Bike Mechanic Brings 1977 Vintage Bike Back to Life 🧡
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- čas přidán 30. 10. 2023
- In this video professional bike mechanic, Paul, takes you into workshop and shows you the steps in bringing this beautiful 1977 Mercian Strada Speciale back to life. It's one Paul will keep and ride himself.
All the tools in our workshop and this video are mainly from @parktool
We are Velo Works and you can find our more about us on our website here: www.veloworkshop.co.uk/
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Thanks for watching. We are Paul and Sarah of Velo Works and we love hand built wheels, vintage bike restorations, bike touring and anything cycling! - Auta a dopravní prostředky
How beautifully simple older classic bikes are to work on. Smashing video thank you.
True! And thank you for watching and your kind comment 😀
I am convinced that orange is always the best color on vintage steel bikes.
I think I agree!
Great job on this beautiful bike. It gives me the courage to work (or let someone) work on my Italian beauty (Faggin) from the late 1960s. It has indoor track tyres though, which raises the question whether to exchange them or not. Wish I would live closer. I would happily give it into your hands
That’s very kind - thanks for the lovely comments and watching. I suppose if you want to ride it outside it’s a must to exchange them. Depends if you are though 🤔
Cones and loose balls, I remember them well. You would leave a little play even after cinching the lock nut, the final compression of the quick release would take the play out - otherwise you'd over-tighten the hub.
Great job on a bike that begs to be ridden! Now, go ride your bike! 🚲👍
Haha thanks for watching and will do 👍
Just a great video to watch!
Thank you! It’s actually our favourite one we’ve ever filmed with the workshop sections so really appreciate that!
So good to see the quality, patience and craftsmanship that Veloworks is renowned for - great video, so satisfying to watch! 🔧
Cheers Jake! 🥰 Our number one fan!
I would only use copperslip or titanium anti seize grease on alloy/steel interfaces to prevent galvanic corrosion. Been riding steel bikes for over 50 years.
@@chrisjackson9978 thanks for sharing. Whilst I do see the benefit of this and was taught this at the very early start of my career , the bike industry generally feels as though copper grease is overkill for bike applications. There are some great products out there that if used alongside a regular service schedule maintains your bike and components really well. 👍
Sincere question-not being critical-why not true up the wheels while they were off the bike? Thank you, I enjoy watching your videos.
Hi Jeff, that’s a good question - I don’t know if you are aware but we hand build wheels and Paul’s approach is as follows: When it comes to fixing wheels, especially vintage ones, if they are straight and true they really don’t need any work. On an older wheel it is better to have less even tension through the spokes than have some loose and some tight. When it comes to truing old wheels spokes and nipples can be seized so actually trying them and repairing them can make the tension in the spokes uneven. Hope that makes sense. Thank you for watching and glad you enjoy the videos 👍🙌
Beautiful restoration! Looks like it rides a treat now!
Yes it certainly does. Really really happy with the way it’s come up 👍
Just found your channel and am working my way through your videos.
I have a Mercian King of Mercia bike, built with race geometry about 10 years ago to be similar to the steel bikes I used to race on. Mine is fitted with a modernish Camag groupset and wheels and rides very well indeed. I keep wondering whether to put downtube gear levers on it, as I have the bosses for this, but don't know if these would have enough pull for modern 11/12 speed groupsets.
I have subscribed to you and look forward to seeing more of your videos 😊
Thank you for your kind comments and subscribing - really appreciate it. It probably would work - but I think shifting the gears would be more fiddly as there is such little increments between the gears compared to a 5/6 speed. Sounds like a lovely build!
Brilliantly detailed video. I envy your skills!
Thanks John!
I am certain the components are late eighties, no earlier.
Yes there are a mix of components on the bike 👍
Love watching this. I have a 1972 Mercian King of Mercia, built for Denton cycles in Newcastle.
Couple of genuine questions, why did you swap the BB from Campag to Shimano, and do you grease the BB crank tapers? I’ve always done them dry. Cheers.
I should
Have watched to the end! What grease do you use?
Hi Thanks for watching and your comments. The grease is from ParkTool. 👍✅ Just to clarify the chainset must have been a replacement chainset and whoever fitted it needed to increase the size of the BB otherwise the chainset rubbed on the frame. Shimano are our preferred brand for square taper BB
Lovely job that!
Thank you 👍 One of our favourites to do and also we really enjoyed filming it and rather happy with the result!
Get some decent tan walls on there man! Veloflex Master open tubulars. Not the awful gatorskins!!!😂
Haha ! Actually we did think about tan walls for this bike but with the colour of the frame we decided it wouldn’t look great 👍
Did you spread the rear to 130mm? I get Argos to do mine.
Thanks for watching and no, it had already been done. But if it hadn’t we would have gone to Argos 👍