I have an old super-v 1000 in my garage from around 2001 that I have not had the heart to get rid of yet. I love that bike and now seeing you completely modernize the brakes and drivetrain makes me happy that I still have mine. I feel a project coming on.

@BuildaBetterBike

2 жыл бұрын

Just don't do like I did and put a square taper bottom bracket on it. Upgrade it to a hollow tech ii

When he torques all the bolts one after the other it's so satisfying. Brilliant master stroke!

2 жыл бұрын

on beat, too 😃

@lucasxpify

2 жыл бұрын

Master edition

@adrianlarson658

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, I noticed, lulz, he's the master. Not me, screw that, hand tighten and be done with it.

@XavierAncarno

2 жыл бұрын

That’s what she said!!!

@pedroclaro7822

2 жыл бұрын

@@XavierAncarno when? When did she EVER say that?

All the special tools, the oven and painting chambers, and how you even cut off and changed the fittings on the frame, pressing bearings, bushings, building wheels... all so fascinating and many different skills and artistry with custom lettering, pin-striping, all the different layers of paint, and your choice of music, excellent editing and videography, all put together like one great journey of transformation. The array of talents you have is mind-boggling, and from where you learned all of this! Thanks for a real masterpiece of preservation, design, innovation, and plain all-out WOW! You got my like and subscribe!!

Nothing is more fun and relieving than Restoring And Customizing and Old Bike which looks majestic af.

cool project, but I can't lie, I was pretty mad at you when you blasted away that beautiful sunset fade paint!

@BuildaBetterBike

3 жыл бұрын

Haha. To each his own. I wasn't a fan. Too beat up anyway.

@mrchriz1000

2 жыл бұрын

same

@madisonian50

2 жыл бұрын

So sad to loose the paint, and the aesthetic it brings.

@jt0308

2 жыл бұрын

big time, the frame has been ruined.

@CannondaleF700

2 жыл бұрын

Same. This guy silly man

Did the same thing with my original Santa Cruz Heckler it's been with me for just over 20yrs so after serving me for so long deserved a freshen up. That bike saved my life.

SO SO SO COOL. I just finished doing a custom paint and rebuilding of my 2013 Santa Cruz Nomad C after getting injured playing soccer and I gotta say your vids were def an inspiration. Bravo

Just found your channel. Brings back childhood memories. My friends and I would go out on trash day and find frames and wheels. Break them down. Strip paint and rebuild the bikes. Great Old Days 😌. Thank you 😊.

You got me with those bars 😂

@Nik-gh6gz

2 жыл бұрын

Ice cold dude 🥶

I also just rebuilt a bike from my childhood. I was given a Saracen Havoc Downhill frame about 18 years ago by a friend. I've now got enough disposable income to invest in getting it running again. It's been a great learning experience so far.

That is an absolute thing of beauty! It's so great seeing the meticulous attention to detail when rebuilding these old bikes. Good luck for the future!

@BuildaBetterBike

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words Adam!

I really enjoyed this. You have mad skills! I own a 1998 Cannondale Super V. I have been riding it since it was new. I have replaced everything but the rear shock and the frame over the years. I wish I had your mechanical expertise. One of these days I will have to spring for a new bike. 😊

@melissasmidt222

Жыл бұрын

I have a 1999 Super V . IMO 1" New" bikes are superfluous.

@aaronbell6530

Жыл бұрын

@@melissasmidt222 I just bought a 2019 Trek Fuel Ex 5. I am enjoying both my bikes now. I'm not sure about the 29inch wheels! I am waiting on a 27.5 wheelset to come. I think that will feel more natural for me.

@melissasmidt222

Жыл бұрын

@@aaronbell6530 Congrats on the purchase. Great rides ahead ...friend.

It became again in beautifull bike just like when it was launched in the 90´s !!! You make an incredible restoration work. Congratulations !

Can’t even begin to say how impressed I am with this! Absolutely incredible! I take my hat off!

Shimano History: The STX was essentially what Deore is now, they had STX-RC also, the only difference being the hex bolts instead of spanner bolts.

As a kid who grew up in the 90's I distinctly remember drooling over this bike in "Mountain bike" magazine. I still have some of those issues to this day for nostalgia. Very nice restoration.

You really touched my heart with this! Excellent work + nostalgia feelings!

I really like the voice over intro! Excellent production value and craftsmanship!

Thanks!🚲 NICE WORK❣️👌

This is one of the most amazing restorations I've ever seen. Superb work sir. Absolutely brilliant.

Great work! I have an old Cannondale F500 from 2003 upgrated with Shimano XT groupset, DT Swiss 240 hubs and DT rims, all restored including Fatty Ultra DL (both of them, spare Fatty is in blue & yellow colour, Volvo days...) and this bike I will never sell! This bike remids me of my cross country racing days and as a bike mechanic now, I can only appreciate the craftmanship behind these bikes because they were built to last! Best regards from Croatia 👍

With such care to do your restorations, we will keep watching! Congrats!

This was my first dual suspension! So much fun!

Just saw this for the first time , mind blown very well done!

Soo exciting but also calming at the same time. Really enjoyed it!

This was so therapeutic. Nice restoration

that was my dream bike in the early start of the 2000's also, it came out awesome dude, fantastic build

Great job. Used to sell those at Helens cycle in Westwood Los Angeles. I still ride my 1998 Santa Cruz Heckler frame. Mix of components from the 2000-2010. Still running V-brakes.

I love to see anything restored thankyou.

Super nice build and what a fun bike they are. I was a dealer back when they first came out so was lucky enough to be surrounded by them. My loves son still has one that i bought him way back when. I semi modernized it a few years back.

Wow...Everytime I watch one of your Vids I become even more impressed...!!!

A great re-build and modernise.. awesome work

Stunning job

Congratulations brother

You brought back to life this bike , amazing job , satisfying result and video to watch , keep going !

The Super V was my first mountainbike too. I bought it used but ultimately changed every component except the brakes. Mine came with the Magura HS hydraulic brakes which were awesome.. I had the one with the carbon rear swingarm and it was flexy.I sold it and got me the F700 hardtail.

Nice retro-modern build! Love the all-white color. 😍

Great project man. I was an MTBing kid in the 90s and this was my dream bike also.

Another beautiful piece of rolling art. Great testament to your patience

@BuildaBetterBike

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Wow! What an incredible build. I want to ride that! I can’t believe you got it all to work! Just amazing my brother!

My first bike was a super V and i endjoied it sooo mutch that I upgraded the stock fety with a new lefti. So sad i cant ride this bike because now im too tal. Now the bike is in the shed since for a couple of years. So glad to see someone making sutch a beauty out of this legend.

Ficou Incrível sua bike. Belo trabalho👏👏👏

Gr8! After so many years now I'm regretting giving my sv900comp away. Nice restore n build 👍

i am glad to see that you moved the chainring inwards with additional spacers. i was thinking about doing the same for my kids' bikes, seeing a pro doing it validates my idea.

Nice video Love the song you choose it's so chill to watch

Awesome bike , i still have myne that i bought back in the late 90s and it is like new , its a Super V 700 with super fatty LS front shock and Fox vanilla on the back . Still love it , great bike .....................

Great attention to detail and no crazy music👍 job well done

You are an artist!

I've seen a lot of these videos I love bikes. But this is the best one out there. We'll done this guy.

Super video! Great job!

I still ride the SuperV I bought new in 1996. This was pretty inspiring!

That bike is really cool!

Them grips are super dope!

You're an artist sir!👍

@BuildaBetterBike

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly

Turned out beautiful, I like the seat

amazing work

my first mountain bike was a red and black SuperV 1000 ......... banana carbon rear wagon and front shock pivoted into the steering head, Spectacular

i knew this was going to be rad about 15 seconds in. well done. hope to see more projects in the future!

wheels looking amazing!

@BuildaBetterBike

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome job on the build. It reminds me of a Strom Trooper.

Wow.Great job man.I love it!!!

@BuildaBetterBike

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

I’d personally grind down the disc brake bracket instead of the frame

@BuildaBetterBike

2 жыл бұрын

🤔 Wow. Good point. Surprised no one else has mentioned that after 50k views. Next time I'll do that!

@EddieErion929

2 жыл бұрын

@@BuildaBetterBike great job! I have a 98 super v900. Love the thing but needs rear disc brake. Where did you get the rear caliper adapter bracket? Edit - never mind I see parts list,thanks

Wooooow amazing Work!!!! Beautiful Bike.....I love it

Great build mate thats stunning now 👍👌🚴‍♂️

I've got one of these coming my way soon complete with rev rox wheels coda cranks and headshox forks, can't wait to get polishing. The paint on my killer v was some seriously solid stuff as this is the same era, joy.

Great build !

Dude this is so sick

Looks Awsome. Amazing Job 👏

That's the restoration bro 😎

I have the Cannondale Super V 400 I bought in 1998 and have only ridden it 6 times. I just pulled it out of retirement. Only thing I need on the bike is a new chain and inner tubes. Paint at the back wheel where it connects to the frame has flaked off,otherwise it’s in perfect condition. Nice video here

Oof,i feel you man,i know how we take care of the things we love,i had to do a lot of struggle to build my dream cycle But its still not complete

that is one clean build! very very awesome!

had a '99 Super V 500 in green, replaced it around 2005 with a Scalpel. Even though I felt way more stable on the Scalpel and the lefty could take harder hits the Super V was super nimble, more like riding a scaled up BMX, loved it!

Love the torque beat

Nice job you dream came true .grate bike I pick mine up back in when it first came out still new and fun. njoyyou bike

Best music-synchronized torque clicks ever.

@pkomarek

2 жыл бұрын

It's the only good asmr on KZread!

@BuildaBetterBike

2 жыл бұрын

😆

So rad! I love what you did with the wheels. Way to go man!!

@BuildaBetterBike

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rusty!

I watched the whole video. Bike looks awesome!

Its so amazing ... I really hope one day I would I would have the right amout of money and free time to do projects like this 😍

This is absolutely magnificent! I had a Super V 1000 which I got in 1997. It had a green frame, yellow swing-arm, and red headshok. I always had cheap hardtail bikes up until I bought it, so like you, it was my dream bike. I enjoyed every meticulous second of this video, and in my eyes, you have paid homage to the Cannondale Super V series with this build - a true masterpiece. Thank you for sharing this.

@BuildaBetterBike

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@user-vi1yy6be3s

2 жыл бұрын

@@BuildaBetterBike dude I have a one year only 96 for sale the super v active 3000

@user-vi1yy6be3s

2 жыл бұрын

I would like to trade or sell it

Jesus.. Seeing you remove the old outdated Deore LX made me sentimental as hell. Reminded me of my dad, trying to do his best with what monney he had fixing and renewing my bike back when I was a kid constantly trying new tricks and riding like a mad man. Thanks dad, and thank you Sir for this very relaxing quality build :)

Nice one golden age bike

Hello i have had the bike since 1997 and saw your video it is unbelievable what and how you restored it, it is and remains a cult bike i know what i have to do now, the winter can come 😀 greeting Jürgen .

Awesome build! The Super V was my dream bike in the 90's also. I built one very similar to yours with the same offset headset but I was lucky enough to find a Jekyll swing arm so I could run a longer shock in the rear.

@BuildaBetterBike

3 жыл бұрын

Ah cool. A proper Uber V then. I looked everywhere for a Jekyll swingarm. Do you have the build posted anywhere?

@chucati

3 жыл бұрын

@@BuildaBetterBike No I don't but I've been meaning to do a walk around and ride of mine. It turns a lot of heads with the older riders especially around here because the old Cannondale factory is right down the road from my local trails.

my favorite cannondale ever.

Cool looking Cannondale I love the new color it’s so crisp and clean awesome job. The other thing is love your shop so many cool tools. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there.

Beautiful! Well done

@BuildaBetterBike

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Primo job here sir!! Quite relaxing to watch too!.. Took me a months to save for the F400 back in 94..felt like a little kid wheeling that matte black beauty out of the shop!..cheers!

this was beautiful to watch

This is an amazing video

I had the 900 with disc brakes in ‘98 and a 1000FR after that. Brings back memories

Awesome work, Dude! I´ve modernized my old beloved ´05 Stevens F9 Race too, with a dropper post, longer fork, shorter stem, wider handlebars, angle headset, broader rims, offset bushings, and now it´s behaviour is supreme. But I had one problem: First I shortened the stem from 110mm to 80mm, but this doesn´t work well because of the (short) geo of these elder bikes. Now I changed to a 95mm-stem, and it works a lot better. And I had to steepen the seat angle too, because of the longer fork (+20mm) and the offset bushings, otherwise I got problems in the uphill.

Saw the thumbnail in my home page and at the moment i heard the voice just thought " he sounds like a guy that makes videos of cameras that i watch" and it was true, both of the things i love to do, taking pictures and im also a bit of a camera geek, and bikes. Awesome man! keep it going!. Greetings from Costa Rica.

@BuildaBetterBike

2 жыл бұрын

Haha. Love it when I hear from crossover viewers. :) Thanks for watching.

My dream bike was the super v 4000 DH . I was super fortunate that my Granddad supported me so my first super was a 2000 frameset with the fatty in ball burnished i later exchanged that for the superV 3000DH . I was such a fanboy back then.

i like your work .Very well done !!!

This is one of the best bike restoration videos for looong time.

@BuildaBetterBike

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thanks!

THE BEST BICYCLE MECHANIC IN THE WORLD 👍

I owned a Super V 500 but traded it in 1997 for a T700 to ride across country. I still ride it and miss my Super V. I am rebuilding my 1999 F1000 hard tail and luckily I have a disc brake ready bike and will only change out the front fork and keep my ChromaLusion Purpleen paint. I will upgrade my BB and Cranks and add 12 speed SRAM system and Magura Brakes. Your video is very detailed and got me missing my Super V even more. Love that detail on crossover from a Fatty to traditional fork. By the way in France they still rebuild the Fatty. Thanks for sharing your dream.

all I would change would be the bottom bracket and cranks.. get rid of the square taper set up & put a nice shiny hollowtech 2 bb & crankset on this wonderfull creation.. great video all the same..

@BuildaBetterBike

3 жыл бұрын

Certainly. I also would have preferred some single finger brakes, a better front fork, a jekyl swingarm conversion to get a longer back shock etc etc. But I try to keep budget down where I can and have to draw the line somewhere. Maybe someday when this channel pays me the big bucks. ;)

@oftankoftan

3 жыл бұрын

@@BuildaBetterBike you deserve more bucks than yellowstone in mating season. 10/10 channel, and this comes from a bike mechanic and an amateur frame painter. I'd love to one day have a paint setup like you.

@eliroberts9362

3 жыл бұрын

i like to keep some of the og parts to keep the retro feel. i def would have gone with at least a shimano bb tho. i use sunlite bbs all the time and theyre not bad, but certainly dont have the longevity of a good shimano one

I love the white rims this inspires me to get working on my bikes 💯 Beautiful build

@BuildaBetterBike

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! best of luck