Great product- worked perfectly, no issues.

That stem "sleeve" is meant to allow you to adjust the stem angle, by rotating the sleeve (as well as flipping the stem upside down). It is an easy and cheap way to experiment with multiple stem angles on a new build, and after you find what suits, you can then commit to a more "long term" stem.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Makes sense! I might try and find her a nice purple stem for Christmas!

Nice build for your niece! Hope she enjoys it for years to come!

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

I hope so too!

Really cool build for a first "serious" bike. Wish I got a bike like this back then!

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

So do I!

Lucky kid, I got a cigarette of my uncle. Lol memories...

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Just one!?

@Yippeee5959

Жыл бұрын

I dont even get nothing

@Yippeee5959

Жыл бұрын

I hope she realizes how much lucky she is, having such a great uncle gifting things without conditions, and i think he wont even berate her if she gets bad grades, well americans dont insult children to the core for having bad grades right?

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

@@Yippeee5959 I’m American? 😂

@Yippeee5959

Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyShred i apologize if it was offensive 🙏

Nice build. I’m sure she loved it. Yep, just got finished building up a 1987 Bianchi frame. First thing I did after spreading the dropouts was take it to the bike shop to get the dropouts and derailleur hanger aligned. Saves all kinds of potential problems later.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Yeah something very simple to overlook but causes all sorts of headaches

Nice job. I'm building a commuter bike for my daughter who turns 30 in a few days. When adjusting rear derailleur: 1. Check the hanger alignment FIRST. Look at the derailleur from rear of the bike. The line of the chain thru the cage should appear vertical. If it's angled in towards the wheel, it probably took a hit or the bike fell over. 2. Check the derailleur's not damaged or tweaked. Rear Derailleurs are often damaged from rough use. They're expendable. 3. Check the shifter clicks smoothly through all the gears. 4. Check the cable and housing are smooth operating, not damaged, kinked, ends clean, MINIMAL FRICTION 5. Adjust derailleur limits WITHOUT cable attached. 6. Attach the cable, check limits again 7. Dial in cable tension and indexing. OLD pro tip: old school friction shifters never die! They solve all sorts of problems caused by more complex index shifting and clicky bits.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it was just the hanger that slipped my mind this time.

@rollinrat4850

Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyShred I get that. Sometimes it's easier to focus on the symptom rather than the disease.

Love the colors of the bike , I'm sure she will love the bike and get many great memories with it !

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I hope so!

I honestly think this video did so good because of the bright exciting thumbnail colors. I just clicked on it automatically even tho I wasn’t even sure if I would watch that type of bike content. Turned out I loved it but that says something for thumbnails

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I wish I knew how the algorithm worked though 😂 it’s taken off and now stopped.

What a great birthday present!👌

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I hope she enjoys it

That’s Just Simply Superb what you did for your Niece and the Upgrade was a pleasure to watch. I’m still Rocking a Carrera Vengeance🙈 but have always wanted a nice Marin so if you want to Spread the Love to a new Subscriber in the Northeast I would happily buy it🙏 Awesome Job by the way 🙏👍

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks. I have some plans for the Marin but it may be up for sale when I'm done with it.

Great job and colors And best of all for family 😎

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Murphy!

Nice build! I would have replaced the BB as well for a Hollowtech II to ensure future compatibility with any upgrade to the crankset. In any case, a great gift!

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

I'd have liked to upgrade more but it has to be worked on a budget and plus, square taper is bullet proof!

Really cool build, I like the colour scheme!

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

what a great uncle

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Aww shucks. Thanks!

1x for a child is always best way to go avoid unnecessary confusion, my brothers couldn't work out how to properly choose a gear on my 3x7 1998 gt timberline but helping them and then them getting their own bikes (both have 2x8 carrera vengeance) they understand it very well

@WitchyKatz

29 күн бұрын

One of my bikes has a Claris 3x8 group. Honestly, I have been riding bikes for 40+ years and I am sure I could still do a better job of learning how to shift it.

lovely gift for your niece.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

I think so too! I hope she gets some good use out of it!

Another great video. I look forward to your youtube content.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Nick! I appreciate that!

Would love to see a review on that Marin b-17.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

The B17 will be coming soon(ish)

I've come across shims and spacers on headsets and seat posts in the past but never like that one! It's as if you can move it around to change the stem angle! Probably very handy for fine tuning. And that cassette lock ring looks like not only too long but the wrong thread pitch too.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

That should be exactly what the stem shim is for. Never seen one before mind and it apparently has a special offset top cap to go with it too.

Bloody SRAM cranks! I found the same! The middle ring position sometimes has a different centrebore, but that doesn't seem to be documented anywhere.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

I'll have to keep that logged in the old memory bank for future SRAM cranks!

Lovely thing to do for your niece. I did the same but she’s just not into bikes!

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

I’m hoping to persuade her 😂 Bikes instead of football.

Specialized makes a special stem cap with an offset center hole for that stem.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Ahhh ok! That would make a lot of sense! Thanks.

I had the same problem with a too long lockring. It belongs to a cassette I recently bought at AliExpress. Could not lock the cassette with it.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Probably a similar manufacturer or even made in the same factory in China.

Ah yes, filing down the ears on a Bucklos chainring. Just did that a couple weeks a go.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Tolerances 🤷‍♂️

Really sweet build, what a lovely gift! What are you using for handlebar grip removal and install? Make it look easy

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s just simple hair spray! I use an old spoke to get underneath the old grips too

@simongiavaras7787

Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyShred Thanks for the tip! I have used WD40 in the past but that leaves a residue that is harder to clean up.

Why the gear issue. It could also be the chain being to short as when it sits in the higher gear the rear mech is pointing to far forward. Love the colour scheme you chose as well I bet she will love it.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Gear issue was just the hanger being slightly bent inward so it was pushing the derailleur too close to the cassette. Aligned properly it’s fine. 🤙

I’m pretty sure the shim inside that stem is for adjustable rise? I know Specialized made a couple stems with shims that adjusted the rise.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's what it's for.

At 12.25 there looks to be a gap between the locknut and the cone, was that loose like the front wheel? Or is there a small washer between them. Nice build hopefully you and your niece can hulk smash some trails together 😅

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Nah the rear wheel was fine. Only the front wheel had a loose axle.

i only used 3 gears biking in the city for years of commuting going to work so i decided to convert my bike tova singlespeed 40t by 16t

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Fair enough.

Hi, all in all nice build, hope she enjoys it, I just wanted to let you know that the balony cassette you bought is not very good, I own one and I hate it, the gear range is wonky, especially between sixth and seventh, just wanted to let you know, but I really like the rest of the build, good job and hope your niece likes it.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I've used a few cheap cassettes like this before and they've worked well for me. How do you mean it's wonky?

for the stem to preload the steerer tube would have to be below the shim and the shim was below the top of the stem. did the steerer tube even make it to the top bolt of the stem? even a top spacer delete on a normal set up is not great practice since it requires the steerer tube to be below the top of the stem to make clearance for the top cap, but ppl do it for a cleaner look, on this it seems really sketchy.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

The steerer tube IS below the internal shim. That’s why it is preloaded correctly. The top cap sits inside this stem as I showed so you can’t run a top spacer because it doesn’t fit, as I showed.

@timtaylor9590

Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyShred i said all that and you said what you just said again. the problem is the steerer tube being so low may even not reach the top clamp bolt of the stem which is a concern. also it wouldnt be hard to find a smaller spacer...

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

@@timtaylor9590 no… it’s not. The steerer tube length is absolutely fine. It’s a mm or 2 below the top.

@rollinrat4850

Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyShred I guess we'll just need to trust you have your niece's safety in mind. Haha, I'll bet you've installed a few forks in your time!

Just get a longer screw to ler the derailleur be further from the hanger.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Nah it needed the hanger straightened out. Winding the b limit further out would just make shifting sloppy.

hey there love the vid i was wandering if you would like to go on a ride with me as im also (semi) local to Cannock Chase about a 1hr dirve or so

Very nice gift , also a quality helmet is very important . Hope she gets lots of use from the bike.

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Definitely! And gloves too. I personally never ride without gloves.

Damn premieres:(

Did you buy any bikes off the tat mon?

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

😂 nah. Nothing grabbed my fancy… and I have no space really!

You forgot to put back the front hub cover @16:49 vs @18:10

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

No I didn’t 😉 just because it’s not on camera doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.

it's not bad honestly but you should have spent some extra pennies for lock on grips...

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

No need! Slip ons are great. Got them on a few bikes!

Anyone interested in what sort of bike the guy at 13:50 gave him? Mark? 🤣

Haha,you are "muy bueno"

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Gracias.

Bro should have gotten a dropper post and a upgraded fork and a ergon saddle😢

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

There’s only so much in the budget…

@702_marx

Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyShred ye true but parts bin would have done it if he had

I wisj it was mine

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Grab some tools and buiild one :)

@leruomokgothe4014

Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyShred give them

Esse cara é todo atrapalhado kkkkkk

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Crazy huh?

The Chain was too short!

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

No it wasn’t. The derailleur hanger was bent.

铝合金分体尾勾的目的就是一次性，铝合金不能矫正！

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

I think you’re on about the derailleur hanger… of course they can be corrected. It’s not broken.

@xiangchenye5034

Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyShred错误，分体式尾勾的目的就是用来替换，铝合金是不可以矫正的，只要发生形变，只要无法精准变速就必须调整，钢制车架可以矫正，铝合金尾勾绝对不可以矫正，一体式尾勾的话车架只能报废，分体式尾勾必须更换，请不要再误导别人了

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

@@xiangchenye5034 I’m not misleading anyone. Aluminium isn’t as malleable as steel. Correct. A hanger can still be corrected though as I clearly demonstrated. Even Park Tool say you can bend a hanger back safely. If it’s badly bent then sure, replace it. The more it’s bent the weaker it becomes. A slight correction is fine.

people really disliking anything💀

@MonkeyShred

Жыл бұрын

Meh. I’m sure they have reasons.

@samblenkharn8099

Жыл бұрын

Mate there's a bloke commented on one of the other videos saying the workbench vice is shit, and sometimes there are hairs stuck to components! I mean wtf?! 😂😂