Can this TREK FX Series really be tuned up in 20 minutes!?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- If your bike is in relatively good shape, rideable, shifting and stopping, you really only need about 20 minutes in the stand to get things working "better than new"! I've been refining my "back to front" method over 3 decades of wrenching on bikes. Watch me get it done on my favorite of all bikes to tune, a 2000's era Trek FX. It came to me in pretty good shape and left in excellent mechanical condition!
Like your 20 minute tune ups. I'm trying to get faster on my personal bike tune ups, and I learn stuff from you. Thanks!!
You are a man on top of his game, great job! I enjoyed this. My wife has this same bike, its at least 15 years old and hers is the Seven-Three. Mine is a new FX 2, man I love it and Trek bikes. Again thank you.
20 minute tune ups very cool
Now all I need is a bike stand
Great content! I have no need to be able to do what you do by myself, but i really need to be more in sync with my LBS :)
What a wonderful attitude! Has a shop owner, I understand that, even though it doesn’t take me long to do tuneups, my turnaround time in the shop is relatively long. I spend a lot of time educating uninformed customers, most of whom don’t trust me, because I’m selling them something. We’d all be more satisfied if we spoke the same language.
looks to be a fx7.1 I rescued one from recyclers, and it is a very solid ride. mine is ugly paint wise but it rides very nice.
See the thing is the noob will spend more than 20 minutes just scrolling through to see what needs to be done. Then you have the "muscle memory" and "what's the home setup" issues, there goes another hour or two. Not finally but assuredly, add in another 45 minutes at least for foobars due to lack of practiced skills.
Also, all the special lubes are not going to be on the shelf or bench, so there's another hour trying to find decent equivalents in the garage.
Yes, charge 100 bucks for a tune up, and go up from there.
What bike stand do you use?, The bottom bracket on my 1980's Schwinn sprint started making scraping sounds again after 80 miles so I want to get it opened up and fixed, if I use a stand the seat won't get damaged from having the bike upside down on the rough floor in the garage and it should be easier to work on.
I have commercial grade shop equipment. Any folding stand would be good enough for a hobbyist.
OK - So, this video (and his others) convinced me to buy the bike maintenance chemical items he uses in it to clean, shine, and lube. I don't have a rack or wheel stand, so will make do w/ what I do have and can do. - On 1 of my bikes, I took off both wheels, and took them to a bathroom sink, w/ an old toothbrush and dish soap, and paper towels, to scrub, rinse and dry them clean. He should cut and paste the same links to all the chemicals in every one of his videos, (to get a few pennies per product).
Saw the latest video first; this being number two. I notice you don't appear to look at the bearings much. The wheels spin, but are the bearing cones too tight? IME, 90% of the time they are. I get that BB's with sealed cartridges don't need adjustment, but I didn't see you check for it being worn out, ir the chain for that matter. Of course you are not showing any triage though, and this 20 minute basic tune-up is for bikes that are in "relatively good shape," and is not what I would call a full tune up. Perhaps you might make a video showing what you look at when assessing a bike for service.
I like how you lube the kickstand, but personally I like to take it off and put some anti-seize or grease on the bolt to prevent galvanic corrosion (and wipe down the frame down there!). Same with wheel skewers so they don't rust up. Again though, those are things I do in a full and not basic tune.
With this level of bicycle, that level of attention is overkill in my opinion. But I certainly appreciate what you’re saying!
Do you do this professionally?
From a practical standpoint I always consider the economics of it. Does this particular bike really benefit from perfectly adjusted hubs? Do I really need to replace that rusty cable even though things are working quite well? Does anyone really care if the bolt on a $10 kickstand is seized in 5 years of being left outside in the Wisconsin winters? Wouldn’t we have bigger, more critically important problems to address if it came to that?
As a mechanic, and someone who respects machines, I’d do everything you suggest, of course. When I build bikes from scratch, it’s all done that way for sure. I don’t think I’m selling those things to my customers, nor would my customers expect it.
Or maybe my thumbnail text is misleading…😉
@@bkefrmr I have been turning wrenches professionally for over four decades. Well, except for some time working as management and doing front office work. Currently and for the past 10 years at a bicycle cooperative, refurbishing, repairing, and teaching. So you can imagine I have seen it all. I of course consider the economics as well, but I’d rather do a little more than a little less. Around here, most seem to appreciate that. Mind you, I will just as easily send someone away with nothing more than free air and a quick lube if that is all their bike really needs.
It's got stuff written on it with stuff in it lol
"spotless bench"
You could eat off it! Not me, but you could! 🤣😂
Yeah, as I home bike mechanic I enjoy the 20 min tuneup series. Besides used bikes, is there any other used "quality of life gear" for the mechanic's space that you like to keep an eye out for?
you use the SIP method, stuff in a pile...
How much will you sell this for?
I have a trek 7300fx and love it and where did you get the spoke protector?
These are great videos. Need to watch a few more time to see how to expose the cables for lube. Want to do this to my bike. Going to order some One Step; that looks really good.
thanks, your 'honest' repair videos are very helpful
Thanks for watching!
Your "spotless bench" proves you are a master mechanic! Love your videos, keep it up!
He ALWAYS works so fast, huh?