What Have You Fettled Today?

[Jenkins]

I think the cut tyre from yesterday is junk if I can get a 5mm Allen key through the hole easily. It's been replaced by an old & worn but undamaged GP4000 I found in bike shed 2.

While the wheel was out I noticed that the brake pads were more worn than I thought so they've also been replaced.

 

[Shearwater Missile]

Fixed the same puncture twice.
Had a piece of flint put a large cut through the tyre making the hole in the tube easy to find and fix. The first self adhesive patch used (last one from an otherwise empty strip) must have been in the kit for a long while as it lasted for all of a few hundred yards before the glue stopped sticking and the tube went down and needed re-patching using the first from another strip.

The most annoying thing is that the tyre looks like it will need to be replaced - it's only done 75 miles from new as a replacement for one that had almost exactly the same sort of cut. The bulge at the bottom of the cut is where the tube is poking through the carcase so I've deflated it and will have a proper look later tomorrow, but I don't think a tyre boot will help.
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That looks a pretty bad cut. Around here, they are putting a lot of stone chips down, redressing if you like. It makes me uneasy, as 1, all the loose stuff makes it dangerous and 2, some of the sharp bits are liable to go into a tyre. Years ago, on one of my commutes to Felixstowe Rd in Ipswich, Derby Rd had just been dressed. Lunchtime, I always made it a habit of checking my tyres. Sure enough, one tyre was down. It was a small piece from the redressing. Glad I checked it then and not found out when I was about to leave off.
I think you are right, that looks like a new tyre job !

 

[Bristolian]

I've been trying to locate a creak on the non-drive side of the bike for the past few days, which I finally tracked it down to the pedal which had quite a bit of play. Never having serviced an SPD pedal before I went straight to the Park Tool YouTube channel and good old Calvin came to my rescue.

The first task was removing the pedal from the crank and that proved a little tough, resulting on me having to remove the crank are from the bike and applying rather more effort than I felt comfortable with. Anyway, nothing broke or bent so onwards to removing the spindle and bearing. Sure enough, there was quite a bit of play in the bearing and lots of very watery grease in the pedal housing that needed cleaning out. Adjusting the bearings was simple enough and I took Calvin's tip to fill the bottom portion of the housing with fresh grease and let that push the old stuff out.

Once the pedal and crank arm was refitted I gave it a test flight up the road and hey-presto ... silence. Jobs a good 'un

 

[Jenkins]

That looks a pretty bad cut. Around here, they are putting a lot of stone chips down, redressing if you like. It makes me uneasy, as 1, all the loose stuff makes it dangerous and 2, some of the sharp bits are liable to go into a tyre. Years ago, on one of my commutes to Felixstowe Rd in Ipswich, Derby Rd had just been dressed. Lunchtime, I always made it a habit of checking my tyres. Sure enough, one tyre was down. It was a small piece from the redressing. Glad I checked it then and not found out when I was about to leave off.
I think you are right, that looks like a new tyre job !

This was caused by a badly positioned water cannon that was soaking the road and dragging debris off the verge, in this case a thin, flat and sharp flint chip. And as per above it was a new (used) tyre.

Edit - and having just typed that there has just been a popping sound and the tyre has gone flat! Hopefully it's just the patch giving way (that's what you get for keeping stuff unused for years) and at least it waited until I'd got home from a longish test ride.

Further edit - it was the patch giving way so a new tube has been fitted.

 

[Elybazza61]

I think the cut tyre from yesterday is junk if I can get a 5mm Allen key through the hole easily. It's been replaced by an old & worn but undamaged GP4000 I found in bike shed 2.
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While the wheel was out I noticed that the brake pads were more worn than I thought so they've also been replaced.

Tyre boot and loads of rubber glue on the outside and you'll be reeet!

 

[Elybazza61]

Replaced a failing high-voltage power supply on my left Quad ESL.

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Old one in beeswax to prevent miniature lightning storms!
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New one installed.
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My brother did the soldering, so I had faith enough to put the back grille back on before testing it.
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Success! We have music again.

Now I feel like a REAL Quad owner, proud to be keeping the faith!

Is the dog checking it's in phase ?

Oh and the amp with the VU meters - Accuphase? Marantz? Luxman? or some other classic Japanese amp.

 

[Drago]

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Success! We have music again.

Songs From the Wood is a great albun on vinyl. Believe it or not the cover photo is adtually a painting.