Old School Mountain Bike Single Speed Conversion - Raleigh Nitro

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A Raleigh Nitro mountain bike I got on eBay for £30, it had horizontal dropouts so it was the perfect bike to convert to a single speed.
I wanted a go anywhere, simple to maintain, nothing to go wrong mountain bike that was built for the city and single track routes out of the city.
It needed a front rack and I gave it a go myself and so far it hasn't snapped, so for my first time welding, Im pretty happy, it was also half the cost of a new one.
Thank you to my friend and photographer Luke Hallet for riding and going out and shooting some photos of the docks.
Instagram: / luke_hallett_
00:00 Introduction
00:15 Strip Down
04:11 Single Speed Conversion
05:26 Custom Front Rack
08:05 Rebuild
12:44 Finished Bike
13:35 Riding
Music: HKVPCVWGMHP71GB9

Пікірлер: 38

  • @alexandercamara2026
    @alexandercamara202610 ай бұрын

    One Word....Sweeeeet..!

  • @mikeholland4450
    @mikeholland4450 Жыл бұрын

    I look forward to your videos. I learn a ton, and they are extremely relaxing.

  • @burundi8909
    @burundi8909 Жыл бұрын

    great technique taking off original seat clamp...plus welding up a basket........nice skills brother learning alot !

  • @charlieamos6640
    @charlieamos6640 Жыл бұрын

    Great build ,great video !

  • @sertaoexpedicoes
    @sertaoexpedicoes Жыл бұрын

    Got at the end, with the riding/music scene. The passion of bicycle mechanics, 26 inch wheels and real cycling.

  • @bosanderspublictheology
    @bosanderspublictheology Жыл бұрын

    Oh my goodness I forgot how much I love that stop-motion effect that you do! SO good to see a new video pop up.

  • @bosanderspublictheology

    @bosanderspublictheology

    Жыл бұрын

    The finished bike is AmAzInG

  • @andreasvanspeybroeck666
    @andreasvanspeybroeck666 Жыл бұрын

    So good!

  • @KK-no7be
    @KK-no7be Жыл бұрын

    I still have my Nitro which I bought new in 1995. Got fed up with the crappy gears so I stripped them off and had a back wheel built with an SRAM 2 speed automatic hub and put that on it. It's a nice comfortable no hassle urban bike now which doesn't need to go at Tour de France speeds.

  • @ponuryhutnik
    @ponuryhutnik Жыл бұрын

    Bike looks great. Whole video is very inspiring. I've changed bike for winter few days ago, it's veeeery old ATB Mongoose(now with winter studded tires, quite a change from my commuter fixed semislicks) and I'm so lazy to go into the garage in these freezing temperatures to make this bike a bit more "aggresive" with whole different cockpit and changing of cables... So man, I feel now like I can do this no matter of weather! ;P

  • @riskyrax
    @riskyrax Жыл бұрын

    Nice work !

  • @OctogonOxygen024816
    @OctogonOxygen024816 Жыл бұрын

    Doesn't post for months, and comes back with fixed gear. I like it. More Peugeots builds please!!!

  • @MrJonas2255

    @MrJonas2255

    Жыл бұрын

    *singlespeed, not fixed

  • @jcgc71
    @jcgc71 Жыл бұрын

    Good work

  • @thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind
    @thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind Жыл бұрын

    holy shit ,that was awesome !

  • @TimSunders
    @TimSunders Жыл бұрын

    Great video and a transformation of the bike. Love a singlespeed bike, and a great base to start with..... I applaud your work.....

  • @NothingmanPT
    @NothingmanPT Жыл бұрын

    Great bike job and beautiful vídeo 💙

  • @kris8165
    @kris8165 Жыл бұрын

    COOL 😎😊

  • @ShortCycle.
    @ShortCycle.10 ай бұрын

    First one of yours I've watched - impressed at the build and customisation - I'm SSing a basic trek 820 and was searching for inspiration - don't have your fab' skills though. The end riding cinematic's set is classy and really shows off the end result. Subbed. 👍

  • @layspeed
    @layspeed Жыл бұрын

    This guy does not have enough subscribers. I've only watched a few of your videos and they're really good.

  • @SJMCycles

    @SJMCycles

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching, the videos take time, Im going to be uploading a lot more in the new year.

  • @vermonthillsumc

    @vermonthillsumc

    Жыл бұрын

    RIght ?

  • @janeblogs324

    @janeblogs324

    Жыл бұрын

    There's more footage of him tightening a seatclamp than actually painting the frame

  • @franciscamillo2741
    @franciscamillo2741 Жыл бұрын

    👍👍😉 cool

  • @chuffa1130
    @chuffa1130 Жыл бұрын

    You have to hand it to you that build is pretty ballistic, geometry setup it just the usability looks so cool, top it off of the front rack for functionality it's definitely sick

  • @burundi8909
    @burundi8909 Жыл бұрын

    nice bottom bracket removal technique with the vice !

  • @michaelhamilton1290
    @michaelhamilton1290 Жыл бұрын

    Hi there. Great video. Could you tell me what headset you used? Many thanks.

  • @paullacey2999
    @paullacey2999 Жыл бұрын

    Love seeing an old Raleigh,one time nearly every kid had one....how times change🙄

  • @zShizlaHD
    @zShizlaHD10 ай бұрын

    The chain clip is facing the wrong way round the rounded side should go in the direction of travel so it doesn't get snagged and pop off.

  • @SJMCycles

    @SJMCycles

    3 ай бұрын

    Well spotted, thanks.

  • @jp93309
    @jp93309 Жыл бұрын

    I feel like the heavier the bike, the more it deserves to lightened up by going SS. 10x more enjoyable now shedding all that weight.

  • @cneubauer2
    @cneubauer2 Жыл бұрын

    love seeing these vids, the stop motion interludes really set them apart. one constructive criticism: the sudden drop in audio during the clips is distracting, but i think you could easily have a generic background noise audio loop in your project timeline that you unmute for any stop motion sections, so there’s a little continuity. just had the idea, i hope you don’t feel insulted!

  • @ArcticGator
    @ArcticGator Жыл бұрын

    Very cool video and that bike turned out real nice, i love to see old things restored and used! what was that neat bag you were using for the camera gear?

  • @SJMCycles

    @SJMCycles

    Жыл бұрын

    I use a Sony RX100 III, I need some cheap because it gets covered in paint and dust.

  • @donttouchthisatall
    @donttouchthisatall Жыл бұрын

    Banger of a conversion - Also, what's that song at the end?

  • @oxytocina
    @oxytocinaАй бұрын

    Does the tube you inserted in the fork acts as a sim?

  • @Poliebhaber
    @Poliebhaber Жыл бұрын

    Bei den Ausfallenden funktioniert das doch nicht mit schnellspannern. Da verkantet doch das Rad.

  • @donttouchthisatall

    @donttouchthisatall

    Жыл бұрын

    Mein Puch sieht das nach 8000 km dieses jahr anders ;)

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