Custom Steel Bicycle All Road Bike: The Complete Build
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2024
- A handmade custom steel bike has been a dream of mine for many years. Expert frame builder John Fitzgerald of Fitz Cycles in Santa Rosa, California will be fabricating the frame and accessories. The goal is to create a bike suited to long distance self-supported rides with clearance for large tires, but also light enough for mixed terrain races. The design will draw on inspiration of the classic French Constructeur style bikes with integrated racks, fenders, and lights. What I love most about these kinds of bikes is how they open the door to a multiple of ride options. No longer are you confined to a specific type of ride. These kinds of bikes allow you to craft up any route, on any surface, with only your imagination as the limit. Is it a mountain bike, a gravel bike, or a road bike? It's really hard to categorize a bike like this, so it's often called an "all-road" bike. Please join along as I take you with me on this next chapter in Henrywildeberry's two wheeled world.
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Frame: Fitz Cycles Custom Lugged w/braze-on's for rack, fenders & tail light
Fork: Fitz Cycles Custom, Low Trail with rack & fender braze-ons, and Center-pull brakes
Fenders: Honjo H80 62mm wide for 650B tires with Hollow stays
Shifters: Rivendell Downtube shifters www.rivbike.co...
Brakes: Mafac Raid center-pull (vintage) Braze-on mounted
Handlebar: Nitto B136 (42mm) with a 26mm clamp
Stem: Nitto NP 100mm with 26mm clamp
Saddle: Gilles Berthoud Galibier (Natural color) Ti rails
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Seat post: Nitto 83
Headset: Chris King 2Nut 1-inch threaded
Front Rack: Custom Fitz Cycles w/Integrated headlight mount
Crank: Velo Orange Gand Cru sub-compact double 170mm 46-30 velo-orange.co...
Pedals: Shimano XTR
Hubs: Shimano 600 front & 6600 Ultra rear (130mm spacing)
Bottom Bracket: 115mm square taper (VO recommends 118)
Bar tap: Brooks Cambium in Rust color (Soon be changed to a donated tape from Mr. Cauthorn).
Rear Cable Hanger: Nitto
Front Brake Cable Hanger: Dia Compe
Tires :Pacenti (made by Panaracer) 650b x 48mm
Rear Deralleur: Shimano Deore 9 speed mountain long cage
Front Derailleur: IRD
Bottle Cages: cheap stainless for now King Cages in the Future
Bottles: Camelback
Brake levers: Suntour aero (vintage)
Quick releases: Shimano Ultegra
Cassette: Shimano XT 10 speed 11-32
Hello from Russia! This is an amazing build! I wish you good and safe rides on this bike!
Bliss inducing the shot of OMar's family drafting the christening of your rig's maiden voyage PRICELESS
Nice supple looking bike!
Path Less Pedaled thanks Russ! I wonder if this bike would be a close contender for supplest bike of the year SBOTY award? 😆
Omar has some awesome tools, everything !!!! very well supplied shop!!!
I used to ride in the Alps when I lived in Europe back in the 80s; Rode up many of the TDF summits with a 12 speed; climbing 1000m at 10 to 12% was typical. 39:26 was my smallest gear on my aluminum road bike. No issues when you're 18 years old weighing 160 lbs and measuring 6'-3". Now I'm spoiled with my 11 speed cassette that provides me with a 30:32 gear.
You are having too much damn fun! Looking at previous videos of where you ride, you are on you way to having a perfect bike for your adventures, whether they're long or not! Someone else commented on the vibes in your videos. I second that.
Thanks Ed! I'm hoping this bike will strike a good balance between road and gravel, and long distance self-supported riding. There are still a few more details to iron out, but it's nearly there. Thanks for watching!
I really enjoyed this video. It’s lovely to see two of my favourite things, steel bicycles and aircooled VWs in the same video.
What a beautiful bike, I love the classic old school look, it's something you don't see a lot of here in Australia on a new bike. I hope it brings you many hours of riding pleasure. I love the look of those racks and being to fit that tyre combo is an awesome look.
Cheers from Australia
Dang, what a gorgeous bike! I have the same triple you started with, but never use the big ring; by the time I'm going that fast, I'm happy to coast.
I remember a long time ago, I went shoe shopping and found a pair of "urban hiking" boots. I tried them on, and had a footgasm; they felt like they had been custom made for my feet, and I wore them to bits. I've never worn anything that perfectly fitted, that utterly comfortable, before or since. I hope your bike is like those boots.
Have a great ride!
Such a sweet bike. Having watched many videos in no peticular order I know Omar left to work in another state. Clearly cycles is his jam and sad his shop was not filling the needs of the family as you likely are missing his skills and friendship. I also know you did a video where you mention 18K on the bike down the road from this, it still looks as good as new in it. Be well.
No apologies necessary for the length of the video. I enjoyed it and the extra details.
Beautiful, man! Omar is an absolute Legend, huh? I run and am a huge fan of Gevenalle shifters. You get the best of both worlds-friction or index plus, they are located on the hoods. They are actually mounted to the brake levers so you can have your hands in a comfortable position. Dude, I wish you many, many golden miles to come. Thanks for the great vlog. Best, Rob
Thanks Rob! Omar is an absolute Legend! I can't say enough about how much his wisdom helped me put this bike together and actually make it work!
Best line..... "this is Day Two of the build". We all have been there before. The bike looks amazing and your excitement about is just great. Congratulations!!!!!
thanks for video. I hope y'all are healthy and doing great.
I found a calculator online and found out my bike's trail is 75mm/71mm mechanical trail 🙄you have me thinking about all of this stuff!✌❤🚲
High trail bikes are very stable. The lower trail forks have more rack so they tend to flex a little more providing a nice ride quality. I'm still on the fence on which set-up I like better.
@@Henrywildeberry the fork on mine is flexy with the forward bend down to the axle as well and I enjoy it. The geometric qualities of my bicycle seem to be well suited to how I tend to load it up and make it really comfortable on long riding days, too. My current battle with myself is in learning to deal with my newfound sloth... never knew I'd miss 4 teeth on the count of both my old chainrings so badly. I am enjoying my 'Grandpa Gear' on my new triple setup though. the soulution just may be to finally remove my old CatEye Enduro8 from my handlebar stem so I don't think about it so much!
wonder how the bike is setup now? I switched from a triple to a dual range double setup and have been loving it. Dual range is having a 18+ tooth difference in the chainrings. I have a 46/28. and on another bike I run a 38/22. You basically ride it like a 1x but have the lower chaining when needed.
I simply love it and love your style; it's very similar to my 34 year old US made lugged Steel Trek. Classic beauty.
Omar appears to be a very nice guy and superb building companion.
I couldn't have put this together without his help. He made it easy and fun! I owe him big time.
Gee, I’d love to use those words on our website somewhere. That’s such a nice this to say. Thanks!
What a thing of beauty.
Thank you, Samuel! I couldn't be more pleased!
Great video, really nice Ohmar, let you use his shop. Not much in the way of gravel roads, in my neck of the woods, lots of quiet country roads. That crank gave me an idea . I'm moving all my touring gear of my old touring bike, onto a Bridgestone 500, I built up in 2017. Found my old Suntour 46/28 crankset. Ordered a spindle, and will install with a 7 speed 13-34 cassette. I put on some modern components, but replacing the 27 in. wheels with 700, and I think 28mm will fit. Plan on doing a little unsupported riding this year.
Wow! MS. Kools got a new bike too, you guys will look great, riding on your new bikes. Bring on the videos.
This is a beautiful build and you know what I really like about it? It is the silver alloy hardware set against that lovely dark green paint, topped off by the lovely brown saddle. I want to get silver alloy hardware for my next bike instead of the black anodized items. I believe it's an added safety feature too for those evening/murky weather rides. Anyways, great job and I'm no expert, just a casual, fair weather rider..👏👍
Thank you!
Your Bike just went well over my WOW factor meter, it went over the 100% scale. I love it .Enjoy many many miles of great rides. Paul
Thanks Paul! I am beyond stoked!
Excellente video Monsieur Wildeberry. Tres bien. J'adore the beautiful Velo Orange classique compact - crank that you upgraded to it goes so well with the bicycle. Velo Orange Grand Cru sub-compact double 165 mm 46-30. I am 5'7" so would probably purchase the 165 mm crank length arms with the same Shimano XT 10 speed 11-32 cassette.
I'm glad you like the final build! The VeloOrange crank is nice! I have just about 10,000 miles (16,000 Km) on it and, so far nothing to complain about. The 165mm is an excellent choice! I'm riding a 170mm and I have very long legs.
transcending time and space your vessel of containment is inducing ever constant bliss
Not sure if I'm more envious of the Bike or the Donuts. The bike is pretty amazing coming in at 23 lbs with all the things it will be able to do, great job Henry and John and Omar !
Those donuts! I can't even come close to within 40 miles of that place without getting pulled in. Amazing!
That geometry reminds me a lot of 80’s trek 710. Which I absolutely love.
It's hard to improve on perfection. Thank you!
Very interesting build! I'm crazy about the saddle.
Oddly satisfying! Thanks for posting.
Beautiful. New bike day is always the best day.
Real low weight for such a great touring bike. Awesome.
Cool vibe bra, wife, doggy and bikes. Blessed life
Steel is real... Bike commuter from Philippines!!!
Awesome bike and build. As an old guy I really dig what you have created.
Thanks Alan! There's a lot to be said about the bygone era of bicycles, and much to learn! I think these bikes have a lot going for them, and for the rider!
left handed donut run , WOWZA!
What a great looking bike.Try a mountain bike triple front mech.,they have a nice tight radius .A suntour xc pro would complement the retro look of the velo orange chainset
From what I've had in the stand, most front der's for mtn bikes are made for a 42 tooth big chainring. While you can make it work ok in the little(if you're using a triple) or ok in the big, it doesn't handle doing small and large rings very well. But if you are using a compact crank, why not use a cyclocross front der? Suntour could handle a 46 tooth big chain ring, I only wish that it was still in production!
Ah I guess this answers my question from the Seattle/Portland ride! Beautiful bike and I learned about Rando bikes.
Beautiful bike! I understand that you want a compact crank, but my suggestion is that the front derailleur is slightly outboard. If the tail end of the f/der is rotated in towards the seat tube ever so slightly I think you'll feel a big difference. Once that happens, then a slight adjustment to cable tension and throw on the f/der... I think you'll feel/see a difference that in shifting. Always fun to have a new bike, hope you many happy miles!
Incredible build. Very well done by the best mechanic you can find. Omar is a genius in the shop. He built my Volagi Viaje a long time ago. I have a pair of new Mafac cantilever brakes (late 70s I think) waiting for a home. Nice to see kool stop makes pads for those, I didn't know that.
Nice, I have built up many bikes over the years. A lot of planning, researching for the right parts and patience goes into each build. I have enjoyed all of my builds. As the years and miles goes by it is neat to see in how the bike and parts performs...enjoy your build and all of the happy miles you new ride will provide.
It would be such a treat to get your take on some of those builds you've created over the years. To hear about what worked and what didn't. This build taught me a lot about compatibility issues, and my own expectations. I'm looking forward to putting it through the rigor of our bumpy, choppy roads and gravel tracks. Thanks for all the feedback, Bob!
This is how bicycles should look. Very nice and i LOVE the mix of durable old and new parts.
It was beautiful. Congratulations!
Hey Henry! Thanks for sharing all the building process!
Thanks for watching, Simone!
Will start to look for parts now and frame..your subscriber here in the Philippines 🇵🇭
Gorgeous bike. Kudos to Omar. Great job fellas.
Yay there it is. Already a classic!
Great bike ! and great building I would make only 3 small changes. White outer brake cables. Paul Minimoto brakes and Brooks C15 saddle.
On the C-15 do you have the center cut-out version? Mine was pretty stiff so I ended up letting it go when I sold my Bianchi.
Beautiful classic bike 🚲
I also ride a custom steel Caletti (out of Santa Cruz, Ca) road. So incredibly awesome. In the 17lb range with Columbus tubing.
Beautiful bike. It looks like you had fun building it.
Beautiful bike! Awesome setup. Thanks for sharing about it.
Every second on this video counts... great work from both of you guys!
like the green bike color and it go's with that color saddle. Good choice.
Thanks Alan, once I get everything dialed in I plan to get a matching bar tape to tie everything together.
I'm a little bit jealous but I'll hold it. Congratulations.
Gorgeous bike mate!
Beautiful build. Well done!
I just love the look of this bike. Kind or sorry that the triple didn't work out the compact looks nice. Keep up with these videos - they're great
Me too! I think the triple is a perfect crank for a multi-purpose bike. The subcompact works, as a lot of people have mentioned, however, there is a little more cross chaining necessary. I'm keeping my eye out for a narrow Q triple. One with a standard bolt circle diameter would be nice. I've also emailed VO and asked if they plan to increase the number of middle ring options for their triple. We'll see...
Henry, well documented birth of this awesome bike, wish you lot of safe miles on it, looks gorgeous too. Hello from Slovakia. I live 14 mikes form Peter Sagan's home town Zilina where he grew up.
that is smooth vintage looking machine. 👍👍
You'll always find a way to make it better if not prettier! Great job.
Hey thanks for the thoughtful comment!
@@Henrywildeberry I want to share you out as best I can because you do great work. I have friends all over Europe. I don't have any content of my own but I like independent channels.
What a nice bicycle 👍
Awesome. So been looking forward to this video😀
What a great video! Much love from Minnesota.
Stumbled on this - again ! Chris King always rocks!! I need to get a life😁
A museum piece...nice restobuild bike....
Fred Sanke thank you!
I just recently started to fall in love with touring bikes from watching you are videos and love your bike what does something like that usually cost to build up being a adventure gravel bike guy and also a mountain biker now I have a new obsession that I probably can't afford lol
Hi Sean - As you know from your other cycling adventures prices vary widely depending on the quality of the frame and components. A touring bike has additional things that other bikes don't have which are the racks, bags, fenders, and lights. A good dynamo powered light system alone can cost 500 - 600 dollars. In my opinion with touring and randonneuring bikes you get what you pay for. A complete bike will cost anywhere from 2,500.00 to 5,000.00. You can spend more, but I think in that price range you find a very high quality bike with durable components. For someone on a tight budget there is the used market. Having spent a ton of money myself on super light road bikes, I wasn't sure if touring would be my thing, so when I got the idea to give it try, I bought an old 1983 Specialized Expedition for 600.00. As time went on I invested another $1,000.00 more to add a dynamo, bags, saddle, new wheels and better tires. What was nice about starting out used is I got a better feel for what I might want, and the resale value of older touring bikes is good. The downside to going the used route is finding a frame in your size, with the clearance for the bigger tires and rack/fender mounts. You might find the perfect used frame in your size, but it is missing a few rack mounts you wish it would have. You can buy it and find a local frame builder to add the mounts, but you'll be paying more and having to touch up the paint. Some people start out with Surly, Soma, Salsa, etc. type touring bikes and then either graduate to something higher end later, or decide to try an ultra light bike packing set up. I'm sure some of this is redundant information for you. All the best in your adventures!
Nice, really nice!
Awesome bike and awesome video! I have the same Gilles Berthoud saddle. It takes a few hundred miles to break in but is definitely worth it and I like it a lot more than my old Brooks B17. Congratulations!
Thanks Adam, so far I like the saddle even with only about 60 miles on it. The shape is nice!
Looks beautiful
I have that same VO crankset. When building my passhunter at the end of 2018 I wanted a triple as well. Since I was going with brifters Igor at VO strongly recommended these instead. I was antsy at first because Live in Central Asia where we have insane winds and like to be able to really get low to keep on pedaling through. I will say that these cranks have really been amazing. I love the looks, and the gear ratios are aok for everything I’ve done so far.
Such a nice bike. I can feel that it's a plush ride
Beautiful bike! Nice build!
Thanks for sticking through the video, I know this was long!
Yes, the famous IKEA clock on the wall.:-)
Panaracer tires belong to Panasonic and Panasonic actually makes just good prodcts.
The brakes wouldn't be mine.
And downtube shifters can be dangerous in some situations.
But it is not about security, the style is important - and this bike definitely looks good!:-)
Always have to have donuts ! What a Great looking build, Love it !
Thanks Zipp! The donuts are crucial to a bike build video.
greeting from the city of East Los Angeles … really good videO big fan of touring commuters roads bikes
Diggin' this vintage looking machine, great video.
This build turned out amazing! The VO crankset looks perfect - hopefully it works out. Mafac Racers are a great touch, centerpulls are my favorite. The only change I would make is shellac'ed twine to cap the tape off. Excited to see what adventures this bike brings!
Thanks Harris! I appreciate the kind words of encouragement! I like the shellac look too! We'll see where the subtle changes go from here...
There's not one thing out of place on that bike👍
Wow! That's a great compliment! Thank you!
I love Berthoud saddles. I find them to be super comfortable.
Hey Joe! So far so good! The shape is nice and the few rides have been on are comfortable.
Congrats man. I am so stoked on this bike. Absolutely stunning!
Thank you!!!
Loved the Donut intro, love the Van, love the bike! Safe riding from Denmark :)
Thank you, veto!
Looks like a very fun bike! Good luck with it!!!!
So beautiful bike, man!!!
Very beautiful bike!🚲👏👏👏👍😍
Beautiful 😍
Thank you! 😊
Que hermosa esta!! Perfecta all road!!!!!
Congrats!! Hope miles and miles funny time!!!
Thank you, Dario! The adventure is about to begin, and I can't wait to get the miles in. Cheers!
In regards to the crank, if you want a low "Q" factor triple crank try an old new stock Sugino Aero Tour triple or a VO Grand Cru 110 Fluted Triple Crankset. They are both stiff and looks pretty nice, the Sugino AT has a thinner/rounder look with a polished finished while the VO crank is more square-ish with a very high polished finish....
5:59 The almighty IKEA clock!!
Thanks for another great vid, I started watching a few weeks ago but just finished today! Interesting to hear about your crank adventure. I just bought a vintage Schwinn Voyageur with first gen Deore drivetrain and a 30/46/50 crank. I had been riding a drop bar hybrid conversion with a MTB triple for several months with a 180q, the deore crank is 150q, and my knees sure notice the difference. I too prefer a triple but the half step gearing with downtube shifters on a 5 speed freewheel requires a lot of dancing, too much I’m afraid for comfortable commuting, which is 90% of my riding. So I have also been deliberating a double crank, not so much for the Q factor but the 30t granny is pretty useless in flat Indiana and the 46t “small ring” is a little tall for me. But I could see how with a cassette hub with more gears a 46/30 could be quite nice. The Voyageur has 120mm rear spacing which I think will probably limit my options for rear wheel replacement, but I’m also considering a single crank and internal gear hub. Anyway, I appreciate the longer videos too, just takes me a little longer to find time to watch em. I leave you a long comment in exchange. Looking forward to seeing your next update on this bike.
The compact double can provide you with plenty of gear range especially if you only need climbing gears on occasion. Where we live, the terrain is pretty unforgiving, and the surfaces are often varied from crappy pavement to gravel roads. The triple allows me to find a comfortable gear in all those conditions while still maintaining a decent chain line. The compact double works too and has a lower q. Thanks for the comment!
That's a beauty. Happy new bike day
Thank you!
That’s a beauty, congratulations!
Beautiful bike cool front rack
Its brilliant that it has full mudguards cant believe how difficult it is to get these kn modern bikes 😳
would love to see a cost break down (if you feel like doing it) and wow, what a bike...I am also planning to get these tires for my bike but they are way too expensive here in India so waiting for someone from the US to bring it for me....thanks to you, I am also riding over 40 miles a day now...thank you Mr Wildeberry!!
Excellent, I'm so glad to hear you're out riding and putting down the miles! It only gets harder, but it's so rewarding! The cost breakdown is a little hazy because I've swapped out a few things and still need to add a few more. I was also gifted a few things, and reused parts I had laying around. Most of parts on this bike are middle of the road prices wise, except the saddle, stem, pedal, and fenders. I tried to put money where is made a big difference and save money on things that have no real upside. If you can get a source on used parts or check eBay for deals you can save money. Best of luck! P.S. the Pacenti tires are made by Panaracer. Check their site to see where a local dealer is to your area.
@@Henrywildeberry Companies like Panaracer barely have any dealers here...its more like a few boutique shops across the country who import them...:). Regarding the cost breakdown, yes, you are right...I have seen all the videos and did see you reuse and transfer some parts from other bikes. that said, what a lovely looking bike you have indeed. and kudos to Omar too..looks like such a warm and peaceful guy...thank you Mr Wildeberry for this mini series you put up...and more videos please. I look forward to your adventures to inspire me to continue on mine!
We have a local vintage bike shop that carries Berthoud saddles. He swears on them. Not a bad price, either. I'll pick one up sooner or later, but my Brooks suits me so fine, I can't justify simply swapping for the sake of swapping.
Brooks saddles are fantastic!
very awsome build very informative!!!
I like the Hozan pedal wrench on the work bench
Big 👍from Portugal! 😉
Sweet Build!
26:54 loving the energy of riding with an infant on your back.
Fantastica bici , mi piacerebbe trovarne una così da assemblare.
Vi seguo dall'Italia ,anche se non capisco molto bene l'inglese.
Siete fortissimi.