10 Bike Restoration Tips & Bits For Your Vintage Build
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- Опубліковано 16 кві 2020
- I hope you like these ten tips and bits that you can do or add to your vintage bike restoration to make it awesome. Share in the comments any of your tips.
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When scrubbing rusted areas, first dip the wire wool in vinegar. The mild acid makes the iron oxide more soluble and gets back to bright metal with less aggression. Make sure you rinse and dry that area afterwards. This preserves the maximum amount of the old paintwork.
Hmm, there used to be opportunities, now it seems everybody is riding their old bikes again! Thanks for the content. It was nice to see your whole collection. Impressive!
Thanks 😁
Haha, I know. All these cyclists in my neighborhood now....lol
come to Spain, I'm making a shitload of great finds(vintage rockhopper for 60€, scott montana sportswoman for 45€, kona hahanna 1990 for 80€, etc haha)
I recently discovered a little trick for determining seatpost/handlebar diameters without using vernier calipers. You take a thin strip of paper and wrap it around the tube, marking with a pencil where the paper overlaps itself. This gives you the circumference of the tube. Then you take this number (in mm) and divide by pi (3.14159...) to get the diameter. I used this to great effect just a couple of days ago. Great tips btw. :-)
"Look for opportunities to give old things a new life." one of the best quote I've ever heard 💕😊
Thanks 😁
Yes sir!!!!
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You've got me interested in bikes again. Thanks for the uploads during these times it's really helping.
Awesome thanks for sharing
One of the most useful video on UA-cam for any bike enthusiast. Old Shovel does it again!!! :D
And does it right. And does it inexpensively
Thanks 😁
6:16 " you dont need more than a stone, to install your new headset properly" ~ Sam Pilgrim 2019 XD
Sam is the best. Epic!
The red Ritchey at the end, one of your last projects btw, is a real cherry on the cake. I'm impressed 👍
Thanks
Agree... but my top fave is the purple drop bar conversion.
That bike has more saddle to handlebar drop than my road bike does 😂
Lol
You are absolutely my brother from another mother! My son told me "hey Dad he does the same thing you do" LOL. My motivation is making money from garbage. The satisfaction you get when you finish a job well is unmatched. I wish I could show you this GT mountain bike I built for my son. I was offered $650 for it on OfferUp but I made it from the big pile of parts in my garage so it cost me almost nothing.
You’ve given me soo much help with restoring my 1958 Raleigh tourist.
When I recently built a single-speed bike from an old TREK frame, the (aluminium) seat post was so firmly welded to the (steel) seat tube that it simply couldn't be detached. I carefully slit the seat post lengthways with the saw blade of an electric saber saw and was then able to compress the seat post with a pipe wrench and pull it out of the seat tube. A beautiful TREK MetroTrack frame was saved!
I put a bit of grease on the seat post so it doesn't get stuck
This was great! Please do more of these Tips & Bits. Super helpful.
I love the patina on the old bikes!
A couple things:
1, while the old heat-up-the-crankarm trick works pretty well, you can make it work EVEN MOAR BETTER by squirting some penetrating oil into the bolt recess and then walking away for half an hour. As the metal cools, capillarity draws the oil deeply into the crevices and really increases its effectiveness.
2, another great saddle that gets overlooked is the Selle San Marco "Regal," particularly the Regal Ti. Not as light as a Flite Ti-- few vintage saddles are-- but its comfort makes up for it. It was built to mimic a broken-in Brooks B-17, and that isn't a bad thing.
3, as long as you're getting into this, you may as well read up on what it takes to make cantilever brakes work well. New Kool-Stop salmon pads are an easy way to get a lot of grip, but straddle cable geometry has a LOT to do with braking performance and modulation. The info is out there, so go ahead and check it out.
Finally, consider what you want for tires. If you want to keep that retro look, Panaracer is still offering the Fire and it's an even better tire than it was the first time around.
As italian I love the "Ciao" at the end of all your videos, great job as usual great videos.
Great tips and I love the atmoshpere of all your videos with a little bit of melancony in all of them.
Ciaoooo!
Awesome thanks 😊
You inspired me to buy a late 80s Diamondback Ascent that I’m currently restoring! Thank you so much for the informative videos :)
Some great tips there. Can you do an in-depth guide to applying decals, lining up etc. You make it look easy in your videos but for the beginner it’s quite a difficult task
The summary of this video:How occasional but serious bike restorers can improvise effectively.
Also,I have found this video to be really useful.Thank you for the video!
True. I should make one that’s more basic tune-up level tips and bits.... thanks
You can also make a headset cup remover from a piece of electrical conduit. Cut it twice and bend the fingers out. Works great. Pcv pipe makes a good crown race installer as well.
I'm looking forward to restore the old mtb my dad use to take me to school with when I was a 6 or 7 yo, in the early 90's and those tips are going to be precious ! I was quite nervous about this all project but this already helped me calm myself down, thanks a lot !
Sam pilgrim gets a mention
I love Sam. Every day is epic! 😁
Everytime Sam installs a new headset, somewhere in the World a bike shop closes because people will follow Sams instructions XD
@@mopskar5616 or a bike shop somewhere in the world makes a killing fixing headsets that have been butchered by people following Sam's instructions 😂
Lol 😂
@@Hazeder422 Curbs are accidentally the perfect grit for finishing off steerer tube cuts. He's operating on a different level than us.
Every single one of these tips is of great value.
Sometimes simple is better.
Thanks.
Thank you for the video, really helpful I'm familiar with vintage bikes but not so much with the new components or how to adapt them to old but truly works of art bikes from my younger years, hard to find original parts forces one to improvise, again thanks!
super movies, you give new life to old bikes. You inspired me to try to restore such a bike. best wishes!
Thank you, grat advice. As a new person learning how to do repairs on my own bikes, I really enjoy your video's.
Awesome thanks
I just started trying to upgrade/restore my vintage bike and it's very helpful and fun to listen to your tips.
The crank overhaul sandpaper method is so helpful!
OMGoodness! The DIY chain whip is brilliant!! Thank You,. I needed that,
I just finished my first bike recently, not a complete rebuild. New chain ,cassette, two new disc ,brake levers, tires and a lot of cleaning . I have gained some confidence from watching your videos. Oh and I'm going out and pick up a tube of that good old fashioned elbow grease you talked about right away. Thanks old shovel
Lol I need a new tube of it too ...
oldshovel lol
Another awesome video by old shovel
Thanks
Wise words from experience.....priceless. 👍🏼
Great tips, really enjoyed watching, just bought a mid eighties Nishiki and looking to do something similar.
If your bike came with a quill stem (mainly retro MTBs and road bikes) and you want a threadless look, order a conversion kit.
Threadless headsets and stems are way more common on ‘real bikes’ of today, and its safer than a quill stem.
But if you want to keep that original look of the bike, you can keep the quill stem, and just upgrade other parts like the brakes, tires, bars, or brake + shift cables.
Great video, with just the kind of info I’m looking for to guide my early 1990s Cannondale update, Thank You! Also, LOVE your music choice! Cheers!
Ive got a GT Zaskar 1998 that was made in San Anna its high on my priority list to get back out on the trails..Your bikes look super cool...keep the videos coming. ..Really enjoying them...
Awesome thanks
I have a few Zaskars they great because you can fit modern big tires on them like Maxxis Holy rollers and Hookworms.
I love your bike videos - thanks for them. They have helped me get the gumption to take apart the partially broken-down bikes that I have and get them back in working order and riding again.
One thing that I ran across which I think deserves a video is from a Sheldon Brown article. Apparently you can set up an 8 or 9-speed drivetrain on a Shimano 7-speed hub by removing one cog from a 9- or 10-speed cassette. Neat unknown ways to upgrade old bikes like that would be awesome content.
Interesting thought on the 7 speed upgrade... I’m guessing though that the spacing would be a little off unless you also left one speed unused on the shifter... interesting 🤔.
Unless you've got friction thumbies 😎
Thanks again. Restoring a Giant Nutra, that once cleaned actually showed the frame was in pretty good shape. You convinced me to keep the patina rather than strip and paint. Now it will be a true restoration, not a restomod.
Excited already for that triple triangle gt
Yep, me too
I also have that bike but in need of serious repairs. I don't know what year ,but it's the all terra outpost. From what I've found online so far about the bike was that it was the worst out of the the triple triangle framed bikes... But lil by lil I'll be upgrading.
been enjoying your videos for a while now, got me inspired to overhaul a 1989 GT Karakoram. I have found your videos extremely useful and enjoyable, thanks for the continued great content.
Great video, helpful tricks for sure. Love the shoutout to Sam Pilgrim.
I'm extremely envious of your pink cannondale tbh
I love my vintage rides. Im just finishing up a 1988 rocky mountain fusion. It has the selle italia anatomic seat on it. Added the hite rite. Repainted the front fork. New chester pedals and grips. New tires. New chain.
I wanted to try it, so I repainted my bike with spray.bike paint. Took 1 can of primer, 2 cans of color, and 2 cans of clear. At $16 per can plus shipping, that's about $80, and several hours of my time. A single-color powdercoat for a bike frame+fork in my area costs about $125-150.
absolutely love your channel. great great stuff!
Super helpful 'hacks' and inspiration. Thanks! I wonder if you could make a tutorial how to combine moden 1x12 or 1x11 shifting with old hubs/freewheels and which hubs go together best with the rear spacing of old steel or alloy frames. Would be awesome because finding out the proper combination regarding new shifting components with old hubs/frames or new hubs with old frames can be quite tricky!
I've just fitted a shimano XT 11 speed cassette on a oldschool Hope Bulb hub.. just slid right on..
Nice Video. Keep up also making this kind of Videos and not only full Restoration.
man!!!, this tips are awesome!! Now i can build my own mutant bike!!! thanks man!
100% agree about the Turbo saddle.
One of the most helpful videos ever! Thanks.
Thanks for this vid! I have an old huffy stone mountain that I am wanting to bring back to life and this vid helped with a few things. Only down side is that it's a heavy bike. I'm not much of a bike rider but love to tinker with things. Thanks again!
Thanks for the tips and great content!
Love the Kona!
Thanks
Thank you!! I love your collection. Some real Gems!!!
I’d love to see a vid on how you store all these awesome restorations. I have the same addiction....Great work again my friend!
I need a warehouse 😁
Classic tips, always good to remember. Thanks again
Thanks
teacher is quite a craftsman great video try a couple of tips he gave, thanks a lot a hug
Brilliant video - AGAIN! Thanks Oldshovel. Your work is so inspiring.
Thanks
Fantastic channel. I love to watch your work. Really great. I'm a fan of very old bicycles and motorcycles ( pre WW1) but recently I have gained interest in mountain bikes. Keep on keeping on. Great job!
Great and very interesting video! I'm not a beginner, I'm just trying to begin restoring a couple of old bikes I have, but still don't know where to start or how some of the parts get disassembled. So, if you're planning to feed your new "Bike tips" list, I think I'm gonna be one of most grateful followers. Thank you.
Thanks 🙏
I prefer soldering the ends of cables instead of crimping the ends on. This allows them to be pulled out of the housing occasionally, cleaned and reused. They also look better to me that way.
Awesome tip
I use superglue for the same purpose. Soldering sounds like a great option as well!
Loved the Pilgrim reference . I've done that.
Excellent vid as usual so glad we share the same taste in saddles the Flite's had mine since the 90s still my main saddle
They are so awesome.
And "Voilà"... I like it! Thanks for the "conseils"! 👍😉🇫🇷
Merci mon ami!
My new fav channel
Getting ready to put parts on 1984 Ritchey fillet brazed competition frameset. Purchased from 1 owner. 200 miles on it.
Worth watching and subscribing for the vice grip/chain hack alone!
Awesome vid! I like a heat gun over the torch though.
Thanx 4 making it look Easy Peasy ^_^
Loved it! I really enjoy your restorations!
Love your content! Picked up a Canondale f400 that I’m going to refresh. Very excited about it. I’ll check your videos to see if you have any content on rebuilding front suspension. Thanks again.
You can use automotive paint from your local Auto Parts store if you can't get a hold on spray dot bike paints.
As always, great video
man if i could only see a video with Old Shovel and Rj the bike guy having lunch together........
Going to the thrift stores together. 😂
Your videos are excellent! Thank you for the tips and the ideas.
Sam Pilgrim is awsome to mate
Thanks for the useful tips 👍👍
nice vid! brillant how sam was metioned love he how grinds down the steering tube on the kerb outisde his house
Lol I almost added just that to the end of the fork cutting tip. 😁 I love Sam’s videos. Epic!
That's a beautiful fleet of bikes you've got! 👍
I have an old 1995 Diamondback DBR racing frame I purchased in 98-99, and built it to be as light as possible for the money I had to put into it. I've recently pulled it out of the garage and have been playing with it. I removed the Rock Shox Indy SL and replaced it with a Amp Research F3xc I found online, changed the cockpit to something a bit more modern, and put lighter wheels on it. It's been a fun project, so I found a really nice 96 Pro Flex 856, and I'll give it the same treatment. It's starting to turn into a hobby.....
Thanks, another great video with very useful tips for my current project especially the custom paint idea.....got me thinking what i could do with mine
Awesome
Great content as usual!
Thanks again for the great tips! For the first time however, I beg to disagree on something. I still have my great Turbo saddle, however most modern saddles have a different flatter shape, with our without cutout. Since they put less pressure on the perineal area, they are more confortable for most people.
GREAT VIDEOS AND GREAT JOB AS WELL
I ENJOY WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS
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So rad, also another little trick I've found is snagging a quill stem adapter off of amazon for threaded headsets, cost me around 10 bucks and I'm able to throw on a modern stem, cheers!
Awesome
I've watched all of your bicycle restoration videos (and a few of the axe ones, too) and I really enjoy them. I was in college during the mid 90's and I fell in love with mountain biking at that time. I still have the '95 Rockhopper that I bought to ride between classes. I've noticed on your frame painting videos that you use spray-can paints. Have you considered spraying 2k clear over top of your paint jobs? There are companies who make a 2k clear in a rattle-can. The finish is incredibly durable and yields great results. Anyhow, love the videos.
Thanks. I have seen some of those and I think I’ll try them sometime. I’m truly just a novice on the painting thing and spray.bike makes it so easy.
I have been doing the chain hack for years. It's good to see some else that does it to.
Tnx for the share & effort
Just a thought on the chain whip - Park Tool makes a killer pedal wrench/chain whip combo tool.
A lot of folks might be trying to buy a pedal wrench and for just a couple more bucks, having the chain whip as well is a pretty good value prop for a home mechanic.
If I had Spanish subtitles it would be a great goal, very good channel. I follow them from Argentina. I understand the same thing haha.
Ha, cool! Love how the video starts with my second mountain bike, a nice yellow '85 Crack-N-Fail! (Except the fact that the pink bike is a 26-26. Mine was a 24" rear wheel.)
Yeah I have Crankbrothers stem and bars on the ProFlex 856, is why I wanted that one. Because I could with that shock
I used to have a Brooks road saddle on my old steel Kona with a rigid fork.('93-'94 ish Cinder Cone, I miss that bike, the only one I've ever had stolen). It was so comfortable (after about 2 years to break it in). Selle Itallia flight on all the rest;
Beautiful! I have my old mtb and I need space to do that restore. Hope to do it soon! Ciao!
I just found the exact same 99 stumpjumper M2 pro in the beginning of the video. Got it for $100. It was hardly ridden but needed some tuning. It rides pretty good. Id like to go through the whole bike.
Thanks for the tip on saving the patina. I had missed your Ritchey build. I’ll see how wax works on my matte gray Panasonic!
thanks for sharing... 💯
just joined. I'm very impressed with your work, tips... I have a 1995 Marin Pine Mountain that I intended to convert to a gravel/backpacking bike. I ordered the components Shimano GRX 2x11 crank 46/30, Ultegra RX800 rear derailleur and rest is Shimano R7000. I will hold on to the old components just in case wish to revert it back to hardtail mountain bike. Enjoying your channel.
You never know when those old parts will come in handy. 😊
Uauuu..GT black.. show 🤩!! Salve Brasil!!
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Great tips, especially first one
Thanks
Complimenti per la collezione 👏👏
Excellent video