In the past month I have -
Serviced the front and rear wheel bearings (new balls and grease after a good clean) including new cones in the front as these
were knackered (my fault - I over adjusted without allowing for the little extra from the quick release
) . Decided that I wanted slightly lower gearing, and the tripple (28, 38, 48) was looking a bit worn anyway - It wasn't too keen to come off ... but I won in the end
to be replaced with a 22, 32, 44 and new bottom bracket
Cassette changed from 14, 16, 18, 21, 24, 28, 32 "F" to custom 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 24, 28 (based on 11-28 "ac") which seems to suit me ok.
New headset
MIL bought me a new dynamo for my birthday so replaced this
with this
very impressed - quiet and hardly any drag. My wife bought me one of these
(to go with the new dyno) and what an improvement after this one
just walking with the bike seems to give full lighting power.
Got to thinking that the stem/bar set-up looked a bit 'ungainly' (and the fit wasn't quite right for me)
Couldn't find a replacement stem that would suit me (not in black anyway), so I bought a quill-ahead converter (I already had a stem - Halfords sale £2.00 a couple of years ago) and ended up with this
That fitted me OK, but looked a bit 'clunky', so I got a spacer (SJS) and dabbed a bit of shiny black paint here and there ... and
(I'm not sure yet ...).
Rear mech was sort of OK,
but this was going for £12.00 at UKBikestore
and looked a bit more up to date.
Had a good look at the rear lighting
and decided that it was letting everything else down. Ordered a B+M DToplight Plus from Cycle Plus on Wednesday @ 7.30pm. Removed the home made flasher mount and light
and made a suitable mount for the new light and fitted it with pop rivetts
New light arrived at 1.30pm yesterday, and took about 10 min to fit and connect up.
I'm highly delighted with that bit of kit (and the quick service)
Completed bike is like a new one now, and is certainly a better ride.
Just wondering what else is left to 'improve'