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Standard size stem ,same as any mountain bike of this period,I think it's 25 mm.thanks for watching👍

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Hi Rebecca,the wheels on the chopper are both 20" BMX wheels

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No the wheel on the front is 20" (BMX size )and the forks are of a 26' static mountain bike .I love the way it looks ,BMX forks will work as look as the steering tube is the right length for the head tube (although it is possible to shorten them if need be .hope the helps and sorry for taking so long to answer you .thanks for watching .if you go on my face book page and send me some pics of your project I might be able to give you a better answer

@@chrichabikes8892 thank you for replying,I’m ebiking the chopper and I want the front to stay grounded,what about keeping the original forks but putting a bigger front wheel on to help keep the wheel on the floor?have you heard of the TH-camr dude stuff?he’s done a chopper great paintwork,but he’s put a 4k motor on it and it keeps wheeling so I was thinking of putting a 1k or a 1.5k motor on the back,thanks for the reply though

@@RebeccaSmith-gr3nj my one wheelies all the time too but I think this is more to do with were the seat is positioned than the front wheel as choppers have always had this problem .weight distribution is the key here. Unfortunately because of the rear roll bar you can't adjust the seat forward much , perhaps the chopper isn't the greatest choice for an e-bike but dam cool 😀😀😀.maybe positioning your battery as far forward as possible might help

Sorry I didn’t see yr reply thank you for yr advice it’s much appreciated

Hi I’m making my chopper mk3 into a ebike,could you please tell me what size the front wheels are please as I think it will stop wheeling, any help would be great th anks

My son does my editing and he's just started work so I let him settle in at work for a bit but I'm back

What do you think of the new look of my videos ? My son has worked hard on this

I thought it looked good.👍

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I have a Cannondale fat boy ,which is a "triggers broom " it has evolved over the years to be my fav bike ,keep building mate and thanks for the sub 👍

Thank you ,your opinion matters to me as I respect your work 👍

Not good ,Mrs took I big chunk out of the frame a while ago so it needs paint repair ,still saving for a few bits

There old Peugeot forks there supposed to be that shape 😀.still using these forks on his newer bike ,I like there wigglyness .thanks for watching

@@chrichabikes8892 That is interesting. I was drawn to the forks by the tight front clearances between wheel and frame, and the miles of clearance between rear wheel and seat tube. This an occur when a 700c racing fork is used on a frame that was built for 630mm wheels and room for mudguards. Anyway, if the bike is nice to ride and without toe overlap problems, then win win. Cheers.

@@BrownianMotionPicture it did ride lovely ,he's mashed the threads on the bottom bracket now so that one has gone .I'm self taught with all bike work I'm still learning so I still go by how they ride ,my son loved it .there was a little bit of over lap but nothing terrible .I still don't measure things like I should ,I just stick things together and see if they work ,it's worked so far and in learning by my mistakes so all advance is greatly received, thanks again for watching .

@@chrichabikes8892 Have you seen the YST threadless bottom brackets for damaged threads? Not too expensive and they do work. Also good for fitting modern cranks to old raleighs with 26 tpi threads. I have pulled many crashed bikes from the tip and have gained a keen eye for geometry, and setting trail etc, so always happy if I can help someone. Keep it up.

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Hi Jamie ,not sure mate ,I know I need to do some more "how to " videos but the customising ones seem to do better .what would you like to see ?thanks for your time 👍

Thank you ,your not so bad yourself 😀thanks for watching

Thanks for the concern Jason 👍😀.I have two stands . One for painting and one for mechanic but my misses won't let me bring them in the house (they are a bit grubby).my daughter picked the colours ,I don't know if it comes across on the video but the white has a blue tint to it so it's a bit like the gulf racing colours.thanks for watching ,I respect your work and value your opinion.perhaps one day we can do a build off in the future .my TH-cam is going ok ,I started at the same time as you .I'd love some viewers from across the pond .hope you have a great year too mate 👍🚴

Hi from London thanks for watching

Thanks for the advice ,I'll check it out

Sorry I took so long getting back to you

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@@michaelwillis2660 yes you can mate just come and get it

Learnt to do this the hard way myself ,always surprised how often people tell me that they've had there puncture done by someone and it's gone again straight after ,perhaps the staff at Halfords should watch this vid aye 😂

@@chrichabikes8892 like a silly sod I replied to the wrong video 😁

I live in Harold hill ,but I have a barber shop in hornchurch , grew up living opposite the ROM skate park,so my roots are BMX .a few years ago I fixed up a BMX for one of my son's friends,got such a buzz out of it that I decided to start fixing old knackered bikes and giving them away ,love every minute of it .my dad was a panel beater and mechanic ,he taught me basic mechanics and spraying so I could do my own car .I have a basic understanding of simple mechanics which led me to the bike fixing .I've now given away 240 bikes in the last six years .many people who's hair I cut in Emerson park have been very generous and given me some lovely bikes over the years yours being one of them ,I'm not a very keen cyclist but love building them ,I do cycle every day but it's only because I can't afford to run a car these days .fixing the bikes has led me to a appreciation of racers and the way they're built ,I also have a Holdsworth monsoon 1952 and several old Claude butler's but nothing of the calibre of your bikes ,the TH-cam channel is to try to help me pay for the bikes I give away as it's getting a lot more expensive to do them ,bikes like your are my passion .when people say "they don't build em like they used to" I hope you realise its people like you there talking about 😀I will put word out that your looking for sponsorship ,I know one person quite high up at Evans cycles but you've probably tried them haven't you ?

I don't know Colin bath ,does he run a club or something? Next video I shall mention your looking for sponsors as I do have quite a few subscribers who are heavily involved in the cycle world .let's hope I can get some one interested P.S. I won't be giving the Sixar away ,it's my forever bike 😄

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Hello Brian , it's an honour to hear from you ,I had no idea you could fall this much in love with a bike ,you sure did know how to build one .any info you can give me would be greatly appreciated as I plan to do a documentary on the history of this bike and your company if that's ok with you .when I tell people it was made in upminster they find it amazing that they haven't heard of them ,the ones that have heard of them are very jealous of me 😀once again thanks for building a beautiful bike ,I shall treasure it Chris chatfield

I closed the shop in 1983 after two other shops opened in the same street, and there was only enough trade for one. I guess the real problem was that I wanted to have a shop full of club men and youngsters - who never spent any money, combined with building a brand - but not enough money. I did not want to sell Colnago bikes I wanted to make them as good with all the engraving etc. We also ran a race service car . I was better at organising bike races, namely the Essex Trophy - if you know any possible sponsor let me know! I will try to find some photos, Brian

@@brianmoran415 thank you Brian for getting back to me ,not sure what you mean by "if I know of any sponsor " what did you want sponsoring ? There's very few bike shops left round here now which is a shame ,had terrible trouble getting bike parts during lockdown (don't like internet shopping ).when did you open the shop?.I'm really excited about this bike apparently it was made for a Matthew Reece and was painted a maroon metallic colour ,I don't suppose you would remember what colour this might have been as I'd like to get it as accurate as possible

P.s I think your bikes are better than colnago's

I think your right Harry ,loving the green hair by the way 😂

Thanks Andy ,you where one of the reasons I started it in the first place ,got some good ideas for my channel ,luckily my youngest is studying media at college so it's a good little project for him too😀

I only use inner tubes on the bikes I ride as they are normally up at 90-120 psi ,don't trust repairs at that pressure .I run a charity , ok take in old bikes people don't want anymore so do them up and give them away ,if they are too knackered I strip them for spares including inner tubes .as I give them away I have to keep the cost down .I've given away 170 bikes to date ,6 in the last two weeks so as far as being eco friendly ,I think I'm doing my bit .I don't drive either

Thank you .I'm still learning about the Italian brands ,I've focus on English bikes for years but have always wanted a bike with camp stuff on it .thanks for watching ,more content coming hopefully later today

Great content I must say, in fact it has inspired me to start a bike shop that sells car stuff and camping stuff as well and has quite good bargain bins. Thanks from mr halford.

It's great to hear from you Colin .I love this bike ,I can't thank you enough for your generous gift .I love vintage racers,I've had a few but nothing like this ,it's beautiful ,you have given it to the right person ,I'll treasure it. Any info on the bike would be appreciated as I plan to do a little history vid on the bike if that's ok with you

Hi Steve ,I found the original colour in the seat post ,but I'm not telling anyone what colour I'm doing it ,saving it for the video .shame I can't get the paint at the mo with the lock down ,don't want to order it on line because I want to see the colour in the flesh (so to speak )

Your the first comment on my channel Charlie