This to me its the best build you have done Andy! What a beautiful bike! Best paint job ever as well in my opinion. Definetely worth the wait. You're the best Andy. Thanks for this amazing build.
The 1980s were an... interesting time for road bicycle racing. Can you imagine today that you are riding a Tour de France with downtube shifters, 2x8 gears, toe clips, and tires that you are supposed to stick on. If you are looking for Gazelle kit, just pop over to the Netherlands, you will find a lot of Gazelle and Batavus frame sets just dumped in the scrap. Gazelle didn't have a huge market outside of the Benelux.
Well I do my club ride on the flats (I'm 49yo) with my Saronni red Colnago Super with a 13-18 block and MAVIC open SUP clinchers. Off the back drafting and using almost always my 13 cog keeps me young.
It came up on eBay probably six months ago now. Mark worked his magic on the frame, absolutely amazing ride. Definitely worth pursuing. Thanks for watching and the support 👍
Love it! Great job Andy! 👏🏻 Been in Norfolk all weekend with no WiFi. Great weekend but first thing I did when I walked in the door at home was sit down and watch this video. 😅 (Picked up a lovely 1947 Claud Butler Avant Coureur frame and forks on the way home too!!) Happy days!! 😁
Sound great 👍…no Wi-Fi and picking a nice bike up on the way home. Hope you’ve enjoyed your break away. Glad you enjoyed the Gazelle I’m happy with the result. Thanks for your support, enjoy getting stuck into the vintage Claud Butler 👍🚲
Beautiful bike - I'm reminded of my Raleigh Team 753 (1989), which was outfitted with DuraAce groupset and Mavic wheels of similar vintage. Gave that bike to my grandson about 7 years ago, as my road bike riding days are mostly history. Seeing this bike being restored and ridden brought back fond memories of the Raleigh.
Im glad you liked it and brought back some fond memories. Im not too far behind you my friend, how time fly's and slips away. Thanks for tuning in and watching and showing your support. Take care buddy
I'm almost ready to build up my own Gazelle champion mondial in pearl white and blue! I've been watching this video many times and gets me super excited every time. These frames truly are beautiful and worth treasuring and riding. Great video, thanks
Man oh man that Mark is a miracle worker! Such a beautiful paint job. I wish I could send my Bianchi to him for a restoration and have the current decal work replaced with proper painted on graphics. Funny enough, I also have a DAF jersey! So cool. You are looking quite good on the bike!
That is lush. Lovely frame that thoroughly deserved the effort (and money!!) you put in. Love me a Champion Mondial, I found my first one in a skip believe it or not, some 15 years ago. It's not as nice as yours mind, just an AB frame from the '70s. I built it up as a fixie and it served as my daily bike for a good while, commute, errands, the pub - a loyal companion during my 'wild years'. But other bikes took over and it was kind of just sat there, dismantled and slowly accumulating cobwebs and surface rust. Until I decided that it deserves better, so I fixed it up (more or less period correct) and did Eroica on it. I've since got a 'modern' Champion Mondial, a '90s model, one of the very last steel road bikes Gazelle made. In the colour scheme I always lusted after, red with white lettering. I intend to build it up with a modern groupset and it should be _really_ close to the one bike I've always dreamed of.
It’s always a bonus finding one in a skip….and for me you really are saving it from becoming scrap. Nice one, and great to hear your creating a resto mod with one, best of both worlds should make a great build. Good on you! Thanks for your support it’s much appreciated
Another fantastic build Andy, great selection of components as always 👍 I went to a customers house yesterday and got into a chat about cycling, chap showed me his modern road bikes and hanging up in the garage was his all original Raleigh Corsa 501 (lovely gold arrow groupset) that he bought new in 1985/6. Chatting about my own love for vintage road bikes and he said he had no intention of ever using it again and would I be interested at a very reasonable price! safe to say I’ll be collecting a Raleigh Corsa in the next few weeks.
I still have my Raleigh Corsa it’s the one bike I won’t let go…I should ride it more especially with the dry weather we’re having at the moment. Enjoy, I’m sure you’ll give it some new life, all the best and thanks for your support it’s appreciated
Absolutely fabulous work! Brings back memories of my 80’s racing days. These bikes need to be preserved as they tell the tales of the true hard men of an epic era! Beautiful restoration! Throughly enjoyed watching this. Cheers from New York State.
Glad you enjoyed it, and hope it brought back some fond cycling memories. Thanks for tuning in, many more restorations in the pipeline. All the best take care
Breathtakingly beautiful. Wow. I use challenge tires for road and cross and love them. Im guessing it's prob a 42x21 'climbing' gear. Won't catch me on steep hills with that. Same with my beloved old school steel bike at home.
Wow, big respect to Mark, Mitch and yourself for saving this one, looks gorgeous. Very jealous (in a good way!). Credit too to Stuart. Must get back down your way, I forgot how pretty it is. Usually out east in the Peaks or up (by train) in the Lakes these days. Should do a Goyt Valley/Cat & Fiddle ride again, really ... Congrats again and all the best - already looking forward to the next one!
Yes very lucky to have the Goyt on my doorstep. It’s definitely contributed to myself cycling. I’m also lucky to have all these people helping out and the support of you all. It’s definitely a two way street because without the support I receive I probably wouldn’t be doing what I do, so thank you and really glad you enjoyed it. Many more to come 👍
Wow Andy pure class bike from the day, I have just built my Vitus 992 (sort of Sean Kelly tribute as I'm the same age) with Campag 10 speed kit and Eurus wheels easily as good as my Basso Viper and carbon framed bikes in the past. That is some build probably the best yet!! Good riding Noel
Nice one buddy, yours sounds a sweet build. I’ve just visited Graham Weighs covering an in-depth history of the Vitus brand. I’m sure it will be right up your street…watch this space. Thanks for the support 👍
Fantastic bike! We didn’t see a lot of Gazelles in the eastern US in the 70s. But the bikes you did see were extremely well made. Great camera work and your passion is clear. Surprised you didn’t go with clipless pedals tho. True to the period.
Thanks buddy for watching glad you enjoyed it. The pedals came with the groupset, I’ll generally swap them over to my look Keo’s for the ride just simply for the ease of use with shoes and also it’s safer. Thanks again all the best
Absolutely amazing build, the paint is perfect, your paint man does an awesome job. That polished groupset is absolutely stunning, I hope you get a lot of fun out of riding it. Thanks for taking us along on such an awesome build. Cheers from Australia
Very nice build, love it. I did use a velox branded tubular tape on my latest Frejus build, worked so good that I’m probably never gonna use the normal glue again, it is truly the hassle free option. No mess, and you can center the tubular perfect. I use veloflex tubulars, they are the best in my opinnion.
Another great video! My mechanic in Germany told me that Dutch and Belgium bikes lacked the finesse of Italian ones but made up for it in sturdiness and dependability. This is a great build, with a masterful respray, and must ride beautifully. Just keep that white bike clean, Andy!
WOW anything with a white/blue paint combo, silver rims and hubs with black box section rims, white cable housing, the best dura ace groupset, I can keep typing and typing lol. I'm still searching to build a combo like that it's a dream set up!
Brilliant restoration - The color scheme: phenominal - lug work: Apex. What a treat to look at. Noticed that you chose the right side brake lever to control the front brake. The cable L👀ks to have more of a bend in it - is cable friction affected this setup? The wheel base and tight geometry demands being on the drops more to get better control / feel - do you concur? The acceleration when you stood up looked instantaneous. I'd say this bike fits you the very best of all that you've ridden thus far. Thanks again for the show & tell :)
Hi thanks for the support glad you liked it. Yes for some reason in the UK the right lever is front 🤔 it functions absolutely fine however you know it’s been designed for Europe etc in mind. The bike was an absolute pleasure to ride and I couldn’t help but put the pressure down and sprint off. Loads more in the pipeline thanks again 👍
Super sweet build once again Andy - I have a 1984 CM but with conventional stays in the Team Daf colour scheme also - many happy spins ahead for you hopefully over the summer on your latest creation. Enjoy to the max 🙂
Nice ride John, thanks for watching and the support. Unfortunately this one had sold before I’d even started building it. I’m happy enough building and testing them out. I should do a video on my long standing go to bikes maybe
Congratulations on the restoration and data on the history of the Gazelle, really impressive. This model specifically looks very nice, either because of the new graphics used on the frame or the excellent Shimano Dura-Ace 7400 group. A vintage bike to enjoy classic and memorable rides. Greetings from this Brazilian vintage racing bike enthusiast.
Hello my friend, thanks for tuning in and watching glad you like the build. It honestly turned out better than expected really happy with it. Thanks again all the best Andy
These are legitimately functional works of art, their beauty only matched by their fantastic performance. Always a treat to watch these videos, it constantly inspires me to recycle and restore bikes, and have a blast while doing it! Thanks Andy!
Mate….I’m sure we’d be friends if you lived round the corner. Thanks so much, honestly means a lot the support I receive and to know more bikes are being saved and used for future use its nothing but a positive thing. Many thanks Jason, it’s much appreciated
I own and ride a champion mondial but it’s my climbing bike. No need to restore when can ride with modern groups. These steel frames handle beautifully especially for folks who are so used to carbon. We don’t need to wind the clock back on them to appreciate their panache. They still hammer even now.
I agree, definitely your best build. Looks amazing and gotta be great to ride! Although I’ve got to say, I really like the builds where you restore something that’s totally knackered. There’s something satisfying about seeing a bike that most people would throw in a skip being turned into a great looking bike that will last for years
Great restoration as usual . . . beautiful . . . one of your very best but a Campagnolo bottle on a Dura-Ace equipped bike? I think that needs a rethink! Carry on the great work!
Mate, completely know where your coming from I searched for hours for a bottle 😂 I’m back on track with the Bianchi should be up this Friday. Thanks for the support
You do a great job on refurbishing these bikes to their original beauty. But from a practical stand the gearing back then was way to high for me and probably most riders. Modern compact chain sets make riding over mixed terrain much easier than the old days.
Cool as a Dutch i am restoring a Gazelle Olympia vintage around 1980 at the moment , blue markings going to look awesome again a fixie though with some 2022 features. But i have to many bikes haha and not enough space so i have to get rid of my Batavus Adagio Nuvinci city bike.Batavus another Dutch brand , that bike is a tank never had any trouble or major repairs biking since 2008 on it 1 flat tire that's it most impressive but super slow !! For daily use i restored a Trek FX7200 (Joe Biden has one) , and for the summer days riding a Nirve Cruiser.But maybe the Gazelle is going to be "weapon of chioce" Greetings from the Netherlands ! Nice video !! never owned a Gazelle about time(as a Dutch) .
Yes probably about time you did own one considering your location 👍 Thanks for sharing your collection, Im exactly the same not enough space. All the best and thanks for watching
Another beautiful build. And always great seeing these classics brought back. One question ... they always have a period correct bottle, but these are not on the website. Where are these found? thx
As you said, probably your best restoration yet. I loved seeing how much pleasure it gave you, especially when the frame came back from being resprayed. Do you think you'll keep this one?
Hi Mark, I’d of loved to of kept this one…it sold before it was built. It’s enough taking these out for a spin, and enjoyable passing these great bikes on for others to enjoy 👍 thanks for your support glad you liked it
So after just getting 15 minutes from the video I just have to ask. If I understand correctly, did Mark do everything with the airbrush? The details are just fantastic, a first class paint job! Respect! Could you please ask if he would share the stencil files with me? I now paint all my bikes with the Airbush and would be very happy if he would share the files for the stencils with me. Of course I would pay him for that too. I would be happy if you could ask for me? Greetings Vince
Hell Year !!! a new video from what I think is the best restoration channel on youtube. I love gazelles for me one of the best bases for a restoration or custom bikes. The frames are still affordable and leave enough budget for the restoration. My last restoration was also a Champion Mondial for my friend Kim from Munich. Champagne Rose as the paint color and of course Campa as a group. I am very happy about the new video and will now enjoy it in peace, keep it up. Oh, if you want to see a really extraordinary bikes collection, I recently got to know Thai Do, he probably has the most amazing collection in Germany. If you want I can put you in contact. Greetings from Heidelberg
Glad you liked it and many thanks for your kind words of support, it’s much appreciated 👍 yes I’d definitely be interested in investigating more bicycle collections. You can get in contact with me using any of the social media links on the CZcams bikeituk home page 👍
I get so emotional looking at these videos and watching you bring these mater pieces back to life. I can see how over joyed you are with these beautiful bicycles. Why did the bike industry detroy these beautiful works of art and replace them with works of shit.
Definitely still a market I feel for them, definitely longer lasting and probably better for the planet 🌍 🤔…..hay ho in the meantime we’ll keep it real cycling with steal 👍 Thanks for the support buddy
@@BikeItUK I have a Tomassini ordered from the factory in Grosseto Italy. The classic Tecno range that the family are famous for. Columbus Nemo tubing throughout. It can take an 11 speed block and i plan to build it with Shimano 105. I am on a budget unfortunately but its a steel beauty and a piece of classic cycling history. It will probably weight about 19 pounds when i fully build it. It wont be ready until probably September.
@@taichihead42 wow….it’s one brand on my hit list 🚲 your definitely getting the best of both worlds. Something to look forward to….and why not good on you, enjoy 👍🚴
@@BikeItUK Well its a present to myself at 53. I an old timer with memories of my race days on Columbus steel which i will never forget. And yr so right when you say that steel is good for the planet. The damn stuff will out live me. Had a great conversation with Barbara Tomassini on the phone and she told me spray oil into the tubes every so often and your bike frame will last for ever. Carbon is probably one of the worst things for the environment and very hypocritical of the bike history. Its all a load of bollacks from these green freaks. Pardon my French 😉
Deserve a Medal of Honor in this times of aestethical junk. Thenks for sharing this beauty
Thanks for watching your support is appreciated 👍🚲
This to me its the best build you have done Andy! What a beautiful bike! Best paint job ever as well in my opinion. Definetely worth the wait. You're the best Andy. Thanks for this amazing build.
Wow, Danny thanks so much for your support.....really enjoyed this one many more to come! Thanks again all the best
@@BikeItUK these videos make my day. I really appreciate your channel. God bless always Andy.
@@dannyhernandez434 and you buddy take care until the nest one and thanks again
Hi Andy I'm doing a build too, have suntour superbe groupset, don't have frame yet? but it will be steel.
Beautiful bike, and nice to meet Stuart!
Thanks glad you liked it and also met the man behind the camera on the ride.
Reynolds 531 was one of the best tubings ever made , the Dura Ace 7400 is a legend in its own right
Glad you like it, really enjoyed this one 👍
That's the best restoration to date. The respray is so detailed and probably even better than an original. ..
Thanks glad you liked it, thanks for your support it’s much appreciated
The 1980s were an... interesting time for road bicycle racing. Can you imagine today that you are riding a Tour de France with downtube shifters, 2x8 gears, toe clips, and tires that you are supposed to stick on.
If you are looking for Gazelle kit, just pop over to the Netherlands, you will find a lot of Gazelle and Batavus frame sets just dumped in the scrap. Gazelle didn't have a huge market outside of the Benelux.
I should make a trip over and rescue a few, yes hard going doing a tour on one thats for sure. Thanks for watching and your support, all the best
Well I do my club ride on the flats (I'm 49yo) with my Saronni red Colnago Super with a 13-18 block and MAVIC open SUP clinchers. Off the back drafting and using almost always my 13 cog keeps me young.
Stunning bike, great job with the paint and build. These bikes have a kind of beauty that modern bikes somehow don't have. Thanks for sharing this.
They certainly do, glad you likes it thanks for watching
I’ve been looking for one of these frames for ages!
It came up on eBay probably six months ago now. Mark worked his magic on the frame, absolutely amazing ride. Definitely worth pursuing. Thanks for watching and the support 👍
Love it! Great job Andy! 👏🏻 Been in Norfolk all weekend with no WiFi. Great weekend but first thing I did when I walked in the door at home was sit down and watch this video. 😅
(Picked up a lovely 1947 Claud Butler Avant Coureur frame and forks on the way home too!!) Happy days!! 😁
Sound great 👍…no Wi-Fi and picking a nice bike up on the way home. Hope you’ve enjoyed your break away. Glad you enjoyed the Gazelle I’m happy with the result. Thanks for your support, enjoy getting stuck into the vintage Claud Butler 👍🚲
Beautiful bike - I'm reminded of my Raleigh Team 753 (1989), which was outfitted with DuraAce groupset and Mavic wheels of similar vintage. Gave that bike to my grandson about 7 years ago, as my road bike riding days are mostly history. Seeing this bike being restored and ridden brought back fond memories of the Raleigh.
Im glad you liked it and brought back some fond memories. Im not too far behind you my friend, how time fly's and slips away. Thanks for tuning in and watching and showing your support. Take care buddy
I'm almost ready to build up my own Gazelle champion mondial in pearl white and blue! I've been watching this video many times and gets me super excited every time. These frames truly are beautiful and worth treasuring and riding. Great video, thanks
Mate sorry for the late reply. Enjoy and thanks for your support 👍
cracking build Andy, you looked well happy whizzing around on that one! the paint job, wheels, groupset all sparkles mate, well done!
Thanks buddy glad you liked it, much appreciated 👍
That one deserves a trophy for the restoration. Just subscribed!
Manthanks, I’ve got some great projects on the way 👍
Brilliant restoration you certainly did it proud. looks fantastic now.
Thanks buddy glad you liked it 👍
What a big smile... Stunning my friend
Glad you liked it, I love it! Thanks for the support buddy
What an excellent video . Makes me want to ride my bicycle this evening!
Thanks for watching glad you like it, enjoy your ride 🚴♂️
Absolutely beautiful! Well done! Steal is Real!
Glad you like it thanks for the support 👍🚴♂️
Great job, that Dura Ace group set is a classic
Definitely and a pleasure to use. Thanks for watching all the best
Man oh man that Mark is a miracle worker! Such a beautiful paint job. I wish I could send my Bianchi to him for a restoration and have the current decal work replaced with proper painted on graphics. Funny enough, I also have a DAF jersey! So cool. You are looking quite good on the bike!
Glad you liked it, yes it’s great having Mark on board and down the road. He’s a great asset. Thanks for watching and your support, much appreciated.
That is lush. Lovely frame that thoroughly deserved the effort (and money!!) you put in.
Love me a Champion Mondial, I found my first one in a skip believe it or not, some 15 years ago. It's not as nice as yours mind, just an AB frame from the '70s. I built it up as a fixie and it served as my daily bike for a good while, commute, errands, the pub - a loyal companion during my 'wild years'. But other bikes took over and it was kind of just sat there, dismantled and slowly accumulating cobwebs and surface rust. Until I decided that it deserves better, so I fixed it up (more or less period correct) and did Eroica on it.
I've since got a 'modern' Champion Mondial, a '90s model, one of the very last steel road bikes Gazelle made. In the colour scheme I always lusted after, red with white lettering. I intend to build it up with a modern groupset and it should be _really_ close to the one bike I've always dreamed of.
It’s always a bonus finding one in a skip….and for me you really are saving it from becoming scrap. Nice one, and great to hear your creating a resto mod with one, best of both worlds should make a great build. Good on you! Thanks for your support it’s much appreciated
Another fantastic build Andy, great selection of components as always 👍
I went to a customers house yesterday and got into a chat about cycling, chap showed me his modern road bikes and hanging up in the garage was his all original Raleigh Corsa 501 (lovely gold arrow groupset) that he bought new in 1985/6. Chatting about my own love for vintage road bikes and he said he had no intention of ever using it again and would I be interested at a very reasonable price! safe to say I’ll be collecting a Raleigh Corsa in the next few weeks.
I still have my Raleigh Corsa it’s the one bike I won’t let go…I should ride it more especially with the dry weather we’re having at the moment. Enjoy, I’m sure you’ll give it some new life, all the best and thanks for your support it’s appreciated
Beautiful bike, enjoy
Love the Oakley’s!
😎 lasted the test of time and still going strong 👍
Absolutely fabulous work! Brings back memories of my 80’s racing days. These bikes need to be preserved as they tell the tales of the true hard men of an epic era! Beautiful restoration! Throughly enjoyed watching this. Cheers from New York State.
Glad you enjoyed it, and hope it brought back some fond cycling memories. Thanks for tuning in, many more restorations in the pipeline. All the best take care
Lovely bike. Thanks for saving it.
It’s an absolute addictive pleasure 👍🚲🚲🚲🚲glad you liked it thanks for the support
Brilliant work on a beautiful bike! Thanks for sharing! 🚲👍
Thank you for the support and watching
beauty Andy
I always lusted after a Gazelle in the 80s
Could almost smell the tub cement :-)
😂👍 Yes me too, as a kid I never knew where I could get my hands on one, I’m glad I finally did 🚴 thanks for the continued support glad you liked it
I remember the days of club racing and gluing tubular tires onto the rims. This bike looks amazing
Much appreciated glad you like it thanks for watching
Amazing bike well done Andy xx
Thanks matey for the support and watching
Breathtakingly beautiful. Wow. I use challenge tires for road and cross and love them. Im guessing it's prob a 42x21 'climbing' gear. Won't catch me on steep hills with that. Same with my beloved old school steel bike at home.
Thanks glad you liked it the chainrings are 52/42 with 🤔 hmm probably 26-12 on the cassette. Sweet but old school hard ride at times 👍
What a brilliant job you did there on that project Andy. The frame transformation was something else and it looked absolutely stunning.
Thanks buddy, yes I’m really happy with the result and the ride is honestly something else. 👍
Stunning! Great choices.
Glad you liked it thanks for the support
Thanks Scott much appreciated
Great build, thank you👍
This is my absolute favorite Shimano groupset.
Glad you like it! Yes the 7400 groupset has definitely proven itself.
Top andy ✌️
Thanks buddy
absolutely a masterpiece. thank you for sharing this
Your very welcome and believe me its a pleasure, thanks for your support glad you liked it
Wow, big respect to Mark, Mitch and yourself for saving this one, looks gorgeous. Very jealous (in a good way!). Credit too to Stuart.
Must get back down your way, I forgot how pretty it is. Usually out east in the Peaks or up (by train) in the Lakes these days. Should do a Goyt Valley/Cat & Fiddle ride again, really ...
Congrats again and all the best - already looking forward to the next one!
Yes very lucky to have the Goyt on my doorstep. It’s definitely contributed to myself cycling. I’m also lucky to have all these people helping out and the support of you all. It’s definitely a two way street because without the support I receive I probably wouldn’t be doing what I do, so thank you and really glad you enjoyed it. Many more to come 👍
Wow Andy pure class bike from the day, I have just built my Vitus 992 (sort of Sean Kelly tribute as I'm the same age) with Campag 10 speed kit and Eurus wheels easily as good as my Basso Viper and carbon framed bikes in the past. That is some build probably the best yet!! Good riding Noel
Nice one buddy, yours sounds a sweet build. I’ve just visited Graham Weighs covering an in-depth history of the Vitus brand. I’m sure it will be right up your street…watch this space. Thanks for the support 👍
Wow what an incredible bike. Wish I had one just like that
Glad you like it thanks for watching 👍🚲
Absolute beaut of a resto. Looks amazing 👍
Thanks glad you liked it thanks for the support
Fantastic bike! We didn’t see a lot of Gazelles in the eastern US in the 70s. But the bikes you did see were extremely well made.
Great camera work and your passion is clear. Surprised you didn’t go with clipless pedals tho. True to the period.
Thanks buddy for watching glad you enjoyed it. The pedals came with the groupset, I’ll generally swap them over to my look Keo’s for the ride just simply for the ease of use with shoes and also it’s safer. Thanks again all the best
Wow the paint job and finish and detail Mark has done on this frame is amazing wow.. beautiful build well done man 😃😃😃😃🚴🏻🥇Pete
Glad you like it thanks again buddy
Love the Groupset.
Yes it’s absolutely solid 👍
Absolutely amazing build, the paint is perfect, your paint man does an awesome job. That polished groupset is absolutely stunning, I hope you get a lot of fun out of riding it. Thanks for taking us along on such an awesome build.
Cheers from Australia
Glad you like it, its a sweet ride Im a little sad it sold before it was built. Thanks for the support all the best
finally a gazelle cm ...they awesome! congrats!!
Thanks glad you liked it thanks for tuning in 👍
What a beauty! Very impressive!
Much appreciated thanks for the support
Very nice build, love it. I did use a velox branded tubular tape on my latest Frejus build, worked so good that I’m probably never gonna use the normal glue again, it is truly the hassle free option. No mess, and you can center the tubular perfect. I use veloflex tubulars, they are the best in my opinnion.
Thanks for the advice sounds a lot better than the hassle of all the glueing 🤔 I’ll check it out. All the best 👍
@@BikeItUK Velox worked fine for me until I moved to a more hilly area. The problem seems to be heat during descents which cause the tubulars to move.
Excellent build as usual👍🚴♀️🚴♀️
Thanks for the support glad you like it 👍
Good job Stuart 😎🎥
He’s a legend and someone no one ever sees thanks for the support buddy
Stunning Andy, great build and like you say the Dura Ace 7400 groupset are superb
Thanks Simon glad you enjoyed it 👍
Another great video! My mechanic in Germany told me that Dutch and Belgium bikes lacked the finesse of Italian ones but made up for it in sturdiness and dependability. This is a great build, with a masterful respray, and must ride beautifully. Just keep that white bike clean, Andy!
Thanks buddy glad you liked it, definitely one of the best rides yet. Thanks for your support much appreciated 👍
Re❤️al 🚲 with soul
Thanks
Yep, you’re best yet an amazing bicycle don’t see many like that in Australia 🇦🇺..
Thanks Scott, glad you liked it thanks for the support buddy 👍
Another great build Andy and you paint guy is amazing. 👍👊
Yes Mark being on hand is an absolute god send. Thanks buddy 👍
WOW anything with a white/blue paint combo, silver rims and hubs with black box section rims, white cable housing, the best dura ace groupset, I can keep typing and typing lol. I'm still searching to build a combo like that it's a dream set up!
😂thanks buddy glad you liked it….I’m really happy with the result. Good luck finding your project 👍
Great work mate.
Thanks a lot all the best
Wonderful job! Great information about TVM and Cervélo. Thank you!
Thanks glad you liked it all the best
Brilliant restoration - The color scheme: phenominal - lug work: Apex. What a treat to look at. Noticed that you chose the right side brake lever to control the front brake. The cable L👀ks to have more of a bend in it - is cable friction affected this setup? The wheel base and tight geometry demands being on the drops more to get better control / feel - do you concur? The acceleration when you stood up looked instantaneous. I'd say this bike fits you the very best of all that you've ridden thus far. Thanks again for the show & tell :)
Hi thanks for the support glad you liked it. Yes for some reason in the UK the right lever is front 🤔 it functions absolutely fine however you know it’s been designed for Europe etc in mind. The bike was an absolute pleasure to ride and I couldn’t help but put the pressure down and sprint off. Loads more in the pipeline thanks again 👍
Increíble! Muy buena atención a los detalles. Un trabajo de primera clase. Saludos desde Argentina!
Great video, Andy. What a beautiful paint job. I can't believe you rode through that water puddle, after all that work . Great work, thanks. Ken
😂 yes the puddle came at me to way to fast….absolutely loved the ride of this Gazelle. Happy you liked it thanks for your support 👍
Brilliant. Live the life you love! 🖖
😉Thanks for your support much appreciated
Super sweet build once again Andy - I have a 1984 CM but with conventional stays in the Team Daf colour scheme also - many happy spins ahead for you hopefully over the summer on your latest creation. Enjoy to the max 🙂
Nice ride John, thanks for watching and the support. Unfortunately this one had sold before I’d even started building it. I’m happy enough building and testing them out. I should do a video on my long standing go to bikes maybe
@@BikeItUK that would be pretty cool to do an overview of your own stable if you ever get a chance to get around to it!
Jolly Good and the Benotto Ouch Bar Tape plus Lemond's Factory Pilot's, hey now you can Shift Up with a knee hahaha
😂 yes the levers definitely helped bring slightly raised. Glad you liked it thanks for watching and the support
Andy, I've just picked up a stunning 1981 Champion Mondial AB frame! Can't wait to build it up. DA 7300 groupset going on🙏
Nice 👌 enjoy!
how beauty ! great work
Thanks for watching and the support 👍
Congratulations on the restoration and data on the history of the Gazelle, really impressive. This model specifically looks very nice, either because of the new graphics used on the frame or the excellent Shimano Dura-Ace 7400 group. A vintage bike to enjoy classic and memorable rides. Greetings from this Brazilian vintage racing bike enthusiast.
Hello my friend, thanks for tuning in and watching glad you like the build. It honestly turned out better than expected really happy with it. Thanks again all the best Andy
These are legitimately functional works of art, their beauty only matched by their fantastic performance.
Always a treat to watch these videos, it constantly inspires me to recycle and restore bikes, and have a blast while doing it!
Thanks Andy!
Mate….I’m sure we’d be friends if you lived round the corner. Thanks so much, honestly means a lot the support I receive and to know more bikes are being saved and used for future use its nothing but a positive thing. Many thanks Jason, it’s much appreciated
I own and ride a champion mondial but it’s my climbing bike. No need to restore when can ride with modern groups. These steel frames handle beautifully especially for folks who are so used to carbon. We don’t need to wind the clock back on them to appreciate their panache. They still hammer even now.
Couldn’t agree more! Thanks for watching and your support 👍
Great bike !!!
Thanks
Another beautiful bike! I love how Mark paints the logos and stripes on rather than just decal it.
Yes, he’s definitely talented in what he does l. Extremely lucky to have him on hand. Thanks for watching and the support
I’m curious how much this paint job came to…
@@markfriesen1435 just over £200
I agree, definitely your best build. Looks amazing and gotta be great to ride!
Although I’ve got to say, I really like the builds where you restore something that’s totally knackered.
There’s something satisfying about seeing a bike that most people would throw in a skip being turned into a great looking bike that will last for years
Thanks glad you like it, yes I should maybe take a trip down to the tip and take it back now and then to how you used to be 👍
Another fabulous build Andy my favourite person on You Tube not your best build though for me the Lemond but I’m biased 👌well done again
Thanks buddy much appreciated
Great restoration as usual . . . beautiful . . . one of your very best but a Campagnolo bottle on a Dura-Ace equipped bike? I think that needs a rethink! Carry on the great work!
Mate, completely know where your coming from I searched for hours for a bottle 😂 I’m back on track with the Bianchi should be up this Friday. Thanks for the support
Stunning👍
Thank you! Glad you like it
Beautiful bike, love it.
Glad you like it thanks for the support
Beautifull... nuff said!
Thanks buddy 👍
Beautiful build, thanks for sharing.
Glad you like it! All the best
Another gorgeous paint job by Mark and good camera work by Stewart!
Thanks for the support and watching till the very end. I’ve been dragging Stewart along since the beginning. All the best 👍
Hi Andy, a beautiful build.
Would love to see a George Longstaff build one day.
Thanks for the fantastic builds.
Glad you enjoyed it, I’ll add it to the list thanks for your support it’s much appreciated 👍
Great to see.much appreciated.top job.
Many thanks much appreciated
You do a great job on refurbishing these bikes to their original beauty. But from a practical stand the gearing back then was way to high for me and probably most riders. Modern compact chain sets make riding over mixed terrain much easier than the old days.
Thanks glad you like the work, check out the Colnago build. We mix it up with retro looking Campagnolo Potenza 11 speed 👍
@@BikeItUK I checked it out. A beautiful job. But that’s not a compact chain set is it?
Great video.
Beautiful bike,nothing can match the feel of a well made steel frame
All the best!
That’s for sure, glad you liked it thanks for your support 👍
Really enjoy these restorations Andy, this bike is a credit to you. Keep them coming.
Thanks, I’ve got some amazing bikes in the pipeline….watch this space
All of the builds are pretty awesome!!!
But to me this is absolutely the best one yet! Big fan of the channel!
Wow, thanks means a lot.....plenty more restorations on the way
Very good
Thanks
Cool as a Dutch i am restoring a Gazelle Olympia vintage around 1980 at the moment , blue markings going to look awesome again a fixie though with some 2022 features. But i have to many bikes haha and not enough space so i have to get rid of my Batavus Adagio Nuvinci city bike.Batavus another Dutch brand , that bike is a tank never had any trouble or major repairs biking since 2008 on it 1 flat tire that's it most impressive but super slow !! For daily use i restored a Trek FX7200 (Joe Biden has one) , and for the summer days riding a Nirve Cruiser.But maybe the Gazelle is going to be "weapon of chioce" Greetings from the Netherlands ! Nice video !! never owned a Gazelle about time(as a Dutch) .
Yes probably about time you did own one considering your location 👍 Thanks for sharing your collection, Im exactly the same not enough space. All the best and thanks for watching
Another brilliant restoration Andy - top class workmanship by all concerned! What a stunning bike, definitely one of your best!
Many thanks glad you liked it, your support is much appreciated…many more to come 👍
Muy elegante...😮
Thanks 🙏
Great bike Andy. A stunning model. I love Dutch bikes!
Never had one till this one, definitely impressed with this one 👍 thanks for watching glad you liked it
Wow es espectacular 👍👍
Much appreciated 😉👍
Another beautiful build. And always great seeing these classics brought back.
One question ... they always have a period correct bottle, but these are not on the website. Where are these found? thx
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it. Regarding the bottle generally I find most items on eBay. Hope this helps
Smashing job, as always.
Is there a favourite video of yours and which is your favourite bike in your collection?
My favourite in the Pinarello I’ve just built video should be up next. Favourite video hmm really enjoyed the Colnago 👍
As you said, probably your best restoration yet. I loved seeing how much pleasure it gave you, especially when the frame came back from being resprayed. Do you think you'll keep this one?
Hi Mark, I’d of loved to of kept this one…it sold before it was built. It’s enough taking these out for a spin, and enjoyable passing these great bikes on for others to enjoy 👍 thanks for your support glad you liked it
Wow Andy , it’s gonna be hard to top this one,, I hope you haven’t peaked mate 😂👏👏👏👏
No no, got an amazing Bianchi up next….thanks for your support buddy
Muhteşem 🧿 🍻
Thanks 🙏
Minted
Thanks 🙏
So after just getting 15 minutes from the video I just have to ask. If I understand correctly, did Mark do everything with the airbrush? The details are just fantastic, a first class paint job! Respect! Could you please ask if he would share the stencil files with me? I now paint all my bikes with the Airbush and would be very happy if he would share the files for the stencils with me. Of course I would pay him for that too. I would be happy if you could ask for me? Greetings Vince
Hello Vince again, hi buddy. Think 🤔 I’ve replied to you on instagram…pretty sure it was you? Thanks Andy
Belíssima uau!!
Um grande abraço do Brasil dê um fã do seu canal, e apaixonado peles belas bicicletas de cromolibidenio!!
Que bom que gostou
@@luizsergiolemos4541 Muito obrigado pelo seu apoio de longa distância, significa muito Feliz ciclismo amigo
Hell Year !!! a new video from what I think is the best restoration channel on youtube. I love gazelles for me one of the best bases for a restoration or custom bikes. The frames are still affordable and leave enough budget for the restoration. My last restoration was also a Champion Mondial for my friend Kim from Munich. Champagne Rose as the paint color and of course Campa as a group. I am very happy about the new video and will now enjoy it in peace, keep it up. Oh, if you want to see a really extraordinary bikes collection, I recently got to know Thai Do, he probably has the most amazing collection in Germany. If you want I can put you in contact. Greetings from Heidelberg
Glad you liked it and many thanks for your kind words of support, it’s much appreciated 👍 yes I’d definitely be interested in investigating more bicycle collections. You can get in contact with me using any of the social media links on the CZcams bikeituk home page 👍
Have you guys ever seen that bike in purple for the jubilee ?
No I have heard about it though, a rare frame I’m told
I get so emotional looking at these videos and watching you bring these mater pieces back to life. I can see how over joyed you are with these beautiful bicycles. Why did the bike industry detroy these beautiful works of art and replace them with works of shit.
Definitely still a market I feel for them, definitely longer lasting and probably better for the planet 🌍 🤔…..hay ho in the meantime we’ll keep it real cycling with steal 👍 Thanks for the support buddy
@@BikeItUK I have a Tomassini ordered from the factory in Grosseto Italy. The classic Tecno range that the family are famous for. Columbus Nemo tubing throughout. It can take an 11 speed block and i plan to build it with Shimano 105. I am on a budget unfortunately but its a steel beauty and a piece of classic cycling history. It will probably weight about 19 pounds when i fully build it. It wont be ready until probably September.
@@taichihead42 wow….it’s one brand on my hit list 🚲 your definitely getting the best of both worlds. Something to look forward to….and why not good on you, enjoy 👍🚴
@@BikeItUK Well its a present to myself at 53. I an old timer with memories of my race days on Columbus steel which i will never forget. And yr so right when you say that steel is good for the planet. The damn stuff will out live me. Had a great conversation with Barbara Tomassini on the phone and she told me spray oil into the tubes every so often and your bike frame will last for ever. Carbon is probably one of the worst things for the environment and very hypocritical of the bike history. Its all a load of bollacks from these green freaks. Pardon my French 😉