Hacks / Bodges

Not a new thing, my Ritchey is a few years old (how could you possibly tell?) & pretty much the same deal.

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Excellent work

Partner dropped the (only remaining) car key and the key bit snapped off. The car is pretty ancient so I was like “ah, it’ll be grand, we just need to be able to turn it, I’ll fix it”. Dremelled the key off an old bike lock key, drilled a slot in there, stuck the car key in. Job’s a good ‘un.

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PLOT TWIST: turns out the car isn’t so ancient and there’s some kind of transponder thingy in the key body, so even if you can get the key in there and turn it, the car won’t start. Total waste of time. Got it repaired by a professional.

There’s a lesson here, but whatever it is I refuse to learn it.

I've yet to put any meat in the food bin which will be the real test. They've previously chewed through a bungee so hoping this will be more succesful.

There’s a lesson here, but whatever it is I refuse to learn it.

Good. Make sure you remember it, too.

Couple of recent ones. Needed to lower the front mudguard a bit, found a plate with some holes in it and some small screws

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This one is bordering on non-bodge but needed somewhere to attach a rear light on a pannier rack. Found a handlebar gadget holder extension thingy, sawed the handlebar clamp bit off, drilled and tapped a M4 thread and heeey

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I can report back that the fox-proofing of the food waste bin worked, despite these little sods repeatedly running off with the bin they couldn't open it:

Brilliant photo.

Neat that! I’ve always used a cork to make a rack mounting plate round so that a rubber strap can go round it properly but that look great

Brilliant photo.

This! Love it. And congrats on being able to keep your garbage in the bin at least, even though the bin itself seems doomed to exile. How far did they get?

Thanks - not entirely sure how you mean with the cork, do you cut a slot down the cork lengthwise and let it pac-man itself around the plate on the rack?

Pretty much yeah, sometimes a bit of tape too but it never seems 100% solid nor lasts that long so your bodge definitely looks a better bet.

I recovered it that time (although they weren't keen on backing off) but this morning I found it a couple of doors down where I suspect someone had rescued it from the middle of the road.

Brilliant photo.

What happened to it?

Was missing having a clutch derailleur so made a DIY GRX 12 speed derailleur. Ultegra with an 810 cage. Cage tension and capacity are a bit higher so better for off roading

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But still no clutch?

Don't recall if I've shared this yet. Another mudguard dropping solution. Old cleat plate from a shoe. Bolt through crown threads directly into it and then bolt mudguard to the lower threads.

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Just for reference; when you get a flat tyre in a 700x40c tyre and only have a 29x2.5 inner tube remember to swap the massively oversized and stuffed in there tube over once you get home. Don’t forget all about it and ride it for 100’s of miles before getting another flat because the tube has rubbed on itself and made a huge hole. Luckily I had a more suitable tube with me last night. A 650x50 :/ Still it got me home!

Very good

Spotted on the Pennine Rally socials.

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Is there anything cable ties can't do?

Thankfully not mine, just found on the street.

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Must be on the way to the hospital