I keep a stash for that very purpose! And wooden kebab skewers for the same tasks on a larger scale. Should do a Part 2 with tips on raiding the kitchen for your workshop.
Thanks for your support. We must do a collab vid soon, if I can work out how to do it properly! I'm envious of your outdoor workshop by the way - we seldom have that luxury in this part of the world, hence my dingy bunker.
@@red_dread hahaha my workshop is my balcony 2x3m 🥵🥵 the view is nice tho can’t complain. Maybe I should do a space showcase vid like yours, always worried about privacy tho 🧐. Yes we should def collab!! Sounds fun 😊
Great video! One of my most recycled bike parts is inner tubes. Whenever you have a mount for a Garmin or a light or something that keeps wanting to swivel around the handlebar try wrapping a bit of inner tube quite tightly underneath it first and then holding it in tension with the clamp. This gives the clamp a much better grip.
Absolutely, it pains me to bin old inner tubes. I even unscrew the valve cores and keep them in a tiny pot. I doubt I'll ever get use out of the entire nest of snakes I've got in a bottom drawer, but there it remains.
@@red_dread Found a new use for them. Trying to fit some of those new-fangled hydraulicals for the first time. Bloke on YT had a special plastic clamp for holding the pipe while he thumped in the barb. No such item was supplied by Shimano. However wrapping a bit of inner tube four or five times around the brake line and clamping in a mole wrench worked very well!
Loving your videos. I’m relatively new to the restoration game (6 months) I’m currently building up a early 90’s Saracen Kili Racer (with I loved back in the day and thought was quite top end until I found out it’s actually near the bottom of the Kili range) anyway it’s my first project and I’m loving it. I am really struggling on finding parts/bikes though, I’m sure everyone is cottoning on the the “vintage” bike thing now. Very envious of all your lovely bikes though. 👍🏻
Even a "low end" Kili is still an incredibly cool bike. Saracen bikes were the real deal back in that era. Finding parts was never easy, that's part of the fun of the hobby!
I got old towels to wipe the frame with and itd good for the chain. I not sure if it's a good idea but i do it all the time i get hot water pour it in a ice cream tub put the cassette and chain with a bit of washing powder and WD 40 it works a treat but very hot but i dry it with a towel it looks like new.
Ah yes, a dodgy chain splitter can cause all sorts of headaches. I used a Rivelo with a bent pin for years and just put up with it, what was I thinking? And of course cocktail sticks because the workshop environment is no excuse for compromising on martinis.
Dish Soap on the bead of the tire to mount them properly......took me years to figure out how to mount those pesky tires correctly and avoid wobbly rides
That's a great tip thanks! Some tyres are worse than others. This is often especially a problem with the modern tubeless-ready ones. Few things are more frustrating than truing your wheel to sub-mm precision and then putting the tyre on to find it looks like a python that's swallowed a rabbit.
@@benc8386 Yes sir!... been there too. I usually soak the bead with dish soap and then inflate them to around 65psi...Pop..Pop...Pop...Pop...the sound of victory!!... Before, I used to "man-handle" and massage the tires to death.... but i tried dish soap out of frustration and it worked!!!
Not rushing to buy a cheap tool pays dividends in the long term. Park cable cutters, allen keys etc can last a lifetime if looked after. The only "quality" tool thats ever let me down is ironically from Park, the ND-1 nipple driver. A notorious tool for falling apart and sure enough mine last one 24 spoke wheel before dying. I also have that cheap wheel jig you showed and yes it's awful. If working with carbon fibre a torque wrench is a must have but generally advisable in my opinion.
I'm surprised to hear that about the ND-1, mine has done really well over the years! Sounds like I got lucky. I bought the cheap wheel jig to make a comedy video but as I said, there was no point in the end. It's just rubbish. And good shout re torque wrench, I forgot about that. An important recommendation and a criticism I've had before because I seldom bother to use it.
@@red_dread bought the cheap jig to learn how to wheel build during lockdown, it was buyer beware on the ND-1 too as it’s one of the few that can work on 50mm rims. A small price to pay! Next in the workstand, inspired by your channel is a 1998 Rockhopper frame set, with original seat post, saddle, stem and bars all in great condition for a great price. An almost complete STX RC groupset arrived today for it
@@NextInTheWorkstand Will you be documenting your build anywhere? I'd love to see it. I'm a fan of STX RC too, it was a really nice marketing stunt by Shimano to do a midrange groupset in a luxury finish, it was totally unique and looked and worked great. Good result finding it.
@@red_dread Yeah I think I might film it alright, will link to it once done! It'll be a bit of a mix of old & new but its a great classic looking frame.
The great thing about being in Manchester however, is you can always raise an eager van-load of hard lads to pay thieves a visit when they try and sell your bike on Facebook. It’s great sport.
Love the honesty: “I bought it because it looked nice” 😂 we’ve all been there (and back again)
No regrets.
Great video. I love a wooden toothpick to pick out stubborn bits whilst not scratching anything.
I keep a stash for that very purpose! And wooden kebab skewers for the same tasks on a larger scale. Should do a Part 2 with tips on raiding the kitchen for your workshop.
Yesssssss! So happy to see your vids popping up in my feed again! Cheers for the video 🤗
Thanks for your support. We must do a collab vid soon, if I can work out how to do it properly! I'm envious of your outdoor workshop by the way - we seldom have that luxury in this part of the world, hence my dingy bunker.
@@red_dread hahaha my workshop is my balcony 2x3m 🥵🥵 the view is nice tho can’t complain. Maybe I should do a space showcase vid like yours, always worried about privacy tho 🧐. Yes we should def collab!! Sounds fun 😊
Great video! One of my most recycled bike parts is inner tubes. Whenever you have a mount for a Garmin or a light or something that keeps wanting to swivel around the handlebar try wrapping a bit of inner tube quite tightly underneath it first and then holding it in tension with the clamp. This gives the clamp a much better grip.
Absolutely, it pains me to bin old inner tubes. I even unscrew the valve cores and keep them in a tiny pot. I doubt I'll ever get use out of the entire nest of snakes I've got in a bottom drawer, but there it remains.
Great in the garden too when staking plants
@@red_dread Found a new use for them. Trying to fit some of those new-fangled hydraulicals for the first time. Bloke on YT had a special plastic clamp for holding the pipe while he thumped in the barb. No such item was supplied by Shimano. However wrapping a bit of inner tube four or five times around the brake line and clamping in a mole wrench worked very well!
I like the recycling of a lot of things, you can keep close your bike in any moment
Loving your videos. I’m relatively new to the restoration game (6 months) I’m currently building up a early 90’s Saracen Kili Racer (with I loved back in the day and thought was quite top end until I found out it’s actually near the bottom of the Kili range) anyway it’s my first project and I’m loving it. I am really struggling on finding parts/bikes though, I’m sure everyone is cottoning on the the “vintage” bike thing now. Very envious of all your lovely bikes though. 👍🏻
Even a "low end" Kili is still an incredibly cool bike. Saracen bikes were the real deal back in that era. Finding parts was never easy, that's part of the fun of the hobby!
I got old towels to wipe the frame with and itd good for the chain. I not sure if it's a good idea but i do it all the time i get hot water pour it in a ice cream tub put the cassette and chain with a bit of washing powder and WD 40 it works a treat but very hot but i dry it with a towel it looks like new.
Washing powder - there's an idea. Old towels is a good one too, I have plenty of those.
I use a baby monitor from the cave into my bedroom. Just to make sure I hear the alarm.
I used to have to do that in reverse - keep the baby monitor in the cave so I could "keep an eye" on the sleeping kids while doing bikes.
cocktail sticks, a decent quality cassette removal tool and a decent quality chain link splitter
Ah yes, a dodgy chain splitter can cause all sorts of headaches. I used a Rivelo with a bent pin for years and just put up with it, what was I thinking? And of course cocktail sticks because the workshop environment is no excuse for compromising on martinis.
Dish Soap on the bead of the tire to mount them properly......took me years to figure out how to mount those pesky tires correctly and avoid wobbly rides
Good tip - I tend to pump them up to 100+ psi to seat them by force, your way seems a lot less violent.
That's a great tip thanks! Some tyres are worse than others. This is often especially a problem with the modern tubeless-ready ones. Few things are more frustrating than truing your wheel to sub-mm precision and then putting the tyre on to find it looks like a python that's swallowed a rabbit.
@@benc8386 Yes sir!... been there too. I usually soak the bead with dish soap and then inflate them to around 65psi...Pop..Pop...Pop...Pop...the sound of victory!!... Before, I used to "man-handle" and massage the tires to death.... but i tried dish soap out of frustration and it worked!!!
The only tip I could add to your list would be to marry the right person.
Not rushing to buy a cheap tool pays dividends in the long term. Park cable cutters, allen keys etc can last a lifetime if looked after. The only "quality" tool thats ever let me down is ironically from Park, the ND-1 nipple driver. A notorious tool for falling apart and sure enough mine last one 24 spoke wheel before dying. I also have that cheap wheel jig you showed and yes it's awful. If working with carbon fibre a torque wrench is a must have but generally advisable in my opinion.
I'm surprised to hear that about the ND-1, mine has done really well over the years! Sounds like I got lucky. I bought the cheap wheel jig to make a comedy video but as I said, there was no point in the end. It's just rubbish. And good shout re torque wrench, I forgot about that. An important recommendation and a criticism I've had before because I seldom bother to use it.
@@red_dread bought the cheap jig to learn how to wheel build during lockdown, it was buyer beware on the ND-1 too as it’s one of the few that can work on 50mm rims. A small price to pay!
Next in the workstand, inspired by your channel is a 1998 Rockhopper frame set, with original seat post, saddle, stem and bars all in great condition for a great price. An almost complete STX RC groupset arrived today for it
@@NextInTheWorkstand Will you be documenting your build anywhere? I'd love to see it. I'm a fan of STX RC too, it was a really nice marketing stunt by Shimano to do a midrange groupset in a luxury finish, it was totally unique and looked and worked great. Good result finding it.
@@red_dread Yeah I think I might film it alright, will link to it once done! It'll be a bit of a mix of old & new but its a great classic looking frame.
😂 security on lockdown… welcome to Manchester
The great thing about being in Manchester however, is you can always raise an eager van-load of hard lads to pay thieves a visit when they try and sell your bike on Facebook. It’s great sport.
Where do you live
In the north of England, nearest city would be Manchester.
@@red_dread Im in Australia and have old mtb as well