Assembling my hand built GRAVEL BIKE // Paul Brodie's Shop
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In the first shop I worked in our manager knew who built the bike because of how we all crimped the cable caps. It's funny how much personality can come through in the smallest details. Congratulations on new bike day Paul!
Thank you very much. I do like getting a new bike, that's for sure!
Ive got hope brakes also, lm always hoping they’ll stop me in time.
You must have really old Hope brakes.... @@leebatt7964
We always called those cable crimps.
Thanks for watching!
In Norwegian we call the grommet an MK. Which is short for musekondom, which can be translated to mouse condom.
Paint job looks like "Son of an Apex" You must have loved the Diamond Back Apex in its heyday.
I'm thinking back but my memory is not so good for the Apex. Thanks for commenting!
Hanging out for the day Paul is behind the camera, and Mitch is doing miscellaneous things in the shop ❤
I have suggested that, but Mitch is more comfortable behind the camera...
2:02 "that's a good fit" -- it's been awhile since I heard you say that, love it!
We don't have a script, don't rehearse, hardly EVER do a second take; it really is a case of what you see is what you get. I really have no idea of what I may say... Thanks for watching :)
What the heck a "Flite" saddle. I loved those, now always using a saddle with a groove, maybe less numb nuts but also less style.
Aglet is the name for the plastic piece at the end of a shoe lace ,, its a nice word . Ferrule is probably what most folk would call the little metal end on a cable, but you call it what ever you like ,, maybe even Joe and I will happily call them whatever you chose from here on in.
Yes, I am hearing the word Aglet more and more... The ferrule fits over the outer cable...
Love it Paul and Mitch. Awesome work.
Paul, You and Mitch are a class act!
Thanks Paul. Nice compliment!
Gotta love the Tomac poster in the back. Look at the handlebar width and fork travel kids. Not saying it right just interesting time back then.
Lovely job❤
Thank you!
Nice stuff from a distance the frame reminds me of my 1992 Rocky Hammer I turned into my gravel bike. Maybe Paul himself put his hands on it at Rocky Mtn when he part of that company. When I look at my old Rocky frame there are details in it you would only find in a custom frame now. Back in the day Brodies were like a Ford GT 40 in the mtb scene.
Coffee is the flux that helps the channel flow! Thanks for sharing your bike build process. I'm looking forward to the ride report and seeing the head badge.
You are correct. Ride Video is in the works...
Cool to see a master do the rather simple stuff on a bike. I think the paint job turned out great. Looking forward to your next video. Greetings from Berlin! :-)
the thing on the end of the cable is called "Kabelendhülse" in german. something like "wire - end - sleeve"
Quite a few viewers have called it an "Aglet". They might be correct...
Cheers Paul. In the UK we call them ferrules. All the best
I think a ferrule fits over the outer cable housing, no?
Very impressive . I am looking forward to seeing you ride it.
Very soon! Thanks for watching :)
You are really a bike ICON very nice touch👍😁
Thank you so much 😀
Amazing near perfect matching petals, wild.
HI Paul, Jim from the UK here. Just a quick one I noticed with your cable routing around the clamp of the rear mech. The rear mech clamp will allow you to wrap the inner cable around the pinch bolt, the retaining plate is grooved for this. The excess cable will sit out the way then. no need to bend the cable. Been a mechanic for 30 years and love seeing what you get up to.
I came here to say this, too.
Beautiful machine Paul. I call the cable end a ferrule.
I can’t get over how gorgeous that bike turned out, the contrast between the bright pink and black splatters and components, the perfect clearcoat shiny finish, the tan tires, raceface components, and to top it all off, designed and built by none other that Paul Brodie.
Am I crazy to say that I would pay 8k+ for a bike like that??
No, you are not.
It’s orange not pink.
A frame and fork made by Paul Brodie is priceless 💰
Hey man, no way but after the next episode)
This was good. Ive ridden and or raced bicycles and motorcycles since I was a mere sprat. Im 66 now and there are bikes all over the house. Gravel, Mt, Road, E Mt bike.......890R KTM, DR 650, 1968 Greeves 360, and so on. Bikes R Us.
Im still at 160 miles a week on pedal bikes, lot of road biking in packs. Always love your projects and builds!
Delrin is such dream to machine. I spent a significant portion of my bike mechanic career as a dedicated bike builder. It's a nice option. You might get greasy, but it's always clean grease. And we just call them cable ends.
Thanks, I've really enjoyed your videos.
Thanks for watching!
GOOD JOB SIR! I've learned a lot from you 😉👍, anyway, we called that thing "cable end caps"
Thank you very much. They are called Aglets, I am told..
@@paulbrodie aahh, thank u Sir!
Cane Creek do an aluminium lock ring for the Race Face cranks. I found the plastic one will start to fail after time. Worth the investment
Thanks :)
The plastic bits on the end of shoelaces is called an Aglet. Maybe it’s the same as a cable end?
Ours are aluminum, and I have never heard of an Aglet, but Thanks!
NBD! It's like a new school version of an old marin mtb. Awesome build Paul! Thanks so much for sharing!
Glad you like it! And thanks for watching :)
Hey Paul & Mitch, Bike looks so good!!!! About that little gizmacci that crimps on the end of the cable... When you asked, the thing that came up for me was "crimp ferrule"
The crimped cap that prevents the shifter cable from fraying is either called an aglet, or potentially a wire ferrule.
Hey Paul. I checked out this frameset at the September vintage swap. Its exquisite, and I love the paintjob. Reminds me of Tiger ice cream...my alltime favourite. You came over to our tent that I shared with my friend Nigel, and I completely forgot to show you the interesting cable roller mechanism on the stem of my MS Racing CompXT.
I believe those dealios at the end of a cable used to prevent fraying are called cable crimps.
That's sounds right. We'll go with that for now, thanks...
Nice built sir, really enjoyed
Thank you very much :)
You sure lucked out finding those matching pedals! Putting a new bike together, especially one that you built the frame for, has to be a very satisfying activity indeed.
I was very happy to find those matching pedals.. Yes, I do enjoy building bicycles like this. I am very fortunate to do what I do :)
The part that caps a cable to stop fraying is called an aglet. It's also used on shoelaces.
Great video, Paul. I wish I had time to make things......alas. I don't even get time to ride my new KTM, let alone do anything creative, at the moment.
Thank you. I hope you do find the time to be creative :)
hello Paul and Mitch. I'm the proud owner of two steel custom builds - an all-road bike and a trekking bike - Reynolds 953 and 921 respectively. When I ordered them, I gave the frame builder a brief, a budget and some leeway, with the proviso that if there was to be something outlandish (I'm not averse to outlandish) just run it by me first. I then sat back and waited and waited. Several months later, I took possession of the finished product and both times was absolutely thrilled, but it always intrigued me as to how the they were arrived at. Following your journey has filled in some of the gaps for me, although I would imagine that to some extent every frame builder has their own individual ways of achieving the same result. I look forward to watching you riding your beautiful and unique bike....... There's nothing quite like it! With kind regards.
From the UK, it is a real pleasure watching a craftsman at work. thanks for taking me on the bike building journey.
Those metal ends to keep the cable from fraying is called an “aglet”. It’s the same things that are on the ends of your shoe laces.
I worked at Life Cycles back in the 90s. Lots of memories, most of them good. 😂 Been fun watching this bike come together. Thank you!
Thanks you both for giving us the ability to tune in.
For me pressing CK headset was the most thrilling moment.
I call this small guys Endcaps.
G'day Paul,
That's a great looking bike! I do like the upswept handlebars, having built an old Trek 1500 with similar 'bars & Shimano LX shifters, to replace the damaged 105 shifters.
The answer to your question - we call them "Cable Bling", mainly because we get them in many colours, except orange.
We also use a modded pair of chain pin pliers - the bullnose type ones - to crimp them. A groove is ground in the jaws, so that the cable run is perpendicular to the handles. That makes it very easy to "load" the bling into the pliers, & push it onto the cable, even in tight areas.
Next, our star nut driver is a very loose slip fit into the steer tube, to guide the star nut straight, & shouldered to keep the nut's depth in the tube consistant. The other end is also large enough for a proper sized hammer too. I did my apprenticeship in a heavy equipment workshop, where every mechanic's tool box was issues with a 1Kg mashing hammer.
Also, we use Brakleen to lube handgrips - the grips slide on easily. Once installed, the brakleen evaporates, & seals the grips on so tight that when you use an air duster to remove a grip, the other grip pops off, & flys across the workshop. However, I usually use ODI lock-on grips for my personal bikes.
Finally, high end SRAM rear derailleurs route the cable away from the wheel spokes. I also prefer the 2 push levers on SRAM shifter over Shimano levers - the 2nd lever position & swing just seems more natural on the SRAM units.
I'm looking forward to the ride episode.
Keep up the good work
Andrew
Andrew, thanks for watching and commenting.. I have not heard of Cable Bling previously... I have heard of using hair spray to install grips. I usually use air to install grips, but the Oury grips are very sticky, so they did give me a little trouble.. Ride Video is next!
You look so well Paul, I'm so happy for you ❤
Thank you very much..
Ride on dudes. I loved every minute of the build. Hope you find some sunshine for the orange beast.
I use brake clean on the bars to install the grips. Slide on super quick and it dries off and they are solid.
I use spit. Works well.
I love Oury grips, their history goes back to the 1960s with motorcycle racing with a man named William(?) Oury.They now use a rather soft silicone for their modern grips and the slip on variety have plenty of cushioning. They still retain that "old school" look though, and look great on bikes with steel frames.
Nice old school rigid mountain bike! Love the color!
Thank you very much!
Nice build and nice shirt
Fantastic seeing it getting built, Paul.
Love the 175 cranks. But seriously this is an amazing ride.
Couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching :)
Great job on that bike Paul, outstanding work.
The bike looks awesome. Thanks for sharing 👍.
Really nice, so gravel bikes are just new and improved early 90s mountain bikes? I'm good with that.
I think so! But of course that is just my opinion...
Stunning ride, my man 💪 🙏
It came out great Paul!
Enjoy the ride.
Good job done
Thank you!
it's easy to see you're from the olde school: lubing your cables? Haven't done that in decades in a shop setting
edited to add: I thought my Shimano CN10s were wearing out so I bought another pair. I was between shops at the time. Still using the first pair that I bought in the late 80s alongside a pair of Felcos and a pair of Knipex cutters.
Awesome project! I love your thought process. I've learned that It's ok to sort out the details. I'm not so much in a hurry and enjoy my hobbies. Thank you 😊. Keep up the good job 👍
Awesome video !!!! Always appreciate your insight
that was a breeze (looks that way) when you know
what you`re doing 😁😉 both bike assembly ,,and
videography ,thanks dynamic duo,, i`m looking forward
to the episode ascending el capitan on those ratio`s
😂😇 but take the easy traverse 👍
Glad you enjoyed it! The Ride Video is coming up :)
Absolutely love the paint job! What a great bike.
Thank you very much... :)
great build, can't wait to see it in action !
Thanks. Ride Video is next..
I'm loving the component specs! Fantastic work Paul.
Thank you! Cheers!
Hello Paul, hello Mitch, the bike is beautiful. To me it seems to be like the classic oldtime mtb, just what is needed to have fun while riding.
No surprise (well except how messy you took box is😊) this bike came out awesome! Great work from an outstanding duo!
now i'm excited on the story of that rotary phone..haha
How long can I keep you in suspense??
A bike isn't complete until it gets its first scratch!
My bike is Complete! Thanks for watching!
Need to make a "Safety Third" shirt with 1 and 2 on the reverse.
It's so funny to hear your stories of how you started in the bike business, I know we have talked about this before. My first ever job in the bike industry was assembling bikes for Zellers. They were labelled Venture but were made by Raleigh so the quality was surprisingly good. This was spring 1980. It took me about 20 minutes to get a bike out of the box and build it up for $3.00 per bike. If I was quick I could make $10/hr which in 1980 was a fortune.
Yes, I probably overdid it on those Sport 10s. I took every bearing apart, removed the old grease, installed White Lithium grease, re-assembled, and adjusted... Whew!!
I call them cable crimps. I found that a lot of mechanics have their own crimp style.
I do enjoy the content and the desire for perfection.
Our grips were to go-to for motocross bikes back in the Seventies.
Oury (damn spell check).
ove your work, and it's so good to see you having fun in the shop again. As to your question about the cable ends; I don't know if there is a more specific name, but I immediately thought of the word "aiglet". Here is what Wikipedia says.
"An aglet or aiglet is a small sheath, often made of plastic or metal, attached at each end of a shoelace, a cord, or a drawstring. An aglet keeps the fibres of the lace or cord from unraveling; its firmness and narrow profile make it easier to hold and easier to feed through eyelets, lugs, or other lacing guides. Wikipedia"
Just my A$0.02 worth. When are we going to see some work on the Cub?
Yes, it seems the vote is for Aglet... I have been looking at the Cub more and more, so I will be back to it soon.. :)
😮it sounds unreal, but I do the same paint job for my front rack, which I weld a week ago. And I do not watch this video before.
Maybe we are on the same Cosmic wave length somehow? Thanks for watching!
Bike looks great, Paul.
As a former bicycle technician, I’ve always called them crimped cable ends. We also used to do individualized crimp patterns to tell at a glance who built whatever bike.
Now that's a good idea to do individualized crimp patterns.. Have not heard of that previously..
@@paulbrodie
i would just call it a cable end sleeve, but i'm just thinking in terms of literal translation from german to english here
Brilliant to see you looking so well and the bikes looks amazing, congratulations, I followed the whole build with great interest, very nice selection of parts also, I couldn’t help but think of hambini video on the bottom bracket spin test though, I’m sure he will have a opinion on it ! 😅
Oh and I always called the cable crimps bootlace ferrules but that’s electrical terminology
Hey Paul, looking pretty sweet, really like the build out, right along how I build mine (Shimano XT and Hope hubs).11spd XT is nice, except for the shifter, do yourself a favour and get the SLX shifter, they're a lot lighter action that the XT and the only thing you give up is the double shift on the trigger and maybe a tad slower shift - I run one bike with 11spd, built it using SLX shifter & XT derailleur because of my experience working on others bikes, then got a spare XT shifter and tried it, but quickly went back to the SLX because of the light action (not sure if the XTR is the similar to the XT or SLX, but think it's lighter than the XT).
Came out really nice Paul! From start to finish! To me it only misses some decals with your name on it. If you can't use Brodie decals anymore you surely can have a P.Brodie ones or something similar to go on there. Keep up the good work!
I’m not sure what the little squeezy things for the end of the cables are called, I don’t use them.
What I do is wick some solder along the area of cable first, then cut it off with a Dremel cut off wheel. Doing it this way they never fray, and you can take a cable out if you need to and it goes straight back in, easy as.
Solder works on regular (steel) cables, but not so well on stainless inner cables...
I pick up at least one paint scrape or chip on the first ride anyway. Might as well get a head start.
You are correct. I did not get upset..
I think XT is one of the best when it comes to price to performance ratio. I have XT cassette, brakeset and QR skewers and it is serving me really well. Btw, I also use flatbar gravel bike setup 😊
At the shop I worked at we called them crimp ends
Have not heard that one before...
Thank you very much for the fantastic set of videos. Please a question, why haven't you used a single drop of grease in the assembly?
Thanks for liking our videos! The headset and cranks all have sealed bearings. I did put grease down the seat tube, but you didn't see that...
In 1979 I worked at High Country Sports with Brad Proctor in Edmonton assembling bikes. Recently I figured out that the $400/month that I got came out to $2/hour. Good times.
Hello Paul, I really enjoyed seeing all the components of the bike coming together.
The bike looks great. I have had mishaps regarding paint previously myself. I think the splashed black theme will allow you to cover the damaged paint with a random application of black gloss, only you and I will ever know!
Best wishes Kevin. Thank you.
Thanks Kevin. Yes, I have already touched up the scrape with a little dab of black Imron. :)
Now that it has the first paint chip you can ride it as hard as you want and enjoy it. No need to baby it anymore.
Very nice.
Man I always wanted to take this guy's courses at ufv back in the day..sadly I work mining and and irregular shedule so I never got to.😥
👏👏👏👏👌👌
Cheers Chris
that little thing at the end of your cable is an aglet 😊
I'm not sure if there is a technical name in the bicycle industry but in rigging and ironwork they were referred to as wire rope ends or swage ends. Beautiful build, Paul!
I prefer cable condoms
Watching a craftsman at work ........
Nice bike
Thank you..
Orange is the best colour!
I agree with you!
Re: cable ends. make an "x" and then mash the larger end
It's awesome❤👍🏻💯🇦🇺
Shifter ferrels are a slightly smaller diameter than brake cable ferrels 🚲