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That would be a cool video, a custom fender install.

Not a financial advisor...but, I can't imagine a job at the ccc is going to be a net positive for the bank account. On the other hand, the scores videos are going to be insane!!

Just an FYI...Simple Green Pro HD (purple in color) is non-corrosive to metal as opposed to the Original (green).

I feel you on the grumpiness. Just yesterday I finished a Gary Fisher Joshua for a friend's son. Super nice people, but was dropped off with "the chain broke." A newly laced rear wheel, full drivetrain replacement, and many other fixes and replacements later, the only feedback I got was "where's the kickstand?" Ugh. I think that was one of the many reasons I had to step back from helping out with my local co-op: the appreciation gap. It always hurt a little bit when people didn't seem to care how cool a certain bike was, or how much better a bike would be with x-setup or y-parts. Took a while to realize that that was all on me and my expectations. One of the volunteers mangled his bike (a nice Centurion which we spent a LOT of time getting roadworthy) and I gave him a fully sorted Cannondale R-something or other--Dura-Ace crank, brand-new-old stock 105 long-cage rear derailleur, Ultegra wheels, fully brought--back-from-the-dead Shimano 600 brifters that was perfect, and he rolls into the shop the next week with all kinds of crap bolted onto it, new ridiculous tires that were rubbing the chainstays, a loose seat, etc. It broke my heart. But once you pass that bike on, it's up to them, I guess. It was slightly too small for me, which made it a little less painful lol.

An hour of scores, love it! Any luck grabbing any bikes at ccc for tuneup/flip video? Also big thanks for your old internal cable routing video, worked perfectly couple weeks ago for me.

Thanks for this video. I have the CB1 step-through and this guide is very useful for removing the cranks and bottom bracket

You're still stuck with down tube shifters though and the geometry on those old bikes is really steep. I have 1989 Bianchi I was thinking of doing this to but I don't know if it's really worth it to make a bike that is still limited by the frame. The modern hybrids are so nice now.

Love your vids dude keep on keepin on 🚲❤️

Always nice to see a huge bike get paired up with its intended pilot! Also, you had me waxing nostalgic about the set of Paselas I had on an early aluminum Trek road bike a few years back. They were pretty awesome. And they come in a 24" size that was the finishing touch on a Terry Symmetry I recently refurbished.

another option for getting extra height would be one of those threadless steerer extenders. basically a tube with a pair of pinch bolts at the bottom, and a 1-1/8" OD on the top to give you an extra 3" or so. it looks funky, but it's a dirt cheap way to get extra height and still be able to use a dime-a-dozen threadless stem.

I just got an old Trek 720 with a stuck Cinelli stem - the bolt and wedge can come out - it seems like the stem is corroded into the steering tube - what do recommend to free it? I have already tacoed a front wheel, hit the stem bolt with the wedge a little loosened, tried some PB Blaster - some wood on the fork and try to turn the stem w/ the drop bars - no luck - hit the fork with a rubber hammer and thought not such a good idea - I think its's still good - thinking of trying Kroil but read on Sheldon Brown some people can drill a stem out of the steering tube, thanks for any tips!

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The Pinarello 😳 👌

Dam wish you where closer I'm sure it going be a great yard sale

I love to see reviews of my bike farm prices :D and now I understand why the CCC free box was so cleaned out by the time I made it over there, lol

I want those u brakes,,if u part it out, cuz they are BMX!! Cool schwinn!

Wow took me all weekend to get through this. The clamps bin was what I would have been most jazzed about. Good stuff!

16:00 where can I buy a Zog tool bottom bracket cup shape? Need to clean BB 80's Peugeot U08 - Thanks!

Just used the two housings together with old cable method today and worked perfectly. Thanks for the tip and referencing this vid with your recent Specialized handlebar upgrade situation.

This video hit close to home. I have a 1989 Bridgestone MB-2, which I just took off the carriage barn wall, to use this Spring. I remembered my conversation with my mechanic about changing the bars, and he said basically your conclusion. $$$ Now that I live in a bike mechanic wasteland, I wish I had told him to go ahead. Great video, and I enjoy your hunts for quality parts. That Bridgestone frame with the sparkle paint... someone had dreams for that bike.😍

Flat bars on inexpensive bikes are very much a cost saving measure. It's convenient for the factories. Most hybrids and such would benefit from a bar that sweeps back significantly, like the North Roads bars found on an English three speed, yet they don't. It's even more common on inexpensive ebikes to use flat bars or something with a little rise at most, when the people buying them would benefit greatly from something that sweeps back. I guess a decent swept handlebar requires too much imagination for the people picking out how their bike range is going to be. The very existence of the "comfort bike" is an insult to the bikes of many decades prior where comfort was the default option, and done to a much better standard than a hybrid or inexpensive mountain bike with a suspension fork and a tall stem. ...Dutch bikes should exist in more places than just Dutchland.

I wanted to come back to this video to say thank you! I tried this out on my bike and I was able to fully secure the pedals again! I have a foldable bike that 165mm cranks with 9/16" pedal inserts. My left pedal had actually fallen off while I was riding. After close inspection, the threads in the crank arm were completely stripped. I spent the whole evening looking online to replace the whole crank set (the crank arms and the single crank ring). This quickly turned to $50 dollars on my amazon shopping cart. Then I stumbled on your video and you gave this amazing suggestion! I really would have though rethreading the crank arm's pedal insert would increase the diameter too far, but this video proved me wrong. And the way you explain the best practices was really helpful and it played out exactly as you presented it! I was even able to thread the Thread Tap with a wrench, being very careful to keep it perpendicular. The only thing I ended up buying was a "9/16-20 Right & Left Hand Thread Tap HSS 9/16'' - 20 TPI for Bike Crank Repair" and "finish line bike grease", spending $31 dollars and now I have tools I can use for other applications too! Great video and thank you!

Made this upgrade myself a few months ago. I only needed to raise the bar a couple inches, but getting the grips raked backwards is amazing. Actually flat, flat bars are awful.

Fascinating scores there. You sort of mentioned it by noting that up-and-coming framebuilder, but do you think there's actually opportunity amid all this coming-and-going with builders and companies etc.? Or is just not a viable business model anymore, and you'll just have hardcore builders left, doing it for the love of the game?

I have that handlebar, my favourite for old MTBs that need more stack height. It comes painted black. Wald 8038GB.

Love all the videos, including the scores videos. Any chance we could get a video with you going on Sunday and getting your scores? Also a video at the upcoming swap meet would be cool too.

i have the same bike, same paint. someone put way better components on yours. mine is all diacompe and suntour parts, horrible suicide shifters (non indexed). he definitely cold set the rear, 126mm is normal. all prelude's from that era were 2x6 speed rears. watching this because i went to replace my BB and the previous owner stripped the non drive side crank and it's late and my pinky is purple and i need catharsis. thanks.

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You´ve probably saved several thousand tons of metal ore being mined for new bikes with this video.

How did you know I´ve been fighting with this problem for the last three days?

What model is that bottom bracket?

StarMichaelB.. Great score on the jig and the tubes.. I have built a few frames many years ago.. mainly freestyle.. drafted it full scale, mittered it with half round files, aligned it with the strings and a Starrett straight edge.. rattle can paint job. I still have it in my barn.. Z

love these videos , keep em comin.

does titanium color ride better than black tho? 😂

Quite a chariot you built there, well done! I'd say that's the only bike you need but we know that's crazy talk. A framebuilding video series would be next-level, but at the very least you need to do a "scores" type video and show us every tube and lug from that haul lol.

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I know, I was hoping it would be way lazier... But what you going to do 😂😂😂. I totally would have put bars like this on, but it did already come with them.

I had a feeling "lazy tune-up" would be a relative term here, then less than 10 minutes in you're crackin' the bb and the headset and diving into the wheel hubs. People looking for good bikes are lucky to have you out there! And Iove those handlebars, had to rewind to see if you bought the bike with them, they look like something you would throw on there.

Nice, glad Sunday salvage was thin..so we can load up on good stuff next time..I plan to be back!! CHeers

Hey Dude, interested in a 1986 Schwinn High Sierra for free-ninety-free?

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Chain skip could mean derailleur hangers bent. If it's a used derailluer could have a weak spring.

Cool, I still have that front Tipo hub... trades?

Uh-oh, you went there--the great grip shift (non) debate! I'm not really a fan, either, but after working on a zillion of them, I have made my peace with them, and even have grudging respect. 1.) Once I actually figured out the right way to change the cable, a lot of that frustration melted away. A lot, but not all of it lol. 2.) They're not all created equal. I always thought those SRAM 'MRX' or whatever model line worked pretty well, I even bought a new set for a bike or two, and they're dirt cheap. The crappy ones, however, were super crappy. The Shimano ones I found to be really nice shifting, but you had to unscrew a cap to get at the cable, and it would often strip. 4.) The front shifter is a thing of beauty with its sort of micro-ratcheting mechanism so you can actually trim. It's the same reason I fell in love with Campy front brifters. 5.) When you try to get someone to learn how to shift (*try* lol) it's a little simpler to just yell 'crank it away from you!' or 'pull it toward you!'

I love grip shift! I use 8 speed. Don't toss them send them to me....😊

Back when the two systems were first introduced, my dad got a GT Karakoram with rapidfire thumb shifters, and I got a Rockhopper with grip shift. I assumed it was the better system because that's what the Cannondale pros used at the time. Anyway, the first time I rode my dad's bike, I realized I had made a mistake. Rapidfire was faster, more reliable, and didn't have those damn near unreplaceable half-grips that turn to goo in the summer. In short, you're not wrong about grip shift.

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Great explanations! Thanks!

Man, been there breaking something at the end of a build. You put on a good face lol. Super interesting discussion at the beginning, too, re: Taiwan, the custom frame value proposition, and famous frame builders still kicking around. I had watched that PLP interview with Mr. Sklar too, it seemed full of insights.