Nice work, Gary! I also rebuild bikes but couldn't imagine spending the hours it would take to make the videos so I appreciate guys like you. Thanks for putting yourself out there for our entertainment. -Mike's Bikes Work
During the pandemic, I dusted off my old Miyata 618GT. Serial # begins with "RA..." which means the chromoly triple butted frame was built in 1989. Surprisingly this touring frame has similar geometry to modern gravel bikes. Front fork has 46mm clearance & rear clearance of 56mm. I'm using 700 x 32 tires. I have space to upgrade it to become a modified AllRounder. It's a 3x (48 38 28) with a 6T cassette 14-32. So good for hill climbing. Limitations are its downtube shifters and cantelever brakes. I tried it out on some our local bike trails...recommended for full suspension bikes. Not easy shifting with downtube shifters and the cantilever brakes are not as responsive as disc brakes. I'm encouraged to rebuild and outfit my Miyata into a gravel bike. Thanks for your inspiring video.
Awesome those are very good frames 👍👍 the wide range is great for touring for sure. I actually don’t mind downtube shifters and canti rakes , but if you doing more aggressive downhill, could switch em out to vbrakes! Cheers man enjoy the bike!
All I can say it's an awesome cleaning of old parts to be used as a new sort of bike from a vintage MTB to be a totally new gravel bike. Also, I love Miyata. Warm greetings from the Special Territory of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Nice find Gary! That “exclusive tubing” is the genuine article. Miyata began by making rifles and used that tech in bike tubes. I recently acquired 8 Miyatas from a very passionate collector. All solid bikes!
Whoa!!! That is crazy I never new that! Thanks for sharing I think the CMX was double butted from that year and there was the higher tubing that was triple butted. Either way miyata made great bikes!
@@garysprojects I have an 89 Miyata ValleyRunner and it has "spline Triple butted" tubes. It has the Mountain LX drivetrain and good old alloy cantis. Brakes never got any better imo. I picked up this pike from a thrift store for $25 and the Ergon GP2 grips were worth it more to me than that and the rest of the bike is in very good condition, even with the old rotten OEM tires. A real barn find. Haha
What a sick build Gary! That bike is stunning. It just feels so good to give these old things more use. Appreciate all the great tips in the video too. Sure didn't feel like an hour! I should go fix some bikes now. 😅
Love this bike build. You have really thought it through well and finished with a great looking bike. Love the way you have saved so much of the original bike and the saddle repair is a great idea.
Good stuff as always. Thankyou for making the videos and sharing. Someone may have already said but hairspray works well on grips, for getting them off and on.
Cheers man it was super fun! Triple chain rings are great for going up hills and touring I think , let’s you ride a long time and a wide range of stuff 👍
@@garysprojects One of my favorite things about a triple is when you're cruising along in the middle ring up a steady climb and it suddenly gets harder, you can drop a lot of gear inches in a nanosecond by going to a smaller ring up front instead of coaxing the chain onto a pie plate in the rear.
Cheers man! I am happy with how it turned out , was unsure about the tan walls at the beginning but I think it turned out! and been loving the drops too, nice to switch it up. Thanks!!
Nice build and given the overall little wear and tear it was worth restoring as many parts as possible, also to keep it low budget. Yet I would have upgraded to maybe a 3x7 STX or LX groupset combined with Shimano RSX brifters, these parts are easy to source and still come at a reasonable budget. They are lighter, perform better and altogether bring the whole build to another level.
Thanks man! Ya it would have been nice to upgrade some parts, but just couldn’t bring myself to upgrade parts that are perfectly good , would be too wasteful. Maybe the new owner will upgrade once they are done with the old stuff! Cheers!
Hello from the town where Miyata is located. I think it's a very cool bike. I sympathized with the fact that I used the original parts as they were. I also want to imitate to make a gravel bike.
Take an awl and poke a little hole on the pedal dustcaps. Pop them out and shove grease in the pedal cavities, fill the caps and push them back on. Grease should come out the back. Now they will go like flies after a ride to move it around.
Wow I really love it, this bike has exactly the same component of my '90 specialized mtb, that is still original but I would make more usability in this day without any major changes. You gave me a good idea. 👍
Yes!!! This looks sooo good. I think you have done the bike proud mate. Btw, I was the guy that first suggested dropbars when you first showed this bike😊👍
@@garysprojects I like the look of a fast bike that can handle some rough stuff too. You did an awesome job!! I love the rubber you chose too. Nice gumwalls👌
Zippo lighter fluid works really well to take off decals or any adhesive residue. Just use a plastic scraper and work some drops of it under the decal. Then just wipe away any left over residue.
@@garysprojects Firstly, really nice build. Also, I'd recommend a hair dryer/heat gun on low to melt the decal adhesive, peels off sweet as after that! Easy.
Gary, I thoroughly enjoy your work. You really make me laugh when you apply "WD -40". For example "To prevent flash rusting ....spray some WD -40." WD - 40 should give you a sponsorship. 😂
Sick build! I’ve had some luck with pitted chrome parts, once I clean them, I spray the parts with wd40 and scrub the parts by hand with aluminum foil until I end up with a little ball of foil 🤙🏾
garys.projects I first heard of this tech from old gear heads back in the 80’s and 90’s working on dirt bikes and motorcycles. I’ve seen folx do the same tech with bike parts on TH-cam. I guess on a scientific level, wd40 breaks the aluminum foil down so it fills the holes in the steel and chromo parts. It can scratch things up a bit but over all I’ve been very pleased with the results I’ve gotten restoring old stems and seatposts.
Man, I'm in the middle of a similar project myself. The only difference is that I've had to use a stem adapter, the wedge was to far gone. However, that means I can use 31.8 bars instead. Great build 👍
I’d avoid smoove in the cables, if you can find tri flo, it’s a much better cable lube, the smoove is wax based for chains and can gum up inside the cables, tri flo has ptfe which lowers the friction inside the cables as well as keeping them protected
Baiscly you don't need any special lube or grease when it got a teflon liner in it , if you wanna lube it just use graphite powder...if you don't have that at home use a pencil because it's also made of it ... it's great also for protection because its water repellent . I'm always a bit careful, because many people promise so much about their products, but in the end they stick the brake or gear cable more than anything else and especially on older bikes where the springs are a bit weak after all those years it cause a lot of trouble. Have fun mate !
Old vid but still might help someone, get an ugly 15mm wrench and give it an angle on the box end similar to the closed end, then you can use your foot as leverage to hold the pedals still and apply torque to the nut, i haven't seen an actual pedal wrench with a kink like that so it might exist already
I have a Foundation brand tool kit and the pedal wrench has a bend to business end. It's also double sided and has a rubber handle. Highly recommend it from JensonUSA. It's called the Foundation Elite kit.
Hey Gary your work is great brother keep it up and there is a difference between cantilever and v-brakes, cantilevers are longer then v-brakes v-brakes are way stronger and can use short or long brake levers with no matter what but cantilevers you truly need longer brake levers with but can get by with either in a pinch to get the bike going I worked in a bike shop for a few years think about it lol a bicycle wheel the way it's set up is like a disk brake any way lmao just parts are in a different order and different names of stuff really keep up the great work I'm starting a channel myself soon doing the same thing with bikes and everything else people want or request
Other than being fitted with dropped bars, which are likely to make any serious off-road use problematic, what's the difference between a vintage MTB and a gravel bike?
@@garysprojects Thats what I thought. I have an old Trek 8000, and I suppose if I fitted dropped bars and called it a Retro Gravel, might be worth a lot more money.......................lol
@@garysprojects Keeping it as an MTB, but lot of the drive train parts are badly worn, and as I want to keep 3x8, means searching eBay for used parts, but still possible to find good used XT in UK, but is quite expensive.
quite perfect job, man! The result is great, I´d love to go for a ride with it! I see a lot of builds with those Maxxis tires which look cool af, but aren´t they a bit to fat for an easy ride in the city? Now I have to quit work and sneak into my basement to work on some bikes :-)
Cheers man I appreciated that ! The fat tyres you get used to but aren’t too bad because they are pretty fast rolling. Also with the fat tyres you get a bit more cushion for riding around , overall I like that 👍
Incrível projeto. Estou inspirado a fazer uma bicicleta parecida. Uma híbrida, que eu possa andar em vários tipos de terrenos. Parabéns pelo grande trabalho minimalista.
Lovely, you may have been better off sticking with the original stem, these old mtb frames work better with a short reach high rise stem when using drop bars, much more comfortable and easier to control. Otherwise this is a stunning build and a great repurposing of an old bike.
last week did basically the same thing Gary did here, old stems look really awful with drop bars.. not in for the esthetics but man it really kicked me in the eyeballs every time I looked at it. ended up using an old MTB stem, but one with a slightly longer "arm" at almost 90 degrees relative to the part that goes in the frame.. still Gary's solution looks better. I wonder whether longer (-higher) stems like this exist
@@abatecruento667 hahaha yeah that was one of my main things too, I actually tried it with the old mtb stem I had, but couldn’t stand the look haha! I think nitto makes higher length stems similar to the shape I have on the bike, but honestly the drop height hasn’t been that bad at all. Would like to try one of those higher stems in the future to see how much difference it makes. Cheers!
ugh, 200GS groupset was the worst - had it on my first mountain bike (Trek 800). all steel with plastic cladding. plastic derailleur disintegrated when it got mud in it. amazing it came on a $760 USD bike (when adjusted for inflation - $350 originally).
Nice work, Gary! I also rebuild bikes but couldn't imagine spending the hours it would take to make the videos so I appreciate guys like you. Thanks for putting yourself out there for our entertainment. -Mike's Bikes Work
Cheers brother! Hahah ya you would have to enjoy filming and editing that’s for sure 😂😂😂 glad you like it cheers man!
Nicely done. Love seeing life being breathed into these old bikes. Those oldschool shifters are super cool even if super outdated
Cheers mate i appreciate that ! Haha yes loving some of the old tech !
During the pandemic, I dusted off my old Miyata 618GT. Serial # begins with "RA..." which means the chromoly triple butted frame was built in 1989. Surprisingly this touring frame has similar geometry to modern gravel bikes. Front fork has 46mm clearance & rear clearance of 56mm. I'm using 700 x 32 tires. I have space to upgrade it to become a modified AllRounder. It's a 3x (48 38 28) with a 6T cassette 14-32. So good for hill climbing. Limitations are its downtube shifters and cantelever brakes. I tried it out on some our local bike trails...recommended for full suspension bikes. Not easy shifting with downtube shifters and the cantilever brakes are not as responsive as disc brakes.
I'm encouraged to rebuild and outfit my Miyata into a gravel bike. Thanks for your inspiring video.
Awesome those are very good frames 👍👍 the wide range is great for touring for sure. I actually don’t mind downtube shifters and canti rakes , but if you doing more aggressive downhill, could switch em out to vbrakes! Cheers man enjoy the bike!
All I can say it's an awesome cleaning of old parts to be used as a new sort of bike from a vintage MTB to be a totally new gravel bike. Also, I love Miyata. Warm greetings from the Special Territory of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Cheers homie! Glad you like it ! Greetings from Melbourne australia!
Nice find Gary! That “exclusive tubing” is the genuine article. Miyata began by making rifles and used that tech in bike tubes. I recently acquired 8 Miyatas from a very passionate collector. All solid bikes!
Whoa!!! That is crazy I never new that! Thanks for sharing I think the CMX was double butted from that year and there was the higher tubing that was triple butted. Either way miyata made great bikes!
@@garysprojects I have an 89 Miyata ValleyRunner and it has "spline Triple butted" tubes. It has the Mountain LX drivetrain and good old alloy cantis. Brakes never got any better imo. I picked up this pike from a thrift store for $25 and the Ergon GP2 grips were worth it more to me than that and the rest of the bike is in very good condition, even with the old rotten OEM tires. A real barn find. Haha
@@HunterAtheist sounds like a great bike ! enjoy
I think those dth's are just perfect for urban gravel, that is a great looking bike 👍
Cheers Glenn ! Gotta admit I don’t mind the look and they are nice to ride too 👍
A truly one-off, cool bike with tons of personality.
Hope new owners appreciate it. 😎🤙
Thank you I appreciate that ! New owner was stoked !
Your choice of stem shifters shows you are a man of high intelligence 👏
Hahah they work pretty well!
Looks sick, nice to see the 3x7 staying alive rather than a 1x conversion!
Cheers man! I don’t mind the 3x7 myself, the wide gearing is very comfortable!
What a sick build Gary! That bike is stunning. It just feels so good to give these old things more use. Appreciate all the great tips in the video too. Sure didn't feel like an hour! I should go fix some bikes now. 😅
Hahah cheers man I appreciate that. Hopefully the tips help 😂😂😂 ! Give it a go, it’s pretty fun
Love this bike build. You have really thought it through well and finished with a great looking bike. Love the way you have saved so much of the original bike and the saddle repair is a great idea.
Cheers man I appreciate that! Haha yea I find it hard to chuck out or retire a part if it’s perfectly working and good!
Good stuff as always. Thankyou for making the videos and sharing. Someone may have already said but hairspray works well on grips, for getting them off and on.
thank you my dude i appreciate that!!
Oddly satisfying! Thanks for taking the time to post this build.
no worries man ! glad you enjoyed it cheers!
absolutely sweet build mate ...... just looks so good. Great content mate
Thx you mate I appreciate that !
Fantastic job! I love your re-use of parts.
Cheers mate ! Gotta save them old parts ! 😊
Great build. Looks like a really fun bike to ride. I have two bikes with triple chain rings, and I really like them for flexibility.
Cheers man it was super fun! Triple chain rings are great for going up hills and touring I think , let’s you ride a long time and a wide range of stuff 👍
@@garysprojects One of my favorite things about a triple is when you're cruising along in the middle ring up a steady climb and it suddenly gets harder, you can drop a lot of gear inches in a nanosecond by going to a smaller ring up front instead of coaxing the chain onto a pie plate in the rear.
@@rangersmith4652 that’s a great point 👍
Stem shifters and umbrella hooks is a good combo. You can shift with either hand, and hit both for stop lights if you have a low normal rd.
Awesome build! Looked cool with the drop bars. Love the frame colour and those tan walls really set it off. Nice!!!
Cheers man! I am happy with how it turned out , was unsure about the tan walls at the beginning but I think it turned out! and been loving the drops too, nice to switch it up. Thanks!!
Nice taste, man. Beautiful bike!
Thank you Bruno i appreciate that ! Cheers
Great podcast, thanks ❤
No worries cheers
Much better looking end product than the original. Nice show! 👏👏👏
Thank you buddy I appreciate that!! 😊
hell of a job! so pretty 😍
thank you very much i appreciate that
Cool build. Great reuse of old components. Thanks for the vids
Cheers man thanks for watching! 😊
The bike looks really good Gary. ..👍
Thanks Steve! Super happy with how it turned out and a super smooth ride ! Cheers
@@garysprojects it looks like a fun bikre to ride the colors look catching to...thankyou for sharing great video. ..👍
@@stevecrump1375 no worries thanks for watching!
Great video! It's given me some ideas for an old Scott frame I've got. Nice bike!
Cheers man i appreciate that! Nice ! Scott are nice bikes 👍
Top build gary your little tips are well appreciated !
Cheers brother glad it’s helpful!
Very nice build. I love these old 26 inch wheel bikes. I’m going to try those tires on my old trek 6700
Cheers nick! I appreciate that . I think the tyres will look cool on your trek!
Nice job! Be safe and be seen!
Cheers homie!
Nice build and given the overall little wear and tear it was worth restoring as many parts as possible, also to keep it low budget. Yet I would have upgraded to maybe a 3x7 STX or LX groupset combined with Shimano RSX brifters, these parts are easy to source and still come at a reasonable budget. They are lighter, perform better and altogether bring the whole build to another level.
Thanks man! Ya it would have been nice to upgrade some parts, but just couldn’t bring myself to upgrade parts that are perfectly good , would be too wasteful. Maybe the new owner will upgrade once they are done with the old stuff! Cheers!
Hello from the town where Miyata is located. I think it's a very cool bike. I sympathized with the fact that I used the original parts as they were. I also want to imitate to make a gravel bike.
Wow that is awesome !! So cool! Thank you homie !!
I did the same on a Cinder Cone but used mini v brakes and put the thumbies on the top of the bars......it was a blast to ride.
Oooo nice! Sounds like would be a fun ride!
The “Falcon” stem shifters, too 😎
Hahah Millennium Falcon!
Looks like a perfect city bike!
Cheers man!
Thank you!! Cheers mate!
Cheers! 🙏😊
Really cool build, great video thanks
Thanks homie! I appreciate that
it turned out well , I want it
Haha cheers man!
Nice ride! Friction shifters is the best choice for it👍
Cheers man! Yes been loving the friction shifters when I’m riding
Never see that type of shifters! 😮😮
old friction!
Take an awl and poke a little hole on the pedal dustcaps. Pop them out and shove grease in the pedal cavities, fill the caps and push them back on. Grease should come out the back. Now they will go like flies after a ride to move it around.
So grateful for your videos my man 🙏🏽 keep it up homie
Cheers man glad you liked it ! Will do my best ! ✨
I still have that tool from when i was a kid. Still use it sometimes.
Ayyy nice 👍
Wow I really love it, this bike has exactly the same component of my '90 specialized mtb, that is still original but I would make more usability in this day without any major changes. You gave me a good idea. 👍
Thanks man i appreciate that!! Ya it’s a solid group, if it ain’t broke why change it! Cheers
looks like a fun riding bike! great restore and build.
Cheers man it’s super fun! Thank you 😊
love that miyata gr8 build
Thanks Mitch!! Yewwwwwww
CLEAN AF!
Cheers homie!
Awww yeah. That kicks ass.
Cheers man
Turned out great!!
Thanks mate!!
I love this bike bro. Hope to see you out on the trails with it
Cheers brother ! Catch ya out there!
Yes!!! This looks sooo good. I think you have done the bike proud mate.
Btw, I was the guy that first suggested dropbars when you first showed this bike😊👍
Ayyyy good choice ! 🙏😊😊
@@garysprojects I like the look of a fast bike that can handle some rough stuff too. You did an awesome job!! I love the rubber you chose too. Nice gumwalls👌
@@bigbadstretch13yrago cheers man! Definitely a great commuter/gravel bike , fun all around ✌️😊😊
Nice looking bike!
Thank you very much !
excellent work gary
Thank you David !
Zippo lighter fluid works really well to take off decals or any adhesive residue. Just use a plastic scraper and work some drops of it under the decal. Then just wipe away any left over residue.
Nice man! Thanks for the tip 👍
@@garysprojects Firstly, really nice build. Also, I'd recommend a hair dryer/heat gun on low to melt the decal adhesive, peels off sweet as after that! Easy.
@@markjames007 thanks man I appreciate that! good tip! I actually used a hair dryer in an upcoming video, haha works very well indeed ! Cheers!
Gary, I thoroughly enjoy your work. You really make me laugh when you apply "WD -40".
For example "To prevent flash rusting ....spray some WD -40."
WD - 40 should give you a sponsorship. 😂
Hahaha thank you mate ! Would be awesome for them to sponsor me although not to bad buy the cans myself since it’s not too expensive haha cheers!
That was an awesome build!!! Too much fun lol
Cheers homie!! Haha thanks for joining :D
Sick build! I’ve had some luck with pitted chrome parts, once I clean them, I spray the parts with wd40 and scrub the parts by hand with aluminum foil until I end up with a little ball of foil 🤙🏾
Cheers man! Nice I gotta try that on pitted chrome parts - does it help repair it? Sounds interesting
garys.projects I first heard of this tech from old gear heads back in the 80’s and 90’s working on dirt bikes and motorcycles. I’ve seen folx do the same tech with bike parts on TH-cam. I guess on a scientific level, wd40 breaks the aluminum foil down so it fills the holes in the steel and chromo parts. It can scratch things up a bit but over all I’ve been very pleased with the results I’ve gotten restoring old stems and seatposts.
@@criddler_9738 wow that’s soooooo awesome! I will definitely try, thank you for the tip 🙏
garys.projects hope it helps. Your videos stoke me out and inspire.
@@criddler_9738 cheers my dude , that means a lot thank you
Congrats on 10k man !
Thank you!!!! 😊😊😊😊😝
Nice work! you really put a spin on what it originally look like
Cheers ! I appreciate that, was a fun build
What's up Dude? I really loved your build. That was tight. Great job!
Ayyy what’s goodie ! Thank you I appreciate that 🙏🙏 cheers brother
Man, I'm in the middle of a similar project myself. The only difference is that I've had to use a stem adapter, the wedge was to far gone. However, that means I can use 31.8 bars instead. Great build 👍
Nice man , stem adapter comes in handy sometimes. Cheers man appreciate it 👍
Always a quality resto from you Gary!
I might have to get some dth's now :)
Cheers Ben!! Hahah yes dth’s are nice!
I’d avoid smoove in the cables, if you can find tri flo, it’s a much better cable lube, the smoove is wax based for chains and can gum up inside the cables, tri flo has ptfe which lowers the friction inside the cables as well as keeping them protected
Oooo thanks for the tip I never knew that ! I have some ptfe lube too so I can use that in the future. Cheers!!
Baiscly you don't need any special lube or grease when it got a teflon liner in it , if you wanna lube it just use graphite powder...if you don't have that at home use a pencil because it's also made of it ... it's great also for protection because its water repellent . I'm always a bit careful, because many people promise so much about their products, but in the end they stick the brake or gear cable more than anything else and especially on older bikes where the springs are a bit weak after all those years it cause a lot of trouble. Have fun mate !
@@thomaseisen304 Yesss exactly! I like using it because it’s water repelling and stops the cables from rusting. Good point cheers man
Old vid but still might help someone, get an ugly 15mm wrench and give it an angle on the box end similar to the closed end, then you can use your foot as leverage to hold the pedals still and apply torque to the nut, i haven't seen an actual pedal wrench with a kink like that so it might exist already
I have a Foundation brand tool kit and the pedal wrench has a bend to business end. It's also double sided and has a rubber handle. Highly recommend it from JensonUSA. It's called the Foundation Elite kit.
Clean the cranks and axle with rubbing alcohol first. Put a dab of grease on taper axles and wipe them really well.
Damn Gary strong arms setting up the chains quick link!
Hahahah 😅😅😅 probably bad for my back
Cracking job!!
Cheers mate I appreciate that !
Sweet ride, looks fun!
Thanks man it’s very fun! Smooth bike 😊
Such a cool build! Love this! 😍
Thank you Chris I appreciate that!
nice stuff. good job . i think i will make my panasonic like yours...
Thank you my dude I appreciate that. Panasonics make awesome bikes bikes. Will be sick !
Love that one
Cheers homie !
Bud thats was a great video. Looks mean!!
Thanks mate! I appreciate that!
That’s a bmx thing with the pedals so they don’t move while doing tail whips and the like when your feet are off the pedals
Ahhhhh dude that makes so much sense thank you!!
If you have some tools for it you can shorten the front derailer and weld a thin bolt across the bottom for a cross bar.
For the gear cable in the back you should use a inch of gear cable housing and then zip tire it in place for additional guaidance.
Oh interesting never heard that one before !
very nice work !
Thank you Sarah I appreciate that!
LOVE IT! i'm subscribing now. thank you for the inspiration, i'm thinking of doing something with my '03 KHS Police Unit MTB
Sicccccccccc sounds good!
Goddamn your marketplace is way better than ours. You always get the best deals. Haha
Hahah I spend a lot of time looking not going to lie 😅😅😅
This video is a true gem. Hello from a new subscriber :)
Thanks Mikey! I appreciate that cheers!
awesome build!
Thx homie I appreciate that!
Wow awesome bike
Thanks my dude!
its the tires that do it for me
Cheers man I was unsure about them when I put them on but happy with how it turned out !
use plastic wrap over the filler to smooth as much as you want without messing it up
Awww what!! That is a great tip
Hey Gary your work is great brother keep it up and there is a difference between cantilever and v-brakes, cantilevers are longer then v-brakes v-brakes are way stronger and can use short or long brake levers with no matter what but cantilevers you truly need longer brake levers with but can get by with either in a pinch to get the bike going I worked in a bike shop for a few years think about it lol a bicycle wheel the way it's set up is like a disk brake any way lmao just parts are in a different order and different names of stuff really keep up the great work I'm starting a channel myself soon doing the same thing with bikes and everything else people want or request
Cheers brother i appreciate that! Good luck with the new channel!!
Really cool!
Cheers !
Great looking bike. Good job!
Thanks my dude I appreciate that!
Super nice..thanks for the info 😎😎😎
No worries cheers man!
Other than being fitted with dropped bars, which are likely to make any serious off-road use problematic, what's the difference between a vintage MTB and a gravel bike?
Not much at all !
@@garysprojects Thats what I thought. I have an old Trek 8000, and I suppose if I fitted dropped bars and called it a Retro Gravel, might be worth a lot more money.......................lol
@@humourless682 hahah maybe !
@@garysprojects Keeping it as an MTB, but lot of the drive train parts are badly worn, and as I want to keep 3x8, means searching eBay for used parts, but still possible to find good used XT in UK, but is quite expensive.
@@humourless682 ahh what’s on it at the moment? I find chainrings hard to find here if you have a weird bcd
Cool, very cool 😎
Thx homie i appreciate that!
Like for getting rid of the dork disk
Hahah no worries I get rid of it every chance I get 😂
quite perfect job, man! The result is great, I´d love to go for a ride with it! I see a lot of builds with those Maxxis tires which look cool af, but aren´t they a bit to fat for an easy ride in the city? Now I have to quit work and sneak into my basement to work on some bikes :-)
Cheers man I appreciated that ! The fat tyres you get used to but aren’t too bad because they are pretty fast rolling. Also with the fat tyres you get a bit more cushion for riding around , overall I like that 👍
@@garysprojects for real, you create awesome content. The whole day I had your videos on the second screen while retouching photos for work 😜
wow thank you so much i appreciate that , means a lot thank you! :)
beautiful job!
Thank you my dude I appreciate that !
Thanks man I really enjoyed that. My son didn’t haha. I appreciate the effort and the knowledge. What is the liquid you soak the the parts in called?
😂😂😂 I’m glad one of you did ! The liquid is called Evaporust! Works a treat. Cheers!
great video thanks
No worries cheers!
Nice build
Thank you!
hope that poor dog was ok,sounded in great distress
Oh yeah someone else mentioned that was my kid 😂
Love it but with those tan side walls you need a Brooks honey colored seat and light brown bar tape. Just sayin...
Hahah ! Yes that would’ve been nice too 😊
Very good work. Did you service the headset or wheel bearings? Everytime I do a rebuild the headset is dry and the grease has gone bad.
Ahhh I can’t remember if I did or not, if I did it would be in the video, if not I probably checked it and it spun well !
Incrível projeto. Estou inspirado a fazer uma bicicleta parecida. Uma híbrida, que eu possa andar em vários tipos de terrenos. Parabéns pelo grande trabalho minimalista.
Thank you sir i appreciate that! Yes it is great fun you should try it!! 👍
Lovely, you may have been better off sticking with the original stem, these old mtb frames work better with a short reach high rise stem when using drop bars, much more comfortable and easier to control. Otherwise this is a stunning build and a great repurposing of an old bike.
thanks mate I appreciate that !!
do you think a mullet with a 28“ steel fork would work? I thought about that option recently
@@urieelSEptim would be interesting that’s for sure!
last week did basically the same thing Gary did here, old stems look really awful with drop bars.. not in for the esthetics but man it really kicked me in the eyeballs every time I looked at it. ended up using an old MTB stem, but one with a slightly longer "arm" at almost 90 degrees relative to the part that goes in the frame.. still Gary's solution looks better. I wonder whether longer (-higher) stems like this exist
@@abatecruento667 hahaha yeah that was one of my main things too, I actually tried it with the old mtb stem I had, but couldn’t stand the look haha!
I think nitto makes higher length stems similar to the shape I have on the bike, but honestly the drop height hasn’t been that bad at all. Would like to try one of those higher stems in the future to see how much difference it makes. Cheers!
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Ooo nice ! Thanks for the tip 🙏
ugh, 200GS groupset was the worst - had it on my first mountain bike (Trek 800). all steel with plastic cladding. plastic derailleur disintegrated when it got mud in it. amazing it came on a $760 USD bike (when adjusted for inflation - $350 originally).
Ahhh that’s too bad ! it is a lower group-set, but seems pretty solid so far! Built like a tank haha