Very nice! I am a bit concerned about the front cable hanger. It is prone to rotate around the mounting bolt when the cable is under pressure. If that happens you are without front brake! I would get a cable hanger that goes on the steering tube at the upper part of the headset.
I supposed if the plate was longer to the bottom it could be bent into the fork, giving it a little more leeway before what you said happens, but I 100% agree with the plate on the headsed, get yourserf a 3 or 4mm rectangle plate and drill a big and a small hole
@@Kantcino and @sempi8159: The situation is not likely to happen but when it happens it is likely under these circumstances: heavy loaded bike going downhill at great speed and requiring a quick stop. The rider pulls the brake as hard as he can. Don't challange Murphy's Law !
You can pick up a canti cable guide/cable adjustor at your local bike shop or online. You can buy it in two different sizes, one inch for a threaded fork or 1-1/8th for a non threaded fork. 😎👍
Great vid! It’s bittersweet to see the stallion that you used to cross the US get a retirement, but I think it lived a good life! Interesting how you kept all the drivetrain and braking system, many people do 1x conversation (which I don’t understand nor like…). I’m excited to see which adventure you’ll tackle next with this new rig! Greetings from the Netherlands!
Really nice refurb! Those 90s steel mtbs have great touring geometry, and the GTs with those short seat stays are solid as. Looking forward to your next tour.
Maan this music and the rainbow 😶🌫️ Just bought myself an old GT Palomar in perfect condition, deep blue- metallic, those bikes are dope Have a good ride!
Nice work man. I love to use parts from my old traveling "partners" on a new ride too. It keeps the soul of the old bike with you on the new. Looks great, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you've got in store.
great jobs man, keeping it simple but solid. You could next time consider trying to protect the inside of the frame from rust. I did that for the first time on my last build with boiled linseed oil.
I put bmx cruiser bars on my mid 90s GT, since it's dated by modern mountain bike standards. So comfortable for casual cruises. Gotta love the triple triangle frame design.
Ive been a full time bike mechanic, and shop manager for 8 years now, and I don't know if I could ever go back to non hydraulic brakes. Shimano hydros are very very easy to maintain and they work great in every condition.
absolutely, I have a pair of the super basic sets and they have needed no maintenance since I bought my bike in 2019. they could use SLIGHTLY more pressure in the line, but they still stop on a dime so I've left it alone.
Well done. Those pre-suspension, '90s mountain bikes make excellent touring rigs. I tour with a 1991 Bianchi "hybrid." Glad to see you're going with much fatter tires than your previous bike. That should cut down on your flats.
Nice work! No time like the present to dive into the bottom bracket. For tubeless I don’t run the pressure too low to avoid grabbing road debris; carry a Dynaplug and a legit tire boot. I use old Stans sealant 2 oz bottles to add more sealant directly thru the valve with core removed. Mezcals are a great tire choice.
Fixing up bikes is not a gift, it's not innate. You just need to start somewhere! You can start by adjusting your derailleur or eventually, by changing an old stretched chain for a new one. Everyone could do that, you'll just need a few tools and some UA-cam videos to begin! I began to work on my bike less than 3 years ago and now I love it ! In 3 years I learnt a lot by working on my bikes and by watching a lot of bike builds and bike restorations. I'm sure you can do that too!
I use rust converter on the bare spots and sometimes touch up with paint. You can use an airbrush if you want to get a smoother match. I don’t know if the sell them new but headset mounted brake bracket in place of a washer is the solution. What you have should be fine.
Nice. I've been wanting to fix up my old bike that has been sitting at my Aunts house for a while now. You can could use a brass brush to brush off the rust and paint. I do a similar thing when I buy antique and C&R firearms to remove rust and protect them except in those cases I'm using oil not paint.
Recommend using some sort of rust converter before you apply paint next time- stops rust, converts it to a kind of polymer so it's not rusting away under the paint. Several brands available, but one is Naval Jelly.
Dude I like your style - bike touring is a constant process of trial and error. If it works, awesome. If not change it. By the way - that fluorescent green grease on the crank means it’s brand new, probably bottom bracket as well. That’s a score. Ride safe!
Nice work! I rode 4377 miles Miami to Seattle with ZERO mechanical skills. I had a few tire issues, but was fortunate to be close enough to a bike shop each time that I didn't even change a tire. Next time, I want to ride with you!
Good job looks great, one thing that I would have avoided though was squirting a load of WD40 down the seat tube, you don't want that in your bottom bracket bearings 😬 might be ok if it's a sealed bearing but it didn't look it to me.
That seems like an unusual wheelset in that it appears to have tubeless compatible rim brake rims and 6 bolt disc hubs. Those triple triangle GT frames are sharp.
wo wo wo. did you use the same wheels? i didn't get that, being curious. a V-Brake on the front would obviate the need for a hanger. i have touched up my bikes with a q-tip like that and it works fine. with that frame i'd lightly sand it all, concentrating on the rust, then a coat of farm grade tractor paint after taping off the logo. but each his own! we admire you're videos, stamina and ethic here. great choice of frame.
After watching the female riders at the Olympics, I got my old recumbent bike out for a spin. Just have to wait for the tourist to leave to enjoy the bike path..lol
I have a Trek 8000 that I purchased new in 1994 and still looks like new now. Even the spokes still look like a mirror. The bike computer, also original now shows around 52.000 miles (have to convert it from km's as I live in Europe). Most of those miles where done the first couple of years. I used to have some Continental Goliath tyres which were perfect for on and a little off road. They had a part in the middle which was really ment for the road and on the side some more off road stuff type thread. Hint, no taking flat corners at high speeds. They don't make these anymore :-( . Seems like 26 inch is getting harder and harder to get in different flavors. Now I have resorted to Michelin Country tyres which seem to be ok. Not tubeless, but not sure if I would want that on a bikes tyre. Did you use new brake pads? After a while these get rock hard so if not new replace them for sure.
Yo, did you take out your inner tube for going tubeless? Looks like a normal valve. With an inner tube, the sealant won’t work. You also need valves and wheels that will work with tubeless.
Your missing the cable stopper thing under the cantilever cable. If the front brake cable snaps the cantilever cable will fall in to the wheel and lock up. Unless you like doing front flips at 50 kph.
What front derailler do you have? I am messing with the same combinations but my road Shimano STI brifter has to few pull to cooperate with my Deore MTB FD.
So did the other bike have frame damage? I think I missed the part on why you were building a new bike other than the ability to use wider tires with tread. It is interesting that you chose to pick up a cheep bike to turn into your new adventure partner. Hope it works out even better than you imagined.
That turned out really nice! Only suggestion I'd have is level that seat, that nose seemed a bit up to me. I want to do an old build like that myself. Great job!
V brakes and road levers are not a good mix, mini V''s are for short pull levers and would work; that said cantilever brakes are just fine. A headset mounted hanger would be ideal though.
lol haha... about that... i'd love a hand figuring that one out. i can't hit that top chain ring yet and figured it was my mechanic skills. send me a message on instagram if you have it
@@beelinefox do not have instagram, but will writte to you a pair of possible solutions for that problem. I hope that i will find some time, when i put kids to sleep
@@beelinefox Road shifters won't always work with mtb front derailleurs, cause of different "pull ratio". With friction shifters you will not have that problems. But since you have put Sora ones, this is the way: first of all- simple solution: change your mtb front derailleur for 3x road one (Shimano Sora, Claris, Rsx...whatever) 2) If you don't want to change your FD, than you can convert your crankset from 3x to 2x. Eliminate middle chainring, and on it's place put biggest one. 3) Now, a litle bit tricky hack- move manualy with hand your front derailleur to possition above biggest chainring. That will lose tension in your gear cable. Than lose and adjust gear cable. Normaly we adjust front derailleur from smallest to biggest. For this hack you should do opposite. Hopefully it will work.
This is when bikes were built simple. They've changed for the worst with everyone assuming that carbon fiber is the best material. Carbon fiber is just overpriced plastic.
I have a GT Avalanche which must be around 12 plus years old and as a coincidence I was on it today and it’s a really nice machine and the gears are smooth I only use it for the park and road use as I have racing bikes but fair play to GT it’s a top machine
If you do this use a 'problem solver's travel agent' / 'stroke converter' instead of the brake noodle. You need this because cantilever brake levers are short pull and v brake levers are long pull. At 7:07, I'm nitpicking here but just double check that the cable is routed correctly, There should be a groove for the cable on the derailleur which you should be able to see - the tab is just to keep the grooved washer aligned Finally great build I really like to see your mindset of jumping in and getting it done. I get bogged down with perfectionism with all my builds... The real value is the fun you have with them.
@beelinefox Great build! A suggestion: Do A or B A: Get a fork with disk brake compatibility so you can run mechanical disk brakes. Your front hub is for disk brakes. Mechanical disk brakes give you better braking in rain than rim brakes, they look better, and their easy to service. B: Replace the front hub with a Shimano Dynamo hub ($60-100 ebay). That way you can generate electricity to power front and rear lights, charge a power bank, or anything else you want to power. ua-cam.com/video/H5OouNUP77w/v-deo.html Thoughts?
Subscribed as soon as I saw the ingenious use of the clothing rack for bike maintenance!
Took apart a bike... claimed he's not a professional to do the hub. This guy is too humble.
White bar tape on an adventure bike is such a daring choice.
it's great to keep track of all the blood, sweat, and tears!
Subscribed because I love quiet sarcasm and humble country accents. And also want to do this kind of fix up.
I had this same Gt same color,I ride it for years. It was one of the most beautiful bikes from that era.
“This should get me down the road” lol amazing build dude
Very nice!
I am a bit concerned about the front cable hanger. It is prone to rotate around the mounting bolt when the cable is under pressure. If that happens you are without front brake! I would get a cable hanger that goes on the steering tube at the upper part of the headset.
Very unliwto happen but good point anyway :)
I supposed if the plate was longer to the bottom it could be bent into the fork, giving it a little more leeway before what you said happens, but I 100% agree with the plate on the headsed, get yourserf a 3 or 4mm rectangle plate and drill a big and a small hole
@@Kantcino and @sempi8159:
The situation is not likely to happen but when it happens it is likely under these circumstances: heavy loaded bike going downhill at great speed and requiring a quick stop. The rider pulls the brake as hard as he can.
Don't challange Murphy's Law !
You can pick up a canti cable guide/cable adjustor at your local bike shop or online. You can buy it in two different sizes, one inch for a threaded fork or 1-1/8th for a non threaded fork. 😎👍
Brilliant ,proper cycling no pretensions,love it ,congratulations dude
Oh and I love your improv of the cable hanger! Props to you man, that's real mechanical spirit!
Love this. I fixed up a 1983 Trek 400, ss converted. My kids love that i have a bike as old as i am.
Great vid! It’s bittersweet to see the stallion that you used to cross the US get a retirement, but I think it lived a good life! Interesting how you kept all the drivetrain and braking system, many people do 1x conversation (which I don’t understand nor like…). I’m excited to see which adventure you’ll tackle next with this new rig! Greetings from the Netherlands!
1x is a Fad
Really nice refurb! Those 90s steel mtbs have great touring geometry, and the GTs with those short seat stays are solid as. Looking forward to your next tour.
Maan this music and the rainbow 😶🌫️
Just bought myself an old GT Palomar in perfect condition, deep blue- metallic, those bikes are dope
Have a good ride!
I love the bicycle mechanics rack! Great idea.
Nice work man. I love to use parts from my old traveling "partners" on a new ride too. It keeps the soul of the old bike with you on the new. Looks great, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you've got in store.
great jobs man, keeping it simple but solid. You could next time consider trying to protect the inside of the frame from rust. I did that for the first time on my last build with boiled linseed oil.
I put bmx cruiser bars on my mid 90s GT, since it's dated by modern mountain bike standards. So comfortable for casual cruises. Gotta love the triple triangle frame design.
Ive been a full time bike mechanic, and shop manager for 8 years now, and I don't know if I could ever go back to non hydraulic brakes. Shimano hydros are very very easy to maintain and they work great in every condition.
absolutely, I have a pair of the super basic sets and they have needed no maintenance since I bought my bike in 2019. they could use SLIGHTLY more pressure in the line, but they still stop on a dime so I've left it alone.
Nahhh cable brakes are the best. Simple, cheap, work fine.
hell yea dude! you'll have alot of fun taking this rig off the road and to the swamp. looking for a GT myself, nice ride!
Well done. Those pre-suspension, '90s mountain bikes make excellent touring rigs. I tour with a 1991 Bianchi "hybrid." Glad to see you're going with much fatter tires than your previous bike. That should cut down on your flats.
tip on airing up the tires and setting your beads - put the valve at the 12 o'clock position and the sealant won't hit you in the eye....
Really enjoyed this video man thanks
I like that frame design....
Nice touch at the end, riding off into the sunset👍. Another enjoyable video. Keep them coming.
Looking forward to your next adventure! The red bike videos were very cool(FLA-CA)! You gonna try a south to north tour before winter hits?
Love watching these kinda videos
Nice work! No time like the present to dive into the bottom bracket. For tubeless I don’t run the pressure too low to avoid grabbing road debris; carry a Dynaplug and a legit tire boot. I use old Stans sealant 2 oz bottles to add more sealant directly thru the valve with core removed. Mezcals are a great tire choice.
I love those old GTs with their Hellenic seat stays.
Nice build! I have a similar frame, a 1999 GT Zaskar, awaiting parts for a drop bar mtb build. Very good tire choice here and enjoy the ride!
I like that you can see a zaskar frame from a mile away
You did such an an amazing job fixing that bike up! ❤ I wish I had those kind of skills!
Fixing up bikes is not a gift, it's not innate. You just need to start somewhere! You can start by adjusting your derailleur or eventually, by changing an old stretched chain for a new one.
Everyone could do that, you'll just need a few tools and some UA-cam videos to begin!
I began to work on my bike less than 3 years ago and now I love it ! In 3 years I learnt a lot by working on my bikes and by watching a lot of bike builds and bike restorations. I'm sure you can do that too!
Very Bob Ross~esque✌🏼
Looks good! The Nexus twig made the video even better!
I use rust converter on the bare spots and sometimes touch up with paint. You can use an airbrush if you want to get a smoother match. I don’t know if the sell them new but headset mounted brake bracket in place of a washer is the solution. What you have should be fine.
Love it! Looking forward to your next trip!
Nice. I've been wanting to fix up my old bike that has been sitting at my Aunts house for a while now. You can could use a brass brush to brush off the rust and paint. I do a similar thing when I buy antique and C&R firearms to remove rust and protect them except in those cases I'm using oil not paint.
I recomend fenders and a kick-stand
Recommend using some sort of rust converter before you apply paint next time- stops rust, converts it to a kind of polymer so it's not rusting away under the paint. Several brands available, but one is Naval Jelly.
Nice video. You can get the cantilever brake hanger online for a proper front brake setup.
Nice build. Makes me want to build up a 26" dirt dropper.
Ótimo trabalho (restauro e vídeo), inclusive pelo improviso no suporte (hanger) do conduite do freio dianteiro. Valeu.
Its so good to recirculate items keep them out of dump . I bought new though because i didn't have patience lol
genius bike rack
5:18 I would have sanded the spots around the rust a bit to make the paint last longer but either way good job
Dude you seem like a super wholesome individual. 👍🏼🫡
Dude I like your style - bike touring is a constant process of trial and error. If it works, awesome. If not change it. By the way - that fluorescent green grease on the crank means it’s brand new, probably bottom bracket as well. That’s a score. Ride safe!
Nice work! I rode 4377 miles Miami to Seattle with ZERO mechanical skills. I had a few tire issues, but was fortunate to be close enough to a bike shop each time that I didn't even change a tire. Next time, I want to ride with you!
Good job looks great, one thing that I would have avoided though was squirting a load of WD40 down the seat tube, you don't want that in your bottom bracket bearings 😬 might be ok if it's a sealed bearing but it didn't look it to me.
That seems like an unusual wheelset in that it appears to have tubeless compatible rim brake rims and 6 bolt disc hubs. Those triple triangle GT frames are sharp.
Sweet ride
First of all, inner bar ends rule. They give you a position on a flat bar bike similar to the hoods of a drop bar. Triple triangle frames look great
wo wo wo. did you use the same wheels? i didn't get that, being curious. a V-Brake on the front would obviate the need for a hanger.
i have touched up my bikes with a q-tip like that and it works fine. with that frame i'd lightly sand it all, concentrating on the rust, then a coat of farm grade tractor paint after taping off the logo. but each his own! we admire you're videos, stamina and ethic here.
great choice of frame.
5:55 very nice plot of land sir
Nice job!
After watching the female riders at the Olympics, I got my old recumbent bike out for a spin. Just have to wait for the tourist to leave to enjoy the bike path..lol
Good music choice!
@10:15 Always inflate with valve at 12 o'clock, not right next to the sealant at the bottom.
Wow. That's a rsre frame in my neck of the woods
I have a Trek 8000 that I purchased new in 1994 and still looks like new now. Even the spokes still look like a mirror. The bike computer, also original now shows around 52.000 miles (have to convert it from km's as I live in Europe). Most of those miles where done the first couple of years. I used to have some Continental Goliath tyres which were perfect for on and a little off road. They had a part in the middle which was really ment for the road and on the side some more off road stuff type thread. Hint, no taking flat corners at high speeds. They don't make these anymore :-( . Seems like 26 inch is getting harder and harder to get in different flavors. Now I have resorted to Michelin Country tyres which seem to be ok. Not tubeless, but not sure if I would want that on a bikes tyre.
Did you use new brake pads? After a while these get rock hard so if not new replace them for sure.
Yo, did you take out your inner tube for going tubeless? Looks like a normal valve. With an inner tube, the sealant won’t work. You also need valves and wheels that will work with tubeless.
Nice video 👌
How did you get the mtb gears working with drop bar levers, i thought the pull ratios would be off?
Just out of curiousity, why the double layer bar tape? Cool ride!
to absorb shocks I think
Halo brow..
i like your channel 🙏
Is that khruangbin? The music was cool.
Your missing the cable stopper thing under the cantilever cable. If the front brake cable snaps the cantilever cable will fall in to the wheel and lock up. Unless you like doing front flips at 50 kph.
GT made a touring bike - World Peace - great bike. however those famous GT Stays - suck for mounting a rack in the back.
You'll regret those tires I think......good video
So cool!!!!
What front derailler do you have? I am messing with the same combinations but my road Shimano STI brifter has to few pull to cooperate with my Deore MTB FD.
yea i couldn’t hit the top chain ring with the mtb deraillheur. i took the front one off my old road bike and it works great, it’s a Shimano Sora
@@beelinefoxthanks! Funny story; the few succes stories I read were all Sora. Why? Probably last one with 7/8S FD
I'm curious. Is that an old clothes rack you're using to service the bike on?
Too late now but you should had sanded with sand paper a bit the rust bits to avoid rust to extend.
Is that an attachment for an Ortlieb Ultimate handle bar bag that I see?
Neat, using clothes rack as bike stand.
watching from mars
What handle bar did you use
Did you take this bike from US to Europe?? Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy used in Europe?
So did the other bike have frame damage? I think I missed the part on why you were building a new bike other than the ability to use wider tires with tread. It is interesting that you chose to pick up a cheep bike to turn into your new adventure partner. Hope it works out even better than you imagined.
So what’s the plan for the new trip?
That turned out really nice! Only suggestion I'd have is level that seat, that nose seemed a bit up to me. I want to do an old build like that myself. Great job!
oh god 😮 .... Should find some used V brakes for the front..... And ask someone for a bike stand for Christmas . we gotta upgrade you
V brakes and road levers are not a good mix, mini V''s are for short pull levers and would work; that said cantilever brakes are just fine. A headset mounted hanger would be ideal though.
Why tubeless?
I hope you show the person that you bought the bike from what you did with it and where it's going to take you trip wise..
Sora shifters works fine with mtb front derailleur?
lol haha... about that... i'd love a hand figuring that one out. i can't hit that top chain ring yet and figured it was my mechanic skills. send me a message on instagram if you have it
@@beelinefox do not have instagram, but will writte to you a pair of possible solutions for that problem.
I hope that i will find some time, when i put kids to sleep
@@beelinefox
Road shifters won't always work with mtb front derailleurs, cause of different "pull ratio". With friction shifters you will not have that problems. But since you have put Sora ones, this is the way:
first of all- simple solution: change your mtb front derailleur for 3x road one (Shimano Sora, Claris, Rsx...whatever)
2) If you don't want to change your FD, than you can convert your crankset from 3x to 2x. Eliminate middle chainring, and on it's place put biggest one.
3) Now, a litle bit tricky hack- move manualy with hand your front derailleur to possition above biggest chainring. That will lose tension in your gear cable. Than lose and adjust gear cable. Normaly we adjust front derailleur from smallest to biggest. For this hack you should do opposite. Hopefully it will work.
i recommend v-brakes
This is when bikes were built simple. They've changed for the worst with everyone assuming that carbon fiber is the best material. Carbon fiber is just overpriced plastic.
Carbon Fiber makes for excellent submarines.- Stockton Rush
haaaaaaa...GREAT storytelling & info!! sub'd/lkd/downld (ya never know :-) ) GREAT how-to!! (but, screw...tubeless tires!)
Nice music.
White tapes for an adventure bike? 🤨
I have a GT Avalanche which must be around 12 plus years old and as a coincidence I was on it today and it’s a really nice machine and the gears are smooth I only use it for the park and road use as I have racing bikes but fair play to GT it’s a top machine
Do i detect a touch of NFLD in your voice?
This bike is state of the art for its purpose . A good road bike , yet you can detour to roads or paths of multiple conditions .
where are you going to travel bud?
Why not just change it over to V brakes and you will not need all that stuff?
If he is running no fenders, that’s a good idea.
noted! thanks for letting me know
If you do this use a 'problem solver's travel agent' / 'stroke converter' instead of the brake noodle. You need this because cantilever brake levers are short pull and v brake levers are long pull.
At 7:07, I'm nitpicking here but just double check that the cable is routed correctly, There should be a groove for the cable on the derailleur which you should be able to see - the tab is just to keep the grooved washer aligned
Finally great build I really like to see your mindset of jumping in and getting it done. I get bogged down with perfectionism with all my builds... The real value is the fun you have with them.
Mini v's work very well with drop bar brakes.
Bravo bellissimo lavoro ciao e grazie per il video
@beelinefox Great build! A suggestion: Do A or B
A: Get a fork with disk brake compatibility so you can run mechanical disk brakes. Your front hub is for disk brakes. Mechanical disk brakes give you better braking in rain than rim brakes, they look better, and their easy to service.
B: Replace the front hub with a Shimano Dynamo hub ($60-100 ebay). That way you can generate electricity to power front and rear lights, charge a power bank, or anything else you want to power.
ua-cam.com/video/H5OouNUP77w/v-deo.html
Thoughts?
dude at that point, just use modern V Brakes😅
rip
LOL. M o r o n
Good one
Why not wear disposable gloves so you don't get all those chemicals and paint on your hands? lol