What Have You Fettled Today?

[Elybazza61]

Thanks Frank, that’s very kind of you to say 😊.
As it happens Stayer’s frame painter does a clear finish that leaves all the brazing and heat marks on display and I’ve gone for that. Luckily the head tube/top tube join went well since it’ll be in my eyeline constantly 😁

My Stayer OG is in the clear finish, some detail pics from when I got it ;

And as it is now,It's stood up to a fair bit of abuse and there's only a couple of bits where the clear coat has been chipped off;

 

[Fergs]

My Stayer OG is in the clear finish, some detail pics from when I got it ;

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And as it is now,It's stood up to a fair bit of abuse and there's only a couple of bits where the clear coat has been chipped off;

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Very nice indeed, and a lovely build, thanks for sharing the pics 👍

I infer it’s the phosphate dip that darkens the frame metal a bit, but since that highlights the brazing more I think it adds to the effect

 

[sevenfourate]

Total clean, drive-train strip and lube, tighten (Same ?) rear wheel spoke [Spoke and nipple want renewing I imagine] , adjust front brake……

Also took the time to touch-in a chip to the REAR of the rear stay - using Hammerite paint and the sharpened shaft of a cotton bud. *So slow - road debris catches me up from behind; say what ? 🤣

 

[Shearwater Missile]

After a good ride this morning, in good, I mean I felt good, that makes a change; I decided to trim the back hedge, a mixture of laurel and what I think is, is some kind of viburnum. Whatever it is, it always gets eaten by something. At least we don`t have to worry about the box caterpillar anymore as we are ridden of the box. Monty will tell you that one.
All in all a good result, despite the forecast for rain this afternoon.

 

[ColinJ]

Today, I be mainly playing musical front wheels/tyres. Bear with me, there was method in the madness, not madness in the method!

I took the Campagnolo Neutron off my CAAD 5, the Campagnolo Proton off my DIY 6-speed Specialized, and the Mavic Aksium off my old Basso turbo bike.

I took the Continental GP 5000 tyre off the Neutron, the good Michelin Lithion off the Proton, and the worn Lithion off the Aksium.

I put the GP 5000 tyre on the Proton, the Good Lithion on the Aksium and the worn Lithion on the Neutron.

I put the Proton wheel on the CAAD 5, the Aksium on the Specialized, and the Neutron on the Basso.

This was all triggered by a stupid decision to ride my best bike all year round, a few years back. All of the bikes have rim brakes. One winter of riding on wet salty/gritty roads was enough to grind away a lot of the braking surfaces of the Neutron. I didn't want to scrap the wheel so I kept on riding it, but seeing photos of rim failures finally decided me - I definitely do NOT want my front wheel exploding on an 80+ km/hr Pennine descent!!

So now I have my best (but now fragile) wheel safely on my turbo bike, my second best (but still good) wheel on my best bike, and a chunky (but acceptable) wheel on my knockabout bike. All bikes still have the same front tyres as before.

 

[All uphill]

I disassembled the front wheel of Ms AUs main bike. The wheel has a Shimano dynamo hub.

Having cleaned up the terminals, adjusted and regressed the bearings a voltage is now present, but the lights still don't work. That means I'll be tracing the wiring and googling to find out how to check LEDs tomorrow.

 

[ColinJ]

One winter of riding on wet salty/gritty roads was enough to grind away a lot of the braking surfaces of the Neutron.

This photo gives an idea of how much rim wear there is. Maybe it would be safe for another year or two of riding, but I don't think that it's worth the risk!