It's so awesome to see a great bike being brought back to life by a masterful restoration. Your restoration work is helping preserving the earths resources in contrast to rampant consumerism of buying everything new instead of repair and reuse. It's important to remember the better thing for the environment is not to buy the new "green" thing, but repair and reuse what we already created.

The triple triangle is just timeless. No other brand has such a single style along their range. 3X🔺️

I wish Shimano would take advantage of the CUES system and make an 8 or maybe 9 speed cassette for a 7 speed hub using 11 speed spacing. It would be a huge game changer!

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

Agreed!!

I'm often a purist about vintage bikes but I like what you've done with this one. I love old GTs!

Im surprised more people don't run 2x8 gearing. I've ran mine for two years so far and haven't seen any others. great for climbing. Great for speed.11-42, 24-36. My bike is still in the 24lb range, so weight isn't a issue.

Very nice!

Nice built👌

I've been a fan of the 1 by set ups... Just think it cleans things up.

Great work. Amazing how great and reasonably modern it looks when you're done.

Excellent result there. That bike looks great! 👍

Beautiful bike, man! Loved the wheelies🚴🏽‍♀🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Excelente trabajo.

Those hubs are indeed awesome

Nice, maybe a little more rise on the bars would make it even better, but thats an easy upgrade!

That’s good to know, thanks.

That cleaned up VERY nice and had some nice brakes and wheels. Looks fantastic!

Great job, Todd, gorgeous bike. I love the old GT's!

Nice ride thru on the end. That really helps put into perspective the size of the bike and how a rider looks. I subbed to your channel. Great content!

Terça gorda cedo assistindo suas "restomods" maravilha como sempre. Obrigado, bom trabalho.

very cool parts washer!

I love old GT's too and I have 16" 1998 GT Tempest ( ball burnished, 6061 HT frame) with yellow and blue decals. This is my BMX conversion set up: Shimano XT rear derailleur, Deore 9 speed shifter, 1x9 set up, 11-34 teeth XT cassette, XT chain, RSP blue 34 tooth chainring paired with XT Hollowtech cranks, with yellow DMR v11 pedals. DMR saddle with navy fabric edge, DMR navy BMX grips with shallow flange, Haro F4 chrome BMX handlebars, GT BMX stem, DMR Trailblade 9 forks, DMR Moto R tyres paired with Mavic rims, Deore hubs, Avid V brakes, borrowed from my GT Tequesta, a black micro adjust with two bolts seatpost (non branded). The only brand new parts bought for this build were a Cane Creek headset, grips and pedals and cables, all other parts were bought used. It's light and looks great, and it brings a smile on my face every time I go out riding it!

Oh man, I wish I would have seen this a week ago, that looks like the perfect cassette for what I want to do! I ended up just with a 12-32 7sp, because it was cheap and available, but now I’m going to have to order one of these 13-40 ones! Great video!

I run a 3x6 with a customized cassette. Yes you heard me right a 6 speed cassette, from the factory (mongoose threshold) albeit the original freehub has since broken and been replaced by a 7 speed with extra spacers to allow for only 6 gears

Still have a 7 speed cassette on my 98 Marin DH FRS. V light use and stored in a heated garage 19yrs before it came my way.

I’ve only done 1x9 in the past, which previously were 3x7 speed. I didn’t know wide range 7 speed cassette were available but now I do, will bear in mind for any new projects I have coming up! 👍

@AaronHendu

4 ай бұрын

My 2010 Trek 3700 came with a wide range 7 speed freewheel. It has somewhere in the 50T tange for the climbing gear and it is lovely.

This bike was toast!

@paulmaurice4491

4 ай бұрын

I put a 11-36 cassette on my bike all I had to do was get a long cage derailer.

It seems to be a good solution for someone with those specific needs. I have a 1X12, a 1X10, a 3X8 a 3X9 and don't have the need to convert. A fun project non the same. Regards 😊

correct video.

Nice Job have done a few 1 by conversions!!! doing one similar late 90 mtb. 😀

I actually have a sister bike to this one. An LTS, black with red graphics. Looks very close to this. I went through the whole bike and went 1x with a wolftooth front ring. Now 1x8. Looks really clean. I'm doing an old rat Pro Flex right now. It is all there but rough. Freehub was gummed up so it wouldn't peddle. Took the rear wheel apart and found bad bearings and a pitted cone. Took the freehub apart and the bearings were rusted black. Found one NOS on ebay for $20. The front hub was better but needs new balls so all that slowed me down. It's 3x8. I will 1x it if the front derailleur gives me any grief.

I've wanted to do something like this with one of my bikes.. turning it into a 1x7 because I just use it for rides around the neighborhood. In my case, I have a retro-esque Tourney 7-speed thumb shifter 😁 I still like thumb shifters for their simplicity and the speed of shifting up and down the cassette

I always lean on the cranks so it cannot roll, of that makes sense. The peddle hooks around the pole, pole rests on crank arm. Works on vertical ans horizontal like a bench just by rotating crank to correct position. Also...1x7 wide range has been my go to drivetrain for over a decade.

I love my old GTs doing a resto-mod on a 98 Arrowhead.

Im restoring a vintage 18 speed. Im thinking of buying a mega-range 6 speed freewheel. 14t-34t, instead of a 28t to climb mountains vs more gears new derailer n shifter🤔🍻

I was looking at doing the same with a wide range 7 spd cassette off Amazon. I am using an old 6 spd thumb shifter switched to friction mode to work with the 7 spd Alivio derailleur. I also am using my old 12 spd crankset, TruVativ Descendant, with a nw 30t chainring. The Power Spline BB is to wide, so I shimmed the right pedal to help with the Q-factor. Everything works perfectly, but whenever I do get a wide range cassette and derailleur hanger extension, I may swap out the front chainring to a 32t with a 6mm offset and just shim the BB on the drive side to keep the chain line properly set.

I made my own cassette from shimano 11-40 8speed, just missed the last cog. It works ok on my ghetto gravel bike.

1x7 is a many gears as most people need, and it greatly simplifies shifting for folks who want a non-complicated bike. I built up an '89 Centurion LeMans road bike frame with a 14-34 7-speed cassette. That let me use the old freewheel wheels. Works great, but you are right - you have to choose the right BB spindle length.

@krollpeter

Ай бұрын

I concur. I removed my 3 x 7 cheapo Tourney junk and replaced it with a 8 speed setup. Acera deraileur, 11 - 34 cassette, 32 single chainring. It has the entire range I need.

Cool. This bike just need 2 more things: tubeless and a fork service. Optionally an spd pedal.

GT Hadley front hub….nice score

smart to run the chainring flipped to hide the ugly graphics! so simple and it never crossed my mind

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

Agreed!! I can't stand all those graphics on the chainrings.

This is the first time I ran across your channel and I really enjoyed this Build you really did a good job on this bike! I like the idea of the seven speed. The Sunrace nine speed derailer may work as a seven speed because the pull ratios, the same as Shimano, 2-1. if it does work it’s good for 11 to 50 teeth and it has a clutch. I do a lot of nine speed stuff on my channel

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

Great!! I will definitely look into that derailleur. That would be the icing in the cake with this setup! I'll have to check out your channel, too! Thanks!

Nice job! I like seeing an electric buffer/polisher in use :)...I do not see that hardly ever on all the bike restore channels that I watch. @10:34 My main concern with you using a metal tool like that is bending the very thin metal. I just did that on my latest restoration and now I am stuck trying to find replacements which is very very difficult. I should have known better as I do have a blind hole bearing puller but decided to use a screwdriver instead.

Its offensive how bad that bike was to begin with. But we get great deals and projects with those. Reminds me almost of both my mongoose tyax super and the specialized sworks m2 stumpjumper when i got them.

I use 3x7 mostly even when I 27.5 disc swapped.. they have better wheelspacing on the narrower cassette

Bike was neglected and dying a slow death but hey! look at it now. Definitely worth bringing this bike back to life. Great job! I still don't see the advantage of going 1x on a bike like this, I would have kept the 3x7 for an even wider range combined with smaller jumps from gear to gear.

I feel bad selling my 90s Pro Flex. 😢

instead of using a space on the drive side you could have just mounted the single chainring in the outer position. That is how most fixed gear and single speeds are setup.

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

I tried that, and then the crank arm got too close to the frame. It was a weird combination of spacing.

Shimano does make a rear derailleur to accommodate a wide range 7 speed cassette. I'm currently using one on my old mountain bike and it works great.

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

What model is that derailleur?

@fredhenderson6303

4 ай бұрын

The Acera rear derailleur. 40t max and works with 1x, 2x, 3x. It works with 42t as well.

@johnwilster4242

4 ай бұрын

@@DePuesshop it's the Acera M3020 with a total capacity of 45T, my rear cassette is 13 -42t. I bought mine from Riverdale Bicycle Works. They also have some wide range 7 speeds cassettes.

Why'd you put a new saddle on? That first one was just fine! 😀

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

🤣

Great build, loved the video! My next bike to build up is a GT ricochet so pretty simmilar. Do you also have a link to the derailleur adapter? Cheers!

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

Here is the link amzn.to/3wtrfMb

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So glad I stumbled across this video. Trying to turn a Trek Antelope and Specialized Hard Rock into single speeds but have been pulling my hair out sourcing used 26 inch wheels with freehubs that will fit an 8/9/10 cassette. The Soma cassette is a huge game changer for me, I can't thank you enough! I did have a question for you about the bottom bracket though. Can you tell me the size of the BB you installed on your bike? I have a Shimano BB-UN300 at 127mm for a triple chain ring and am wondering if I can use that for the 1 x setup or if I need to get myself a narrower BB. Thanks so much for helping me make my old bikes great again!

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

The BB width really depends on the crankset you are using. All the cranksets are different. It's a trial and error. With this bike, I had to even use a spacer to get the chainline right.

@erikkjerting4174

4 ай бұрын

@@DePuesshop Thanks for all the info. This wide range cassette is going to make my projects a LOT easier. I had no idea something like this even existed.

Go Green!!!

@dm7646

4 ай бұрын

I’m in the middle of restoring a GT Ricochet! Love seeing this!

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

Go White!!

@dm7646

4 ай бұрын

Do you have a target budget on what you want to spend on each of your rebuilds? How do you estimate on what a bike is worth before you consider a restoration?

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

​@dm7646 That's a great question! I usually try to get an image in my head what I want the bike to be when I'm done, and then I try to get an idea of what someone might pay for it. Then, I do some research online for the parts, and look through what I have in the parts bin to see what it will cost me. Sometimes I get out of control and sometimes I do much better than I thought. I should do a video on the process.

Triple triangle sets GT apart from all other brands. It's timeless.

That is an awesome build. The GT Hubs are spectacular. What brand or model headset press are you using?

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

It's a cheap one I found on Amazon. I am not in love with it. It's kinda klunky and sometimes I just prefer my threaded rod contraption I use on other builds.

Pedal backward on the 40t does the chain fall off? Did the shifting improve after tuning?

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

Shifts great, and it stays on the 40T when pedaling backward. It's nice and quiet.

Your restoration came out awesome!!!! I have my 1997 gt Ricochet that I bought new & would like to put the 1x7 on it. Do you remember the mm you had to use for the bottom bracket?

@DePuesshop

2 ай бұрын

Sorry, I don't. Honestly, getting the BB width correct on a 1x conversion is one of the hardest part. It all depends on the cranks you use. One crank will work with one BB and a different crank won't.

@PaulHarrison-wo6zh

2 ай бұрын

Ok thanks, I'll just wait on my chain ring to arrive so I can size it up to what I have.

I love the vintage bikes. Just cant do the 3x or the old narrow handlebar set ups. Cant believe how bad they were back then. 😂

So would my old Alivio 7 speed shifter for my 21 speed MTB move the chain the right amount for those cogs?

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

Yes, the only reason I got a new shifter on mine was because something tried to eat it!

Are those new cranks you put on there? If so, what kind are they?

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

Yes, they are Sugino cranks. The other ones didn't have the right bolt pattern for the chainring I had.

what kind of bike hanger r u using?

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

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the old Gt frames are nice for being different...do they come in different materials or they are all the same?

@DePuesshop

3 ай бұрын

They come in both aluminum and steel.

hello around 11:00 do you put the same balls back in?

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

Normally, I put the same balls back in, but the ones in this hub weren't in the best shape. Luckily, I am a pack rat and had some of the correct size to replace them.

@space_cowboy007

4 ай бұрын

@@DePuesshop Thanks + great jobs on all your bikes. Would be interested in a shop tour too!

What size chainring did you use?

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

This build has a 36T on it.

11-42t...

What derailleur did you use

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

8 speed Shimano XT rear derailleur.

@mtbnomadsouthsideant7909

4 ай бұрын

@@DePuesshop are you using a short cage or a long cage, and are you using an 8sp chain

Why is this cassette an improvement? A range of 3.08:1 versus 4.7:1(13-32x22-42 assumed). What's your bottom gear again? Not 17.9? Or even close?

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

It's a great solution to get more range for a 1x setup. For those of you who love the 3x setup, you will always be better on range.

Were those dog bites out of the seat and parts when you originally received the bike?

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

Yes!! That's exactly how I bought it. It apparently lost a fight to some critters!!

@gutzboy1

Ай бұрын

I had a dog who did that to one of my bikes lol​@@DePuesshop

1x7, very limited range and good luck finding a the right gear for training 🤔

I’ve been skipping through the video so I might have missed it, how many teeth for your front chain ring?

@DePuesshop

8 күн бұрын

I no longer have the bike to check. I think it was around a 34t.

@jmarchese1149

8 күн бұрын

@@DePuesshopthank you, love the video as well. Very informative as I’m learning to work on bikes myself.

Were you riding it in Afghanistan?

The jumps are too big TBH. Would rather 7x2.

That's not an optimal setup. You sacrifice fast gear and climbing gear. A more optimal 7 speed setup would be an 11-46t 7 speed cassette paired with a 36 or 38t chainring.

@fredhenderson6303

4 ай бұрын

No one makes a 7 speed 11-46t cassette unless you custom make your own by tinkering.

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

The company I got this from has a 11-42T 7-speed. That would be as good as it gets.

@janeblogs324

4 ай бұрын

The cogs and spacers are loose, you can slide any gears you want on but shifting those big jumps might smash the jockey wheel into the next cog

i can see why you got your seat up high cause you got a long legs

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

Yep, sadly, that bike is a bit too small for me...

Bike size too small 😂😂😂

@DePuesshop

4 ай бұрын

Yep!! That's a good thing. Otherwise, I may wanna keep it!

1 🔺️ X 3 🔺️'s = Triple 🔺️ The one and only G.T.

I jave Gt Avalanche 3.0 GT aggressor 3.0 the aggressor I'm going to put 1x 7 my bike shops trying to sell my a trek for 680 hes like buy this one keeps trying to sell my bikes I do t want