Very nice results. I imagine the suspension seat post helps greatly when bouncing down the steps. "grin" Thanks for a nice video and a wonderfully restored bike.
I was about to buy a new bike until I came across your channel. I now have a SWEET old Schwinn bike that I have fully cleaned and tuned up thanks to your videos! And TBH I think it has made me enjoy this bike WAY more than any bike I have purchased in the past lol. It's crazy how much fun I am having on this cheap old bike! Appreciate it man! Love how you do the videos! 🏆🏆🏆
that sounds great! im glad that i was able to help. i think you like things more when you can work on it yourself. cheers mate i appreciate the support !!
Those late 80s early 90s GTs are the best looking hardtails ever made. Fantastic paint jobs. Especially the 18" frames. Look fast standing still. I had a Daktari White Avalanche. Coolest looking bike I ever owned.
Haha there’s a lot of old ones out there. Some of them actually work pretty well Hopefully the new ones are lighter/ better. Pretty fun though, full circle
@@layspeed there are a lot of similarities for sure, I'm the same I've got 2 atm and had others. Tha main thing I think differentiating them is the fit. I've done a MTB to gravel conversion on a Kona, gone the whole way with new fork, disc tab welded to frame, 650b wheelset etc, and it rides amazingly and is really comfy. To achieve that though, I need a decent stack of spacers on the steerer, riser drops bars and a 55mm stem with a frame that is a size down for me. So I think they are very similar, but with modern bikes being optimized for it, the fit won't take as much messing around with to dial in
@@jrooker1113I have a few vintage Konas and was going to do something similar to what you did to one of them. What model Kona frame did you use? But I got an amazing deal on an older used Kona Jake the Snake instead so now I just have too many old Konas 😂 I agree that newer bikes geometry makes fitment easier. The Snake just fit me so well right out of the gate. But I wish it had disc brakes sometimes.
@@layspeed just wrote a long reply but don't know if UA-cam is posting it, can reddit links be shared on UA-cam?, was gonna link you to my build to see it
- The car is very beautiful and very new. Top notch work. I was planning to buy a new bike when I came across your channel. Now I have repaired the old bike into a new bike. Thank 👍🤏
Cool video, I did a garden for a friend and they gave me a GT Palomar that had been hanging on their garage wall for 25 years, just needed a little bit of tlc and this video helped in giving it.
Very impressive patience and rebuild. I have the early 90's aluminum frame GT bikes. I have done this many times, but have learned some tricks from you.
A wonderful Build as usual, thank you very much for your projects, your effort and patience. Encouraged me to do bike builds in my own. It is always a process of learning. Just finished my first build of a green GT Borrego commuter from the frame. Thanks Gary!
@@garysprojects Liked it so much I found the honda bars and orderd them for my GT Tequesta I just scooped. Can't wait even though it's currently 10 degrees F outside lol
Did a 96 zasker two years ago with a doner bike with a mix of xtr and xt. With new Chris King head set and bottom bracket. Tough part is waiting for the parts. Other than that had fun for being my 1st time rebuilding a bike. Now giving it a try to rebuild the wheels with 517 Mavic rims with used Chris King hubs. That should be fun too. 😅 enjoyed your rebuild. Awesome job!!!
Hell ya that sounds great ! A lot of nice parts. Def would recommend a wheel stand to build the wheels if you can get access to one. Will make the process a lot easier ! Cheers mate I appreciate it
The hardest part must be selling them on afterwards. I'd never be able to let them go after going into such detail restoring them. Good job great videos
I always find bikes put out on trash night and I've gotten a few that are considered to be desirable. Never have I found a GT...That has to be some sort of testimony to the quality of these bicycles. Great build. Great vid.
Waiting for this one to go up on Marketplace! Have seen a few of your bikes for sale there (I'm in Melbourne as well). Turned out great - I reckon the rigid fork looks even better on it! Great work!
The bottom bracket thing I can relate! A couple days ago I tried pulling a crank arm without taking the bolt out first! I don't know how many times I tried threading the puller I thought they were messed up turn down the bolt was just in the way!
Enjoyed watching this build, love the old GT's and have owned several GT's between 1992 and 2010 . I recently bought a 1999 GT Tequesta, to be build into a 26" cruiser, I was going to buy a brand new Identiti Rebate fork ( rigid jump forks to replace a basic RS, Judy C's ) but waited for a but and then found a nearly new fork on eBay, paired with a new FSA headset. I borrowed a GT BMX stem and Haro handlebars of a cheap GT BMX I bought for parts, the Haro handlebars were worth the money I paid for the bike, haha. My next job is to get a 1x9 drivetrain working. Currently it has an Alivio chainset with a stripped thread on the drive side, but will be replacing that when I can get it off, somehow. It's a work in progress but I can at least use the bike until I have some more money for other parts. Doing this on a tight budget.
Thank you my dude I appreciate that ! Bike sounds cool ! I actually have the identi rebate forks , good looking forks will chuck em on a build eventually! Ya it’s good to be able to ride the bike while wait in on parts , niceeee
That stairset in the end reminded me how I almost died some time ago 😀 I am used to go down stairs on my 29er and it is very easy, just skrrrr. But I rode a 26er the other day and just drove down that same long stairset and these smaller wheels taught me a lesson hahaha. Instead of skrrrr it was more like ka ka ka ka ding! 😀
Wild how tight the pedals felt, I guess 20 bucks is 20 bucks - I'm going to have to grab a set for that sweet sweet DMR sticker though. Like you said I guess they assume they'll loosen up as ridden--or the factory just dacks them up with air tools to 10 ugga duggas. Be interesting to see if the pedals 'wear in' and feel a bit too loose eventually?
Yeah I’m sure they would a little ay , but yeah factory settings was so tight, even tighter than bmx pedals !! They must think I am actually good at riding 🤣🤣
Not sure if they sell it in Australia, but for those nasty mud spots I always use a product called simple green. It works great for washing my dirtbike or cleaning up oil on the floor too.
I think the DMR pedals are so firm because they are dirt bike pedals, and spinning is not so desirable here so that you can land cleanly on the pedals. My DMR pedals are also very firm.
Regarding the BB chainring to chainstay clearence, I was instructed to back the drive side cup out and lock it with the non drive side cup. Sealed BBs only! I've not had to do this myself. But the recommendation comes from a highly respected source: Barnetts Mechanics programs.
Last month I bought the same GT in green for $50 bucks at a local pond shop. It was destroyed! I've slowly brought it back to life. The wheels were totally gone. Rode til the bearings in the hubs scratched inside. Needed a complete overhaul. I'd like to replace the headset to 1 1/8th to threadless and remove those awful forks...
@garysprojects I just put my 52 volt battery on mine and it fit. I'm gonna buy a 250watt kit for the bike .but I want to change the forks because I want a a disk brake at the front
I'm into speed only but love the comfort of an MTB. Want to convert my MTB into a fast hybrid. How did you figure out what size diameter chainring to get so it wouldn't hit the chainstay?
It really depends on your bottom bracket length , if you have a default bottom bracket you should be able to run a big ring on the out side. A bit of trail and error if you don’t know
Hello from Singapore Gary! Mind sharing what version of t-cut you are using? Might have seen it from your previous vids, but can't recall. Trying to restore the frame of an old GT Outpost, appreciate it :)
@@garysprojects Cheers man - thank you for making your videos. I just picked up a cheap kona cinder on ebay. I want to learn some new bike skills and try do all the maintenance myself. Hopefully i can apply some of the stuff i learned here.
Cheers mate ! I usually keep the ones that I spend the most work on or are rare, then I try not to have bikes that overlap in their function e.g 2 singles speeds , but yeah I mostly sell them off ay can’t keep em all haha
Awesome vid, I do a few builds too. Love yours they’re quite unique. Just wondering did you get the Mars Ultradynamico from here in Aus or did you get them from OS like somewhere like Blue Lug? Cheers Gary
To whiten products the best method is to use cream bleach. (The kind that hair dressers use). Brush it on as a paste and then wrap in glad wrap. Leave in the sun for 24 hours and then rinse. :)
Have used it with much success to whiten vintage computer parts etc. Works on basically any plastic/rubber component that has been sun damaged/faded/darkened. @@garysprojects
@@angelvelasquez8689 ya that’s it There basically two versions 25.4 insert to 26.8mm 22.2 insert to 26.8mm Basically just pick the one that will fit into your head tube
Tan wheels look LUSH! Temped to get me one of them bikes with a front suspension. Currently "only" got a specialized rockhopper fully rigid restomodded. while cool, you kinda miss the suspension :D
The whitening with hydrogen peroxide within plastic wrap doesn't really work. What does work is fully submerge it in the stuff and let it sit in the sun on your counter. Or use a UV light if it's overcast. If you don't have enough fluid for submersion, you can rotate the sleeve periodically, so different parts are submerged and whitened. More work, but same result.Great job by the way
How do y'all source your preused parts? I went to a local community community workshop and they basically just hoarded junk. Not sure if buying online is worth it in Australia... Plz help
Bike looks great Gary. I got those pedals last week and they are a bit rough as well! I don't know if they come with grease already or you have to put the grease in? There doesn't seem to be enough grease for both though.
Cheers mate , mine came with two tubes of grease but I didn’t put any in them because when I opened them up and looked inside seemed like they were all greased up. Maybe yours need a little loosening just like how I did in the video ! Good luck ! Cheers
i have a 2000 klein attitude comp frame and i want to swap parts onto it from a donor bike. how do i know if the parts will fit? are the parts all interchangeable from a 90s/2000s era specialized hardtail?
Cheers Steven ! Yes it was pretty fun ! I think the frame is pretty solid but still feeling out the forks and seat post atm. Need more riding to find out ! Probably hang on to it for a little bit until I iron out all the wrinkles
@@garysprojects i just recently picked up an 2007 L Zaskar GT expert & have throughs of mounting two 20ah batteries along with the reliable BBSHD for longer rides up to a 100klm with an average speed of 25kph....🚴♂️☄
Very nice results. I imagine the suspension seat post helps greatly when bouncing down the steps. "grin" Thanks for a nice video and a wonderfully restored bike.
Cheers mate ! Haha yeah helps at bit lol. Thank you so much for the donation will use it for the wheeler that I am building right now !! 🙏🙏😊😊
I was about to buy a new bike until I came across your channel. I now have a SWEET old Schwinn bike that I have fully cleaned and tuned up thanks to your videos! And TBH I think it has made me enjoy this bike WAY more than any bike I have purchased in the past lol. It's crazy how much fun I am having on this cheap old bike! Appreciate it man! Love how you do the videos! 🏆🏆🏆
that sounds great! im glad that i was able to help. i think you like things more when you can work on it yourself. cheers mate i appreciate the support !!
Those late 80s early 90s GTs are the best looking hardtails ever made. Fantastic paint jobs. Especially the 18" frames. Look fast standing still. I had a Daktari White Avalanche. Coolest looking bike I ever owned.
Hell ya ! That’s totally true they do look good just standing still. Sounds like a cool bike !
Saw it on UA-cam shorts and just had to come watch the build video! I love the Moto/bmx bars!
Cheers mate glad you like it !! Thanks for watching , the moto bars are fun !
That short travel fork is like what the industry is bringing to gravel bikes lol
Haha there’s a lot of old ones out there. Some of them actually work pretty well Hopefully the new ones are lighter/ better. Pretty fun though, full circle
I'm a firm believer that old mountain bikes are just flat bar gravel bikes. I can make this assumption because I have both. And they ride so similar.
@@layspeed there are a lot of similarities for sure, I'm the same I've got 2 atm and had others. Tha main thing I think differentiating them is the fit. I've done a MTB to gravel conversion on a Kona, gone the whole way with new fork, disc tab welded to frame, 650b wheelset etc, and it rides amazingly and is really comfy. To achieve that though, I need a decent stack of spacers on the steerer, riser drops bars and a 55mm stem with a frame that is a size down for me. So I think they are very similar, but with modern bikes being optimized for it, the fit won't take as much messing around with to dial in
@@jrooker1113I have a few vintage Konas and was going to do something similar to what you did to one of them. What model Kona frame did you use? But I got an amazing deal on an older used Kona Jake the Snake instead so now I just have too many old Konas 😂 I agree that newer bikes geometry makes fitment easier. The Snake just fit me so well right out of the gate. But I wish it had disc brakes sometimes.
@@layspeed just wrote a long reply but don't know if UA-cam is posting it, can reddit links be shared on UA-cam?, was gonna link you to my build to see it
Outstanding. I love that you kept that kept that old fork to keep the classic old skool look. I love GTs.
Thank you my dude I appreciate that ! Ya the old shocks are classic. Cheers !
- The car is very beautiful and very new. Top notch work. I was planning to buy a new bike when I came across your channel. Now I have repaired the old bike into a new bike. Thank
👍🤏
Thank you mate I appreciate that ! I m glad you were able to save an old bike !! Nice work 😊
Cool video, I did a garden for a friend and they gave me a GT Palomar that had been hanging on their garage wall for 25 years, just needed a little bit of tlc and this video helped in giving it.
Awesome will be a fun bike ! Cheers !
Head tube angle looks like so slack. I like it!
Haha yeah I think pretty slack ! Pretty cruisey 👍👍
Thats a very, very nice looking build! 😍 Love those motocross style bars, looks good on that old school gt.
thank you my dude i appreciate that! yes i think the moto bars go well with the bike! cheers!
Keep it up! Love these old school mtb restoration builds! 😊👍 So relaxing to watch. 😎☝️🚴
@emzjhaye4035 will do my best thank you 🙏😊
You definitely lead the pack when it comes to these types of builds, luv the Aussie Melbourne Metro Style - very 😎
haha you are too kind !! Thank you I appreciate it , Melbourne represent !
Really dig the build! Bmx/mx bar combo will definitely be on the next build!
Hell ya cheers mate !
Very impressive patience and rebuild. I have the early 90's aluminum frame GT bikes. I have done this many times, but have learned some tricks from you.
Awesome they are quite fun bikes these GTs
Thank you my dude glad it was helpful!
This is one of the best videos I've seen in a long time
Wow! Thank you my dude I appreciate that
A wonderful Build as usual, thank you very much for your projects, your effort and patience.
Encouraged me to do bike builds in my own. It is always a process of learning. Just finished my first build of a green GT Borrego commuter from the frame.
Thanks Gary!
Awesome that sounds like a cool bike ! Haha yes sometimes takes a bit of patience to get things done. Cheers ! 🙏😊
Those bars are sick! Really came together nice, good work.
Thank you Luke I appreciate that !
@@garysprojects Liked it so much I found the honda bars and orderd them for my GT Tequesta I just scooped. Can't wait even though it's currently 10 degrees F outside lol
Hell ya dude !! Damn that’s cold hopefully it warms up !
Didn't expect you to run the original fork! Nice rehab
@@noisepuppet cheers mate i ended up swapping it out
Did a 96 zasker two years ago with a doner bike with a mix of xtr and xt. With new Chris King head set and bottom bracket. Tough part is waiting for the parts. Other than that had fun for being my 1st time rebuilding a bike. Now giving it a try to rebuild the wheels with 517 Mavic rims with used Chris King hubs. That should be fun too. 😅 enjoyed your rebuild. Awesome job!!!
Hell ya that sounds great ! A lot of nice parts. Def would recommend a wheel stand to build the wheels if you can get access to one. Will make the process a lot easier ! Cheers mate I appreciate it
Hello! The best channel of the Lord from Australia. Another equipment for restoration. I'm happy to watch at dinner, cheers!!
Hi! Haha thank you my dude, I’m just an ordinary guy , hope you have a good dinner ! Cheers 🙏😊
The hardest part must be selling them on afterwards. I'd never be able to let them go after going into such detail restoring them. Good job great videos
haha yeah it is hard, but eventually i have too many so it forces me to get rid of some ! cheers mate thanks for the kinds words
I was like "I wonder what old Gary has been up to?" so I come here and you made this bonzer GT. Sick.
Hahahhaha nice man thanks for checking in appreciate that ! Thanks for the kind words 🙏😊
Excellent job it's really good to restore old bikes well done 👍
Thank you mate I appreciate that ! Yep one less bike in landfill 👍
Your vids are so sick bro. They have taught me a lot and inspired me to work on bikes myself.
Thank you my dude I am glad ! Cheers !
I always find bikes put out on trash night and I've gotten a few that are considered to be desirable. Never have I found a GT...That has to be some sort of testimony to the quality of these bicycles. Great build. Great vid.
Old GTs are gold..👍
Hahah yes! I’ve never seen a gt out on trash night either ! maybe it’s possible but someone grabs them quick ! 😂😂 cheers mate
Indeed !
Having a blast working on a cheapo giant butte I scooped … love these videos m8
Hell ya dude ! Yep super fun! Glad you like the videos cheers ✌️✌️
GTs had some sexy frames! If I would have had the money back when I was a teenager I would have bought some just for the looks of the frame.
Ya gts definitely had a lot of nice frames back then ! Cheers
thanks Gary, moto bars were the perfect choice, lovely blue colour too, great stuff
Thanks Reece! Voted by you guys but suit the bike I think ! Cheers 🙏😊
Nice job gary. The bike looks awesome... i enjoy all your videos.
Thank you my dude I appreciate that ! Cheers 🙏😊
Waiting for this one to go up on Marketplace! Have seen a few of your bikes for sale there (I'm in Melbourne as well). Turned out great - I reckon the rigid fork looks even better on it! Great work!
Thank you mate I appreciate that !! Haha ya maybe I’ll let this one go into the wild in a little bit. Cheers fellow melbournian!
Another excellent build Gary! You never disappoint homie! 😎👌
cheers mate ill try to keep it up!!
The bottom bracket thing I can relate! A couple days ago I tried pulling a crank arm without taking the bolt out first! I don't know how many times I tried threading the puller I thought they were messed up turn down the bolt was just in the way!
haha yes!!! totally this, easy thing to forget sometimes
Love the old gt’s!
Same here !
Awesome Dude...that was fun to watch !
Thanks heaps! glad you enjoyed it!
I need my childhood bike. Awesome video
cheers mate its very fun!
Another good build I enjoyed that, and hopefully, I can fix my forks on my Gary Fisher bike cheers, mate👍🏽
Thank you my dude ! Glad you liked it. Good luck with fixing the forks! Cheers mate
Always a treat, thanks Gary!
Thank you tim! Hope you like it cheers 😊
Gotta love the TRIPLE TRIANGLE! 🔥
hell yawwww
I just found your channel and love your vids bro! Keep them coming 🤙🏻
Thank you my dude I will do my best! Cheers !
You're a LEGEND mate! 🍸🚲
Haha thank you my dude ! 🙏😊
Enjoyed watching this build, love the old GT's and have owned several GT's between 1992 and 2010 .
I recently bought a 1999 GT Tequesta, to be build into a 26" cruiser, I was going to buy a brand new Identiti Rebate fork ( rigid jump forks to replace a basic RS, Judy C's ) but waited for a but and then found a nearly new fork on eBay, paired with a new FSA headset. I borrowed a GT BMX stem and Haro handlebars of a cheap GT BMX I bought for parts, the Haro handlebars were worth the money I paid for the bike, haha.
My next job is to get a 1x9 drivetrain working. Currently it has an Alivio chainset with a stripped thread on the drive side, but will be replacing that when I can get it off, somehow. It's a work in progress but I can at least use the bike until I have some more money for other parts. Doing this on a tight budget.
Thank you my dude I appreciate that ! Bike sounds cool ! I actually have the identi rebate forks , good looking forks will chuck em on a build eventually! Ya it’s good to be able to ride the bike while wait in on parts , niceeee
Sweet build
thx u very much
Very cool, you need to open a used bike shop!.....or come to bendigo and finish off some of my bikes.
Hahah that would be a lot of fun !
That stairset in the end reminded me how I almost died some time ago 😀 I am used to go down stairs on my 29er and it is very easy, just skrrrr. But I rode a 26er the other day and just drove down that same long stairset and these smaller wheels taught me a lesson hahaha. Instead of skrrrr it was more like ka ka ka ka ding! 😀
Hahaha definitely, I find the uneven stairs a little more shocking to the system 😂
Nice looking GT 🤙🏼
Cheers Bobby !
37:30 oh yeah man that's gold
39:00 more gold
53:50 there;s the Nevegal from the rear of the Miyata SS blood drip
I'm jelous! What a nice bike 🤙🏻
Thank you very much 😊🙏
Thanks for the content!
No worries , thanks for watching 🙏
Looks sick! Normally not a fan of shocks but it looks sweet on this rig especially with the MTX bars
Cheers mate! I agree, suits the mx bars ! Not sure if I will keep them yet , need to ride it more but pretty good so far !
Great video, also UV from the sun can't really go thru that plastic bag very well :)
cheers! now you tell me haha!
looks good, nice job!
Thank you my dude !
I had them shifters on my 1st MTB , a muddy fox
Nice ! Muddy fox are cool bikes !
I believe Gary Turner's 1994 Aggressor used Dia-Compe brake levers.
Nice, good job!🎉
Oh really! Nice , had a hard time telling what they were. Cheers mate !
Saloon 40 will clear those boots. Its a sneaker cleaning trick.
oh nice ! cheers for that
Great build!
@@stevefield3380 cheers my dude !
I love 90's OG's
@@scorber23 same here cheers mate
Nice project! And a nice colour too!
Cheers mate ! I like the flames inside the letters 😂
Wild how tight the pedals felt, I guess 20 bucks is 20 bucks - I'm going to have to grab a set for that sweet sweet DMR sticker though. Like you said I guess they assume they'll loosen up as ridden--or the factory just dacks them up with air tools to 10 ugga duggas. Be interesting to see if the pedals 'wear in' and feel a bit too loose eventually?
Yeah I’m sure they would a little ay , but yeah factory settings was so tight, even tighter than bmx pedals !! They must think I am actually good at riding 🤣🤣
Not sure if they sell it in Australia, but for those nasty mud spots I always use a product called simple green. It works great for washing my dirtbike or cleaning up oil on the floor too.
Oh nice it seems like everyone is saying that ! I gotta try get my hands on some simple green and try it out. Cheers mate
I think the DMR pedals are so firm because they are dirt bike pedals, and spinning is not so desirable here so that you can land cleanly on the pedals. My DMR pedals are also very firm.
Ahhh I see makes sense thank you
Awesome build. 🔥
Thank you my dude I appreciate that 🙏
Regarding the BB chainring to chainstay clearence, I was instructed to back the drive side cup out and lock it with the non drive side cup. Sealed BBs only! I've not had to do this myself. But the recommendation comes from a highly respected source: Barnetts Mechanics programs.
Cool that makes sense thank you !
Nice build bro....❤
Thank you my dude!
Last month I bought the same GT in green for $50 bucks at a local pond shop. It was destroyed! I've slowly brought it back to life. The wheels were totally gone. Rode til the bearings in the hubs scratched inside. Needed a complete overhaul. I'd like to replace the headset to 1 1/8th to threadless and remove those awful forks...
Hell ya maybe I’ll do that in the future as well ! Handy with the headtube size ! 👍
seen loads in boxes and being put together in 90s
Hell ya
gorgeous bike
Thank you my dude 🙏
I scored a mint 90’s Talera. I love GT’s. A few upgrades with used parts and I’ll be mobile.
Hell ya sounds great !
Did you cut the top of the stem adapter to fit the height of the box stem, so you do not have to use spacers on the adapter?
yes! i did this in the original black diamond back vid if you wanna see, cheers
Thanks! Great idea 💡
Hey Gary, love your stuff mate. Just starting to do up an old Outpost Trail. Wondering where you get your moto bars from in Aus?
Cheers mate ! I just got them of fb marketplace
Can u put disk brake forks on these bikes
yes
@garysprojects I just put my 52 volt battery on mine and it fit. I'm gonna buy a 250watt kit for the bike .but I want to change the forks because I want a a disk brake at the front
@whitecloudmountainminnowpr6353 hell ya that sounds sicccc
Rad build homie! 👍
Thank you my dude I appreciate that !
Nice, Gary!
Thank you mate!
I'm into speed only but love the comfort of an MTB. Want to convert my MTB into a fast hybrid. How did you figure out what size diameter chainring to get so it wouldn't hit the chainstay?
It really depends on your bottom bracket length , if you have a default bottom bracket you should be able to run a big ring on the out side. A bit of trail and error if you don’t know
Hello from Singapore Gary! Mind sharing what version of t-cut you are using? Might have seen it from your previous vids, but can't recall. Trying to restore the frame of an old GT Outpost, appreciate it :)
No worries it’s just called T-CUT original color restorer , it’s in a red bottle
Hi, the handle bar on the green bike looks pretty sick - can i ask where you got it from?
cheers its the moth bar from magic components
@@garysprojects Cheers man - thank you for making your videos. I just picked up a cheap kona cinder on ebay. I want to learn some new bike skills and try do all the maintenance myself. Hopefully i can apply some of the stuff i learned here.
@@benmckernan2101 hell ya ! just give it a go, u got it 👍
Been going through these sweet builds today, with all these bikes how've you narrowed down which ones to hold on to?
Cheers mate ! I usually keep the ones that I spend the most work on or are rare, then I try not to have bikes that overlap in their function e.g 2 singles speeds , but yeah I mostly sell them off ay can’t keep em all haha
Another great vid
Thank you I appreciate that !
I think maybe them DMR v8 is kinda directed more towards dirt jump and slopestyle and them guys don't want free spinning pedals. Well done Good build.
Ohhhh yeah I know bmx style pedals are like that too. That makes sense! thank you , I appreciate that 🙏😊
Awesome vid, I do a few builds too. Love yours they’re quite unique.
Just wondering did you get the Mars Ultradynamico from here in Aus or did you get them from OS like somewhere like Blue Lug? Cheers Gary
Cheers mate I appreciate that ! They were send to me from heapsgoodgarage.com.au
(Also did a little review vid of them ) cheers Nige!
@@garysprojects awesome thanks so much 🙏
Are those wheels still 26 og did you fit 650b (not sure if it looks bigger or it actually is)
Yeah they are still 26 👍
Heyyyy your getting good at it!!!! The only problem is they are getting more expensive... 😂😂😂😂
Cheers mate! Haha yes they are!! What could be causing that 🧐😂
@@garysprojects They will probably wind up the company GT soon to never be again ...
@@Steven-qm1xo wow really why ? Going under?
To whiten products the best method is to use cream bleach. (The kind that hair dressers use). Brush it on as a paste and then wrap in glad wrap. Leave in the sun for 24 hours and then rinse. :)
Oh wow that’s a good tip I need to try that ! Cheers
Have used it with much success to whiten vintage computer parts etc. Works on basically any plastic/rubber component that has been sun damaged/faded/darkened. @@garysprojects
Maybe i missed it but what bars are those.
Honda bars 👍
@@garysprojects motorcycle bars?
@@letsgobrandon8375 yep 👍
@@garysprojectsawesome thank you for answering me!!! Much appreciated.
this stem is for 25.4 bars or for OS (31.8) because if I am not wrong bars are 22 in diameter ?
Yeah it’s just a standard a-head bmx stem , it fits 22.2 bars 👍
Did you ever find out what the rear derailleur was I know you said Alivio but I'd like to know the model and model number
Aww nah I didn’t sorry !
What stem converter is that?
Just a cheap one off eBay ay, I just look for the cheapest one 😆
So just any converter that’s a 1in threaded to a 1 and 1/8? Sorry I’m such a noob when it comes to these vintage specs.
@@angelvelasquez8689 ya that’s it
There basically two versions
25.4 insert to 26.8mm
22.2 insert to 26.8mm
Basically just pick the one that will fit into your head tube
Thank you so much 🙏🏼
rust we trust good job dude
Ayyy thx g 🙏😊
Tan wheels look LUSH! Temped to get me one of them bikes with a front suspension. Currently "only" got a specialized rockhopper fully rigid restomodded. while cool, you kinda miss the suspension :D
Ayyy cheers ! Ya sometimes suspension is fun to mess around on !
Sweet bike :-)
Thank you very much!
would you ever do a tour of your workshop setup?
Haha maybe ! There’s not too much to it it’s pretty small ay, what you seee is basically it 😂 maybe once I clean it up though 👍
The whitening with hydrogen peroxide within plastic wrap doesn't really work. What does work is fully submerge it in the stuff and let it sit in the sun on your counter. Or use a UV light if it's overcast. If you don't have enough fluid for submersion, you can rotate the sleeve periodically, so different parts are submerged and whitened. More work, but same result.Great job by the way
Thanks mate yeah I think I should’ve used higher percentage stuff as well, ahh well next time ! Cheers!
Handle bar is MX bike?
ya honda or yamaha
Thank you so much...I'm from thailand and I like klunker bicycle...
@@sutheptheppawan3984 hell ya me too! hello from melbourne australia
Gt cirqueis the Bike!!! same frame but a road-race power wonder...
Awww yeahhh 🙏😊😊
I think it would have been better to put a lot more bearing grease on the fork friction bushings. Good job anyway.
Cheers mate !
How do y'all source your preused parts? I went to a local community community workshop and they basically just hoarded junk. Not sure if buying online is worth it in Australia... Plz help
I get all my stuff off fb marketplace ay, sometimes gotta gotta wait for stuff to pop up though !
Thanks awesome
Cheers mate !
Bike looks great Gary. I got those pedals last week and they are a bit rough as well! I don't know if they come with grease already or you have to put the grease in? There doesn't seem to be enough grease for both though.
Cheers mate , mine came with two tubes of grease but I didn’t put any in them because when I opened them up and looked inside seemed like they were all greased up. Maybe yours need a little loosening just like how I did in the video ! Good luck ! Cheers
You ever use simple green instead of WD40?
nah we dont have that in australia ay - any good?
@@garysprojects all the bike shops and co ops use it here. It’s a little better for the planet.
Hell ya that’s great!
i have a 2000 klein attitude comp frame and i want to swap parts onto it from a donor bike. how do i know if the parts will fit? are the parts all interchangeable from a 90s/2000s era specialized hardtail?
Yeah I think so , should pretty pretty compatible, the only thing I can think of is maybe the bb with might be slightly wider 73 vs 68 , but not sure
@@garysprojects thank you 🙏
8-speed XT was the best!
I think this is 7 haha
Thanks Gary very enjoyable video...Is it a keeper and did you like riding a classic GT...?
Cheers Steven ! Yes it was pretty fun ! I think the frame is pretty solid but still feeling out the forks and seat post atm. Need more riding to find out ! Probably hang on to it for a little bit until I iron out all the wrinkles
@@garysprojects i just recently picked up an 2007 L Zaskar GT expert & have throughs of mounting two 20ah batteries along with the reliable BBSHD for longer rides up to a 100klm with an average speed of 25kph....🚴♂️☄
@@garysprojectsTravel adjust the fork and post to zero mm and it will ride great 😀
@@markusilomaki8922 hahaha no doubt ! Maybe switch them out to rigid in the future
@@Steven-qm1xo always wanted to try that too! Should go well