picked up what I'd hoped was a 1984 Peugeot PY10 LS Professional, given the sticker below which was what originally piqued my interest:
It's a 52cm frame - which isn't listed so will be originally a 'female' frame - that's seen a lot of miles but been well looked after. As a result most of the original components have been changed / updated and my guess is only the Weinmann Carrera 400 front brake and Peugeot / Stronglight crankset are original:
The bike works well so to date all I've done is adjust the seat post up and remove what was thick tape on the rear downstays as the Peugeot has done a lot of touring miles. Underneath that, and elsewhere, the chrome / paint has gone so I'll have to work out what to do with it all:
Technically I only want the Mavic MA2 wheels for the Pug 653 project I'm working on, but I'll get working on this as well. So far I've found:
- Paint missing on the whole bike, including almost all the chrome on the rear.
- The Atax 26.4 seatpost looks lovely but the quill-stem type allen key bolt is very worn.
- Worn quill stem bolt.
- Replacement tyres needed and then working out the original components if needed, with the specification here.
... yesterday I picked up what I'd hoped was a 1984 Peugeot PY10 LS Professional, given the sticker below which was what originally piqued my interest:
It's a 52cm frame - which isn't listed so will be originally a 'female' frame - that's seen a lot of miles but been well looked after. As a result most of the original components have been changed / updated and my guess is only the Weinmann Carrera 400 front brake and Peugeot / Stronglight crankset are original:
The bike works well so to date all I've done is adjust the seat post up and remove what was thick tape on the rear downstays as the Peugeot has done a lot of touring miles. Underneath that, and elsewhere, the chrome / paint has gone so I'll have to work out what to do with it all:
Technically I only want the Mavic MA2 wheels for the Pug 653 project I'm working on, but I'll get working on this as well. So far I've found:
- Paint missing on the whole bike, including almost all the chrome on the rear.
- The Atax 26.4 seatpost looks lovely but the quill-stem type allen key bolt is very worn.
- Worn quill stem bolt.
- Replacement tyres needed and then working out the original components if needed, with the specification here.
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EckyH
It wasn't me!
- Location
- Nottuln, North Rhine-Westphalia
Finished the Preamble replacement except the tyres - they are the only 48mm tyres in the fund and I was curious whether the will fit in the frame. In the next days I'll put the black tyres from the Surly Preamble onto this bike.
E.
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EckyH
It wasn't me!
- Location
- Nottuln, North Rhine-Westphalia
That didn't age well:
The new tyres are 40mm wide Hutchinson Overide. Their side wall colour matches the frame a bit better than the Tufo Thundero. Tyres all black would look a bit bleak for my taste.
The wheels were off the bike, so I changed the brake pads too - from semi metallic to organic. Now braking is much quieter than yesterday.
Edit: The front valve isn't slanted, it's bent.
E.
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itboffin
Legendary Member
- Location
- Marlborough, Windshire
Replaced rotor with sram centerline noise has gone.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Something was skiffing on my Friday commute around the front wheel. It had been ok in the stand on Thursday night when I fitted the new shifter. So I adjusted the guard and front brake when it was on the deck.
I think I'll need new pads soon but with the better weather 🤞 my summer bike will see the long rides more so I'll get a while longer 🤞🤞
I think I'll need new pads soon but with the better weather 🤞 my summer bike will see the long rides more so I'll get a while longer 🤞🤞
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Cleaning the commuter this evening, felt some play in the BB. Ah well, spare in stock, all done in 15 minutes including cleaning the chainrings. Non-drive side bearing on the UN300 was worn. It's done about 2 or 3 years as the original was fitted when I refurbed the frame.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I was talking to a mate on Farceboke about going tubeless and he was telling me he scared it'd go hard. So I thought its sod's law I'll get a p'ture tomorrow and my sealant will be dry. So I topped it up tonight. I should have done it outside it made a right mess!
I gave up trying to adjust my front brake caliper, which after I renewed the pads squeaked. This morning I dropped into my LBS who diagnosed and fixed a sticky piston. I bought a refill pack of five dynaplug darts and TPU patches. Dynaplug darts have massively increased in price. I got them to fit a pair of new bar end plugs after one went AWOL on yesterdays ride.
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HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
The last time I got refills I found it cheaper to order the motor bike ones and cut them to length. 🤞 they work but 🤞🤞 Ive not needed to find out!
