Restoring this Giant Propel from Deadly to fully Serviced 21 Minutes! Full transformation Rebuild!
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- Опубліковано 21 лют 2024
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In todays episode we service and rebuild this Giant Propel Ultegra disaster! It was seized solid from gears to brakes! We fitted all new internal cables, new headset bearings, new drivetrain and showed you the Shimano chainset recall in action along with our regular full service...
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We don’t tolerate any negativity to our customers! Please keep it positive for the greater good of everyone 🧡
People who watch this channel obviously don't have the destroy sh*t gene. I watch because I like to see things restored and treated properly. I personally find it abhorrent to not take care of something l worked hard to buy. You've laid out a rich buffet of comment potential and then tell us not to say anything! I am so conflicted😂
Totally agree guys ! There's enough negatively in the world without bringing it to this channel. Keep doing what you're doing 👍
Good shout. Negative comments just so unnecessary
@@531c big style 👍
The only real measure of superiority is kindness 🚲🤗
i don't understand people who buy bikes this nice then neglect them this hard. Treating this bike worse than i treated my $80 Walmart bike as a kid.
But when you think about it, they had to put a vast amount of miles on this bike to wear it out this much. It's a sign that it was ridden hard, which is better than staying at home or keeping the bike in a shed gathering dust! Bikes are serviceable, better to use and abuse them than to baby them
Some people buy overpriced expensive shit like carbon bicycles without understanding they will also be a pain in the ass that needs way more maintenance. Bicycles are just like cars, the more expensive, the more expensive is to keep it going, and you see all the time poor people saving money to buy a second hand luxury car because they dont understand what a bottomless money pit they are getting into
Great job. I think the state of this bike highlights how important it is to get your bike regularly serviced especially on a bike this expensive
Preventing problems can save lots of money🧡
In all honesty it's great to see such a well used bike. Epic rebuild and Lee even had time for a haircut! Well done Simon in the editing, it looks absolutely seemless and we would have known otherwise.
Thats what I was thinking - maybe the owner did neglect it but damn, it looks like they rode the hell out of that thing and at the end of the day, thats what they're for - they're tools.
This rider rode it everyday in winter rain or shine! Thank you both🧡
I notice how clean all Your tools & how You arrange the syringes of lubes and oil like a laboratory, the time and effort You put for Your workshop is SUPERB!!!
Thank you! We really appreciate it!🧡
What a Gigantic Problem, this Giant Propel! Ah, but Bikespeeds killed Goliath!
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In aviation we call it a D- Check …. Major overhaul. Great job
Bro brought this bike back from the grave
Good job the owner was eligible for the crankset recall or it would have cost him a small fortune. Regular servicing would have saved him a lot in the long run and kept the bike in tip top condition.
This was a hard ridden winter bike but the recall was a bonus!🧡
I ride this model of Propel and can say, even with good dry climate, and regular maintenance, guiding the cables through the frame is a pain in the butt. Good on you for treating the Propel properly, it's a solid and fast frame but needs a lot of love and patience.
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes internal cables are not always the answer!🧡⚙️
Your customer definitely brought the bike to the right place. It’s now probably in better condition than when it came out the factory. Looks to me like they oiled the chain when it was dirty. Big mistake as this just attracts more dirt particles and accelerates wear and tear. I only know this because I’ve done this myself. 😂
Great vid as always.
It’s in safe hands now! Thank you for taking the time to comment!🧡
Just a tip with the carbon fiber bikes spraying the degreaser directly into the frame depending on what is in it can be a very bad thing as if its strong enough it will eat through the glue/epoxy holding all the different layers together, Great restoration!
This is one of my favorite and I haven’t missed one since I subscribed. This was complicated but laid out so perfectly that I learned a lot. Thank you!!
Thanks for the long term support and glad you can still enjoy the videos!🧡⚙️
Team Bikespeed to the rescue! Bet the owner couldn’t believe how their ‘new’ bike felt!!!
Thanks Patrick!🧡⚙️
Wow, that bike must have seen many roads!
My 10 years old crappy MTB never failed so hard as this one, not because i put any care in it, but because I didn't really ride it that much
It's sort of a joy to see some parts wearing out for use and abuse
We agree! Better ridden than not it’s a badge of honour 🧡
17:06 no exaggeration at all, pretty much watched every single video on this channel, this was the most satisfying.
Thanks for watching week in and out it goes a long way!🧡⚙️
Wow !, what a job. I find it hard to beleive, how someone with a nice bike, can let it go to disarray . Get that owner on a maintenance schedule with you folks . Thanks. KB
Thanks Ken!🧡⚙️
That's your best one yet ! Don't know how you manged to get that back from the dead.
A lot of cabling is the answer lol🧡
Best yet. Can only imagine the customers reaction riding it for the first time after the service.
Thanks David! We really appreciate it!🧡
Epic, yes. Probably not all internal cable bikes are like this, but makes me so glad I have no internal cables on my bikes...
Most frames with regular internal routing don't run this way. They usually enter around the head tube area (but not through the headset assembly) and down tube for shift lines.
We still preference external cables for ease of use!🧡
Watching this gave me a lot of insight into why my rear brake has completely failed, and why I cannot fix it using the barrel adjusters or by shifting the pads closer to the rotor. Might be time for a proper service!
If I'd had to repair this bike I'd have fitted a bell, a dork disc and a nice set of spoke reflectors as an extra for the owner, with complements.
As a mechanic I have to say this bike was abused. From an athlete's point of view I appreciate the recklessness on display!
You did a fantastic job reviving this machine!
Thanks for watching!🧡
Im just a fan of ur "grease,light oil,heavy oil, anti seize,locktite" usage.u truely understand where and why to apply those stuff..some mechanics nowadays just take it for granted, just make the bike look bling, but put wrong stuff on wrong area with unnecessary amount which can cause even more damage to the frame (which unreplaceable) in long terms..chapeau sir for ur brilliant job and the narration..ur vids not just entertaining, but more important-educative.thanks from japan❤
Very kind thank you!🧡
What a job, gentlemen (as always). I would have loved to see the owner face when he rode the bike after your master’s job.
Very kind thank you again for taking the time to comment!🧡
I always enjoy the little tricks of the trade you do in these videos. There’s always something to learn. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much!🧡
That bike was riden! So satisfying to see it even better and back on the road like an 2024 model!
Great job, thank you!
Well said.
Thanks for the very kind support 🧡
And in the uk a winter season near the sea can do a number on a bike.. this isn't years of not taking care, probably a single season of just doing basic maintenance and enjoying the bike
That reanimation of a dead bike is so satisfying! Great job
Thank you!🧡
Well done Lee and Simon. But this is really import to prove that even bikes with lots of work can be saved and live on. ❤
Some folk just don't clean or maintain there bikes..... I know one we all know one. Lovely result though!
Awesome video. Big thanks to Simon for getting this together. Sad to see such a nice bike in such a bad state! Thank you for rescuing it!
Thanks very much from both of us!🧡
Crikey, what a basket case, but also what a transformation! If you're not mechanically inclined it's easy to let these issues build up. I'd love to be able to sort all the problems on such a quality piece of kit, so no negativity from me. ♥️
Top draw workmanship as always 👏💪
Well said
Thanks very much for the kind words 🧡
You said it best, Lee…this is an epic rebuild. Everything was replaced on this bike, and it needed to be. Excellent work, and a special thanks to Simon for his edit as well. Thanks for taking the time to make these bikes roadworthy and safe. This service was worth the wait!! 😊
Thanks again and again🧡
This bike providing world class bike speeds content.
Thanks for watching we really appreciate it!🧡⚙️
Gosh. We should all watch this and make a note to self about regular maintenance and servicing. Some of the points of failure would have been dangerous and a video like this necessary for us all. I have my bike stripped back annually and take off and clean the chain and cassette every couple of weeks. You get used to it.
Very well presented video also.
Suspect the customer had a massive shock and beaming smile.
That’s a wise routine!🧡⚙️
Quality restoration job. Bet the owner can't believe how it rides!
Thanks Scott! 🧡⚙️
The before and after rides on this would have been like night and day, it was proper knackered! going from those warn out pedals to new ones would of felt like riding a new bike alone. You guys do great work!
Thanks very much Richie!🧡⚙️
I often think and remark on how your customers must react to their serviced bike. This guy must top the lot; you've basically given him a brand new steed. I hope he was a bit sheepish bringing you this aberration and massively grateful for your care and attention. Also - well done Simon. You bring this stuff to us each week, for which I am ever so grateful 👊
We love to see a well ridden bike, he’s hammered it through a wet winter and brought it in for a spring service, that’s far better maintenance than some dry bikes we only see every few years!🧡⚙️
I wonder if this bike would have ever been serviced if it wasn't for the crankset recall. Thankfully you've saved it from the scrapheap. Great work as usual!
It came in for the service not the recall! This customer just rides hard all winter 🧡
Well done! This just makes me glad I'm not a shop mechanic anymore! I cannot stand working on internally routed bikes! On an externally routed road bike this would have taken 1/4 the time!
It’s incredibly stressful🧡
That was really helpful for someone new to the sport to understand areas that need consideration for general maintenance.
I will admit I was a little taken aback you didn’t torque the pedals at first. Such a relief to see you properly torque them at the end 😁. Great job guys!
Haha we haunt ourselves with forgetting things 😂🧡
that's why I cook the chain in paraffin with wax and one cooking is enough for 300km and the chain and the cassette and the stars are clean
wow what difference to this bike. it is like a new bike and will ride better than the day it came out of the factory. great work guys and great to see this project finished after such a large amount of time filming.
Thanks for all the great compliments again 🧡
Great video and a brilliant service! Was very satisfying to see you bring the bike back from the brink of death ☠️
Thanks very much!🧡⚙️
I have hydrolic disc and I truly believe they are Fashion over Function. I have never had a bike that didn't have much more brake ability than I needed and that includes the kids bikes I had in the early 70's. Rim brakes are like a tension wrench and disc are a stubby one. I live in Australia, no snow, but the brakes on this thing would be SO POWERFUL and gotta be lighter and less problems etc.
i didn't understand I thing you said
One of your best jobs yet.... you made that bike better than new....I can only imagine how the customer reacted and how that first ride will feel for them
Thanks very much for the kind words 🧡
Hi.this one was very complicated and I think one of your most expensive repairs,thanks
I preferred this one to the last one I watched (top end Cervelo I think). For all the problems, this one had been used.
We’re over the moon with both of them, hopefully summer brings many more videos like this one in!🧡
I have this model Propel. Those brakes are such a pain, the rear needed servicing at least twice a year! Rides lovely though and super fast. Great job!
Yes even when they’re fixed they only need a wet ride to stick again!🧡
@@Bikespeeds My mechanic installed a plastic sleeve over the cable that goes about 4 inches into the top tube. This fixed it as well as anything but still eventually the cable gets corroded.
I can't believe the bottom bracket is 'Ok' after seeing everything else like being found in a swamp.
Recently replaced: Lee will check and replace if necessary, this one looks like it was ok.
This has been replaced 🧡
Makes me wonder about the design and quality of components in modern bikes. On this bike the headset bearings were shot, the bottom bracket had already been replaced and it appears to be a pain to thread cables through the frame. On my 2005 Tarmac Pro all I've replaced is consumables. The headset and group set including the bottom bracket are all original and in perfect working order after 20 years. Still, it was great to see you do a first class service.
You have a great era of bike, they’re certainly easier to maintain, thanks for watching! 🧡⚙️
New subscriber here... I restore old bikes as a hobby and have learned a few things thanks to your generosity. I'm awaiting delivery of my ultrasonic cleaner, having seen the miracles it performs in your videos. Silly question... What do you put into your "Soapy Water" when you wash the parts that have been degreased? I'm guessing you live in a soft water area as I can never get that lovely soft foamy lok in my bowl...
Our “soapy water” is just dish soap! Thanks for all the kind support 🧡
Superb service, that Propel needed some TLC. Simon smashed it on this video 😎🇫🇮
Thank you Dean!🧡💪🏼⚙️
Internal cabling! Rather you than me. Great vid guys, what a transformation.
There were a few hairy moments with the cables!🧡
What a systematic thorough job that was. Nice to see a bike that has been seriously used to the points of being almost inoperable but then in your hands it ends up better than new. Shout out to Simon for the editing, your videos are well produced, instructive and enjoyable.
Thanks for all the great support Frank!🧡⚙️
Awesome video and well done on restoring it to it's original condition but the bike was not looked after unfortunately.😕
A superb turnaround for this bike 👏. Chapeau to all of the team at Bikespeeds. Your patience and perseverance have been rewarded.
One greatful owner, I'm sure 👍
Too kind, thanks again Graham!🧡⚙️
@Bikespeeds Very enjoyable bike transformations at Bikespeeds, looking forward to many more on your channel. Have a great weekend ! 👍
This was the best video because of the state of the bike, and as you said, it's almost a restoration rather than a service. Great watch. Love to see well-used bikes given new life.
One of our favourite videos yet! Thanks for the love 🧡⚙️
Superb work. What an epic.
Internal cable routing looks so unappealing from a mechanic's point of view!
I've worked on one before, just a little more cumbersome than the average bike with regular internal routing, if anything.
It can get hairy!🧡
With so much being worn out on this bike, it's amazing that the wheels and the bottom bracket were still ok. Maybe the bottom bracket was changed at a previous time?
Exactly that!🧡⚙️
Great work there, probably better than it came out of the factory originally 👌👍
Thanks Andrew!🧡
Great job, very professional, it's always hard to deal with rusty parts on a bike. I wonder whether the bottom bracket is ok, and even the inside of the seat post. I always pay attention that the seat post don't get stuck with time. Looks like a new bike at the end!
The bottom bracket had been changed and the seat post is maybe a story for another day but for now wasn’t a problem! Thanks for watching🧡⚙️
People say neglected but I say well loved haha
We’re with you!🧡
a miracle maker
Thank you Simon! I'd love to hear some customer feedback on his now near-new bike.
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I overhauled my own 2017 Giant Propel a few months back. I can attest, as a newly qualified mechanic, that it took me about 10 days to sort it out. Replacing the cables was an absolute pig of a job, and I don't mind admitting that it became so frustrating at one point that I almost took a hammer to the frame.😂 I'm still not 100% satisfied with the gears, but I can't afford to spend more on it right now, so it'll have to do.
What's still not right with the shifting?
@yonglingng5640 I suspect two issues, both of which would mean buying even more new components. Firstly, the rear derailleur cage might be slightly bent, and secondly, the outer front chain ring appears to have a slight kink at one particular point as it revolves. Basically, I had quite a nasty crash when my rear cassette failed, and despite replacing the freehub and cassette, they're still not working as well as I'd like.
Good luck with all your work! Keep it up🧡
Major kudos to you for another brilliant job ❤❤.
Thank you for all the support 🧡⚙️
That was monumental. You are both masters of your craft. Well done Lee and Simon, passing the 30k mark is so deserved 👏
Thanks Adam we always appreciate it!🧡⚙️
Thanks Simon
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Great job, as always. It's very satisfying to get a worn and torn bike shiny and functioning again.
Glad you enjoyed it!🧡⚙️
Great job boys
Thanks very much Jack!🧡⚙️
Brand new bike after service, great job👍
Thank you!🧡
Life saver!
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Commend you both on the making of this epic, great stuff gentlemen. Thank you as always 👍.
Thanks Kevin! We always appreciate the time you take to comment 🧡
fantastic video, really enjoyed that. It is somewhat therapeutic watching the transformation. I sometimes wish you would take slightly longer over the videos and this one was that bit longer - and all the better for it in my eyes. Great work!
We’re still learning! It’s very hard sometimes to not run out of things to say on longer videos so we’re still figuring it out!🧡
This is incredible!! A total classic!
Thanks very much!🧡⚙️
Amazing, I wish you guys were in Australia so I can get my bike serviced there
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Seriously impressive work. What a difference.
Thank you John!🧡
Great video again! Enjoyed this one, top work Lee and Simon!
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Mega transformation!.
Thanks very much!🧡⚙️
Really enjoyed this 🎉. Total rebuild but learn something new on every vid.😊
Thanks Liam glad you enjoy them week in and out🧡
Great work. Had this exact model year propel. Never really gelled with it and preferred the old aluminium cube that i had replaced it with. Being a 90s mountain biker I quite liked the brakes, otherwise not keen
Variety is the spice of life!🧡⚙️
Great job team. Mindblowing how corroded everything was
Thank you Sam!🧡⚙️
Great work Lee & Simon, as always. I have a Giant Propel, so I understood every knook & cranny :)
Hopefully you enjoyed this one then! Thanks again for always supporting 🧡⚙️
This service has been my favorite in the last month. You went above and beyond.
Thanks very much Jake a lot of work went into it so we really appreciate the support 🧡
Before and after are night and day. So satisfying to watch.
Thanks very much Paul🧡⚙️
Loved the video Guys, absolutely outstanding service (re-build). The customer must be wrapped, better than new.
Thank you David!🧡⚙️💪🏼
You said it all at minute 10:00 - it's a full restoration. And a great one! Most people give up on bikes if they reach this state, but you prove that they are perfectly capable of running again in a wonderful state. I'm glad I saved this video for my sunday noon belgian beer time. Wishing you the best and wishing the customer much joy on a gem of a bike. Cheers! 🚲
Thanks Karlos we appreciate all the kind support! 🧡🍻
Wow you really got your work cut out there guys 😮omg you really done a good job on that road bike good work guys 👍🏼🚴🏼♂️
Thank you Paul!🧡💪🏼⚙️
Amazing video man keep it coming man
All my bicycle service clients are on scheduled maintenance programs to prevent this .
Another top job gents
Thank you very much for the support!🧡
Great job. Shows the importance of regular servicing to extend life of bike and parts.
Thanks for watching!🧡⚙️
Wow guys you out did yourselves on this one. Another well used bike is new again. Keep the videos coming they are much appreciated. Cheers 🇨🇦
New one hopefully tomorrow! Thanks for the support again🧡
Brilliant as usual .. I'm from an engineering background and appreciate your expertise. The editing it top dollar well done guys its theraputic to me keep it up ❤
Thanks for the support Ian!🧡⚙️
Absolute top work both behind and in front of the camera, very satisfying to watch. Should feel better than when it was brand new!
Thanks from both of us as always 🧡⚙️
Hello guys, you did a great job again, best entertainment for me as always. As you said: no negativity in the comments, that condition, sometimes more to do, sometimes less, is question of respect to everybody’s self control. Greetings from Germany and I will be here again next week 👍🍀🌞
Thanks Maik we should be back soon again! We really appreciate your support each week!🧡
That was a lot of work, well done 😊👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you! We always appreciate you showing up🧡⚙️
I don't usually comment, but this was a fantastic job by yourselves, very satisfying to watch the turnaround..😊
Thanks Rich, we appreciate you taking the time!🧡⚙️