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Isaac Walsh
Canada
Registrace 31. 07. 2013
Just me and my bikes
Updating a Vintage Crankset to a Modern System
A complete guide on upgrading older of 3-piece cranksets to a modern 2-piece shimano hollowtech system.
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How To Fix Sticky Bike Shifters
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An easy walkthrough of how to disassemble and restore old bike shifters that aren't working properly.
How to Convert to Quick Release Bike Axle | EASY UPGRADE
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On my vintage Nishiki, I replace the front nutted axle for a quick release skewer, making it much easier to transport the bike or do a repair on the front wheel if needed. This video documents the simple process of how to do it.
Should you get an Ultrasonic Cleaner for Bike Parts?
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Testing the 10L Vevor ultrasonic cleaner on bikes parts both new and old. See how well it works and if you actually need one. Instagram: isaacwalsh
A Tour of my Ultra-Compact Bike Workshop
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How to build cheap modular stacking shelves
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How to build cheap modular stacking shelves
1980’s Road King gets a full service and restoration in 7 relaxing minutes
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Instagram: isaacwalsh Visit: isaacwalsh.ca/ I found this early 80's Eaton Road King being given away for free just over a year ago. The bike had been stored outside and was in pretty rough shape aesthetically. However the lugged steel tubing and all steel components made it fairly bulletproof and a good contender for a cheap runaround "beater bike". My goal was to restore it to g...
Replacing a Saddle and Loose Seat Tube with DIY Shims
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Instagram: isaacwalsh Visit: isaacwalsh.ca/ This is a quick upgrade I’ve wanted to do on this bike since I first got it. The bike is a mid-1980's Eaton Road King (Eaton's was a now defunct Canadian department store). I got the bike for free intending on using it as a cheap get-around, and only replacing basic parts with inexpensive solutions. The seat post and saddle were one of ...
Building a Simple Porch Storage Box
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Instagram: isaacwalsh Visit: isaacwalsh.ca/ A cheap and simple outdoor storage box for concealing blue recycling bins. Minimal planning went into this and was mostly improvised on the spot. I made an attempt to repurpose old wood but decided to abandon the idea and start again with dimensional lumber. Planning to paint it and build a lid for it this spring. 0:00 Day 1 - Materials...
Night ride through Downtown Hamilton | Narrated Bike Ride
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Instagram: isaacwalsh Visit: isaacwalsh.ca/ These were originally a set of test videos, so apologies for the wind noise. Part 3/3 of my test ride through the west end of the city.
Summer night along the harbour front | Narrated Bike Ride
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Summer night along the harbour front | Narrated Bike Ride
Touring McMaster & Westdale Village | Narrated Bike Ride
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Touring McMaster & Westdale Village | Narrated Bike Ride
The best worst car in the world: The Altima
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The best worst car in the world: The Altima
DIY Gear setup for recording POV bike rides
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DIY Gear setup for recording POV bike rides
Riding the Scenic Mountain Brow | Narrated Bike Ride
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Riding the Scenic Mountain Brow | Narrated Bike Ride
Getting started woodworking on a budget
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Getting started woodworking on a budget
Building a Custom Hardtail Mountain Bike in 6 Relaxing Minutes
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Building a Custom Hardtail Mountain Bike in 6 Relaxing Minutes
Great video man, thanks for the help. Do you know if this works with a front wheel that has disk brakes? I'd imagine it only requires a slightly longer QR throufh-bolt.
Yes! process should be exactly the same as long as your new axle is the same width as your old one. The new axle will likely come with a correct length QR skewer
You can also put parts in a ziplock bag, in the water, with lubricants or degreaser to impregnate or clean. Particularly good for sealed bearings / hubs
That’s a really great idea! I’ll have to try that out
Thanks for sharing. How about the rear wheel? Is that a different set up. 🤔
It’s the same idea, just requires a bit more measuring. Best to measure the old axle first and replicate how far it sticks out from each end. It won’t be symmetrical because of the cogs
Those cassettes are that colour from new.
That makes a lot of sense, my only experience with cassettes are contemporary ones that were pure silver when new, older ones must be different. thanks!
Hey Isaac, I really admie your work here. That bike has obviously been well maintained. Just one suggestion though, you should put a light film of grease on the spindle before you insert it, so there is some form of a barrier between the spindle and bearing faces. Same with the BB threads. A thin film of grease there might save you a lot of heartache down the road.
You’re totally right, not sure how that slipped my mind when putting this together! I’m glad you pointed it out, thanks!
i tried this but still sliding down
If it’s still not working you can try scuffing the shim down to bare aluminum and roughing up the surface more. It’s a good way to fine-tune the amount of friction
Add a?tube inside the the seat tube post to your desired measure . (( why don`t you ? )
Wow! 😯
Great video~!
Fantastic quality and editing. This is exactly the type of content I'm looking to learn from when I attempt to film my own bike builds in the future. Great work!
Thanks! Funny enough this video came to be from a total fluke, was originally supposed to be a short montage within a longer video. I’m hoping to do more of these with maybe some narration.
Really cool vid, and really cool shop! +1 sub
Appreciate it!
Everything has a place 🤌 vibe! ✨
I ran into same problem as you. I needed a longer bike stem but the one I bought was too small of diameter and didn't want to spend more money on the bike. I never thought of using a pop can and use it for a shim! What a godsend!
Thanks! Glad you found it useful!
"You might die" Great, where can I find them?
You Will die 😂
Hi. Thx for the video. I did a saddle replacement on my bike recently but I got a problem. When I look from above I see the bolt that holds the saddle standing out a bit on both sides. And it seems I may hit it with my legs when pedaling. Any advice on how to fix that?
If it were my bike, I’d use a hack saw and carefully cut off the ends of the bolt that are sticking out. But make sure there’s still enough threads to fasted the nut to, also be careful not to damage the threads so they still work properly. Hope that helps
@@IsaacWalsh Thx for your advice. I'll try it.
Love the bike design czcams.com/users/postUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L and functionality. It is hard to align the front tired to center the disk brakes. The brake wheel touches the stationery side of the brake caliper and pad. I aired the tire up to 40 psi as the markings say 40-60psi. Left the house for a few hours and came back to an exploded innertube.All in all it seems to be a good bike. Have not ridden it yet though so that's the max of my knowledge. Update, put a new innertube made sure the tire was set properly and it did the same thing in under 20 minutes as second pic shows.
This bike actually has neither, it had 27.5” wheels on the front and back
I hear ya. why they never made a quick release for seat removal is beyond me. The worst is old corroded fancy aluminum ones with the tiny long allen key bolt heads. I'm on the salty east coast of Canada so aluminum gets the harsh weather and oxidizes
Totally, I try to keep all my bikes inside when I can, but it’s tough when most of them are decades old and still show their age regardless. I can’t imagine how bad it gets on the east coast for corrosion, I find it bad enough here in Ontario!
yea this is a solid Diy Tip
No matter how tight the fit, the seat just spins around inside the tin can wrapping. Had to use metal epoxy and a cut off section of the stock seatpost. 27mm in 34mm hole
I found the painted aluminum surfaces couldn’t get a grip either, but sanding it down to bare metal did the trick. Glad you found a way to make it work in your case!
Wowowow.. you saved my money bro.. thank lot..
The literal definition of fix.
Perfect
Very nice. I love night riding, especially rail trails.
Agreed! Something about a night ride especially in the summer is great
Thank you. I have to try this with my seat post. I have tried similar tricks with loose crown race, but it should work with seat posts as well. I am a bit tired of ordering online...lol. would hate to order more parts.
Hopefully it works out! I’ve found it works best if you don’t adjust your saddle height often
Title should be 6 mins of life
What year was the bike? If you know. Nice all around.
My best guess is the early ‘80s just based on its style and features, as well as from an old Eaton’s catalog I found that featured other “road king” models like this one, dated 1983. So I’d say it’s from roughly that era
Which saddle os that? Looks quite cool
It’s made by Selle Royal, unsure the exact model but it came off a hardtail from around 2017
Congratulations nice restoration!It is always an emotion to bring a vintage bicycle back to life. 👏👏👏👏
Nice restoration keep it up! 🦵🚵
Thanks!
Nice color! You just need to drink a signature beer fifteen times in the vid to really be like Gee Milner!
Glad you like the colour, I was worried I would regret a DIY paint job but I’m happy how it turned out
Groovy
hi!
Nice one, well done.. 👍👍🤘🤘👏👏
Thanks ✌️
This is so sick dude, I saw the Waterloo hoodie and had to subscribe. Canada gang
Thanks! Cool to see Im getting some local attention haha
good!
Awsome vid. U wanna be friends?
I love it!
I build the same way. No plans. Just see what you can create. Great vid.
Thanks! The process is always more interesting that way, glad you liked it
Im from turkey
Yo pls give a bike my bike is old 😭
Glad to see it made it outsideeee
For those of you asking, I plan on doing more bike content like this later in the year when it gets warmer. I've got a few bikes lined up already for new videos, however it takes time to order parts and plan the build. Until then, I'll be working on videos of a similar format but with other processes such as woodworking. I've just uploaded one that I'll link to in the description. Thanks!
When a new video??
Hopefully soon! been working on a few other things in the meantime
@@IsaacWalsh Ah okay, I wanted to ask you something. But have you taken a course for mtb maintenance?
I haven’t, just self taught over the years
love that color green
Thanks! I wish I had recorded the painting process but I actually did it a few months prior to having the idea to film everything. The green stands out though which I like
@@IsaacWalsh did you put a clear coat on there? A clear coat would make it pop and probably increase durability
@@IsaacWalsh anywho, sweet bike. Looks prettysimilar to my rockhopper. Glad it came back into your life. My brother had his bike stolen and its rare to ever see it again. He had to save up and buy the same bike all over again. Happy trails!
Also, really cool take on the "bike restoration video" that are all over CZcams. This was as the title implies, relaxing. Laid back. Showcasing your while process. Great music selection. Solid editing. I'd watch more videos like this.
I did apply clear coat but I haven’t gotten around to wet sanding yet, so for now it’s still a bit dull. I’m glad you enjoyed the video though! I like doing these types of laid back process videos
You should make a small series of how you're upgrading the parts of the bike and make it even better! 🤔👏
Definitely! I’ve got a lineup of vintage bikes I’d like to restore eventually, I’m hoping to start filming those soon. In the meantime I’m gonna focus on smaller upgrades on my main collection
@@IsaacWalsh Can't wait for the next vid !
I think you must buy a better inflator, this mini-one used for emergency.
I do have a floor pump I use in most cases. But for filming on the tabletop it was easier for me to just grab the little one quickly
You’d better be putting on some winter tires and doing this shit in the winter
Trust me you don’t wanna hear my sniffly nose every 5 seconds in the cold
nice job sir Sending my full support Sir God bless you sir🙏 from Philippines
God bless you!? Damn is he a king or what.
Oribil
Good job!