She turned out beautifully. I love old 26 inch bicycles with newer compartments on them are the bee’s knees. Keep up the great work and stay safe out there hopefully you have a great century ride.
You can make a bottom bracket shell chaser with an old bb. Use a file or dye grinder to cut the perpendicular lines across the threads like a tap has and you have a bb thread chaser!
@@2NDLIFEBIKES czcams.com/video/pfPm1W89TO0/video.html There's a video from RJ the Bike Guy on making a chaser for a bottle cage hole but works the same on anything threaded! Hope to see you make use of this method in the future!
I wouldnt grease the self extractors thread, just the back part that part that pulls the cranks when extracting. I would use a tiny amount of threadlock on the self extractors threads instead. I had those cranks and were poorly made, hope yours last longer. Nice build BTW 🤙
Stunning build, Craig Absolutely love the colour scheme!! I can completely relate to the sticky BB shell issue though, as I had exactly the same thing with a flat bar hybrid to drop bar gravel I recently built. I also couldn't justify the £300-£600 cost of a tapping tool, so likewise took it to the LBS who had it sorted in 2 minutes. It literally took me longer to drive there than it did for them to do it! 😂 I'm just about to start a 90s MTB to modern gravel conversion too. I love the black frame with turquoise decals, but the paint is a bit lacklustre, so I'm definitely going to give T-Cutting a go, to try and bring it back bit.Good tip. 👌 Good luck with RideLondon too. I did it last year and loved it. Was hard work, but you'll be beaming when you cross the Tower Bridge finish line! Ride on!
Dear Craig, what a nice build. This bike really looks awesome and the colors are chosen very good. Greetings from Germany and I hope you had a nice ride through London. 👍🍀🌞😘
Lovely bike, will be looking at that fork when its back in stock 😃 I have the same chain-splitter and it works great, but be carefull with the little taps as the tool is cast, one broke on mine but it is still useable 😅 Thanks for sharing 👍😊
Best of luck with your century! I've done a grand total of 1, and have been looking for a chance to do another. Today I did a metric century, something I've done countless times, and I'm wiped out. So sending power vibes your way.
Looking very nice. Great video as always. Similar swept handlebar with a bit of a rise is the On One Mikey. Narrower tyres with puncture protection such as Schwalbe Marathon Plus or just lightweight slicks but for peace of mind, slime in the tube or both. For very long rides you'll need ergonomic grips and an alternative hand position with inner bars. Top tube or a handlebar bag for topping up on fuel. Consider cleats or toe clips to be more planted. Btw Stridsland do a similar style fork.
What an absolute gorgeous build. Love love love the color scheme- especially the frame. Wow! Also, As much as I love road bikes, I enjoy mountain bikes soo much more. Not worried about potholes etc. I know there are gravel bikes, but they’re just soo so expensive.
This bike is sick. Thanks for sharing. I've been looking to start a project for a while and having trouble picking out a frame. I like 90's MTB. Had a rockhopper, a Kinder Cone and a Trek 970 on my lists. Anything you recommend that might be on the lighter side? I have to carry the bike up some stairs and my back would be grateful for something that's not 15kg. Cheers
Nice build. I'm just about to start out on a 90s marin Muirwoods in the silver and purple colour scheme. You've given me a lot to go off 😂 good luck with the ride 💪🏼
What a great purple bike, it looks super good. I think it might have been worthwhile to go without that front hanger setup, if you had used the rocker/power booster from the rear brakes, Which would make more sense on the front anyway. just used a seatpost hanger for a standard setup in the rear. Mind you, this isnt really a serious criticism or anything, just a thought
£100+ for the right tool to use once or twice a year or in my case strap the frame to my rucksack and cycle to the lbs and spent 5 mins and £10 for them to do both sides
You should never use degreaser on a chain. When you lubricate a chain, all you are really lubricating are the bushings. It's near impossible to properly lubricate between the roller and the rivet, so if you dissolve the factory lubricant with degreaser, you are going to reduce the lifetime of the chain. If you want to clean your chain, just damp a cloth with alcohol and clean the exposed metal so as not to drown the rollers in solvent.
Great video, as alway. Love the bike too! I noticed you wired your right brake to the front caliper and left to the rear. Just curious if there was a reason for this? You often see it the opposite 🤷♂️
this is amazing
Wow, you transformed that bike into something incredible. Love it!
She turned out beautifully. I love old 26 inch bicycles with newer compartments on them are the bee’s knees. Keep up the great work and stay safe out there hopefully you have a great century ride.
You can make a bottom bracket shell chaser with an old bb. Use a file or dye grinder to cut the perpendicular lines across the threads like a tap has and you have a bb thread chaser!
This is great advice!
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There's a video from RJ the Bike Guy on making a chaser for a bottle cage hole but works the same on anything threaded! Hope to see you make use of this method in the future!
BB cups must be made by steel, aluminium is to soft
I wouldnt grease the self extractors thread, just the back part that part that pulls the cranks when extracting. I would use a tiny amount of threadlock on the self extractors threads instead. I had those cranks and were poorly made, hope yours last longer. Nice build BTW 🤙
Watching this series again as its brilliant. “Using an old stem…. Or one in hate” has to be a personal favourite😆😆
That is a Thing of Beauty!
Stunning build, Craig Absolutely love the colour scheme!! I can completely relate to the sticky BB shell issue though, as I had exactly the same thing with a flat bar hybrid to drop bar gravel I recently built. I also couldn't justify the £300-£600 cost of a tapping tool, so likewise took it to the LBS who had it sorted in 2 minutes. It literally took me longer to drive there than it did for them to do it! 😂
I'm just about to start a 90s MTB to modern gravel conversion too. I love the black frame with turquoise decals, but the paint is a bit lacklustre, so I'm definitely going to give T-Cutting a go, to try and bring it back bit.Good tip. 👌
Good luck with RideLondon too. I did it last year and loved it. Was hard work, but you'll be beaming when you cross the Tower Bridge finish line! Ride on!
Cool❤
She’s a beauty!
Dear Craig, what a nice build. This bike really looks awesome and the colors are chosen very good. Greetings from Germany and I hope you had a nice ride through London. 👍🍀🌞😘
Lovely bike, will be looking at that fork when its back in stock 😃 I have the same chain-splitter and it works great, but be carefull with the little taps as the tool is cast, one broke on mine but it is still useable 😅 Thanks for sharing 👍😊
Best of luck with your century! I've done a grand total of 1, and have been looking for a chance to do another. Today I did a metric century, something I've done countless times, and I'm wiped out. So sending power vibes your way.
Your are an artist!
Nice work. Beautiful.
Beautiful bike. Well done. 👏👏
Its great looking bike. Thinner tyres the better especially over such a large distance. Good luck on the ride and I hope you enjoy it
Looking very nice. Great video as always.
Similar swept handlebar with a bit of a rise is the On One Mikey.
Narrower tyres with puncture protection such as Schwalbe Marathon Plus or just lightweight slicks but for peace of mind, slime in the tube or both.
For very long rides you'll need ergonomic grips and an alternative hand position with inner bars.
Top tube or a handlebar bag for topping up on fuel.
Consider cleats or toe clips to be more planted.
Btw Stridsland do a similar style fork.
What an absolute gorgeous build. Love love love the color scheme- especially the frame. Wow!
Also, As much as I love road bikes, I enjoy mountain bikes soo much more. Not worried about potholes etc. I know there are gravel bikes, but they’re just soo so expensive.
Nice build. Good luck on the ride.
If you cut some notches in threads of an old bb, it works pretty good to chase threads when you are in a pinch.
thats one helluva nice lookin bike, dog
Amazing build
Bike looks great. I was worried about those tires and glad to hear you have slicks on order.
This bike is sick. Thanks for sharing. I've been looking to start a project for a while and having trouble picking out a frame. I like 90's MTB. Had a rockhopper, a Kinder Cone and a Trek 970 on my lists. Anything you recommend that might be on the lighter side? I have to carry the bike up some stairs and my back would be grateful for something that's not 15kg. Cheers
nice build can't wait for the next one
Really nice build!
Beautiful
Nice one. Lovin these builds.
Glad you like them! Thank you!
nooooice build mate
I was at ride London on my retro bike would of tried to say hi if I saw you love the channel
nice bike dude!
There is left-hand traffic in the UK. These "things" on the cap should go clockwise!
Nice build. I'm just about to start out on a 90s marin Muirwoods in the silver and purple colour scheme. You've given me a lot to go off 😂 good luck with the ride 💪🏼
What a great purple bike, it looks super good. I think it might have been worthwhile to go without that front hanger setup, if you had used the rocker/power booster from the rear brakes, Which would make more sense on the front anyway. just used a seatpost hanger for a standard setup in the rear. Mind you, this isnt really a serious criticism or anything, just a thought
Born & bread in Yorkshire... 😎
Rather you than me I'd def be on a road bike
£100+ for the right tool to use once or twice a year or in my case strap the frame to my rucksack and cycle to the lbs and spent 5 mins and £10 for them to do both sides
Bike look awesome one question do you use the wheels it came with if so how you fit the 10speed cassatte on
What size tire was used on this? Great looking build!
Bike looks amazing. The best looking bike you have built. Keep up the good work 👍. What gear ratios are you running ??
Super Nice with the bling purple highlights❤did you match the chainring and cable outrés on purpose?
Any slicks you’ve tried roll nice and fast on pavement?
Where did you get the purple stem bolt
For the last 30 years I've never cleaned off a new chain. I tend to use it for at least one ride then clean and lube. Never had an issue?!
Not a fan of forks without a rake. Nice build. And 26" MTBs are the best!
Put 27.5 wheels on your 26, if they’ll fit.
You should never use degreaser on a chain. When you lubricate a chain, all you are really lubricating are the bushings. It's near impossible to properly lubricate between the roller and the rivet, so if you dissolve the factory lubricant with degreaser, you are going to reduce the lifetime of the chain. If you want to clean your chain, just damp a cloth with alcohol and clean the exposed metal so as not to drown the rollers in solvent.
Wait what fork did you swap to? How could you skip that part😂 from crust to pristine with mounts?!
Great video, as alway. Love the bike too! I noticed you wired your right brake to the front caliper and left to the rear. Just curious if there was a reason for this? You often see it the opposite 🤷♂️
That's the standard brake arrangement in the UK
I’m new to the channel. Very nice build could you please write the name of the french shop where you got the fork?
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The fork hasn’t been released yet but I believe they have received some so hopefully soon!!
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Me over here not being able to ride 100 miles even on my e-bike without dying
Who makes that fork? I've been looking for a bikepacking 26 rim brake besides a Surly crowned fork.
It’s made by Atelier Medium. They are still waiting on stock but hopefully available soon. I need a second one 😂
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2.1 or 2.35?
Seems like leaning forward with this set up is going to kill your back. Bmx bars would be better on the long ride. Upright riding rules.
Can you tell me where the serial number sir ?