Loved it man. Reminded me of 30 years ago when daughter wanted a new pink bike for Christmas. We were broke, wife had cancer, I found a bike in the trash and restored it including a pink/white fade paint job. She loved it and rode it for years then her little sister did. It was a good memory to relive today. Thank you!
This build reminds me how I got to love cycling. I was studying In Denmark as an international student, and have never ridden bikes before. The place I was staying was really boring and there wasn't much to do at all. With a classmate of mine, we started noticing that there are a lot of old, crappy, rusty and broken bikes all over the place (because it was cheaper for the locals to buy a new bike rather than fix old ones). As an idea, we collected some of the 'trash' with an idea to build a frankenbike; neither of us had any skills, knowledge or tools to do anything, so we were 'bodging' everything with a cheap multitool, hammer and a pair of pliers. After first bike, second, third and fourth appeared. We've started bikepacking and travelling, with the same 'garbage bikes' and they felt amazing. Long story short, that discovery turned out into a full blown hobby and then into passion. Because of that, now I live in the mountains, riding and coaching mountain biking, and ever since, the bike is my best friend. Love yer bikes, folks!!!
I find my old bmx on our storage room, thats my bike when i was in high school. It brings back a lot of memories of my younger days. I forgot how happy i was when im riding that bike with my friends. Im planning to restore it and give it to my kid. Thanks man
I know this is an older video, but I wanted to drop a comment here. I can't help thinking of when I saw this, it really rekindled my love for resto projects (I'm a bit of a 90's MTB guy). I can't thank you enough, as of today I have built so many projects that I have helped get people into cycling, have a really cool rides for myself and my kids. You probably hear it all the time but thanks!
Fantastic video, i watched this on a sunday morning , drinking a coffee , reminded me of those simpler days as a kid , jumping on a bike & riding off into the sunshine for a day long adventure , bag full of sweets & can of coke........good times thanks dude
I just pulled my mid-90's Trek 820 Mountain Track out of the garage after 1/2 a decade, cleaned it, degreased the drivetrain, lubed it, aired up the 1/4 century old tires and hit the road with her. She was shifting like buttah. And the finish? Outstanding paint job on her still. So, I'm going update the cockpit (stem, bar, grips, post, saddle), add a pair of SPD's, new brake pads, tubes & Gravelkings, true the wheels and keep the flawlessly performing grip-shifters on there along with the drivetrain. I haven't ridden a modern Trek that rides as nice as an old steel non-suspension Trek. I have a 7.0kg carbon road bike, a state of the art aluminum road bike, but the Trek is the one that puts the biggest smile on my face when I pedal it and that's in its current state. I'm going to buy a new Roscoe 7 in a few weeks, but I'm keepin' the 820.
I have a Trek 820 also. It's a super cool bike, and some work's been done on it, but the handlebars don't stay aligned with the fork. I'd love some tips on correcting that.
@@tamarablanke6358 Assuming that you have the same handlebar as I do, your local bike shop should be able to tighten the expander bolt in the middle of the stem within a minute and they probably wouldn't even charge you anything. If it doesn't tighten after that, it might be stripped and would need a new expander bolt and/or the wedge inside the headtube (inexpensive parts, around $10 for both).
its hard to describe the feeling i get when watching these restorations, its a combination of nostalgia and pure passion for cycling, always excited to see what's next!
This type of video is about a hundred times more exciting than 'Specialized have just released the same bike again, claiming to be 130% more aero and only half the weight'. Awesome build, this is raw beauty and raw passion for enjoying bikes and riding.
So inspiring. I have a 1980's Raleigh Lizard hanging up in my basement which has been in the family from new. Decision made! I'm going to give it a new release of life. Thank you so much for your tube's.
Just rode my rat singlespeed free wheel fixie to the bank spend $30 for a novatec wheel of facebook $10 cable and lever , comfort seat i found, new chain kmc $8 and i found the frame dumped !. And the bike is so awesome .love the videos keep em coming !
Back in my wilder days a buddy and I built custom Harleys. Now I reclaim, repair, and redistribute bicycles to kids of all ages who need a bike. Its far more satisfying than ant Hawg we ever built. But I gotta tell you. That Trek is freaking beautiful! I love it. I mean I really love it. The whole story behind it and everything.
Hey Sir I just want to share that I picked up a project bike, your videos have inspired me to restore a bike and I’m really exited and anxious to dig into it, thanks!
I love your attitude and approach to your builds. The simplicity and attention to detail without lots of background noise are very refreshing. Keep up the good work and great builds!
Holy smokes! I built almost exactly this concept on an very similar Gazelle cantilever brake frame. A real rat bike, I turned the handlebars upside down with inner tubes as tape, slapped on some deep section single speed wheels from a trashbin and rode it a bunch! I ended up giving it a flat bar and several sets of wheels. First two offroad wheels, and added 7speed shifting, trashed the front, replaced with a super light race wheel, the trashed the rear and swapped to full racewheel set. Eventually I got second hand cyclocross wheels and slapped on some cheap gravel style rubber. Upgraded to SRAM x9 9speed shifting from the aforementioned trash, and tektro cantilever brakes. It's dark green with a silver seat tube, and all black hardware. It's my daily citycrosser :)
Nice bike you got there! There is something special about single speed bikes! I have a Haro F2 BMX from 2009 and I was 14 at the time my mom bought me the bike when there was a hype about BMX's in my town. Although I've never learned some freestyle tricks on it, just bunny hop and reverse handlebar riding (flatland trick), I just love to ride it often. I pulled out the seat high like in the 80's, greased all the bearings, yesterday I removed the detangler because the cables were getting stuck and I had poor braking, so I just did a direct cable mod to the rear and only brake on the bike and braking is now as it should be. The bike is a BLAST FROM THE PAST! I enjoy it much more for cruising around the town than my 29er MTB, although a MTB shouldn't be for city cruising, seems the MTB is a wrong type of bike that I bought myself 2 years ago. So the BMX just rocks even after 11 years and it makes my 25yo butt smile like a little kid.
I got my eyes on an old Raleigh lugged frame to do the very same thing! I ended up with a 1984 Rockhopper and followed your plan. Now its my 'go to' bike everyday. The trick was a 38/22 gear ration to make it work on the hills in my town.
Loved your commentary as you rebuilt this bike! I'm riding my original 1987 Diamondback Ascent EX on light park trails and loving it. No front fork, just old school...
I appreciate that you like to restore bikes. I enjoy doing that as well. I will have to share a picture of the 80's Bianchi hybrid bike that I'm putting back together. It's a lugged steel frame and I'm keeping the 80's graphics on it. I'm always impressed with your builds. Keep it up!
I have watched so many of your videos, and every single time, when the inspirational music starts and you get philosophical about a bike, I just think about Tweak's dad in South Park describing coffee.
My beach cruiser is an old Raleigh road bike (Pretty metallic light green) set up as a single speed using the original crankset minus the small ring, original 27" wheels, and a polished flat bar. It was a fixie conversion, but I don't care to always pedal. All the decals are gone except for the one proclaiming a team win at the 1977 Tour de France. Love that bike!
I have a single speed mountain bike with this same tensioner setup. The idea was to increase the contact of the chain with the sprocket. It goes perfect and bounces very little. Regards!
My neighbor just left a USA steel Trek 800 Mountain Track by his garbage cans and I snatched it up. It's in really good shape and I doubt it has 500 miles on it, original tires look new. Going to give it the Old Shovel love and pass it on to a friend's son.
This bike looks awesome. My dad has one in green and I think these tyres would suit it like it suits yours! Love this build it has more character and life than the new bikes people buy!
Our local bike shop builds a lot of bikes like this, and sometimes they put in the Shimano 3 speed internal rear hub, which is pretty cheap, they say it’s quite reliable, and makes it a lot more useable.
I was planning to buy a new single speed bike, but after seeing this vid, I was convinced that my old bike can easily be converted into a single speed! Thanks man!
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I love the way you bring new life to old bikes, thank you for your videos!
That is a really cool beater, if I may call it that. I have a sweet, heavy fat tire cruiser, with a 3 speed hub, but watching your videos is inspiring me to want to build a beater.
I LOVE my Mountain Track XC rat bike. I've got the full LX as well, but with some parts swap carbon XX cranks that match the champagne frame almost too perfectly. The period correct Hite Rite dropper is hilariously good fun. It's been everywhere with me and it always gets a chuckle from the old school mtb guys, and plenty of sideways compliments from the shop techs. I just passed it on to a friend where it will happily spend the rest of its days shredding around my hometown. Just don't tell anyone how bombproof those old Treks are!
Hello sir I'm from Indonesia, I very enjoy watching your videos, when you're make a restoration or modify the bikes. I hope your never stop to making a video restoration like this. And more creative video in the future.
I built up my dad's old 90s MTB recently your channel inspired me to do it... now it comes with vbrakes, new 1x7 drivetrain with a big 34 in the back and a 32 up front ( single speed was an option for some time but it's quite "hilly" here too), new aheadset adapter with a nice 67cm riser bar from ritchey, British racing green paint from spray.bike (didn't know they were a German company), I was debating putting on the gravelking sk as well, but settled on a pair of continental double fighters (some skinwall gravelkings might find their way on it in the future).. it rolls awesome and is a great bike to use around town for running to the supermarket, go to the bakery in the morning and to go grab a beer with friends in the evening I catch myself using it more and more often (I have too many bikes to choose from honestly) keep on with your great work on the channel, you and too much free time during covid got me off my behind to give this bike a new life you truly are an inspiring fellow much love and greetings and gratitude from Germany PS. that trek looks awesome, looooove the color
Great build, but I take exception to your calling a vintage Trek 'trashy'. Neglected and unloved, yes, but never trashy. Thanks for giving a great bike a new lease on life. 🙂
Loved the build! In 2016, I converted my dad's first mtn bike (1995 DiamondBack Ascent - blue/white fade) into a commuter/townie bike. Full fenders, rigid fork, Sellle Italia Turbo saddle, 780mm bars and a threadless headset conversion. I definitely agree that reimagining an old "ratty" bike into a new style brings it life again. Your conversion to single speed got me tempted, but I'm not sure I can part with the old 3x7 drivetrain! I think my next set of tires may be the gravel kings. They look badass!
trek 930 was my first real mtb got it brand new and put thousands of miles on it, even broke the chainstay on the non drive side trek did replace the frame. kinda wish i still had it but i do have a KHS Montana comp sitting waiting to be brought back to life. thanks for the inspiration/motivation
Loved ur vedio it inspired me to do the same to my retro bike.i have a old huffy ironman mountain bike 21speed which im converting over to a single soeed i cant wait to finish it which i need parts n money first off to do so so now the project is on a stand still but i cant wait to show it off n ride it..thanks guy for this vedio cant wait to see more of ur up coming projects..my next project is a klunker build but first comes my single speed conversion..thanks so much for the inspiration Drew
Siic build and vid..Well done.. Single speed is a way of life... mentaly and Physiikly.. that speed is all you Got. Its a Single speed life.. i rocked ss for prob 20 years.. im old now... 11 speed 32x9/46.. my legs dont scream At me like they used to... congrats
These are good stuff. The old (early) rigid-fork MTBs make outstanding city bikes. Single-speed or 1x7 or 1x8 or however it works out.... I have taken to building nice, lightish wheels for them and putting them on a nice, cheap set of 1.90 section Schwalbe City Jets or something similar. These things ride, grip and corner like a bastard. In a good way.... All these parts you're using are just right. We all have boxes of them from old strips and projects.... Good build! It has what it needs and nothing else. And... It will be fun to scoot about on.
I started mountain biking last year on a bike just like that, 26", single speed and no suspension. It is so raw, so much just you, just so challenging it is addictive. I love it. I like what you did with the tensioner, adding to the number of teeth engaged rather than reducing, that is genius 🤘💪🖖
Sweet Rat SS. I use these tyres on my Gravel Bike that I also use on the road. 35mm tyres are very stable and fast enough for the road. My current Rat SS is a LeMond Beunos Aries Carbon/CrMo Frame Road Bike with the same Freehub spacer kit. I have 10 Speed Chain with the Alfine CT-S500 Tensioner. Almost ready to take the first spin.
Did the similar thing to an Orbea Orca, compact 50t and 16tooth rear off of the old cassette(the chain is on the underside of my tensioner). I LOVE it. Have been riding it more and more. And it’s a 14.6lb build w/o the shifters and transmission!
Love these films, Just what’s needed to switch off from the day. I think I’ve watched all of your bike restorations. I’d love to see you restore a Klein from the 90s!
LOVE those old Trek frames! That was the time frame where I first started working in the shop, and so wish that I had saved more of those bikes rather than selling them and upgrading.
Love this era of Treks. My first 'real' mountain bike (if you'd call it that) was a Trek Mountain Track 820 with 2 color fade back when all the Geo Metros were also metallic teal.
I have 2 1995 giant mountain bikes 1 of which I’ve bought new when I was 17 and still use it to this day. Both have been built up and torn down for multiple uses. Just today I’ve finished a rebuild with a single speed set up and touring tires, not the fastest bike but rolls smooth.
I've recently rebuilt two Specialized bikes, Hardrock Comp and a Stumpjumper, 92 and 96 respectively. Old bikes with period parts I couldn't afford at the time, XT on both.
Outstanding! My first bike, spider bike (?). Banana seat, butterfly handlebars, balloon 'motor'. Later, mod it into a 'chopper' only for a while. I lust for the Surly Lowside, or a facsimile thereof, as Curly might say. If you wish upon a star...
This reminds me of my late teens, when my MTB was stolen. My cycling friends donated some bike parts and I built my first bike with what I had. It wasn't as pretty as this but it was fun to ride!
Because of you yesterday I picked up a Claud Butler for £8 off Facebook, it's in a sorry state with it's odd wheel's and rusty part's but after watching your video's I'm confident I can build something truly unique. I have a single speed road bike already but I fancy doing a single speed gravel build as I've recently discovered a place not to far from me and a build like this would suit me. As always keep up the good work and thanks for inspiring me. P.s. I only know basic bike maintenance so this is going to be a big learning curve for me.
Glad to see another post! Nice bike. I personally enjoy making excellent bikes out of parts I have in bins. I'm not a fixie kind of guy, but this does work nicely! Thanks Sir!
That’s a cool bike Mr Oldshovel, your bicycle videos are really inspirational and this one has given me the great 👍 idea to finish my Dawes off this way instead of it being three by eight it will now be a very interesting 🤔 Single Speed, which is great for cruising around on !!!!!!.
The bike looks really cool, you did a good job convincing me to build that singelspeed I been thinking about for a long time now, thanks man you got a new subscriber.
Loved it man. Reminded me of 30 years ago when daughter wanted a new pink bike for Christmas. We were broke, wife had cancer, I found a bike in the trash and restored it including a pink/white fade paint job. She loved it and rode it for years then her little sister did. It was a good memory to relive today. Thank you!
Jeff awesome story that hits close to home. I’m sure it meant more that way. Awesome.
How did your wife do?
More power to you man
fake story. cringe
@@556WalkemdownTorrents I think you are cringe right now
This build reminds me how I got to love cycling. I was studying In Denmark as an international student, and have never ridden bikes before. The place I was staying was really boring and there wasn't much to do at all. With a classmate of mine, we started noticing that there are a lot of old, crappy, rusty and broken bikes all over the place (because it was cheaper for the locals to buy a new bike rather than fix old ones). As an idea, we collected some of the 'trash' with an idea to build a frankenbike; neither of us had any skills, knowledge or tools to do anything, so we were 'bodging' everything with a cheap multitool, hammer and a pair of pliers. After first bike, second, third and fourth appeared. We've started bikepacking and travelling, with the same 'garbage bikes' and they felt amazing. Long story short, that discovery turned out into a full blown hobby and then into passion. Because of that, now I live in the mountains, riding and coaching mountain biking, and ever since, the bike is my best friend.
Love yer bikes, folks!!!
Another sweet build. Every time I see a new build from you it makes my day!! Keep them coming!! Happy father's day to you.
Cool. Thanks 🙏
I find my old bmx on our storage room, thats my bike when i was in high school. It brings back a lot of memories of my younger days. I forgot how happy i was when im riding that bike with my friends. Im planning to restore it and give it to my kid. Thanks man
I know this is an older video, but I wanted to drop a comment here. I can't help thinking of when I saw this, it really rekindled my love for resto projects (I'm a bit of a 90's MTB guy). I can't thank you enough, as of today I have built so many projects that I have helped get people into cycling, have a really cool rides for myself and my kids. You probably hear it all the time but thanks!
Fantastic video, i watched this on a sunday morning , drinking a coffee , reminded me of those simpler days as a kid , jumping on a bike & riding off into the sunshine for a day long adventure , bag full of sweets & can of coke........good times thanks dude
Old Treks are incredible frames, go anywhere, do anything.Thanks
I just pulled my mid-90's Trek 820 Mountain Track out of the garage after 1/2 a decade, cleaned it, degreased the drivetrain, lubed it, aired up the 1/4 century old tires and hit the road with her. She was shifting like buttah. And the finish? Outstanding paint job on her still. So, I'm going update the cockpit (stem, bar, grips, post, saddle), add a pair of SPD's, new brake pads, tubes & Gravelkings, true the wheels and keep the flawlessly performing grip-shifters on there along with the drivetrain.
I haven't ridden a modern Trek that rides as nice as an old steel non-suspension Trek. I have a 7.0kg carbon road bike, a state of the art aluminum road bike, but the Trek is the one that puts the biggest smile on my face when I pedal it and that's in its current state. I'm going to buy a new Roscoe 7 in a few weeks, but I'm keepin' the 820.
Exactly! Awesome. I know exactly what you mean.
I have a Trek 820 also. It's a super cool bike, and some work's been done on it, but the handlebars don't stay aligned with the fork. I'd love some tips on correcting that.
@@tamarablanke6358 Assuming that you have the same handlebar as I do, your local bike shop should be able to tighten the expander bolt in the middle of the stem within a minute and they probably wouldn't even charge you anything.
If it doesn't tighten after that, it might be stripped and would need a new expander bolt and/or the wedge inside the headtube (inexpensive parts, around $10 for both).
its hard to describe the feeling i get when watching these restorations, its a combination of nostalgia and pure passion for cycling, always excited to see what's next!
This type of video is about a hundred times more exciting than 'Specialized have just released the same bike again, claiming to be 130% more aero and only half the weight'. Awesome build, this is raw beauty and raw passion for enjoying bikes and riding.
So inspiring. I have a 1980's Raleigh Lizard hanging up in my basement which has been in the family from new. Decision made! I'm going to give it a new release of life. Thank you so much for your tube's.
Awesome awesome awesomeness
Just rode my rat singlespeed free wheel fixie to the bank spend $30 for a novatec wheel of facebook $10 cable and lever , comfort seat i found, new chain kmc $8 and i found the frame dumped !.
And the bike is so awesome .love the videos keep em coming !
Back in my wilder days a buddy and I built custom Harleys.
Now I reclaim, repair, and redistribute bicycles to kids of all ages who need a bike. Its far more satisfying than ant Hawg we ever built.
But I gotta tell you. That Trek is freaking beautiful! I love it. I mean I really love it. The whole story behind it and everything.
Hey Sir I just want to share that I picked up a project bike, your videos have inspired me to restore a bike and I’m really exited and anxious to dig into it, thanks!
This might be your coolest build yet. I have a Surly Lowside SS in my quiver and I absolutely love it.
I love your attitude and approach to your builds. The simplicity and attention to detail without lots of background noise are very refreshing. Keep up the good work and great builds!
Holy smokes! I built almost exactly this concept on an very similar Gazelle cantilever brake frame. A real rat bike, I turned the handlebars upside down with inner tubes as tape, slapped on some deep section single speed wheels from a trashbin and rode it a bunch! I ended up giving it a flat bar and several sets of wheels. First two offroad wheels, and added 7speed shifting, trashed the front, replaced with a super light race wheel, the trashed the rear and swapped to full racewheel set. Eventually I got second hand cyclocross wheels and slapped on some cheap gravel style rubber. Upgraded to SRAM x9 9speed shifting from the aforementioned trash, and tektro cantilever brakes.
It's dark green with a silver seat tube, and all black hardware. It's my daily citycrosser :)
Nice bike you got there!
There is something special about single speed bikes!
I have a Haro F2 BMX from 2009 and I was 14 at the time my mom bought me the bike when there was a hype about BMX's in my town. Although I've never learned some freestyle tricks on it, just bunny hop and reverse handlebar riding (flatland trick), I just love to ride it often. I pulled out the seat high like in the 80's, greased all the bearings, yesterday I removed the detangler because the cables were getting stuck and I had poor braking, so I just did a direct cable mod to the rear and only brake on the bike and braking is now as it should be.
The bike is a BLAST FROM THE PAST!
I enjoy it much more for cruising around the town than my 29er MTB, although a MTB shouldn't be for city cruising, seems the MTB is a wrong type of bike that I bought myself 2 years ago.
So the BMX just rocks even after 11 years and it makes my 25yo butt smile like a little kid.
I love that you appreciate every bicycle. There is no such thing as a bad bike. Keep up the great videos
The green tires absolutely make this bike sweet. ANOTHER brilliant and inspiring build.
I got my eyes on an old Raleigh lugged frame to do the very same thing! I ended up with a 1984 Rockhopper and followed your plan. Now its my 'go to' bike everyday. The trick was a 38/22 gear ration to make it work on the hills in my town.
Love building what you have, not what you want.loving the restorations and resurrections. Keep em coming.
Exactly 😁
Loved your commentary as you rebuilt this bike! I'm riding my original 1987 Diamondback Ascent EX on light park trails and loving it. No front fork, just old school...
I appreciate that you like to restore bikes. I enjoy doing that as well. I will have to share a picture of the 80's Bianchi hybrid bike that I'm putting back together. It's a lugged steel frame and I'm keeping the 80's graphics on it. I'm always impressed with your builds. Keep it up!
I have watched so many of your videos, and every single time, when the inspirational music starts and you get philosophical about a bike, I just think about Tweak's dad in South Park describing coffee.
I love the restorations you do oldshovel. Old doesn't mean obsolete
My beach cruiser is an old Raleigh road bike (Pretty metallic light green) set up as a single speed using the original crankset minus the small ring, original 27" wheels, and a polished flat bar. It was a fixie conversion, but I don't care to always pedal. All the decals are gone except for the one proclaiming a team win at the 1977 Tour de France. Love that bike!
Hmm, shouldn't that chain need to be on the other side of the tensioner? Looks a bit weird to me. Dunno! In any case - as always, love your work!
I have a single speed mountain bike with this same tensioner setup. The idea was to increase the contact of the chain with the sprocket. It goes perfect and bounces very little. Regards!
@@alejandrocastro211 cool, that makes sense. Thanks!
I got it used with a push spring loaded in it and so it has to be used this way and works great.
@@oldshovel Gangster. Knew I was going to love this build before I saw it.
it's matter of style, plus it's a rat bike, nice details.
I love the colors, the geometry of the frame and the way you re used that cassette. Thats why I love 90's and vintages bikes.
Oh happy Father’s Day!!! My son loves BMX bikes!! :)
My neighbor just left a USA steel Trek 800 Mountain Track by his garbage cans and I snatched it up. It's in really good shape and I doubt it has 500 miles on it, original tires look new. Going to give it the Old Shovel love and pass it on to a friend's son.
This is so awesome! I have a trek 800 converted into a a single speed commuter/tourer and I'm so happy to see someone rebuilding an old trek bike!
I love not having to worry about a fresh bike. There’s a certain freedom with a rat bike, in that regard. Nicely done!
This bike looks awesome. My dad has one in green and I think these tyres would suit it like it suits yours! Love this build it has more character and life than the new bikes people buy!
What saddle is that?
It’s an old Selle Italia Flite
Our local bike shop builds a lot of bikes like this, and sometimes they put in the Shimano 3 speed internal rear hub, which is pretty cheap, they say it’s quite reliable, and makes it a lot more useable.
I was planning to buy a new single speed bike, but after seeing this vid, I was convinced that my old bike can easily be converted into a single speed! Thanks man!
I love the way you bring new life to old bikes, thank you for your videos!
Thanks 🙏
I also do this to my father-in-law's old bike. Old bike is sick!
I love when people resurrect old bikes and make them something special and individualize them so there are no others like it. Great looking bike.
Thanks 🙏
Gotta say, I love your channel. Super chill and well done.
That is a really cool beater, if I may call it that. I have a sweet, heavy fat tire cruiser, with a 3 speed hub, but watching your videos is inspiring me to want to build a beater.
I LOVE my Mountain Track XC rat bike. I've got the full LX as well, but with some parts swap carbon XX cranks that match the champagne frame almost too perfectly. The period correct Hite Rite dropper is hilariously good fun. It's been everywhere with me and it always gets a chuckle from the old school mtb guys, and plenty of sideways compliments from the shop techs. I just passed it on to a friend where it will happily spend the rest of its days shredding around my hometown.
Just don't tell anyone how bombproof those old Treks are!
Hello sir I'm from Indonesia, I very enjoy watching your videos, when you're make a restoration or modify the bikes. I hope your never stop to making a video restoration like this. And more creative video in the future.
I really like that when you build a bike it becomes a work of art and not just a repeat of factory blandness
Love single speed builds easy, clean and fun. It’s really the only bikes I build. I climb 5 hills daily on my single speed 48/18
I built up my dad's old 90s MTB recently
your channel inspired me to do it... now it comes with vbrakes, new 1x7 drivetrain with a big 34 in the back and a 32 up front ( single speed was an option for some time but it's quite "hilly" here too), new aheadset adapter with a nice 67cm riser bar from ritchey, British racing green paint from spray.bike (didn't know they were a German company), I was debating putting on the gravelking sk as well, but settled on a pair of continental double fighters (some skinwall gravelkings might find their way on it in the future).. it rolls awesome and is a great bike to use around town for running to the supermarket, go to the bakery in the morning and to go grab a beer with friends in the evening
I catch myself using it more and more often (I have too many bikes to choose from honestly)
keep on with your great work on the channel, you and too much free time during covid got me off my behind to give this bike a new life
you truly are an inspiring fellow
much love and greetings and gratitude from Germany
PS. that trek looks awesome, looooove the color
Great build, but I take exception to your calling a vintage Trek 'trashy'. Neglected and unloved, yes, but never trashy. Thanks for giving a great bike a new lease on life. 🙂
Love to see you giving an old bike a new life! Appreciated that👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
I own a trek 4300 series mountain bike that I am taking for a long ride today it 11 years old this November! This is a beautiful bicycle.
You did a great job! What a great video! I think, you and your Son are blessed to have each other! Happy riding! ♱ 🇺🇸 👨👩👧👦 🚴♀️ ❤️
Sometimes kids have the greatest ideas! What an awesome bike
Loved the build!
In 2016, I converted my dad's first mtn bike (1995 DiamondBack Ascent - blue/white fade) into a commuter/townie bike. Full fenders, rigid fork, Sellle Italia Turbo saddle, 780mm bars and a threadless headset conversion. I definitely agree that reimagining an old "ratty" bike into a new style brings it life again. Your conversion to single speed got me tempted, but I'm not sure I can part with the old 3x7 drivetrain! I think my next set of tires may be the gravel kings. They look badass!
This video was inspiring. Thank you- I love giving old bikes new life as well
this is the reason why i live this channel so much! Thanks old shovel! Greets from Germany :)
Turned out beautiful! What a great suggestion by your son!
Those narrow bars with no shifters look so clean! Nice build!
Watching this was really fun. I'm currently planning to get an old bike and convert it to single speed.
trek 930 was my first real mtb got it brand new and put thousands of miles on it, even broke the chainstay on the non drive side trek did replace the frame. kinda wish i still had it but i do have a KHS Montana comp sitting waiting to be brought back to life. thanks for the inspiration/motivation
Another great video, happy fathers day from the UK 🇬🇧👍
Love it, I just bought a Panasonic Mountain Cat and I'm thinking of converting it to single speed. Thanks for this video.
You're videos are so calming and inspirational, it's such a pleasure to watch this channel grow
Loved ur vedio it inspired me to do the same to my retro bike.i have a old huffy ironman mountain bike 21speed which im converting over to a single soeed i cant wait to finish it which i need parts n money first off to do so so now the project is on a stand still but i cant wait to show it off n ride it..thanks guy for this vedio cant wait to see more of ur up coming projects..my next project is a klunker build but first comes my single speed conversion..thanks so much for the inspiration Drew
Siic build and vid..Well done.. Single speed is a way of life... mentaly and Physiikly.. that speed is all you Got. Its a Single speed life.. i rocked ss for prob 20 years.. im old now... 11 speed 32x9/46.. my legs dont scream At me like they used to... congrats
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These are good stuff.
The old (early) rigid-fork MTBs make outstanding city bikes. Single-speed or 1x7 or 1x8 or however it works out....
I have taken to building nice, lightish wheels for them and putting them on a nice, cheap set of 1.90 section Schwalbe City Jets or something similar.
These things ride, grip and corner like a bastard.
In a good way....
All these parts you're using are just right. We all have boxes of them from old strips and projects....
Good build!
It has what it needs and nothing else.
And... It will be fun to scoot about on.
I started mountain biking last year on a bike just like that, 26", single speed and no suspension. It is so raw, so much just you, just so challenging it is addictive. I love it.
I like what you did with the tensioner, adding to the number of teeth engaged rather than reducing, that is genius 🤘💪🖖
Awesome thanks
oh look what i found another fine bike restoration channel lovely!!!
Another sweet build. The deep sea blue ish colour rocks
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@@oldshovel id love to donate a bike to you. It wouldn't cost much to post from the UK :)
Amazing work ! I can't stop watching your restoration videos. With love, from Romania
I am from Romania
Awesome awesome awesomeness
Grear storytelling skills! And Great build as usual. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks my friend
Awesome...I'm a technician for Trek and I just work on a gray Mountain Track today.
This is great, this bike still has a soul and you found it...I love it!
Love it ,,never knew the difference when we were kids single speed was where it was at,,great job and Happy Father's day to you.
Sweet Rat SS. I use these tyres on my Gravel Bike that I also use on the road. 35mm tyres are very stable and fast enough for the road.
My current Rat SS is a LeMond Beunos Aries Carbon/CrMo Frame Road Bike with the same Freehub spacer kit. I have 10 Speed Chain with the Alfine CT-S500 Tensioner. Almost ready to take the first spin.
Did the similar thing to an Orbea Orca, compact 50t and 16tooth rear off of the old cassette(the chain is on the underside of my tensioner). I LOVE it. Have been riding it more and more. And it’s a 14.6lb build w/o the shifters and transmission!
Love these films,
Just what’s needed to switch off from the day. I think I’ve watched all of your bike restorations.
I’d love to see you restore a Klein from the 90s!
LOVE those old Trek frames! That was the time frame where I first started working in the shop, and so wish that I had saved more of those bikes rather than selling them and upgrading.
Love this era of Treks. My first 'real' mountain bike (if you'd call it that) was a Trek Mountain Track 820 with 2 color fade back when all the Geo Metros were also metallic teal.
I have 2 1995 giant mountain bikes 1 of which I’ve bought new when I was 17 and still use it to this day. Both have been built up and torn down for multiple uses. Just today I’ve finished a rebuild with a single speed set up and touring tires, not the fastest bike but rolls smooth.
Very awesome build on a single speed bike
I've recently rebuilt two Specialized bikes, Hardrock Comp and a Stumpjumper, 92 and 96 respectively. Old bikes with period parts I couldn't afford at the time, XT on both.
Awesome
Outstanding! My first bike, spider bike (?). Banana seat, butterfly handlebars, balloon 'motor'. Later, mod it into a 'chopper' only for a while. I lust for the Surly Lowside, or a facsimile thereof, as Curly might say. If you wish upon a star...
Man I have the same frame. Been wanting to convert it to a single speed for the longest time. This is what I needed to see.
This reminds me of my late teens, when my MTB was stolen. My cycling friends donated some bike parts and I built my first bike with what I had. It wasn't as pretty as this but it was fun to ride!
did the same on a specialized rockhopper, definitely a fun bike.
Great work.
I have a point of inspiration now, steel frame, single speed, rear pedal brake, front disc brake, slicks, ultimate beer cruiser
Love your videos, especially the detail and calmness in them 👍 Thank you 😊
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Cool build! Awesome narrative and good music! I had to watch it 3 times hahaha.
Awesome
Because of you yesterday I picked up a Claud Butler for £8 off Facebook, it's in a sorry state with it's odd wheel's and rusty part's but after watching your video's I'm confident I can build something truly unique. I have a single speed road bike already but I fancy doing a single speed gravel build as I've recently discovered a place not to far from me and a build like this would suit me. As always keep up the good work and thanks for inspiring me. P.s. I only know basic bike maintenance so this is going to be a big learning curve for me.
I like very much the way you work,, it is really passionate...
I can't miss your work it is skillful.thanks
Glad to see another post! Nice bike. I personally enjoy making excellent bikes out of parts I have in bins. I'm not a fixie kind of guy, but this does work nicely! Thanks Sir!
Man that was an awesome vid !!!!! I love to rehab old bikes . My current bike is a modified mountain bike turned into a gravel bike. 👍👍
I have a 1992 trek 800. I still ride it almost every day! I love that bike. It's a great save! What do you mean by trash! Ha ha
That’s a cool bike Mr Oldshovel, your bicycle videos are really inspirational and this one has given me the great 👍 idea to finish my Dawes off this way instead of it being three by eight it will now be a very interesting 🤔 Single Speed, which is great for cruising around on !!!!!!.
This build can be a fun ride rat bike or a very nice commuter bike aswell. Simple and effective. As usual, nice video!
The bike looks really cool, you did a good job convincing me to build that singelspeed I been thinking about for a long time now, thanks man you got a new subscriber.
Awesome thanks. Single speed is fun.
Love rat bikes. I have 26" old chromoly Panasonic and old road chromoly Bridgestone. Currently i redid B-stone in singlespeed and it's so fun.
music fit this narration/build perfectly...you are upping your quality for sure...
something about old bikes given a new life eh? we are a special breed for sure :)
Hello from Sweden, love your builds.
Awesome thanks
this is one of your best builds! great bike!