I Saved This Bike Frame From Landfill! | Full Restoration + Build

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
  • After some time, road bikes may look a little worse for wear and the value in them may be hard to see, however, by following some simple techniques, they can restored to their former glory. In this video, Sam Gupta saves a Trek 1.2 road bike and goes through the entire process of restoring the frame and then building it back up to once again to be fully useable.
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  • @petertreadway
    @petertreadway ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Not usually a fan of flat bars but I love the look of this bike. I recently converted an old flat bar hybrid in to a drop bar gravel bike and then, even more controversially, I converted an old 90s MTB in to a drop bar gravel for my buddy! Both of them work like a charm and are so much fun to ride!

  • @mitchlabrador
    @mitchlabrador ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great bike build video. Love this kind of video… and the spirit of saving an old bike.

  • @phantomracer1050
    @phantomracer1050 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I still use a block of wood and a hammer to put in headsets 😂

  • @lexington476
    @lexington476 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh that's a cool project, a complete rebuild of salvage equipment that turned out to be fine.

  • @neelsahay5227
    @neelsahay5227 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the streetfighter look is awesome!

  • @n22pdf
    @n22pdf ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice build well done be great to see more of this kind of content 😊😊 Pete

  • @herculesrockefeller8969
    @herculesrockefeller8969 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Keen! Good job, Sam Gupta!

  • @666IronDuke
    @666IronDuke ปีที่แล้ว +3

    that 105 crank is legendary for not being recalled

  • @thomasb.4219
    @thomasb.4219 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What are those shifters that work with the Ultegra derailleur? 🤔

  • @CarlBaravelli
    @CarlBaravelli ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Looks great. Nice save

  • @gogobabaks
    @gogobabaks ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I really like how people on the internet make simple jobs look like rocket science. BTW it would have been much better to clear the seat tube before fitting the BB, this way you will avoid all the junk dropping on top of it ;)

    • @nelsonsilva6842
      @nelsonsilva6842 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, that and washing it beforehand too.

  • @joelorticio2389
    @joelorticio2389 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    how about a bike check on your next video for a detailed list of the components would be much appreciated,,keep safe

  • @truthseeker8273
    @truthseeker8273 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice build, perfect city bike imo.

  • @JamesSmith-qs4hx
    @JamesSmith-qs4hx ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Aluminium frame crew in da house 😘😘😘😘😘😘

  • @rodolphoguedin
    @rodolphoguedin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nice build! Congrats

  • @richcrompton6891
    @richcrompton6891 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lol! That’s pretty much my bike! Junk? The cheek of it! Mine is a Trek 1.5 2008, but the frame and seat post are the only original parts now. Full Ultegra 6800, Vision wheels (for the moment) and a mix of 3T and FSA for the cockpit and a fabric saddle. The only downside is the limited tyre clearance. Replacing with like for like basic bike now would be £2k?! Bonkers! I’ll stick with this until the planets align and another fabulous long term runner takes my fancy. I’m sure I can hear a Fairlight calling…

  • @johnbuxton3841
    @johnbuxton3841 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great content. Love the build, hope the front ring was narrow-wide.

  • @grahambell9831
    @grahambell9831 ปีที่แล้ว

    A fine transformation and showcases what can be done upcycling a used frame ( sorry no pun intended!). Excellent video 👏👏

  • @ross88mac
    @ross88mac ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks so cool!

  • @croccofanto
    @croccofanto ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A nice street fighter ; )

  • @gmivisualsjason3729
    @gmivisualsjason3729 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The weight (or lack of) was very surprising!

  • @mitchpaliga4851
    @mitchpaliga4851 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice!

  • @croweatr
    @croweatr ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice job. Are they the right brake levers to be using with calipers?

  • @chinabicycle
    @chinabicycle ปีที่แล้ว +2

    here I look and I don't understand, it seems like a good workshop, but why didn't they wash the frame first, and then they started installing the bottom bracket, you can see a lot of dirt on the frame.

  • @kitlopez2435
    @kitlopez2435 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Long pull lever for a ahort pull caliper?

  • @gasolinewine801
    @gasolinewine801 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rust on the stem bolts adds a nice touch 👍😊

  • @rob_cd
    @rob_cd ปีที่แล้ว

    I bought a frame on Marketplace and am having it built up right now. A mildly stressful but fun process. Yours came out great.

  • @dcv9460
    @dcv9460 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome build! 😎👍I hope I can also find a nice frame lying around the trash bin 😅

  • @stevesmith9082
    @stevesmith9082 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great build, I really like the look of it

  • @timtaylor9590
    @timtaylor9590 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    how much did the frame specialist cost? thats the priciest thing but you failed to mention it in the cost.

  • @Ih8GoogleandApple
    @Ih8GoogleandApple ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Putting in the headset with the frame clamped in a bike stand could have damaged the tubes if you got to torquing on those tools

    • @roadglide
      @roadglide ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This builder shown here is as skilled as a fine watch maker. No chance.

  • @ianthedondaws7559
    @ianthedondaws7559 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always nice to save a bike.. good job 👍

  • @Skaughtto
    @Skaughtto ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting decision to go flat bar. I would have kept drops if only because they are narrower for squeezing through traffic. Fancy pub bike 👍

  • @jonathanzappala
    @jonathanzappala ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I garbage picked a 62cm Bianchi Brava, made in Italy, 1980's. Why would you put that on the tree lawn? I built it up and it was great just too big for me. I should have just sold it, I sold what I built for what I paid for parts, but the new owner was thrilled to have it.

  • @universe-juice
    @universe-juice ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is beautiful. R u going to ride it or donate it?

  • @AutoCAD681
    @AutoCAD681 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not going with drop bars saves alot of weight

  • @timshanemelton
    @timshanemelton ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice

  • @roadglide
    @roadglide ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice aluminum frame. Well done.

  • @BrianRPaterson
    @BrianRPaterson ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! 7.8kg is pretty darn good for a 100 quid rescue bike.

  • @breathestrongcycling3672
    @breathestrongcycling3672 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mazing how many in the comments have never heard of English and Continental brake lever placement. English is right front, continental is left front and neither are "wrong"....

    • @peterwillson1355
      @peterwillson1355 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Except that modern front calipers are all designed for the lever coming from the left...

  • @jonathanzappala
    @jonathanzappala ปีที่แล้ว

    You put your front brake on the right hand, but I'm going to guess that is not the mistake you were talking about 🤣

    • @cyclingweekly
      @cyclingweekly  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's how we do it in the UK! www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/front-brakes-right-uk-408381

    • @AndrewShakespeare
      @AndrewShakespeare ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@cyclingweekly It's not just the way we do it, it's actually the law that they are that way round too. www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/198/regulation/4/made

    • @peterwillson1355
      @peterwillson1355 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@cyclingweekly Not all of us! It's much better with the front on the right, because that's what the front caliper was designed to do

  • @_SpaceDad
    @_SpaceDad ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice save! Do yourself a favor and replace your seatpost with a carbon zero offset and let the stem be.

  • @Major_Okwiri
    @Major_Okwiri ปีที่แล้ว

    If you you get another one like that let me know

  • @twillyspanksyourcakes
    @twillyspanksyourcakes ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why do a lot of people go to a mechanic without washing their equipment first? Gross

  • @ChrisWagner-bh3vn
    @ChrisWagner-bh3vn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    seems odd to do a full restore/rebuild without wiping down the frame first? IMO. It's your bike bruh.

  • @1000750
    @1000750 ปีที่แล้ว

    You also put the brake levers on the wrong side 😂

    • @cyclingweekly
      @cyclingweekly  ปีที่แล้ว

      www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/front-brakes-right-uk-408381

  • @gentlespiritdavis
    @gentlespiritdavis 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Cable housing too short

  • @mrrodriguezHLP
    @mrrodriguezHLP 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In America, you did nothing wrong. THAT'S WHERE IT GOES! Rear on the right. Same as the brakes.

  • @mikefoster4984
    @mikefoster4984 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brake cable and housing too short. You asked.

  • @AwesomeAngryBiker
    @AwesomeAngryBiker 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you saved a bike from the bin or you saved a frame from the bin

  • @MrIanD1
    @MrIanD1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not a 2011

  • @dannychan90192
    @dannychan90192 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    if it's not a trek

  • @gasolinewine801
    @gasolinewine801 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s not a mistake if you are left handed