a fork service for a old fork like that would be awesome

@diogoferreira1282

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@sarikshaikh-upadhye6279

3 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@Chuckolicious

3 жыл бұрын

My OCD is killing me on this. I would never let an old rig out of my hands until a full fork service!

@nosreuter

3 жыл бұрын

Was sitting biting my tounge on the same subject the whole video. Also, I don´t know how to do it and have aquired an old Sintesi -Wing with a Marzochi Bomber that needs some TLC ;)

@MarkMTB

3 жыл бұрын

yep, bring it on

If you still have all those bikes from that cheap bike challenge, give each presenter a budget of 300 quid to restore and upgrade. Then run the challenge again against a modern budget bike. Would be a fun little video

@mountainbiker9467

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah this would be good

@rufushayday6990

3 жыл бұрын

#askgmbntech

@AndrewEtchells

3 жыл бұрын

This is one of the bikes from that video

@computerbob06

3 жыл бұрын

Neil could put some older Rock Shox on his bike and have the others, any which way he wanted!

I would like to see more retro bikes restored on your show..

@rqteqobzrvr3592

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. As I'm trying to upgrade my GT all terra Outpost. I would love a new bike but my frame is still excellent, I trust it more than carbon or aluminum. But definitely need as much help and tips as I could find.

@computerbob06

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! Struggling to get 26" tan wall tyres for my old retro Carrera!

@stevecrump1375

3 жыл бұрын

@@computerbob06 yes...im sure you are...They were not popular during there day..

@DEEPMOODYPURPLEBLUES

3 жыл бұрын

@@rqteqobzrvr3592 Here! Here! I resto-modded my `97 GT Avalanche last winter - those old-school triple-triangle hardtails are near indestructible, and quite good looking frames at that.

@rqteqobzrvr3592

3 жыл бұрын

@@DEEPMOODYPURPLEBLUES I would love to see a resto video on it... as I’m still in the process... so far it’s been a yr. since last worked on it.. now I’m bikeless😞 . Yeah parts & tools are getting expensive AF..

"this bike is in really bad conditions" me: sadly looks at rust covered bike

@AdrianGonzalez-ii7jb

2 жыл бұрын

Relatable XD

@spencerkhalid4579

2 жыл бұрын

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@spencerkhalid4579

2 жыл бұрын

@Cain Rudy thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site through google and Im in the hacking process now. Takes quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

@spencerkhalid4579

2 жыл бұрын

@Cain Rudy it worked and I now got access to my account again. Im so happy! Thank you so much, you really help me out :D

@cainrudy8316

2 жыл бұрын

@Spencer Khalid You are welcome :)

Not only is Doddy a proficient bike mechanic, he is also an amazing teacher. Clear, concise and fluid. He is worth every penny (pence?) he is paid!

The fork service would be great to see, I have just been doing a very similar 'fix' for my sons best mate. Giving his old GT Aggressor some love after many years of neglect but haven't tackled the fork yet - nice work Doddy.

Awesome, my kind of topic.

@dirrology

3 жыл бұрын

Old shovel fan ^_^

@kissfilm2011

3 жыл бұрын

Your channel and this channel is the best. ☺

Brilliant! Please do some more Fix Up An Old Bike videos. I've just fixed up a 2004 Specialized Rockhopper, gave it a thorough clean & lube (which made all the difference), trued the wheels, replaced the shimano freehub body, fitted new pedals, tyres, brake pads, replaced the cables and fitted an Easton riser bar. Very satisfying to do and now it's like a new bike.

@AlvaSudden

2 жыл бұрын

I had a Specialized Rockhopper from 1990, gave it away in 2011. I wish I had kept it because it would still be running today.

I always assumed jet washing would not be great for a bike due to the high pressures Involved and the various seals and grease etc! Glad to see I’m wrong it will be so much easier

@leenevin8451

3 жыл бұрын

There’s a spectrum

@dluuc

Жыл бұрын

ok. use pressed air after jet washing (there is not so high pressure) I meant- he used household pressure washer- not so powerful, good enough only to remove dirt.

Those actually have a disc brake mount. Very good if you want to have a long term loaner or your friend will be very happy along the way if you gave it to them

Definitely do the old fork service, great work👍🏼

When disassembling or adjusting cup and cone bearings only work with the left hand side of the wheel. That's because with the action of the rotating wheel there will be a tendency for the left cone to undo very slightly so the bearings wil become very slightly looser. If the right hand side cone was free to move with the wheel, it would tighten up against the bearings. That's why you never adjust from the right hand side. Just tighten up the lock nut and cone as much as possible and then consider them fixed. Also, when adjusting the bearings, you want a very small amount of play. That's because when fitting the wheel in the frame, the spindle will be compressed and the bearings will tighten up. So, if you get it right, play in the bearings when not fitted, no play when fitted.

@elvislad

3 жыл бұрын

He made a few other little mistakes to,front wheel ain't central,rear tyre not seated. Also gear cables from an lbs are minimum £3/4

@geemail369

3 жыл бұрын

I always have the wheel resting flat over a bucket when removing the axle. If they've dried up the bearings tend to just drop out and go flying never to be seen again - rather have them drop somewhere safely.

@bananasstuff3344

3 жыл бұрын

@@geemail369 i learnt that with a headset a week ago... somehow managed to get every bearing back again!

@geemail369

3 жыл бұрын

@@bananasstuff3344 Lucky you!

@CodSlap

3 жыл бұрын

MrLikerBiker The pro tip is to have an extra set of cones in your toolkit: with the wheel off the bike, wind the extra cones onto the exposed parts of the axle that normally rest in the dropouts. Insert the QR lever, tighten it up as on the bike and you’ve got full axle compression with the wheel off. If you then need a looser fit for the bearings, grab two cone spanners and ’unwind’ both of the (actual) cones against the locknuts at the same time. An absolute pearler by Sheldon Brown.

"You might need to tap the steer tube" WHACK WHACK

@zeyshaanrafiq

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, not even the rubber mallet!

@Beesa10

3 жыл бұрын

@@zeyshaanrafiq The hammer has a plastic face.

Now this is good, a guy that knows that there are folk that would be so appreciative of this

Good work, but you forgot the last step: Test ride! What works in the work stand may not work out on the trail or road.

Love to see old bikes made like new again! Slowly fixing up a 90’s CCM Heat! Canadian tire special! So this video helped bunches!

Hey Doddy, great cleanup my man👍. I’ve got a 1998 Specialized FSR Comp, that still gets a run every now and then, but is in need of some bottom bracket love, so I’d be great to see you demo a service of old bikes bottom brackets please. Thanks

Thank you from across the pond. I love that you had a spot of tea also! Mechanical Mom,heading to save a bike from the trash.

I just fixed my old bike up & then donated it to a home where I live looking after a large group of teenage orphans from Africa. Best possible continuation of the bike I could think of :-)

I love the bike rescue/ bike restoration videos. Keep em coming

One addition: Those old bikes often come with a cartridge style BSA threaded BB. And many of them are shot. A set of crank pullers and a Shimano style BB tool come dirt cheap on amazon and a new UN55 BB is a nice little thing to put in there to make the cranks feel like new again. Other than that: Yeah, a quick and dirty fork service would be awesome!

I love this sort of stuff! You guys should do some more project bikes/rebuilds. It’s informative and entertaining. Also thoroughly enjoyed your dream bike build!

Man my next door neighbor just gave me a older cannondale prophet Saturday for free. It was sitting for years. It's going to be a great fixer upper.

Terrific video - well done, Doddy! I picked up a '93 Diamondback hardtail for $100US last February when I decided to get back into trail riding after a ~25 year break. Already had the tools & knowledge needed to rehab the bike and have really enjoyed restoring it in my basement bike cave. Thanks to eBay & Craigslist I've found everything I needed (cheaply), plus some newer bits like WTB tires. Between your videos, Park Tool's and a few others, I've gotten the bike properly sorted. It's a blast on the trails near my house and perfect for me!

Great timing! I just got a free Raleigh Chinook DD. Seems good apart from the front Mech and 3x rings look bent. Changing the front rings would be a good video

Love this video. I have a Specialized 1995 StumpJumper FSR lying around that still works like a charm. It's the fully with the dummy thicc frame. I will polish it and maybe sell or give it away now. Thanks for the inspiration.

Thanks for video ! Very informative and helpful video!

As cool as it is to refresh it would a pretty good candidate for light upgrades. Some good used 26er wheels for discs 2x10 maybe. Find a suitable air shock and later air 120mm fork Short stem and 750 bars. Be a decent and still capable light trail bike for not much money.

@iosifsramec4848

3 жыл бұрын

true

Another great video. I'm now encouraged to revisit my old giant world championship series with its v-brakes, but I'll swap the suspension for an air type.

Another great intuitive video from Doddy and GMBN.im glad you done this video il be doing some v brake adjustments on my daughter's bike this coming week and it has some ferrules missing to which I've ordered so looking forward to it.keep up this great work always look forward to new content.👍🏻

amazing details, very helpful.

I do this about 20 times a week. The bikes are donated by folks in our community, parts are funded through donations and I do all the work. The bikes are then given free of charge to anyone who needs one. Smiles for miles from the recipients.

thank you so much for making this video I just started fixing up my old bike to get it ready to sell and then I saw this notification, thanks, very helpful

Nice I need to fix one up for my mate as I’m teaching him to ride

Just fixed up an old Crusier bike. Haven't ridden in years. Felt that spark of " Freedom " once again !!. Does the spirt good ! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗💓💓💓💓

Awesome video. Thanks for the lesson.

Just learnt hairspray trick. Bravo!

I just started volunteering at an organization that takes bike donations and involves repairing and reselling these old bikes! We also try to teach whatever we can to everyday-folk and encourage them to repair their own bikes. I’d love to see more especially some older bikes being restored. Thanks!

Very nice vid. I recently had to learn to do most of that stuff when fixing up used bikes for my kids, but one thing missing from my trials and your vid is the suspension maintenance. If you could do that I would be a happy camper.

fork service, front bearing, rear hub. all sound good!

Thanks for this, I really learned alot. I'm fixing up my old mountain bike and am still a beginner.

Thank you for inspiration

Awesome video. Love to see an old fork rehab video. I fixed up a 99 Stumpjumper FSR XC a few years ago and am ready to do some more tweaking on it. I cleaned up some corrosion and gave it a little fresh paint. Changed out the breaks and tires and replaced a few rusty bolts with stainless ones. Replaced the rear hanger, was a bit rusty for my liking. The shocks are still good but the rear air Vanilla needs charged every trip out, so , it will soon be replaced. Other than the seat, it's still mostly stock. I like the videos on fixing up the old bikes. Some of us still ride them because they work, and some of us don't have the budget for a new one.

I just did this to my old 98 mongoose nx7.5 for my daughter. I put on minion dhf though, probably could have picked cheaper tyres... Enjoyed the vid

Really like seeing work on the retro bikes. Cheers

great clip.you guys are a true inspiration

I had those same bearing types, not sealed, on my 2019 Cannondale Trail 7 in which I used WD40 Specialist degreaser to clean them. It worked perfect with no residue left behind. Yes I did wipe off the excess solvent.

*fervent note taking ensues! My daily riders, both of them, are sad and very old bikes. All of this info is invaluable for helping me keep them on the road as long as possible! Thanks a ton!

Thanks for this video Doddy, would love to see more like this on retro bikes.

Excellent video Doddy. That’s good coverage of brake adjustment and it is becoming a lost art with the advent of disk brakes. Clean grease, headset, derailleur adjustment. It’s a subject near to my heart since my 2 current bikes are eBay bikes brought back from disuse and near destruction - a 1999 Gary Fisher Tassajarra and a 2004 Jamis Dakar.

Great video! Just happened to do the same on an ol ride of mine that has been hanging up in the garage for years! 2006 Giant Trance 2. These are the items that were replaced; new Funn bar 31.8mm x 785mm 32mm rise, new RaceFace Responce 60mm stem 10deg rise.(will be changing that out soon with a new Funn 50mm 0deg stem) & new Ergon GA2 grips. Full serviced my original Rock Shox Reba 100mm fork and to finish up the front end with Maxxis Ardent 26x2.4 tubeless tire. Replaced original seat with a new Ergon mens comp seat mounted on a new a KS lever 100mm dropper post. (Love this post!) Now to the drive train, which was upgraded to the new Sram Eagle NX 1x12 system(rear derailleur and shifter, chain and cog set only). Finished off with 34t front chainring from JGbikes and large flats by Fooker racing. Then to finish off the rear end with another Maxxis 26x2.25 tubeless. Other items to note, completed full service on my original Fox Float R shock and refreshed my original Hayes Nine disc brake system with new fluid, pads and new rotors from Avid. Oh, and replaced rear derailleur hanger, just in case because of how precise the new 1x 12 systems need to be. Also R&R the rear suspension frame with all new bearings. Bearings were hard to find but thankfully I have a brother in law that works for SKF and he hooked me up solid. I must say how impressed I am now in how this bike handles. Has totally transformed my riding to new levels even at the young age of 57! 😁 Thanks to all the tips and tricks I've learned from GMBN!!! Cheers from the birth place of the mountain bike world!!

Awesome GMBN Tech, this is some really good to know every day skills! If nothing else it's stuff I feel I as a "biker" are expected to know when my buddys are having issues with their old bikes.. Really would love to see some "standard" overhaul for an old fork and potentially even shock. Cheers!

Great video I’m 13 I’m love watching these videos going it try and study to work in a bike shop when I’m older 💯

Great video! Just what I was looking for.

It has been a while Doddy but Man as always your a one off the best cycle mechanic bar none thank you a great common sense video ,keep safe and keep on biking .

Thanx doddy...gonan rebuild my infusion mxc

I recently did a frame up restoration on a 1995 specialized rockhopper, all brand new parts and components, upgraded to threadless stem, and a 1×9 drivetrain. One of the funnest projects ever

I still have my first mountain bike. Took it out of the shed. Fixed it up, replaced the fron fork and still riding it today. Also, it is a 1995 trek 7000.

Great video ! Thanks

Love a nice rebuild . Cool bike , more old stuff please 👌😎

Great vid I’m looking into fixing up my partners old full sus bike and a few things in this vid have helped nice one Doddy . Fork service vid would be really helpful keep up the great work guys 👍🏻

Yes, suspension service video would be nice. Thanks for this one, I'm about to rescue and old bike from late '90s 😸

My father had an old 95' trek y33 "team" bike, it sat for years and years in the back of the garage. So me being me, one day I pulled it out and cleaned it up, fast forward to now, its now my usual go to bike do to how capable it is once I got used to the "old school" geometry.

I'm fixing up my retro 1997 Saracen Maxtrax at the moment, and every job you needed to do, are exactly the same as I have had too. I think I went a bit overboard though lol. Mine had sat in the garden for 10 years in the UK weather. So new tires, cables, seat, brake pads, pedals, grips, and a full front to back service. Really enjoyed doing it. All together it cost me £2300 to do. 😁😁 I fixed it up so I could lose weight as I'm 244 lbs, and quickly realised I wanted a new bike. So a 2021 YT 29 Capra Base later and I'm good to go.

My wife picked up a cheap lockdown bike, some videos around how to check/service the BB and the cranks. Great video

Thank you very much SIR this is realy help full

wonderful, one of my favorite past times... it's like knitting quilts. then you give'm away.

Great vid! Just picked up a 2005 Kraken looks like it's lived in a salt bath - too much fun! 👍🏻

very good job clean and perfect

Just did a full rebuild on my 2003 Rocky Mountain Elavation H.T. Spent around $600.00 in new parts. Super happy with how it turned out. It's an absolute rocket again.

I still have a fully working MTB from 1991, Deore LX (Ist one) and Deore II thumb shifters & cantilevers , all still work properly, even 'future-proofed' for 8-speed/ friction, and even do some cross country MTB on it

Great video concept. Would love to see more like this 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼

My neighbour gave me 2 mountain bikes and an old BMX, but they've been sat in the garage for 2 years, all in need of some TLC. I think I need to watch more vids on how to get them back to a useable level again.

Great stuff in here. I want to add on this though for putting grips on, I have been spraying WD40 into the grips after cleaning them and then sliding them on. When it dries it seems to stick quite well, though I admittedly haven't used it on any grips that are more than 8-ish years old

Definetly love to see you go into the rear hub and suspension service with more depth

I done a complete strip down to my 2001 giant xtc napa it had been sat in my garage for about 6-7+ years spent about £50 on brake fluid new pivot bearings etc now it rides like new. 👍 Let's see them old school mtbs back on the trails n roads

Good to see an "old" bike restored, but bikes never get really old.

Great video Doddy. Lovely job. I'd love to see Blake have a go of the refurb to see what difference it made.

Super interesting video, thanks for doing this !

My main bike is a Marin sky trail 2014 I’ve had it from new and nothing has broken on it since this year so it lasted as new other than brake pads and cables from new absolutely brilliant bikes

Nice job, covering the initial basics - changing cables n housing will up the performance as well. Bottom bracket, fork n shock service next pls! Been fixing old bikes of friends every now an then - it's just *amazing* how a little TLC transforms a bike! Just about to lure a bunch of friends into a cheap bike challenge! 😅

What a wicked tutorial, and amazing tips right the way through. Cheers. Oh yeah and 14:17 😅😆😂

Would love to see a full rear hub and axle rebuild Doddy. Love your videos. Rebuilding my old 99 Cannondale F1000 hardtail.

Anything on early front disk brakes circa 2000-2005 would be great too. (I have ARTEK ones with 160mm discs on the front wheel and I'm having a few issues with the the alignment)

This video was awesome! New subscriber!

This a great video, just to put a bit of life back into the kids old bikes.

I have a 1998 Marin rift zone and I’m looking to restore and sell it this is the exact video I was looking for!

Greetings From Turkey! Great video! A lil' bit off topic but, just wanted to say I love how you lads value a tea-break just as we do; but with a milk.) Cheers!

I'd love to see cheap suspension service! Great video

Very cool and very helpful

I just sort of finished my 2000 East Peak. Picked it up super cheap of eBay, complete bike with older XT groupset which is running now 1x9 and disc brakes plus old Fox Float. Also it has a Dart2 too, so just serviced them the other day. They are great bikes, there is some flex from the frame under a heavy use but other than that full suspension on cheap these days. Although I've seen pre 2002 Marin FRS frames on eBay going for £200 - £400.

Enjoyed the video, I'm currently in the middle of restoring an abandoned Specialized HRXC, though since one of the rims was bent ended up buying new wheels. And a new groupset, tires, shifters, grips, pedals... and a new Rockshox fork haha. 🤦 On the bright side, bike's going to be better than new!

Good work mate, see you on the next one

this is a nice thread and informative video

Yes, cup and cone service would be good.

Great Video! I have myself an old 2006 Trek 3900 that I'm still using as an everyday bike, and I was wondering what would be the best upgrades to consider (disc brakes, fork, 1x setup, ...)? Thx!

Brilliant

I still own a Muddy Fox. Been with me for 20+ years. Still going strong. Still uses quill stem, I replace the original with stem adapter so I can use (relatively) modern stem and handlebar because the original steel furnitures are rusted. Thanks for the tips, I would love to know how to service the inside of quil stem head set. Thank you and God bless.

excellent-thanks very much.More info on cantilever brakes would be good

Another vote for cheapo/crappo fork service here. Anything on the basic Zoom fork would do me fine...😉 How about doing old square taper bottom brackets too?