90's Mountain Bike gets Transformed for Profit (Flip Bike EP1)
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 27. 07. 2021
- Flip Bike is a new series on buying and selling used bicycles. Unlike the parts bin overhaul videos we do on Berm Peak Express, flipping a bike gives us constraints which will lead to a whole lot of learning. What upgrades add the most value? How can you get the most for your bike? How can you find the best deal? As we flip more bikes, we'll find out!
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If the profit stays in the negatives I'm going to love this series.
Hoovies garage: Bike edition
@@lmbtcs1879 hoovies isn't even close to as good a Seth.
@@lmbtcs1879 the crossover I didn't know i needed
@@lmbtcs1879 hoovie is 6'6 so he would have trouble fitting into a lot of cars. Seth is 5'4 so anything over a size medium would be impossible for him to ride
Just think, because of this one bike that made a video, he id making hella $$$$$ so it will never be negative
Next time, on Flip Bike...
"I'm never going to financially recover from this"
Fun, you keep it up and theyâll all grow on youâŠđ
@oldshovel, you are the man!!!! Love your builds! I love watching these rebuilds! Keep it up Seth!
The bike flip guru himself!
Love your vids oldshovel!
I live in a college campus town, and I get dozens of bikes just like this one from their impound service, restore them, and give them to the local homeless shelter. This was pretty fun watching someone do what I do quite literally everyday.
What is an impound service? Iâve never heard of this
Itâs a service for the college that picks up bikes that have been abandoned. Just like impounding a car.
They used to take them to public auction, now they come to my place
@@viggobeck1558 Thatâs cool. Bikes are such fun to work on and to fix up.
Thanks for your great community work! â€
Hope to see some vintage Cannondales and Treks in this series. Love the American made frames from the 80s and 90s.
Xbiking is the way!!
Ikkkk, I have a 12 year old trek mountain bike (not vintage ik) but I can just imagine if Seth got a hold of it and tuned it up and gave it a bit of a fixer upper.
My friends dad fixed up an old vintage cannondale. Itâs always cool to see stuff like that happen.
Kleins
No doubt about it. I love all bikes and really digging this series. Cannondale from my recollection as a kid made the best bikes in the business back in the day. I remember seeing one for $800 and that was astronomical back then!
âI think itâs time for a test rideâ
*proceeds to bike like 10 miles*
âI think Iâll just keep this oneâ đđ Yes, Seth, just this one..
My first non-Kmart bike was this model in Large. I bought it used. Fixed it up. I rode Slickrock in Moab with it. Had free camping back then and only saw 2 other people on the trail... Whoa! I'm vintage! lol
Amazing. My wife and I have to goal to do all of slick rock this summer. It's crazy busy nowadays
Last year I got a craigslist late-80âs Stumpjumper to replace a beloved one stolen from my garage that I had ridden at Slickrock over 20 years ago
Works just great when Iâm not riding my other bike, which is a mid-90s Trek 950 Singletrack
I donât have a new bike. These old hardtails are sweet
I still got a Kmart bike :(
The black sharpie to cover up the chopped shifter assembly was hacktastic. Definitely should have shared that juicy tip. Love the series!
Black marker is my #1 Life Hack! Ah, the smell of Sharpie in Morning... đ
Black nail polish. Seriously. I had a few scrapes from clumsy assembly and black nail polish did the job. Better yet, thereâs enough colors to match any bike - or to mix custom colors.
@@amyx231 what minute did he do it?
I've used a sharpie to touch up my 80s/90s Deore XT R Mech, seemed to be a issue with that always getting the paint knocked off and also my seat post
Perfect combination of "flip" shows and bikes
this is gonna be in everyone's recommended 10 years later. this is gold.
26 " rigid bikes are so underrated and always great to see another one saved and back on the. They are easy to work on and so versatile. Unfortunately those shifters always givee problems
I've got a super basic trek 3500 with a frame a few sizes small on me, that I found for $50. It cost somebody a whopping $260 in 2006. It's been so eye opening to me. It's an mtb, it's a road bike, it's a trials bike, it's a bmx bike. Ride a 3 foot drop to flat, ride a pump track, ride 100 miles a day, ride across town, ride circles around broken or very under utilized $5k dh bikes out on the trails. Great saddle, Good shifters. The chain can jump off if you're thrashing. Obviously you can't have EVERYTHING for $50. However, the versatility, durability, and value is utterly astonishing. I'm thinking of adding hydraulic rim brakes, I love it so much.
@@apodski don't add hydraulic rim brakes, add some proper disc brakes đ
@@broken_font1881 I would if that were practical. You can't just add disks to any old frame without significant welding and fabrication skills. Also, rim brakes can be quite nice, they just require significantly more maintenance and fiddling around.
Just picked up a '95 GT tempest for $175, and a '98 Trek mountain track for a buddy $40! So much fun getting them cleaned up and admiring the quality... My buddies eyes lit up more than they do on his 4k mountain bike đ€Ł
They are lovely to ride, without the extra weight of suspension or it bouncing about when you don't want it to, I still use my rigid 90s bike off-road with at least 50 psi in the tyres
Hey Seth, Iâve been keeping my DB Topanga running for 29 years. I love that bike and will never ever give it up. Thanks for showing some biopace love.
When I saw the words âflip bikeâ I knew that this was going to be an awesome series.
I know right
Same
SAME
I thought he was gonna be flipping the bike, like literally flipping it....
@@icantsee0 đđ
I donât think Iâve ever fallen in love with a series of anything after just one episode until now
I love this idea! I just bought a bunch of second hand bikes for my kids, wife, and me and have been doing my best to restore them but this series will help me know what exactly is needed for a good restoration! Thanks
This is going to be a great series. I love seeing vintage bikes being restored. People forget the value of old bikes.
I can tell by the title that I'm gonna love this series
Oh yes, I hope that this is a start of frequent and long series
Great video this...a few months ago I hauled out from a shed my old but little used 1990 DiamondBack Ascent and decided to get back to cycling again after a 20 year plus break. I bought it new in Feb 91 and it's still in good shape and now my main form of transport. Good to see how the DB in the video got a proper overhaul and is back in work. Wouldn't swap my retro mtb for any other. Now am going to watch the next one.
I had a Diamondback Topanga back in high school circa '88. I loved that bike!
Seth: "Introduces Flip Bike series"
Me: "Wheeler Dealers (Bike edition)"
This is giving me flashbacks to what Iâve done every single day at my LBS during the bike boom
Definitely lol. Except you also have to explain why it costs $300+ in parts and labor and probably isnât worth it
@@sixty2612 And then you have to explain that, while normally they could pay that price to buy a much newer and better running rig, there's nothing available, so we'll call you in about 3 days to let you know it's ready for pickup!
@@sixty2612 Im heading into work in about an hour to start doing just that lol.
@@jakeotto13 lmaoooo so true except at our shop it smore like 7-10 days
Same. Except I was doing it at home. I made like 4k in five months early in the pandemic when I was stuck at home just flipping old bikes.
Great video Seth! You got me motivated to upgrade my REI Novara Aspen CRMO steel 90's 21 speed bike. I just purchased a new freewheel with a large 34T gear for hill climbing. My bike looks very similar to the one you are transforming. A fun winter project. Thanks again Seth!
I did this with an old Univega I found in a free pile (exceptional condition). Cleaned it, tuned it, made small upgrades then test road it and fell in love. Never flipped it. Now it is my town bike. Vintage steel mtbs ride so good I can't blame Seth for wanting to keep it, additionally Bio Pace kind of kicks ass. Keep up the good work.
â⊠and now all we need to do is put a new fork on this, right here Iâve got a new fox 40 factory, retails at about $1500, should fit perfectly with the rest of this awesome vintage build!â
That's a Sam Pilgrim move!
@@JB50713
You're not JB. I am.
@@JB-1138 Hello JB
Hello to you too JB.
Wonât fit in 34mm head tube
Next new series: "This week on bike hoarders... Something different, but kind of the same."
Great work! I stayed up until the wee hours last night watching this. You inspire me to breathe new life into my 1989 Trek 830. Can't wait! Thank you.
I still have my first mountain bike, a 1990 Giant Rincon, hanging in the rafters of the garage. I've been meaning to get it working again for ... years. It's very similar to this DB, and your video gives me gives me more confidence that I can take it on myself. Thank you!
"Integrating it into our 'fleet'"... That 'fleet' might need a video ;-)
Its been a while, and last time we did a fleet check it was at berm creek (I think). Could do with an update for sure!
Seth: in case theyâre there to murder you
Oscar: wait what?!?
*theyâre there
Oscar: hold up.
I know I am watching this video a full year and a half since it was posted. I have to say I enjoyed watching it. this is what I want to do fix and resell bikes. a lot of great tips and tricks.
I absolutely love what you do! Loving old bikes and giving them new life is awesome!
200 episodes of this series at least, Iâve been looking for a series like this for ages and when this popped up I was stoked, keep up the good work.
I'm sure Seth won't mind me recommending another channel here (plenty of room for everybody), but also try Old Shovel. He does more in depth upgrades of old bikes on his channel. Seth is super fun, Old Shovel is relaxing. Like watching a Bob Ross episode.
@@rcranes2227 thanks for your help and comment really Appreciate it đ
200 episodes of this series and Seth ends up with an extra 200 bikes.....
This channel has 400 vids from 2015-2021 I doubt weâll get anywhere near 200 episodes of this series
Also check out some builds from Spindatt and MonkeyShred.
Pro Tip: if ever you cut aluminium with an "all purpose" cutting disc, cover the disc with soap or surfboard wax. Otherwise, aluminium shavings will clog the disc and it will shatter.
Thanks for possibly saving my life
Also wear a mask aluminium particles are nasty and couse pulmonary fibrosis and some studys sugest aluminium particles can cause altzhimer and parkinson.
False. I have removed many stuck aluminum cranks. Never a clogged or shattered cutting disc. Misuse is the only way to shatter a disc.
@@bob-ny6kn I'm speaking from the experience of a boilermaker who taught me this. You might have had a different experience, but I trust the word of someone whose been working with the material for longer than I've been alive.
@@classydays43 *I* am speaking from *my* experience of using the tool correctly. YOU are repeating an old man's story.
From 93â to 98â I was a teen bike mechanic and repair and built many of these bikes . Is nostalgic and fun seeing someone work on an old bike like this one. I almost got into learning how to make my own frames with a company we tour called Independent Fabrication in Somerville Massachusetts they were just starting I think. Not sure if they still around. Just randomly found your channel. Love the episodes. Thx đ
These videos inspired me to save a bike my neighbor was throwing away after taking a spill. Less than $50 in parts and a trip to local bike shop to straighten a rim and my wife has a new bike for our green way. I'll be keeping an eye out for more rescues.
I work in a bike shop and I do projects like this nearly every day. I love taking an older bike of for it's test ride when finished and am always amazed as to how good they ride. A good cleaning, chain, cables and tires go a long way.
Next episode, Seth: âso we are keeping this vintage Specialized mountain bike that we found on Craigslistâ
13 episodes later "So I have a lot of bikes that I don't ride that often. Today we're giving them away to deserving kids"
@@levimadden6490 lol great
Glad to come across this video! Have this same DB Topanga bike in not quite as rough condition which I haven't rode much since college and was browsing videos about how to fix up an old bike to decide if it was worth doing. After watching this video I am going to try and get it road worthy again! Thanks!
I have been waiting for this episode! Got a '93 Specialized Hardrock I got from someone throwing it away. It was literally in pieces on the curb! It's all rebuilt now, can't wait to see what happens to this bike.
PERFECT TIMING!! needed something to watch haha
Same heređ
If this series teaches us how to recognize the state of our parts, Iâll be a dedicated viewer!
Iâm currently working on a â97 Klein Adroit w/ full XTR, I really like this bike, superbly overbuilt and fast. I just may keep this one. Got it at an extremely good price, all original parts to even include the saddle. Love working on these.
This is my kind of stuff right here. In the last few years a few companies have been making stuff that is cheapish that can be used for niche vintage bikesâŠbut some bikes get overlooked for the ingenuity it used to take to get stuff to work again.
The parts bin rebuilds are so fun, especially if itâs not my personal bikes (Iâm picky about shit like that)
Saw this notification pop up and immediately knew my day was gonna get better
I work in a shop that specializes in vintage MTBâs so this was like watching myself work đ
Where is this shop? I'd love to visit as that one of my things . Have 6 80/90's mtbs myself.
Im working on one my slef
@@MrDVCHITTer itâs called Carver County Cycles in Watertown, MN. Our online sister shop is called Gringineer Cycles, and weâve got tons of vintage MTB parts
Great new series :D looking forward to seeing where this goes, Seth!
Really like this new series Seth, this what I do for a living, doing things like this for my customers and myself. Like your work Seth đ
Still got my Dadâs old Kona Cinder Cone in the garage, mint condition
âMint conditionâ thatâs what they all say
I had one of those 2000/2001 I think mine was, Great bikes.
Was goldish colour with Z5s on the front.
@@MattH198 that was unnecessary⊠:/
That is a nice bike I recently just flipped one of these DB topanga bikes bought it for $30 sold it for $100 all I did was clean it up and put grips on that I already had from another old bike wish I didn't sell it thought it rode like a dream its always nice to have some vintage bikes in the fleet
Loved the video! I just got done restoring my girlfriends old DB sorento a few weeks ago. Unfortunately it along with my bike were stolen while we were out. Would you ever consider doing a video about precautions to take to prevent bikes being stolen, as well as what to do afterwards? With such a large audience I think it would be very helpful!
I really love these new flip videos Seth! It's so fun to watch a bike get restored with your creative video editing!
I like how Seth being cheap in this series but with mountain bikes he doesnât being cheap AT ALL.
Seth: Time for a test ride!
Every viewer: pls donât shred your back yard trail
I thought for sure he was going to shred his back yard trail!
stumbled over your channel and I am HOOKED!! Massive salute from Germany Seth!! Great channel and content!
I own a blue Vintage Diamondback Topanga, my first and only Mountain bike. Upgraded everything back in the day, switched out the rapid shifters to Shimano Deore Thumb shifters with click and friction, Dia-Comp Brake Levers, LX Front and Rear Derailers and Ritchie Logic Cranks and Rings, Nice pedals with toe clips and straps, new rubber and a new saddle. Recently recabled it and switched to a brand new set of specialized vintage tires I had in storage 2 different tread patterns, re- cabled it and now am rocking my vintage bike in my 50's. Like you say, old high quality parts last forever if maintained properly.
YES!! I had been waiting for a while to see seth restore a poor old abandoned bike back to it's former glory!
Hey Seth, My sawmill needs a guy like you. Bring tools oh and Kevin!đđđ
I've just started this process on my old giant Yukon rigid fork I've had for 25+ years. I am lucky to have help with it too
If you don't have an air compressor for grips, a good coating of hairspray works brilliantly for getting them on. Cover the inside of the grip and the bars first then slide them on!
This is gonna be an awesome series!!
I want at least 3 seasons of this goodness.
Dude! I just this exact bike from a yard sale for $20! Everything works and looks to be original. They even shined the tires and cleaned the chain. Iâm going to take in to get some new back breaks and thatâs it!
Very cool. I have 2 circa mid 90s bikes to work on. Always love your content!
seth: "ima be real careful"
also seth: aggressively blasts bottom bracket
Old bikes shown in a great positive light. They still work well, have great value and look cool out being used again. It can be crazy what you can spot on some college campuses in the âvintageâ category. Hats off to you.
100% agree, I've got a 1970s Fuji , 10 speed, a 1980s Schwinn 10 speed, and the bike I ride every day virtually is a Survivor 1965 Schwinn Hollywood, alongside my 1960 Schwinn Tiger. In very proud of these old rigs and hope to keep old bikes around longer
I bought his bike back in 91/92. It was okay but an entry level bike, but I still had some fun on it. Easy to work on compared to the new stuff that has concealed cables . Hopefully videos like this inspire bikers to work on there own bikes, and know how they
actually work. Great video.
It's fun walking around college campuses today and seeing all the 80's mountain bikes from the students' parents. All the bikes are older than the kids! Great to see them getting used. And my son's riding a bike to HS that's twice his age!
Iâm actually stoked for the series. I love these videos.
âWhat this bike needs is a more⊠OPEN conceptâ
*removes seat tube*
I had the same bike as a kid and still have it. Mine is exactly the same except my dad repainted it red for me. I've been thinking about restoring it. This video was awesome and is a great inspiration for me to restore mine
My first MTN bike was an â85 Rockhopper and I still enjoy riding it around. Those fully rigid steel bikes are very fun and they are everywhere.
This is my new favorite series since this is actually what I do with bikes!
Oh that's great đ
I can tell be the first 10 seconds i am gonna love this new series
Wow, I just stumbled upon this video and your channel and it's exactly what I love! Bikes, restoration and expertise! I didn't even catch your name, man, but you have my respect and I support you!
Crazy memories. My brother had this same bike, color and all, growing up, and I rode a Raleigh M40. My parents sold both so I took my dad's Bianchi Nyala, I still have it today.
yessssss we finally made this a series!
this is a show i wouldnt miss a single second of.
Please make more episodes! Very fun to watch. I'm working on a 1996 Gary Fisher Wahoo right now and I loved seeing what you did to restore that vintage bike.
Man, I love 90s MTBs, they have so much charme.. And what a great restoration that bike is.
Please keep this series going, I really like the concept.
"I think I'm the perfect buyer, so I'm gonna keep it." Seth, as always, we can never trust youđ
I have that exact bike. Initially a dumpster dive, then bike packing rig, now set up with track dropouts as a coaster brake klunker. most ridden bike in my collection
Yesterday I got an old GT bike from my dad, and I'm working on it now to turn it into a fully functioning MTB. Thank you for showing it is possible!
I started flipping bikes when I was 12 and all my profits bought me a release carbon
Itâs â2-wheeler dealersâ! Keep the series going!
Me - litraly about to comment that... đ
Seth You bought yourself an absolutely brilliant bike there, I have ,ahem, one or two of these type of bikes and I love them. I bought one when I went on holiday this New Year to see my wife's family in New Zealand. I covered at lease 700Kms in 3 weeks and loved every minute of it. Just prior to leaving New Zealand I presented the bike to my mother in laws husband and it felt great knowing that it was going to be ridden again and looked after. Sometimes it's not about making a profit, but making a memory or 2. Great Video as Usual and look forward to seeing many more flip videos in the future.
Love this series. Getting a lot of insight.
Haven't even watched yet and I know this is the content I want.
This new series looks awesome, keep up the good work
I am genuinely excited about this new series!
Awesome, would love to see a series like this. Good video, keep up the good work Seth
Dude, this is 100% a series I would really really love. I love watching Seth build or fix stuff.
I love this, a little bummed out by the replacement or the rear derailleur though...
True, I noticed that in the montage, but it was not mentioned at all otherwise.
Cable pull ratio is different from any shimano shifter available today so a new shifter wouldnât work without also replacing the derailleur
@@andrewsteavpack9079 true.
........but a Tourney... Oof.
@@eschedefilmcrew I kinda agree, but if he was going to sell it it would make a lot of sense and they work perfectly fine for what that bike is made for. Since heâs keeping it I think a long cage road derailleur would be cool
@@andrewsteavpack9079 yes, but a tourney?, its depressing hahahah
I just picked up a very similar Diamandback Apex that has been sitting for awhile all dusty. Cleaned it up and it works great.
I have a Cannondale M300 I used to get around school that's awesome. I also bought a Yakota Yosemite from Salvation army a couple of months ago that I'm going to get work as sort of a beach cruiser/ice cream run bike for my boyfriend. I've seen a trek floating around school too. These are seriously cool classics
Been watching your channel for years now and Iâm really glad you finally made a Vintage MTB video! Great video canât wait to see more of these! Itâs a bummer you had to replace the shifters, but overall great job for a first Vintage bike tuneup! Huge fan of the channel, feel free to hmu if you have any questions about fixing shifters.
-RestorNation
It's like Christmas when Seth uploads
In 2020, he posted on Christmas, so double whammy
Same thing happened to me when I took on a '93 GT Triple Triangle Borrego. She was soooo pretty by the end that I had to keep her. And there is just a different feel to those older bikes, it's Magic!
I still have my old Giant - Cadex CFM-2 (1993) mountain bike frame. I believe it's a 16". I also have the original receipt and brochure/manual for it stashed away somewhere. $1100 and change with all of the extras I got for it at the time. My car back then only cost $300. All of the components were trash after sitting for too many years. It came with a lifetime warranty. Do you think Giant will still honor it :-) I raced it in the 90s and rode it all over the Big Island of Hawaii for almost 20 years.
I'd love to hear/see a follow-up should Giant honor the warranty! I feel a good marketing team would gladly jump on the opportunity to honor it just to show their dedication to their products and consumers :)
nice. I picked up a giant at 740 a few years ago. well maintained and classic design. only a 100$. You should definitely hit them for the warranty.
hit them up for your warranty they gave it to you or you really you paid for it thats unless you are lieing
@@jessewilkins6395 lol, why would I lie about it? The frame is still hanging in my garage. I'll hang on to it at least until it hits the 30 year mark. 2023.
@@lavapix you can't do a equipping warranty on a frame