FRAME TO COMPLETE BIKE - Niner AIR 9 RDO 20-pound single-speed build | Syd Fixes Bikes
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- Syd's first solo bike build! Syd builds up Macky's Niner AIR 9 RDO as a single-speed.
What you'll need:
Parts:
Niner AIR 9 RDO frame: bit.ly/3tWwwFu
Fox 32 Step-Cast fork: bit.ly/3m7DYLy
Niner 18t Cog: bit.ly/2P87ZyO
Single-speed spacers: amzn.to/3u7e4dD
Shimano XTR crank: bit.ly/3sA0sqP
Shimano XTR chainring: bit.ly/3fnU8Ph
Shimano M8100 XTR wheel: bit.ly/3cssEX5
Vittoria Deamion plus rear wheel: www.vittoria.com/us/en/wheels... (use code "sydandmacky" for 20%)
Vittoria Mezcal: www.vittoria.com/us/en/tires/... (use code "sydandmacky" for 20% off)
Vittoria Barzo: www.vittoria.com/us/en/tires/... (use code "sydandmacky" for 20% off)
Vittoria tire sealant: www.vittoria.com/us/en/bike-a... (use code "sydandmacky" for 20%)
Niner Biocentric bottom bracket: bit.ly/3fsyF8d
XTR brakes: bit.ly/3dckUaV
Shimano Ultegra rotors: bit.ly/2P5FVfr
Shimano Pro Discover dropper post: bit.ly/3asUsd4
Xpedo CXR Pro: xpedo.com/product/pedals/mtb/...
Velo Senso Ray: bit.ly/39pFun7
Tharsis carbon handlebar: bit.ly/3fgVyLE
Tharsis stem: bit.ly/3w5quo7
Headset spacers: bit.ly/31WR8l0
Niner YAWYD top cap: bit.ly/3u2SFlH
Velo Attune grips: bit.ly/3fmSVbi
General tools:
Syd's apron: amzn.to/345MbHz
Allen keys: bit.ly/3uftMUb
Pliers: bit.ly/3h459Cw
Screwdrivers: bit.ly/3w6C7eu
Hammer: bit.ly/2Gw0QU5
Tire levers: bit.ly/2QNq3yA
Carbon paste: bit.ly/3bAaBvV
Grease: bit.ly/2F1cuGc
Measuring tape: bit.ly/3igOJZj
Blue towels: amzn.to/2GgfVpu
Brake cleaner: amzn.to/30PMK6a
Floor pump: bit.ly/2ET1FpL
Rag (use an old t-shirt)
Specialty tools:
Internal cable routing tool: bit.ly/3w9vgAQ
Feedback cable cutter: bit.ly/2PAmICv
Feedback sports bike stand: bit.ly/39oiHrB
Crown race install tool: bit.ly/3hbxdnX or section of 1.5″ PVC pipe: amzn.to/2NV1j3f
Paint pen: amzn.to/2TR1G2o
Pipe cutter: amzn.to/2RGGaL4
Reamer: amzn.to/3aFsusk
Star nut install tool: bit.ly/3sREbVJ
Grease gun: amzn.to/378km3X
Shimano TL-BH62 brake cut and set tool: bit.ly/3fkKhtN
Feedback BB/cassette tool: bit.ly/39iDSeP
Shimano TL-FC41 chainring install tool: bit.ly/3svGAVH
Chain break tool: bit.ly/39nlDFb
Quick-link chain tool: bit.ly/3jRpDAA
Shimano TL-BT03 brake bleed tool: bit.ly/3m2wWaz
Shock pump: snp.link/1c5fabea
Torque wrench: bit.ly/31oPjgA
00:00 Intro
00:18 All the parts
06:50 Fork, headset, stem and bar install
17:32 Brake install
26:22 Wheels, tires and rotors install
32:13 Single-speed setup
48:08 Dropper post install
54:20 Final touches
56:25 The final product
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Argh - all that grease all over the crank spindle and then the actual most likely place to have creaks - the splines - didn’t get greased at all… use your fingers.
I don't question how good is the warranty for the niner bicycles frames that you ride on your channel I know your sponsor by then if you break a frame or do you do they replace it and no extra charges
I’ve never built my own bike, but watching this vid made me feel like doing so adds a lot to the fun of riding it.
I love doing my own upgrades when yo I finally do it you feel amazing and it’d you be the proper tools and watch the right videos it easy
As someone who has built their own bike and the bikes of others murphys law loves to show its head with your bike. If I put a bike together for a customer then everything works smoothly but the *moment* I so much as dare to build my own things go wrong lol
Dog your pockets, very deep.
Meh, I ment dig.
Its amazing, as long as you dont keep track of how much you spent, since every individual part is more expensive than on a complete bike
My 3yo daughter calls carbon paste "sandy goop" and grease "slippy goop". It's now my official terms for them.
These are hereby now also my official terms 😂❤️
You could print that on a product and it would sell for a small premium. Hell I'd want an assortment of goops in my workshop. The girl has some marketing sense.
My 3yr old will learn this as well. Gotta love kids and they're imagination lol.
now we're talking! I have a frame hanging on a stand in my living room right now. perfect timing and great video. =)
These are the best videos to chill to. I can grab a beer, watch, and feel like I accomplished something :)
THAT's a bike I could see getting into hardtails with (although I'd put a 10-speed drivetrain on it). But it's also about 1000% more than I'd be willing to pay for a second bike.
Fun build to watch. I love the simplicity of single speed bikes until I get to a hill. btw Hambini's technical teardown of the Niner carbon frame quality is hilarious.
32 x 18 is standard... for people riding in in flat lands and pro level beasts. 32 x 20, 21, 22 or 30 x 20 is what the mere mortals living in the mountain towns run. Love this build.
What a great full-length feature film this was! I'm ready for the sequel!
Love the motivator on the top tube. Got a stem cap labeled, "ride it like you stole it". Great looking frame and best part is its a hardtail. Headset press: Or you can use a long bolt with appropriate size washers to press the headset cups in. I hate to slip when I hit and scar the frame. You guys are awesome. Raced BMX growing up until my ex-wife(God bless her soul) told me I was done racing when I split my rotator cup from the top so I couldn't wear a cast. Just a sling and had to take some time off work. So, dialed it back a bit to MTB(little did she know I still rode like a madman) and she was cool with it. Thanks again guys for the informative and entertaining videos. Keep it going!
The way that Bottom Bracket works is genius. I love that idea.
“And what’s the top cap gonna do?”
“f*ck”
boy howdy have I been there
I built a bike for my dad and used a headset press to tension the headset bearing. My dad kept asking me why he needed a top cap. I told him that he did not need one. He was too cool to have one. Besides, star fangled nuts and top caps just add wieght. He rode for a year without a top cap. Eventually I insisted he install one...just in case.
Awesome video, exactly what I was looking for! Building my Niner Air SS right now. Syd and Mackey are great!
Putting the bottom bracket for the shortest chain possible was the way to do it, I’m happy you realized it before fitting the chain. For the cog alignment thing, the easiest way is to put the cog free with no spacers, put the chain and spin the crank. That way the cog will set itself in its more optimal place, then you just have to mesure where it sits and put the corresponding number of spacers, and you’re set!
Good tip!
Beautiful build! Your instruction videos are the best I've seen. I've built my own bike and you make it look much easier.
I wish my bike had that little saying on the top tube! Very fitting for a single speed as well
Pedal damn it !!!
I’ve had 2 Niner Air 9 singlespeeds. I adjust my chain tight, and loosen based on how smoothly the chain disengages off the teeth of the front chainring. Love the build. A blue Rockshox Sid would look killer on it.
Such a great video! Good job, you guys! I've had an Air 9 RDO on order for a while now, can't wait for it to arrive.
Love, love, love you guys. Keep being awesome!
Perfect timing. This video wasn't up the last time my Eagle derailleur ate a stick and shredded itself, but it happened again not long after the cassette lost a tooth, so it's clear that my Sir 9 desperately wants to be a single speed.
Love this video. I bought my Surly KM 2 years ago. Since then I have sadly and greatly neglected my SC 5010. I get asked all the time, “why”. My response is “why not”. But really, it changed my whole riding style and taught me things a geared bike just can’t. Power, momentum, balance, tactic, weight transfer, and so on.
If you want to be a stronger rider, there is No better training tool.
Thank for making the best bike bulid video in youtube.. i learned so much.. and understanding about the tools..
Nice new bike, good job Syd! Looking fwd to videos of Mackey riding it.
Timely for me to watch right before I build my new bike :)
Great video and one again BEAUTIFUL bike. These videos are great because they give me some courage to try more maintenance on my own 👍🏻
Thank you for this video. I am building up my first mountain bike and I have been terrified of cutting the steerer tube and installing the star nut. Now I have a plan! Thank you, thank you, thank you…
No-one is talking about how expensive that frame is 😭 . Costs more than my entire bike
Great job on putting the 29er together!!!
This is the best video on UA-cam (for me, anyway.) I relate to Syd's experience, I love the bike, and I really dig the XC single speed and its spec. It's pretty much my bike - everyone else is nuts for travel, and you're building a pure XC ride. It was enough for me to comment on a UA-cam video for the first time since August 2005. True story.
Thank you! We're honored haha!
Great video. I liked how detailed and clear it is.
I built my first bike at 17 and I've never looked back, it's so truly satisfying. My last buildup was my first carbon frameset, A Felt 9C.
Nice
Sweet build! Great job on the building process!
yo that build is mad dope! i love you guys man. really i mean when i thought i knew alot about my bikes i stumbled upon your guys videos and ive learned alot of little details that have made my life hard in the past. haha Good luck on race day with that bike. it looks great and im sure youl do great as well! god bless.
I love the blue color of that frame.
Finished bike is gorgeous!
I love it! I wish I cold build my own custom bike up from the frame someday, I'd even lace my own wheels and maybe even paint the frame, that would be sick!
Sweet! My hardtail is getting a fresh powder coat job then I’ll be putting them all the way back together! Great vid.
Sweet!
Dude Macky* always just comes out of no where and drops some god knowledge
Nice video! Good singlespeed details! Thanks!
I’m hoping to build my own fat tire bike over the next couple months, so this is really helpful honestly
Your chain tension looks pretty good but you’ll want to check it with the crank at different positions as there will be tighter and looser spots throughout the pedal stroke.
Great Job Guys!! Very well. Done. Exactly right about looser is better and faster on chain tension. Just like BMX race bikes and track bikes. As the chain wears and loosens you may hear a popping noise if the side link catches the edge of the tooth letting you know it needs to be snugged up just a bit or it could pop off. As long as its smooth and quiet you are good.
For chainline, if you watch the teeth enter the links as you slowly pedal the bike. If the inside of the inner link is catching or touching the top of the tooth and pushing the chain over as it engages you should adjust cog away from the side its touching. Hope that helps. Look forward to seeing the smile on Mackys face the first time he gets the ride when the hand is all better!!!!!
Syd is just so AWESOME !!!! She battles for 12 hours with her hubby to smoke the field for a win and can also SPIN some mean wrenches.....Macky....never let her go!!!! She's the ultimate babe!
A very good video, interesting and informativ. You both are a joy to see and listen to.
Such a sick build 🙌🤘🤘
Cool rotors with cooling fins!!
Very zen like video. Thank you for relaxing us.
chain tension ... looks good; can be on the tense side when new since the chain will loosen up just that little bit once you ride.
I like the video so far. I do have experience with pipe cutters flaring out the steer tube. I did the pipe cutters for many years but now switched to the hacksaw.
SSMTB, where you can get props for having both the lightest and the heaviest bike at the race
Haha! True story!
Great build. Enjoyed your video so much I subscribed I bet that bike rallies.
Great build Syd.
Syd is very grease happy!! : ) : )
Hey! About what you said in 30:57, logo next to the thing = valve stem.. I didn't know why people did that until a friend told me he does that so in case of a flat in a race, he searches for the logo and then he knows exactly where to find the valve stem super super fast. Cheers from Argentina! Love you both.
@@irfuel reinflate? after fixing the hole?
I really enjoyed this video. Thank you! Very intimidated by hydro brake lines.
Thanks!
Beautiful bike and beautiful couple 😍
More build bikes pleaaaase!
such a good looking bike!
Harika ikili siniz çok şey öğrendim sizin sayenizde Bianchi bisikleti mi İstediğim gibi yapabildim Çok teşekkür ederim verdiğiniz bilgiler için Thank you very much
So good they make those bottom brackets, would love to fit one to my SS and get rid of my botchey tensioner that isn't made for a thru axle.
Great job. Have been interested in bike building, but lacking in the skills. Your video is very laidback and informative, maybe i will throw in fixing a tire in my next video, thats about my skillset. Keep building!
Get a few tire levers watch some park tools videos make sure you have the right tires and tubes and it’s really easy
"Now that we've finally gotten the stickers off" Hahaha
It was all that extra grease that tipped the scale over 20 😂. Great video!
Buying that YAWYD top cap for my bike immediately!
No doubt that's a very nice bike and nicely put together in a very nice assembly presentation but having kid to college, can't afford it. I like your videos as always. Thanks for doing it.
knee tendons love singlespeed bikes
Just bought a new bike to me (second hand) and front hydraulic disc was rubbing. Found this video and I’m useless at fixing stuff. But your tip worked a treat! Thanks
Been riding, fixing and building bikes for.... 30+ years. Semi-pro tip for smacking starnut in place. Get a piece of standard 2x4 about 28" long (length will work with ANY fork) Remove the axle from the fork. Set up your parts and tools in easy reach. Stand the 2x4 on end. Rest the crown onto upright 2x4. Direct, solid connection to the floor for when you smack the starnut in place. Pro tip: screw a small base on the 2x4 so it stands with out having to be balanced. The softwood of the 2x4 should not mar the aluminum fork crown.
I particularly enjoyed in crown race mounting...
I have an eccentric bb for 7 years now. works great for me.
Nice build. Now I'm fired up to go work on my bike. 😂
54:06 - I half-expected Syd to start throwing out an "Root doot doot do doooo!" á la Andy Bernard, here.
I figured out that when installing tougher tires over the last bit of the rim, using your palms more than your finger tips gives you extra grip and pull force. Nice job on getting them on without a tire lever though!
For *maximum* slack it is key to work your way TOWARDS the valve, since that is the only spot where the bead _definately_ won't ever make it to the center of the rim. On some tires this will make or break it!
My bike! 😍
Got told years ago by a mechanic friend to use regular WD40 for labels I want to peel off. Spray a little bit on, leave it a couple of minutes and then just peel the label off without any issues. Works like a charm every time.
You rock
Thanks for sharing
Nice build Syd. To make sure the chain is true use a yardstick or a thin metal bar along the teeth of both gears. If you want it perfect take the largest shim and machine it down. When you win your can blame Syd for the bar plug missing making the bike lighter. Great video.
Great content
When your cat jack meowed it’s sounded like he said wow hahahahahahaha perfect
Nice!
this is chaotic but in the best way possible😄
Genial. Saludos desde Chile.
Totally awesome, just waiting for the how to build a bike in under 1 minute 😂
We considered it, but weren't sure I could talk that fast 😂
The trick is you speed it up to x20 😂
@@sydfixesbikes just drink a couple of double espresso's then try.
I am always down for experiments that involve double espressos 🤔
Nice work! My only note is that your pipe deburring tool (the thing you used on the cut end of the steerer tube) will stay sharp longer if you only ever turn it clockwise (in the cutting direction). Using a cutting tool backwards will dull it.
Interesting, didn't realize that.
Holy Crap, I did not know that brake hose cutter/barb setting tool existed. I want one, for sure. The days of trying to drive the barb in against my work bench or using a small mallet are over...
Yeah, it's a game changer!
thats some flatlander gearing ! that would require walking on my local singltrack
I'm so happy my single speed has sliding dropouts.
How hard Could it be, famous last words.
Ok Ok ...pretty light....but my Ventana 26"(25 years old BTW) with 75mm travel front and rear with 18 speeds weighs 22 lbs! It has a paper thin AL tube set and every way to lighten it was made as when I started racing in the late 80's. But 29'er wheels weigh more than my 26" wheels so that is still properly light! As opposed to my new eBike that weighs 56 lbs! I'm finally getting use to the heft to lift it onto my Park Tool bike stand...it sure is fun to watch Syd build a bike while her injured hubby stand at the ready to assist and BTW film it all! Like I have said Macky has a winner there in Syd cuz most chicks don't even want to get dirty hands let alone assemble and build a bike from the frame up! This channel requires another subscription I guess...I look forward to more Syd builds!
Where can I get your cool stickers? I know pathetic that a 70 yr ol dude is asking about stickers like a teenager! Go Syd!
Stickers available on our website!
www.sydandmacky.com/store
@@sydfixesbikes Thanks Syd! I'm so glad you guys are here! I bought a Sticker pack and 2 T-Shirts today....thanks for pointing me in the right direction! As you guys continue to Be More Awesome! Cheers!
56:16 great work ❤️
you know your a good race team when the first solo build wins at nationals
grease happy!!!
Love those pro bikergear, i have both koryak but alloy only hehe
Tubeless Option 4: Garden Sprayer!
I love this girl😍
Nice video. Sick bike. It is yelling that it wants a yellow/red chainring to match that bottlecap though.
I wanted to see you install those speakers on the bike!
Great vid! Were you guys drinking tea on your break?
Nice bike, simplicity rimes with 'nicecity' lol. Don't worry too much about having some play in the chain, it would take a lot of slack to fall off anyway. A trick is to listen closely while cranking: less noise means more efficiency. The reason for the bottom bracket adjuster is to be able to run disk brakes (not possible with chainstay tensioners). And about the brake line routing, aren't there special clips that fit on the frame fittings? Anyway I wish you to win a lot of races on that one.