Author Topic: What have you fettled today? (Read 2178809 times)

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #8750 on:** 31 January, 2014, 02:52:56 pm »

Quote from: Dibdib on 30 January, 2014, 08:52:05 pm

Too cold to go out tonight so some more garage fettling:

And new tyres/tubes (Conti GP 4Seasons) on the Tricross.

So neat! So clean! No oil, no dust, no fingerprints!

mcshroom · « **Reply #8751 on:** 31 January, 2014, 02:54:24 pm »

Give it time

mcshroom · « **Reply #8752 on:** 31 January, 2014, 05:15:58 pm »

I haven't been fettling personally, but I've just spent the last hour or so guiding two United Utilities drain unblockers round while they worked out where the blockage was (two doors downstream from me), and how to remove the roots that were causing it. I now have fully working drains again

Kim · « **Reply #8753 on:** 01 February, 2014, 12:18:40 am »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 31 January, 2014, 02:52:56 pm

Quote from: Dibdib on 30 January, 2014, 08:52:05 pm
Too cold to go out tonight so some more garage fettling:

And new tyres/tubes (Conti GP 4Seasons) on the Tricross.
So neat! So clean! No oil, no dust, no fingerprints!

Yeah. Come back next year and all the tools will be crammed on one shelf so the others can be used to store tqt.

Canardly · « **Reply #8754 on:** 01 February, 2014, 11:22:04 am »

Wot no spiders and webs? I have monsters lurking in the shadows.

sg37409 · « **Reply #8755 on:** 01 February, 2014, 01:38:38 pm »

Crud catcher mudguards fitted to youngests new bike (decathlon fit) and then swapping the flat bars on the tandem back to the original drops with bar-end gears. Freezing cold but enjoyed it

T42 · « **Reply #8756 on:** 01 February, 2014, 04:46:52 pm »

On backup bike: p*ncture repair, CatEye lamp mount added to bars, crappy Sigma taillight to rear. Not for all-nighters, just in case I'm out after sunset. Ordered a new set of pedals for it, too.

phantasmagoriana · « **Reply #8757 on:** 01 February, 2014, 09:24:18 pm »

New brake pads and a little bit of a clean for the not-Tifosi.

interzen · « **Reply #8758 on:** 01 February, 2014, 09:27:49 pm »

Luggage fettling - seeing if my recently acquired Alpkit Stem Cells will play nicely with the tri-bars and handlebar harness on the green bike:

They do, with the velcro stem straps helping to keep GPS cabling and whatnot in check as well

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #8759 on:** 01 February, 2014, 09:56:50 pm »

The central heating timer. When we got home tonight it said it was 0445 on Weds and the flat was cold.

mcshroom · « **Reply #8760 on:** 01 February, 2014, 10:02:46 pm »

Quote from: interzen on 01 February, 2014, 09:27:49 pm

Luggage fettling - seeing if my recently acquired Alpkit Stem Cells will play nicely with the tri-bars and handlebar harness on the green bike:

They do, with the velcro stem straps helping to keep GPS cabling and whatnot in check as well

Is there a bike somewhere in that picture?

interzen · « **Reply #8761 on:** 01 February, 2014, 10:07:13 pm »

Oh yes.
Two, if you look very carefully.

L CC · « **Reply #8762 on:** 01 February, 2014, 11:39:43 pm »

A VC167 coloured beanie hat for Mr Smith. It's a first draft, and a bit small, and he won't let me take a picture muttering something about being in bed and asleep.
ETA:

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #8763 on:** 02 February, 2014, 10:03:15 am »

Does he always sleep with his glasses on?

Neat hat, but cold ears!

Tim Hall · « **Reply #8764 on:** 02 February, 2014, 12:03:46 pm »

Transferred all the remaining bits from the dead black bike to the ex-tiermat hack frame. Well almost all. Managed to bugger up the feelthy chain, so gave up and will buy a new one.

Did a wee bit of filing to one of the rear drop outs to give bit more adjustment scope.

Polar Bear · « **Reply #8765 on:** 02 February, 2014, 12:32:48 pm »

A witness statement.

Yes, great cycling weather but I'm working.

Jurek · « **Reply #8766 on:** 02 February, 2014, 03:45:27 pm »

Fettled some cold weather laces (bungee with crimped loops) into a newly bought pair of boots.

No more tying knots with cold fingers

delthebike · « **Reply #8767 on:** 02 February, 2014, 03:55:52 pm »

Quote from: Jurek on 02 February, 2014, 03:45:27 pm

Fettled some cold weather laces (bungee with crimped loops) into a newly bought pair of boots.

No more tying knots with cold fingers

How does that work then?

Doesn't the boot feel loose?

Jurek · « **Reply #8768 on:** 02 February, 2014, 04:29:45 pm »

Quote from: delthebike on 02 February, 2014, 03:55:52 pm

Quote from: Jurek on 02 February, 2014, 03:45:27 pm
Fettled some cold weather laces (bungee with crimped loops) into a newly bought pair of boots.

No more tying knots with cold fingers
How does that work then? Doesn't the boot feel loose?

What you see in the photo doesn't work - that's just the method I use to roughly calculate the length of bungee required.
When the bungee is stretched, it criss-crosses the lace hooks conventionally.
Getting the length right, so that the boots aren't too tight on your feet and yet, not flopping about is an imprecise art, requiring a generous supply of bungee

delthebike · « **Reply #8769 on:** 02 February, 2014, 04:36:45 pm »

Quote from: Jurek on 02 February, 2014, 04:29:45 pm

Getting the length right, so that the boots aren't too tight on your feet and yet, not flopping about is an imprecise art, requiring a generous supply of bungee

I see!
Or you could just get yer Mum to do them up properly with the supplied laces.

Jurek · « **Reply #8770 on:** 02 February, 2014, 05:35:15 pm »

Quote from: delthebike on 02 February, 2014, 04:36:45 pm

Quote from: Jurek on 02 February, 2014, 04:29:45 pm
Getting the length right, so that the boots aren't too tight on your feet and yet, not flopping about is an imprecise art, requiring a generous supply of bungee
I see!
Or you could just get yer Mum to do them up properly with the supplied laces.

That would be far too easy.

Also.
You've not met my Mum........

L CC · « **Reply #8771 on:** 02 February, 2014, 07:15:50 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 02 February, 2014, 10:03:15 am

Neat hat, but cold ears!

I reckon a further half dozen ish rows above the diamonds will sort that. V2.0 next weekend, probably, They don't take long to knit.

LittleWheelsandBig · « **Reply #8772 on:** 02 February, 2014, 07:35:09 pm »

A Klikfix/Rams Etrex 30 mount.

About to replace the derailleur cable on a Brommie before tomorrow's commute (DONE). I must tackle the racing tandem sometime, it is looking very forlorn.

clarion · « **Reply #8773 on:** 02 February, 2014, 07:42:29 pm »

Quote from: fboab on 02 February, 2014, 07:15:50 pm

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 02 February, 2014, 10:03:15 am
Neat hat, but cold ears!
I reckon a further half dozen ish rows above the diamonds will sort that. V2.0 next weekend, probably, They don't take long to knit.

Cool idea. Warm hat.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #8774 on:** 02 February, 2014, 08:30:37 pm »

Gear cables, front brake blocks and chain for the ~~pink~~ magenta bike. I can now get all my gears! Given the length of the chain, I suspect a cassette replacement will be soon.