$250 Downhill Bike | Budget Mountain Bike Restoration Part 2: Restoring a Vintage Downhill Bike.

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  • Опубліковано 31 гру 2024

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  • @gman6059
    @gman6059 Рік тому +16

    Those cranks came out fantastic. Nice job!

  • @baileydelelys2890
    @baileydelelys2890 Рік тому +10

    Another alternative to remove old nasty grease I’ve found to work well is pb blaster / wd40 on a rag. They are actually detergents that break down grease. Cool project!

  • @jeehoonjones1389
    @jeehoonjones1389 Рік тому +3

    I love your videos man! I watched this one around 20 times already! I want to overhaul my dad's old Kona Downhill bike now!

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  Рік тому

      Thanks! Glad you're enjoying the vids 😁 Bike restorations are fun. You should definitely consider it.

  • @isaaccuartase3546
    @isaaccuartase3546 Рік тому +3

    that's for me a super bike, love how you took care of every bolt on the bike, might not be as fast as a new giant glory or specialized demo race, but older bikes are always fun with good maintentance and correct parts.

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  Рік тому

      Agreed. They are more for fun factor these days. It's such a fun bike to ride!

  • @ANDRO2K
    @ANDRO2K 4 місяці тому +3

    Wish i had a bike like that

  • @the_blair_bike_project
    @the_blair_bike_project Рік тому +2

    Nicely done sir!

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  Рік тому +1

      Thank you!..and thanks for telling me about this bike?🙏

  • @stefjonckers225
    @stefjonckers225 Рік тому +1

    ur acc needs some more recognition man! keep it up!

  • @visualoddity
    @visualoddity Рік тому +3

    Is that a big crack inside the headtube @ 5:26?!?

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  Рік тому +2

      I was wondering if someone would notice that. No, it's just a black stain that wouldn't come clean.

    • @AyusoEnjoyer
      @AyusoEnjoyer 7 місяців тому +1

      I was looking for this comment xD Like wtf is that

  • @Dirtdaredevil
    @Dirtdaredevil Рік тому +1

    dude i love watching these vids seeing like the before and after, Keep it up man :)

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  Рік тому

      Thanks! 😁 Glad you enjoyed it. I'm planning more of these in the future.

  • @jackhammer3844
    @jackhammer3844 Рік тому +1

    Классное видео, поздравляю с велосипедом 👍

  • @chrisregister8021
    @chrisregister8021 4 місяці тому +2

    I rebuilt a 2004 specialized enduro, Bought the bike for 250.Just like you and put about $500 Into it without counting the dropper post. Ended up rebuilding or replacing pretty much every part on the bike, It Took me over 2 months because I have to keep waiting for parts. I want to put a 1500 W mid drive system on it next.

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  4 місяці тому

      Those are my favorite types of projects. The mid drive motor idea sounds pretty interesting.

  • @PaperKiller79
    @PaperKiller79 Рік тому +1

    Went to Snowshoe with three friends back in 1997. We were seniors in high school. Drove all night from Windsor, Ontario. Got pulled over in Ohio - state trooper let us off with a warning.
    We were all on hardtail XC bikes. Me on a Norco Torrent. Snowshoe wasn’t as developed or as popular as it is now. We pretty much had the place to ourselves. They had ProFlex bikes for rent - I ended up buying a ProFlex 757 frame when I got back to Canada.

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  Рік тому

      A much different time. Things have come a long way. I saw a guy on an on rigid, 90s Stumpjumer when I was there. I can't see myself bombing down that mountain with rim brakes. lol. We're spoiled with all the new tech.

  • @mokujinsan9946
    @mokujinsan9946 8 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful restoration, these vintage DH bikes are really worth saving in my opinion. Take care Blessings from a Brit in Berlin. 👌

  • @kingdomculture5743
    @kingdomculture5743 5 місяців тому +1

    Really enjoyed the build!

  • @Mark.OnEarth
    @Mark.OnEarth Рік тому +1

    Great video, keep going. I started my channel from scratch uploading what I enjoyed, and now I just hit 10k subs.

  • @chrisball8178
    @chrisball8178 6 місяців тому +2

    Love a cheap but rad build

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  6 місяців тому

      @@chrisball8178 This is one of my favorites.

  • @JustinDoesTriathlon
    @JustinDoesTriathlon Рік тому +1

    Haha those original bearing races look identical to some ones I've pulled out of resto 70s and 80s Schwinns! 😮That was a fun build! Looks great. Sidenote: You and I have almost identical resto approaches, even down to the Flitz and Bel Ray grease

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  Рік тому

      Haha. We have an old school approach.😀 Glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @elliotyamamoto38
    @elliotyamamoto38 Рік тому +1

    Wow ordering those rubber protectors from the UK... I would have used an old inner tube lol

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  Рік тому

      Haha. Yeah, I thought about it, but this looks a lot better.

  • @grzegorzgolebiewski3106
    @grzegorzgolebiewski3106 8 місяців тому

    Dzięki za swietny film

  • @grzegorzgolebiewski3106
    @grzegorzgolebiewski3106 8 місяців тому +1

    Szacunek za prace i

  • @evemaniac
    @evemaniac 5 місяців тому +1

    I switched to Shimano levers on my MT5 .. I heard those are called Shigura's or Magmano's they work like a charm

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  5 місяців тому

      @evemaniac I haven't tried it yet, but lots of people seem to rave about them.

    • @evemaniac
      @evemaniac 5 місяців тому

      @@AdrenalineIsLife they are not inferiour to a pure Magura setup thats for sure. I took XT levers ,sold my Magura MT5 levers on ebay and came out allmost even . I would change my MT7 levers too but my wife gifted me some self designed and custom made covers for them, so its a no go to change them.

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  5 місяців тому

      @@evemaniac I have a few sets of Magura brakes. I'm going to try it.

    • @evemaniac
      @evemaniac 5 місяців тому

      @@AdrenalineIsLife the old Matha SL brakes had such awesome grips.. these plastic ones are a shame in my oppinion but I guess Magura went full kapitalistic. They still work but they are fragile as hell, so changing them was a no brainer and the full metall ShimanoXT levers gave me reach adjustment too 🙂

  • @Lee-At-Green-Pheonix-Rc
    @Lee-At-Green-Pheonix-Rc 5 місяців тому +1

    I still ride 26 inch on my 2012 bike still runs like new

  • @ShaunTriumph
    @ShaunTriumph 8 місяців тому +3

    Doing the same thing with an old Intense M3. Although I bought a frame and building it up, forks are proving very expensive. Build will take longer. Hope mine turns out as good as yours. Wanted one when they came out 2004 and 20 years later finally get to build an M3

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  8 місяців тому +2

      Those old Instense M bikes were awesome. I hope you find a decent fork to put on it. Prices have been ridiculous. Good luck with your build!

  • @neuronkilladnb
    @neuronkilladnb Рік тому +1

    This looks awesome,i alwasy wanted to ride a downhill bike but i dont think using it in the city too will be good,plus these bikes are very expensive!

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  Рік тому

      Cool bikes but a nightmare to ride on anything that's not steep downhill.

  • @Wannaridebikes
    @Wannaridebikes Рік тому +1

    My two downhill bikes are intense brand a M1 04 edition and a M6. Both are 26 inch wheels. Love em. It’s the bread n butter of downhill. But is downhill mtb bikes in the past like 26 inch wheels ? I’d downhill fading out since all the e-bikes. ….it changed the whole bike scene. Along with all the 29rs Where is mtb going in 2024?

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  Рік тому

      I hope downhill keeps going. It's so much fun. Luckily UCI World Cup downhill is still going strong. Let's hope downhill stays forever.

    • @Wannaridebikes
      @Wannaridebikes Рік тому +1

      @@AdrenalineIsLife yup I hope it stays. The way bikes are being made downhill bikes are not sold much anymore.

  • @vicktorcahoj1774
    @vicktorcahoj1774 9 місяців тому

    Where is that trail

  • @azabenji
    @azabenji 6 місяців тому +9

    "250dollar bike" fake info

  • @Slazmoservicing4209
    @Slazmoservicing4209 Рік тому +1

    Putting that head set in and the logo's are out of line... Just an OCD thing...

    • @AdrenalineIsLife
      @AdrenalineIsLife  Рік тому

      Yeah. I had a whole segment about it that I cut for time. 99% of the time, I'm installing a zero stack cup. I wasn't paying attention. 😕

  • @auschris9296
    @auschris9296 3 місяці тому

    FSA isnt even old school, i used to ride FSA open headsets on my first and second bmx bike like 12 years ago

    • @jdauph039
      @jdauph039 2 місяці тому

      its an old FSA headset.

  • @dhrider5315
    @dhrider5315 11 місяців тому

    soo…you don’t know how to adjust chain guide?

  • @volodymyrhniedash4581
    @volodymyrhniedash4581 3 місяці тому

    spend 100$ on chemicals