"There's nothing worse than a bicycle that's just sitting around and not getting ridden" All of us viewers: *Slowly rotates in chair and looks at bicycle*
Lovely build and it looks like it was fun to do. I see lots of comment counselling against discs on an old frame or internal routing likewise... I have bikes with rod, caliper, cantilever, direct action, cable disc and runny-stuff disc.... I have bes with a disc up front and one or another rim brake on the rear. I would have no worries at all about this conversion. I do d that the braking force I apply to any bike I am riding is approximately the same... I don't go around standing it on the front wheel just because I can. This guy looks highly competent and clearly has a good, fun vision of what he is after and knows how to achieve it. Likewise drilling.... Road racing friends (pre-MTB) were routing cables internally on 531 and other steel frames back on the 70s and 80s and they still have the bikes today.... So.... Don't get too bogged down on the theoretical physics of a fun bike build. To the builder.... Chapeau! I lack the welding and fabrication skill, but I admire what you have done here. An elegant mix of is and was.
Keep an eye on your forks. I put a disc brake on old forks like that and it was great for a couple of weeks, but then the fork leg bent into an S-shape! Those old forks aren't designed for the brake load. Also think your frame could bend at your rear brake. A brace from the new mount to the chainstay might help.
NICE WORK!! Being the one that built it give you a sense of pride and attachment to it. You gave that bike a cool factor that it never had. Gotta love the look of a custom built bike.
I'm taking on a 1989 Schwinn Caliente at the moment. Lot's of similarities except the disc brakes. Great work. I've even given into single-speed to avoid major challenges and costs. Thanks for sharing.
Man.... you look exactly like my cousin Bubba who died a few years ago.... he was only 34....I just sent this video to my Aunt and she started crying..... but in a happy way..... you have a subscriber for life
So sorry to hear mate, Bubba must of been one handsome man😉 thanks for this comment, it really makes you look at why you make videos over and above all the negativity online. Sending heaps of love and condolences to your family!
Great build inspirational and a one of a kind, thanks for sharing your journey great to see another bike saved. no better way to cycle than on a recycled bicycle. all the best
Hey bud, this is the second vid I’ve seen where someone has added disc brakes to vintage road forks. Please don’t do it. The crown junction and the fork legs aren’t strong enough to cope with the stresses. These forks will fail, it’s only a matter of time. Please don’t encourage others to follow this example because it’s incredibly dangerous.
Cheers for the comment See Tea. I absolutely agree that everyone should take caution when undertaking a project like this. For me, most of this was an experiment to see if it could be done rather than if it should be. As soon as anything does fail I will update here.
Agree with you about the crime of bicycle neglect. My brother was always the one leaving his bike out in the rain and a few years back I saw the hand-built 531 Mercian frame he was given just rusted to eff in his damp brick outhouse. Good job I love the little sod. Seeing what you did here I probably should have taken it off his hands although I don't live in the UK anymore and would have needed to box it and put it on the plane with me. I dread to think how much worse it is now. I would have just gone with a modern internal hub gear. You can still get something with the Sturmey-Archer name even though it is made in Asia now ( Sun Gears I think ). I don't think you should have drilled holes in the frame ( as you apparently don't now either ) and I hope the frame can take the stresses of disk brakes. I think you may have weakened the frame with the welding but it probably isn't a delicate thin-walled frame so fingers crossed. An option would have been a Sturmey hub with drum brake in the back although I am sure that doesn't come cheap. You could have put a hub dynamo in the front with a drum brake too. That would be much more in keeping with the old school commuter vibe of the bike. Overall, I don't think the frame was worth the effort you put in. Clearly you do and it is your effort. I tend to work on older steel mountain bike and hybrid frames that have chromoly tubing and forged fork ends. A lot of labor goes into it and I prefer a bike that has inherent quality. Bikers are waking up to the superiority of steel versus aluminum. I also just can't stand the awful lines of fat frame tubes.
Nice!!! I have this Cannondale Saeco bike is from 1998 , I want to do a restore it but with modern equipment like you did , thanks for sharing the information!!!
Yes, I agree: "Front derailurs are the most hideous thing you can put on a bike." I agree with this statement 100% when it comes to rebuilding bicycles. They are just another extra component to hunt down while bike standards change frequently depending on type and country of manufacture. I can see the use in front derailurs on newer bikes or when the demand for changing gears is that important. (ex: racing or mountain) Great job on this. That green is great. I love how you weld your own parts. Makes me want to learn to weld. I can see that saving money and time in the long run. Again, hunting down old parts is such a a pain in the ass. Cheers.
Look this bike I have restored. I have replaced everything on it and now the only thing original is the handle bars but you know it was worth restoring.
Agreed. It is cool to reuse old stuff, but at a certain point, it becomes a "rebuilt" bike, rather than a "restored" one. Mere semantics, really. I'm still impressed by this guy's skills.
I have some comments: - Removing the stem is way easier with the front wheel on. - Front disk brakes are a horrible idea on that kind of forks. It will snap. - I don't consider this as a restoration. Anyway I really loved the amount of time and effort you put in this proyect. It's satisfying, innit? - I hate the looks of the threadless stem and I don't find any advantajes for using one. And the most important: Its your bike and you build it like you want. Congratulations!
Great video, I normal watch people fixing cars so this was great. Just a tip using Rivetnuts (you might already know this), I put a dab of anti seize lubricant as the nut and bolt will seize up after time. If you want to undo the bolt it will (with the nut) start spinning and won't come undone, anti seize will stop that.
Nice job! Can you make a video to show in detail how you have fitted the disc brake to the front is attached to the front fork? I have planned to add a front disc brake to my bike (Azor Priest bike ). There are no 28" / 1" forks available with disc brake attachments. It has a very sturdy front fork so I am not afraid of bending twisting or even breaking it while braking.
great, calm vid. plus, I love to see someone on the tube not frantically filling up any void in the sonic space with some crappy junk muzak. thumbs up + sub from me!
Hey man, late to the party, but congrats on a great project. You have a natural comfort in front of the camera. I'd love to see you do more resto/reno bike projects.
Thanks mate. I have a couple in the pipeline, as you can imagine they are taking along time to sort parts in the current climate. But they are on their way!
Nice work bud! Just subscribed. I’m putting together a similar bike now from a 60’s frame and you have me re thinking my decision to stick with rim brakes.. ah well .. thanks for sharing . Keep it up
Would love to see a detail video on the disc mounts!!! Great build, love the pistachio and the video style. Subscribed and off to watch your DIY e-bike videos now.
Thanks for the sub! I did shoot quite a bit of detail on the convertion but it made this vid like 30min long. I might have to have a look back at the footage and do a second vid....
It is better and much safer to replace the fork with a disc compatible fork which are also very rare unfortunately. The rear one also needs to be gusseted and even then I couldn’t recommend it. (I am both a welder and bike enthusiast who has build many vintage and modern bikes and custom parts)
The derailleur hanger thread, 10mm x 1mm pitch is a fine thread (1.5 or 1.25 pitch is your standard for 10mm I think) It's a fine thread so it's less likely to lose off
This is some top-level craftsmanship. Have to say though that this is more building a bike from scratch using an old frame more so than a restoration project. Not taking away anything from the product or skill-level, only that the frame was the sole original part, even as this was understandable. Expert work. Think this bike you just built is worth again what it was worth back then in today's dollars (~$1400).
Those split aluminum wedge stems designed in the 70s are dangerous thats why the post is so long the wedge designs end up warping then stress cracking from the outward opposing pressure
Bro you did a very clean and nice job restoring that bike! Did you say where you were moving or just that you are? Do you work on bikes for a living? How did you learn to take fix bike's?
@@juliangoulding Hi Julian, If you don't mind me asking where is your family bike rental shop located?! I live in Northern California right in the Bay Area, between San Jose to the South and Sacremento to the North about an hour away from each and East of San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland and the Coast is about 30 minutes to an hour depending on traffic! Peace, GEO
That front fork is going to collapse while braking sooner or later. It was clearly not designed for such forces, and you didn't use a mount that distributes the force up the length of the fork blade. It's not an exaggeration in any way to say that you could die riding this. Cannondale did a recall on their 2013 - 2016 CAADX bikes because of this EXACT issue.... on a bike engineered and designed with disc braking in mind.
I cringe everything i see someone do that a fork not designed for disk brakes in mind (especially those thin ones), a bmx fork not designed for disk might be fine if you weld the disk brakes mounting points since those are beefed up, but this is unnecessarily endangering yourself.
Those big holes in the top tube should be avoided at all cost, they take away a lot of strength from the frame and introduce new weak spots. Aside from that, nice rebuild!
like most of the things on this build I did it to see it would work. Bike seems fine. as Nigel says I wouldn't try it with an ally frame or if I was using it for anything more than a cruiser. Cheers for the comment Rik.
Doing the disk conversion myself on an old frame. did you have to alter anything on the front fork? not tried the disk on yet but seems very very close to rubbing just by looking at it now
I have a 1987 bianchi primeo that was givin to me an i cant wait to ride it but im currently stuck on getting tires an i wanna put a 700c 25mm on it but idk if they will fit it has 23mm on it
Love what you did with this bike! I noticed that you went straight from priming the frame to painting it. I have painted a few frames with rattle cans and only my most recent one seems durable. I believe this is because I took extra time do wet sand the frame after it had been primed. How has your experience been with those paint jobs? Does the paint stay on? Did you sand at all after applying the primer? If not, do you have a secret method of doing this that ensures good adhesion? I'm about to paint another frame. The prep work is killing me, but I know it will look awesome :)
good news … looks great you have skills and your love for bikes, outsandin Big HiGh five ! ! ! bad news .. hahah ! we lost another beautiful piece of history to something that could have been done to another bike with less or no history . have a great day brotha .. you have great skills
Damn man! I'm a mechanic and I would say: it's not possible to convert a bike to disc brakes. Just buy a new bike. But you proved you can! It takes some welding. I hope the welds last long. About the build: Super clean looking. 9 speed is the way to go! It looks real sick man.
Impressive job mate, the new visual/set looks nice and must ride smoothly with those tires. This is exactly what I wanted to do with my '78 Monark 10 Positron, but part prices in Brasil are just depressive. You're my new bike hero
that's a cool bike mate, you should try. I know what you mean about depressing prices, nz is not much better. most of these parts I stole off other bikes and the stem conversion stuff is reasonable on amazon.
Hi Julian, do you have any comments about the front fork. Your frame looks almost identical to mine but I can't get the front disc in, how did you resolve this. Thanks, DC
Firstly check your disk size. I know I chouldnt get a 180mm in but could a 160mm JUUUUST. Also I had to reshape the fork a little for the wider MTB hubs so that might of helped.
@@juliangoulding Thanks Julian, good point about the disc size. For the rolling chassis I put a MTB wheel in (yes also had to cold set the width) I suspect I tried a 180mm disc. Will try the wheel from my Road bike which has 140mm disc. Stay safe and healthy. DC
Mmmm..... might be a idea for another video. I've got furniture powder coated before and it what actually cheaper than painting. Thanks for the comment!
this frame is made of still right ? then it will be heavy, then is it worth to add good stuffs like disk brake and so on, it takes much money i guess, but at least frame is aluminum then it will be good for weight. just my thoughts, anyway good job !!!
Hermosa te quedo la bicicleta, me encantaria poder hacer ese tipo de trabajos aca en mi pais, pero es imposible por los altos costos de los componentes. De todos modos disfrute muchisimo mirando el trabajo que realizaste, por favor seguir haciendo mas videos de este tipo. Un abrazo desde la patagonia Argentina!!
"There's nothing worse than a bicycle that's just sitting around and not getting ridden"
All of us viewers:
*Slowly rotates in chair and looks at bicycle*
Haha so true. My bikes been staring at me for weeks!
My gt is calling my name but i keep tripping and falling onto my jamis its been the daily even though i prefer bmx over mtb
i just sold my bike so nothing is looking at me lol
😁😁😁😁😁
My customized Huffy Pork Chopper and lowrider Schwinn Meridian are jealous of my free beach cruiser. Lol
This is a really cool restoration. I like vintage bike with a modern twist. Makes it look really awesome. Great job!.
Thank you very much!
Smiling from ear to ear my friend. This is so awesome and inspiring! I’m gonna start looking for old bikes and try my hand at the same.
Thank you.
Lovely build and it looks like it was fun to do. I see lots of comment counselling against discs on an old frame or internal routing likewise...
I have bikes with rod, caliper, cantilever, direct action, cable disc and runny-stuff disc.... I have bes with a disc up front and one or another rim brake on the rear.
I would have no worries at all about this conversion.
I do d that the braking force I apply to any bike I am riding is approximately the same... I don't go around standing it on the front wheel just because I can.
This guy looks highly competent and clearly has a good, fun vision of what he is after and knows how to achieve it.
Likewise drilling.... Road racing friends (pre-MTB) were routing cables internally on 531 and other steel frames back on the 70s and 80s and they still have the bikes today....
So.... Don't get too bogged down on the theoretical physics of a fun bike build.
To the builder.... Chapeau!
I lack the welding and fabrication skill, but I admire what you have done here.
An elegant mix of is and was.
Keep an eye on your forks. I put a disc brake on old forks like that and it was great for a couple of weeks, but then the fork leg bent into an S-shape! Those old forks aren't designed for the brake load. Also think your frame could bend at your rear brake. A brace from the new mount to the chainstay might help.
Yep. Frames get a cross brace and the forks need to be beefed up spread the load
NICE WORK!! Being the one that built it give you a sense of pride and attachment to it. You gave that bike a cool factor that it never had. Gotta love the look of a custom built bike.
Thumbs up for putting time stamps in the description
I'm taking on a 1989 Schwinn Caliente at the moment. Lot's of similarities except the disc brakes. Great work. I've even given into single-speed to avoid major challenges and costs. Thanks for sharing.
I absolutely love that old school geometry. So fierce and sooo clean. What a cool all arounder. Have fun and keep safe. Michael in Toronto.
Usually I don't comment, that was a really nice build. Decals on the rims was a nice little touch.
Color is cool keep it up
I appreciate it! the decals are just a coincidence. stole the rims off another bike.
Man.... you look exactly like my cousin Bubba who died a few years ago.... he was only 34....I just sent this video to my Aunt and she started crying..... but in a happy way..... you have a subscriber for life
So sorry to hear mate, Bubba must of been one handsome man😉 thanks for this comment, it really makes you look at why you make videos over and above all the negativity online. Sending heaps of love and condolences to your family!
Great build inspirational and a one of a kind, thanks for sharing your journey great to see another bike saved. no better way to cycle than on a recycled bicycle. all the best
Lose the rear reflector; rotate the front quick release skewer through 110 degrees. Sweet bike. Keep 'em coming.
Hey bud, this is the second vid I’ve seen where someone has added disc brakes to vintage road forks. Please don’t do it. The crown junction and the fork legs aren’t strong enough to cope with the stresses. These forks will fail, it’s only a matter of time. Please don’t encourage others to follow this example because it’s incredibly dangerous.
came to say the exact same thing. horrible idea...
Horrible idea, weakening the seat stay and fork leg metal too by welding on it lke that.
Would the nipples for v brakes be safe?
@julien Goulding response?
Cheers for the comment See Tea. I absolutely agree that everyone should take caution when undertaking a project like this. For me, most of this was an experiment to see if it could be done rather than if it should be. As soon as anything does fail I will update here.
Agree with you about the crime of bicycle neglect. My brother was always the one leaving his bike out in the rain and a few years back I saw the hand-built 531 Mercian frame he was given just rusted to eff in his damp brick outhouse. Good job I love the little sod. Seeing what you did here I probably should have taken it off his hands although I don't live in the UK anymore and would have needed to box it and put it on the plane with me. I dread to think how much worse it is now.
I would have just gone with a modern internal hub gear. You can still get something with the Sturmey-Archer name even though it is made in Asia now ( Sun Gears I think ). I don't think you should have drilled holes in the frame ( as you apparently don't now either ) and I hope the frame can take the stresses of disk brakes. I think you may have weakened the frame with the welding but it probably isn't a delicate thin-walled frame so fingers crossed. An option would have been a Sturmey hub with drum brake in the back although I am sure that doesn't come cheap. You could have put a hub dynamo in the front with a drum brake too. That would be much more in keeping with the old school commuter vibe of the bike.
Overall, I don't think the frame was worth the effort you put in. Clearly you do and it is your effort. I tend to work on older steel mountain bike and hybrid frames that have chromoly tubing and forged fork ends. A lot of labor goes into it and I prefer a bike that has inherent quality. Bikers are waking up to the superiority of steel versus aluminum. I also just can't stand the awful lines of fat frame tubes.
Nice!!! I have this Cannondale Saeco bike is from 1998 , I want to do a restore it but with modern equipment like you did , thanks for sharing the information!!!
Yes, I agree: "Front derailurs are the most hideous thing you can put on a bike." I agree with this statement 100% when it comes to rebuilding bicycles. They are just another extra component to hunt down while bike standards change frequently depending on type and country of manufacture. I can see the use in front derailurs on newer bikes or when the demand for changing gears is that important. (ex: racing or mountain) Great job on this. That green is great. I love how you weld your own parts. Makes me want to learn to weld. I can see that saving money and time in the long run. Again, hunting down old parts is such a a pain in the ass. Cheers.
This looks so sick! Thanks! I would much appreciate you going in to making disk brakes even more. Cause that looks like a great weekend project.
Good job. Great build and nice vintage steel frame. More flexible than a aluminium frame, probably really good to ride. Like it. 👍🏻
Look this bike I have restored. I have replaced everything on it and now the only thing original is the handle bars but you know it was worth restoring.
Yes, I think it looks like a new bike now - like it was recently bought from a store. So why not just buy a new one?
@@joachimtecklenburg kinda cool to give new life and repurpose old things
Rian Qureshi i’d hope that the frame would at least be original if you’re restoring a bike lol
Agreed. It is cool to reuse old stuff, but at a certain point, it becomes a "rebuilt" bike, rather than a "restored" one. Mere semantics, really. I'm still impressed by this guy's skills.
nice build! im really feeling the color and the tune playing in the background during the reveal just nailed it!
really nice to see the old bike brought back to life. nice job!
Very much enjoyed watching this restoration build. Nice work mate.
Cheers mate.
Really did enjoy seeing a bike restoration project
The quick release handle on the front wheel... It points ahead... Is this a style or some fancy movement I have missed?
I heard to always point it upwards incase a rock got jammed and lossened it
I really loved to watch this kind of restoration build AHHAAHHAAHHA greetings from Philippines
Fantastic color. Well chosen!
I have some comments:
- Removing the stem is way easier with the front wheel on.
- Front disk brakes are a horrible idea on that kind of forks. It will snap.
- I don't consider this as a restoration. Anyway I really loved the amount of time and effort you put in this proyect. It's satisfying, innit?
- I hate the looks of the threadless stem and I don't find any advantajes for using one.
And the most important: Its your bike and you build it like you want. Congratulations!
Great video, I normal watch people fixing cars so this was great. Just a tip using Rivetnuts (you might already know this), I put a dab of anti seize lubricant as the nut and bolt will seize up after time. If you want to undo the bolt it will (with the nut) start spinning and won't come undone, anti seize will stop that.
Awesome tip mate thanks!
Nice job! Can you make a video to show in detail how you have fitted the disc brake to the front is attached to the front fork? I have planned to add a front disc brake to my bike (Azor Priest bike ). There are no 28" / 1" forks available with disc brake attachments. It has a very sturdy front fork so I am not afraid of bending twisting or even breaking it while braking.
Great Restoration Work!
Wow that looks really nice, love the clean look and that paint colour is amazing!
So awesome sir i enjoy watching this kind of restoration sir 👌👌👌
wow so impressive you inspire me with this build thank you i love building bikes up myself
that looks awesome at the end. really nice turn out.
Bike is looking sick! Well done mate
I like the color and simplicity. Pretty sweet ride
really clean bike came out nice been wanting to do this for a while now ....hopefully soon
Crazy resto, dude. Very cool.
Rad work. Keep those old girls rollin 👌
Nice work brother. That's an insane modernisation build you have pulled off.
Much appreciated
Super nice build - you get out what you put in. 👍🏼
Thanks 👍
great, calm vid. plus, I love to see someone on the tube not frantically filling up any void in the sonic space with some crappy junk muzak. thumbs up + sub from me!
Hey man, late to the party, but congrats on a great project. You have a natural comfort in front of the camera. I'd love to see you do more resto/reno bike projects.
Thanks mate. I have a couple in the pipeline, as you can imagine they are taking along time to sort parts in the current climate. But they are on their way!
i dont care if this video is long. its a worth to watch. good job dude
Cheers! means alot!
Everything nice but you need to weld an extra stabilisaton for the rear break between the tubes like at dirt or mtb for the kind of break
Nice build bro, good job
Nice work bud! Just subscribed. I’m putting together a similar bike now from a 60’s frame and you have me re thinking my decision to stick with rim brakes.. ah well .. thanks for sharing . Keep it up
Thanks mate! I would love to see I when you are done.
Don’t fit discs to such an old bike! Fork and frame aren’t designed for the forces!
Wow dude what a transformation nice one
I think the saddle will feel better when you mount it flat, or with 1 degree forward tilt
Excellent job sir.
Cool project, but is the frame strong enough to support disk brakes? I wouldn't bomb any hills on it.
Would love to see a detail video on the disc mounts!!! Great build, love the pistachio and the video style. Subscribed and off to watch your DIY e-bike videos now.
Thanks for the sub! I did shoot quite a bit of detail on the convertion but it made this vid like 30min long. I might have to have a look back at the footage and do a second vid....
It is better and much safer to replace the fork with a disc compatible fork which are also very rare unfortunately. The rear one also needs to be gusseted and even then I couldn’t recommend it. (I am both a welder and bike enthusiast who has build many vintage and modern bikes and custom parts)
The derailleur hanger thread, 10mm x 1mm pitch is a fine thread (1.5 or 1.25 pitch is your standard for 10mm I think)
It's a fine thread so it's less likely to lose off
Beautiful bro... I'm resto moding a 1985 bianchi road bike right now.
Shit yeah mate, would love to see some pics when you're done!
This is some top-level craftsmanship. Have to say though that this is more building a bike from scratch using an old frame more so than a restoration project. Not taking away anything from the product or skill-level, only that the frame was the sole original part, even as this was understandable. Expert work. Think this bike you just built is worth again what it was worth back then in today's dollars (~$1400).
Those split aluminum wedge stems designed in the 70s are dangerous thats why the post is so long the wedge designs end up warping then stress cracking from the outward opposing pressure
Bro you did a very clean and nice job restoring that bike! Did you say where you were moving or just that you are? Do you work on bikes for a living? How did you learn to take fix bike's?
I am moving. just into town and off the farm. I run a bike rental company with my famz. Mostly self taught from TH-cam haha. Thanks Mate
@@juliangoulding Hi Julian,
If you don't mind me asking where is your family bike rental shop located?! I live in Northern California right in the Bay Area, between San Jose to the South and Sacremento to the North about an hour away from each and East of San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland and the Coast is about 30 minutes to an hour depending on traffic!
Peace, GEO
Wow. That came out great. Well done.
Thank you! Cheers!
That front fork is going to collapse while braking sooner or later. It was clearly not designed for such forces, and you didn't use a mount that distributes the force up the length of the fork blade. It's not an exaggeration in any way to say that you could die riding this. Cannondale did a recall on their 2013 - 2016 CAADX bikes because of this EXACT issue.... on a bike engineered and designed with disc braking in mind.
I cringe everything i see someone do that a fork not designed for disk brakes in mind (especially those thin ones), a bmx fork not designed for disk might be fine if you weld the disk brakes mounting points since those are beefed up, but this is unnecessarily endangering yourself.
Those big holes in the top tube should be avoided at all cost, they take away a lot of strength from the frame and introduce new weak spots. Aside from that, nice rebuild!
I would disaggree on that Rik. If the frame was aluminium then yes it would. Steel, not so crucial.
That's a mild steel non-butted frame. You could drill another four of those holes and not make a difference.
Cheers Gonzalo, I make my own Steel frames here in the UK and nice to see someone else who knows what they are talking about.
like most of the things on this build I did it to see it would work. Bike seems fine. as Nigel says I wouldn't try it with an ally frame or if I was using it for anything more than a cruiser. Cheers for the comment Rik.
@Rik Helsen - Oh, really? th-cam.com/video/wmVWrqmquQU/w-d-xo.html
Down in Florida, you can just drive around and find tons of dumped bikes and frames.
Doing the disk conversion myself on an old frame. did you have to alter anything on the front fork? not tried the disk on yet but seems very very close to rubbing just by looking at it now
Love it! Also really enjoyed the video and the way you explained things. Subscribed!!
Awesome! Thank you!
Great channel!
What welding machine are you using here?
Looking into that stuff my self.
I have a 1987 bianchi primeo that was givin to me an i cant wait to ride it but im currently stuck on getting tires an i wanna put a 700c 25mm on it but idk if they will fit it has 23mm on it
Lovely job
Love what you did with this bike! I noticed that you went straight from priming the frame to painting it. I have painted a few frames with rattle cans and only my most recent one seems durable. I believe this is because I took extra time do wet sand the frame after it had been primed. How has your experience been with those paint jobs? Does the paint stay on? Did you sand at all after applying the primer? If not, do you have a secret method of doing this that ensures good adhesion? I'm about to paint another frame. The prep work is killing me, but I know it will look awesome :)
Lots and lots of very light coats. Just fog it on.
you didn´t repair, you built it.. lol
Good Job!!!
I’m super jealous, your the man, i’m all about the front mech delete 👍
front mech delete!
good news … looks great you have skills and your love for bikes, outsandin Big HiGh five ! ! !
bad news .. hahah ! we lost another beautiful piece of history to something that could have been done to another bike with less or no history .
have a great day brotha .. you have great skills
Hi Julian. Can You tell me the welding electrodes thickness you use.
I was wondering why he would do so much work to an old bit but i have to say, it looks great!
Dude, that's a freeking great job man.
Hey, thanks!
one and a half year after, is the frame handling well the disk brakes torque?
great build thank you
Damn man!
I'm a mechanic and I would say: it's not possible to convert a bike to disc brakes. Just buy a new bike.
But you proved you can!
It takes some welding. I hope the welds last long.
About the build:
Super clean looking.
9 speed is the way to go!
It looks real sick man.
very nice job, brother
Impressive job mate, the new visual/set looks nice and must ride smoothly with those tires. This is exactly what I wanted to do with my '78 Monark 10 Positron, but part prices in Brasil are just depressive. You're my new bike hero
that's a cool bike mate, you should try. I know what you mean about depressing prices, nz is not much better. most of these parts I stole off other bikes and the stem conversion stuff is reasonable on amazon.
how is the chain tensioner working for ya? Im looking for one that will last and take a beating. I was looking at the one you used or a dmr one.
Yeah all good. Especially once I go the tension right.
@@juliangoulding whoops, idk how I managed to comment on this vid. Umm I meant the one on your $100 budget one. The DMR tensioner
Front derailleurs are the best!
une superbe restauration,amazing !
Bro sick build!
Glad you like it!
Hi Julian, do you have any comments about the front fork. Your frame looks almost identical to mine but I can't get the front disc in, how did you resolve this. Thanks, DC
Firstly check your disk size. I know I chouldnt get a 180mm in but could a 160mm JUUUUST. Also I had to reshape the fork a little for the wider MTB hubs so that might of helped.
@@juliangoulding Thanks Julian, good point about the disc size. For the rolling chassis I put a MTB wheel in (yes also had to cold set the width) I suspect I tried a 180mm disc. Will try the wheel from my Road bike which has 140mm disc. Stay safe and healthy. DC
Really cool video mate.. ✨✨✨
awsome build
Awesome job, really liked it!
Good job. Ever considered powder coating. Durable tough finish . Bike looked great👌
Mmmm..... might be a idea for another video. I've got furniture powder coated before and it what actually cheaper than painting. Thanks for the comment!
Great video!
Amazing job, looks great.
FANTASTIC
you can buy an A2Z discbrake convention kit, will work on any bike. and safe.
Good job man 👍
Its so cool i love it!!!
Great work! Really enjoyed watching video. What’s the advantage of having only rear derailer?
this frame is made of still right ? then it will be heavy, then is it worth to add good stuffs like disk brake and so on, it takes much money i guess, but at least frame is aluminum then it will be good for weight. just my thoughts, anyway good job !!!
sorry steel.
nice bike. I have a 1968 all pro speed and I want to convert it like your bike.
btw what's your new tire size?
Colour coded pump would finish it off 👌👍🏼
Bra, tell me about it. I can't find the right one ANYWHERE!
Hermosa te quedo la bicicleta, me encantaria poder hacer ese tipo de trabajos aca en mi pais, pero es imposible por los altos costos de los componentes. De todos modos disfrute muchisimo mirando el trabajo que realizaste, por favor seguir haciendo mas videos de este tipo. Un abrazo desde la patagonia Argentina!!
Gracias!!!
great project