My Dream Bike Just Got Even Better!
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- Alex has upgraded his dream bike: a 2004 Trek Madone 5.9. In this bike build, he fits original Bontrager wheels, budget carbon handlebars from Amazon, a ceramic bottom bracket, a brown suede Selle Italia Novus Boost saddle and more cool upgrades. His favourite bike has just got even better!
00:00 Intro
01:16 Removing old parts
02:32 Wax coating frame
03:33 Cassette
04:40 Seat post
05:16 Bottom bracket
06:15 Handlebars
07:19 Rear derailleur
08:10 Crankset
09:04 Wheels, saddle & more
11:01 Finished bike
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Brown suede saddle: hot or not? 🔥👀 Let us know in the comments below! 👇
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use a brown bar tape and it is fire, when si roasted the brown saddle in the bike vault I was laughing but when I see this video I feel bad for alex and understood his reaction, he's really passionate with the dream build. use a brown bartape and this will be instant classic
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Sorry Alex, I’m with Si on this one. Black or white would be nicer.
This bike reminds me of when the Discovery channel didn't totally suck and actually had educational content.
The Discovery network owns something like 20 channels. They still have a lot of highly educational programming, but for some stupid reason most American cable companies don't carry that kind of content. The only way I can watch it is on European channels using an IPTV service.
14x cheaper than the 2023 Madone. And the 2004 bike has the flexibility of a separate stem & convenience of external cables.
2005😉 2004 = us postal.
It's a pretty sweet machine!
@@gcntechit's beautiful🙏I have 2 of the 1999 5500 oclv pro us postal treks and they are amazing, love them, best frame ever built in my opinion, ❤ from 🇨🇮
These bikes are so nice to work on. None of the modern hydro disc brake, cables inside the steerer and the handlebar nonsense
Rim brakes-smart choice! 👍🔥🚴🏻♂️🔥
When you're done with this, please make a comparison video between this one and a modern top of the line bikes. Like one of those A-B tests where you use the same wattage and test your time. Bike looks great. Cheers.
a good steering wheel from this company tossek, when I was collecting a gravel pit, I put it there. very durable
$1500 is definitely not bad to build your personal dream bike. Beautiful bike. Suede sadle? It will be interesting to see how well that perfoms/lasts.
Oh, LOVE the brown/tan suede saddle with this bike. STUNNING!
I actually enjoy these kind of builds way more than the fake budget ones. Keep it up guys!
That bike needs a front basket to go with the brown saddle then it would be chef’s kiss worthy.
I don't see that happening anytime soon 😂
Si's reaction to the brown saddle was just savage.
And right.
I had a one piece bar and stem from Toseek. I sold the bike a few weeks ago but the bars were brilliant, they had been on for three years with no issue. They were a rip off of the Canyon ones in shape and were £65.00. I’d have them again.
Now THATS a bike more of these kinds of bikes
I really said “oh no” when I heard it was a Toseek drop bars. Those are not good at all. Ive heard and seen broken toseek bars back in my country. Be careful when using them!
Yep. Mine lasted about a week. Just stepping down a curb off the footpath onto the road at walking pace and CRUNCH! Luckily it didn't brake clean off but it was snapped almost all the way through. So lucky I didn't hit a pothole or something at speed.
I have a friend that change his aluminum bars and seatpost years ago without any problems at all. I know there's shitty products out there. But, don't get in the marketing trap of big brands.
Built some bikes myself over the years. Two favorites are Trek 5200 and Trek 5500. Both are full carbon OCLV with old but excellent running gear. They're all I ride and love them.
They're brilliant bikes! We made a film about Trek on GCN+ that you may find interesting! 👉 gcn.eu/Trek
I still ride a 2008 Madone which is still a period-appropriate build except I switched out my RXLs for Enve 4.5s. I still think the 7800 Dura Ace is the peak of groupset aesthetics and the performance is still superb
Like the look of the bike. If you get some brown handlebar tape it will look absolutely sick. Brown goes well with blue. Will also stand out against the classic black. Well done!
Not a bad shout!
And a brown AG2R bib short 😂
@@croninnicholas9063Those are iconic now!
Blue stickers on the wheels would have improved drastically the look of the whole bike I think!
I wholeheartedly agree with you! Blue wheel stickers for the win!
I disagree … the red sticker contrast is 🔥 … ☮️
Bin those toseek handlebars mate. I've had 2 sets and both sets failed around the clamp area. Checkout trace velo and you'll see luke also had the same issue stay safe
AWESOME VID! Can’t WAIT to see how the COMFORT and OVERALL ride quality is! Do update us.
Love it. Have one very similar from 2006. I love the affordable(ish) approach. Evolve away Alex. I'll be tuning in.
Being a Treky I would have to whole hartley agree. Nice to have your dream bike and ride it to.
Keepemcoming
Supernice... You should send into the Bike Vault. :)
Alex - Wonderful video - well done. I do actually have some Bontrager quick releases that I would be delighted to donate.
Cracking job Alex. Fantastic understated job- that saddle is the cherry on top 👍
Watched this right after watching the Tech Show. Awesome to see how excited Alex is after seeing Si giving him such a hard time about it and not having it yet.😆
Very nice bike, Alex!! I hope you have many miles/kilometers of enjoyable and memorable rides with it, and maybe even share some with us.
I'm sure he will!
Congrats Alex, looks unreal! Good to see classic bikes being restored and respected like classic cars. True bike enthusiast 👊🏻
Love this video from Alex, taking an older flagship model and giving it a new lease of life, on a tight budget. Would love to see how this 2004 racing model at the start of the Madone series, compares to its latest 2023 evolution. With a comparison of £ per watt gain of Alex £1000 build compared to the Madone SLR 9 at ~£13,000. However can you put a price on owning your dream bike 😉
Lightly warm up any stickers you’re going to remove with a hairdryer(not too hot). I sold a ton of those Treks back in the day and sometimes when you would peel off the warning stickers or chain stay guard it would peel off the clearcoat and water slide decal underneath. Cheers.
More like this please! Great vid Geoff.
I love the rebuilding of old bikes.
ive got a madone in the shed, thanks for the inspiration for making it great again!
Nicely done Alex, Beautiful Build.
Dude, I have that same handlebar. It works great and looks great.
Love how this turned out,Alex!
I love the bike, I just found my dream bike. The 2009 Madone SSLX, blue with flames.
Very nice video gives myself and possibly many others ideas for enjoying current bike with maintenance and upgrades
I've got a couple of the 2004 Trek Madone 5.2s. Daily riders - one for indoor, one for out. Beautiful bikes that ride great. Your 5.9 looks amazing. Enjoy.
Nothing is more fun and exciting than barreling down steep streets in the rain with rim brakes.
this is my dream..one day I will build my own bike. Thanks for the inspiration Alex
Your Dolan track bike is SICK!!
Don’t care what Si thinks, I love it Alex.👏👏👏
Alex is the GCN sensei of bike projects. ❤
Even if he is still traumatised by Crankgate. 😅
and PaintstripGate
Great series Alex love it brilliant you showing what can be achieved with a lovely older bike brilliant just shows you don’t need the latest bikes.. 😊😃👍🚴🏻🥇🥇 Pete
Those old cassettes were 🔥 So small and nice small jumps between gears.
as long as you dont have to go up hill for longer than a few minutes
Very nice indeed. Lots of old bikes out there need some love.
That brown saddle is very nice but doesn’t fit this beautiful frame imoo. I like to keep the amount of different colours on my bike low. But that is all a matter of taste.
Each to their own!
Lovely bike. I have a red/grey version. 9.7kg, but I ride with old school flates rat traps.
I've got spare Bontrager QR "thing" from my old Trek (bontrager) rear wheel.
Mine is 2012 version (135mm wide). So propably not same as was fitted in 2004.
I hope, someone keep somewhere this piece, exactly as You need.
Very beautiful bike. Reminds me of my dream bike which is the USPS Trek OCLV'S. I love the classic look to them.
I have some parts of toseek, good cost x benefits. great trek bike 👍👏
How about a matching suede bar tape? That would be 👌🏽👌🏽
Beautiful, I think the red contrasts really well with the blue
It's looking pretty awesome isn't it!
I would get blue decals instead of red and a black seat The bike could look so much better. As the Frame is so nice
There's a reason I hadn't upgraded my Trek 5500 for 22 years -- it's a great bike and a great frame (precursor to the Madone). But since I grew up and raced in the 70's and 80's, mine is all Campy. The bike is still amazing..rider not so much.
A neighbor of mine left a bike exactly like this in my garage when he moved out. Unfortunately, the seat stay was cracked beyond repair. So, I stripped off all the parts, and am using the Ultegra groupset and wheels to build-up a 2004 Colnago C40 frameset I got off Ebay recently. My Dream Bike upgrade. I hope it turns out as nicely as yours has. 🙂
Love that retro rear hub sound❤
Really enjoyed this Felix!!!
What a weapon! Looks and sounds like a beast
LOVE IT…although not my taste in bikes,love your passion and care taken over your dream build. Some Amazing S/H bikes out there,especially as so many folk feel the need to upgrade from their custom built rim brake bikes to the race bike being pushed by the bike industry. I hope you ride this great bike and enjoy. Plus,I have to say…whilst I understand why GCN has to promote the latest tech and trends,it is refreshing to come across content such as this. Would be great if each GCN presenter took on a similar project.
Love the saddle!!!
That frame is in butter shape. Great find.
Very interesting build, and it features lots of personality. I guess I'm more worried about how the suede saddle is gonna to hold up long-term with moisture and my bum on it.
Lovely build ❤
Duran rider would be proud
IYKYK
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That bike is sick. Love it.
Love the bike rebuilds ❤
Love it but I suggest you match the bar tape with the saddle and the tan wall tires. That will give you 3 locations with the same color bringing the design and aesthetic together. Perhaps some nice Brooks leather tape. Beautiful build Alex. Cheers - M
Nice build! Forgot to add the cost of the saddle! Great!!!
It looks great. Only thing I would change is the chainring/cranks to black since it has black Stem/bar/seatpost.
Nice job on that one Brian.
Just love it.. Despite the saddle 😍
Replace that saddle with the black version and you get Super Nice! I love the chrome DA components. Wish I could get that on new 12sp 105 mech.
You should take that bike to America and ride it with Lance. If you can't get lance, maybe ride in the Hincapie fondo with George.
Bartape should have been a similar brown suede with the punched out holes, to match the saddle. Apart from that, lovely build.
Bike looks stunning, can't wait for the ride video. It's a shame the Giant project is just consigned to the bike rack to be used as parts donor, last winter I built one almost exactly like it that I've been riding this summer.
Great bike. I like the brown saddle, but I would do matching brown bar tape. You have tubulars but the brown saddle, brown tape and the pirelli brown sidewalls would look sharp if you ever switched to clinchers.
I've got a pair of bontrager skewers that look like the ones from that era if you're still after some - bit scratched up though!
What a great video and a great bike
Glad you enjoyed it! For a further look at some Trek heritage, we made a film about the brand on GCN+ that you may like! 👉 gcn.eu/Trek
Love those discovery channel frames! Grest choice Alex 😊
Sweet bike! 🔥🤘🏻
Your homage to Lance is turning out great!
I got the original bontrager skewers from the racelite wheels. :)
That will go like a rocket. Boom.
I had also this Madone 🥰
Great bike
Love the geometry. Wanna see a vid on evolving geometry over time. The seat tube and head angle look slack as hell!🔥
Please test your forks regularly. This generation of bontrager forks had some nasty blind delamations. Paint was so tough carbon could be in pieces and you wouldn’t know. Had an amazing customer pass after a delaminaton accident.
That Ceramic BB from a track bike might wear very quickly since the bearings might not be sealed properly for outdoor conditions
Alex, bike looks great! Saddle is a nice touch! Hope to hear your thoughts on the ride and performance. I have a 1999 5200 frame on its way and will outfit with full 7800. ❤
Awesome! Make sure to submit a picture of it to the GCN app so our community can see it!
“RULE 8 // Saddles, bars, and tires shall be carefully matched. 3Valid options are:
Match the saddle to the bars and the tires to black; or
Match the bars to the color of the frame at the top of the head tube and the saddle to the color of the frame at the top of the seat tube and the tires to the color where they come closest to the frame; or
Match the saddle and the bars to the frame decals; or
Black, black, black”
Rools is rools!
This is the way.
Or you could just ditch the rules and do your own thing 😉
@@gcntech It’s a slippery slope once you let that first rule slide. First it’s non-matched contact points then before you know it you’re stripping Discovery Channel frames.
Cool 😎 bike 🎉
Great bike, great build to ride, but too many logos makes it too busy. You obviously have to keep the frame logos, but if you can get 'em off easily I'd much prefer to see the rims just nice plain black. I also agree with those suggesting brown bar tape to match the seat.
Also, nail polish patches paint well.
dont slam the stem but take some spacers of the steerertunbe and then cut it, and find a stem with a n angle that makes it horizontal 🙂
Supernice to build the bike you loved years ago. Decent money and I’m sure it will perform just fine.
The seat angle looks seriously slack though
What about matching the bar tape to the saddle? They could be nice 😊
Maybe some day 😉
what a beauty 😍
Nice 👍