These old bike restorations are quite possibly the most satisfying thing on youtube....

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Spencer. 🧡

I love seeing vintage bikes getting restored, its like a soul being revived.

You're a treasure. Customer service like yours is a dying art. People think the internet is killing brick-and-mortar shops, but we'd be ok if everyone had your philosophy.

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex, we pride ourselves on treating bikes like our own🧡

This channel is gold. Your editing is superb- upspeed work, calm voiceover, relaxing background music. I much agree with your pragmatic restoration philosophy. Like others, I have been binge watching your videos. Great content. Cheers!

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carlos we love a nice comment like this, means a lot to us, enjoy the videos!🧡🚲

I would love to see the customers reactions and a first ride.

These videos are like therapy. So calming and satisfying to watch the progress in high-speed. Love the background music and way you explain things like which grease/cleaners you use and why. Hat’s off to you guys!

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Connor. Nice words 🧡👍🏻🚲

BSA Tour de France: They also did them in orange. Essentially a mid/late 1970s Raleigh that they decided to badge "BSA". They also used "Hercules" and "Triumph" up until that time, maybe slightly before. I have owned a couple of BSAs, one Hercules and goodness knows how many Raleighs. Several Carltons too, all from the Raleigh era. Would like to see an RRA on the channel one day.

I always admire your collection of vintage watches accompanying your bike repairs!

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Benjamin. As a family we’ve always had an interest in watches, I love my older watches I tend to love watches with an interesting back story I’ve nothing mega, just interesting.

BSA = Birmingham Small Arms. Love the classic road bikes, great job. I have two classic road bikes, a fully restored Viking conquest, and an Elswick Turbo 12, which is still in original paint.

@Bikespeeds

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy! Thanks for watching Phil 🧡⚙️

My first racer. A five speed bsa. Thank you for showing this, such memories. 😢

@Bikespeeds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Craig glad you enjoyed this one specifically!🧡⚙️

Old bikes need to get restored because is part of cycling history.

Absolutely lovely bike. That crankset spin at 13:11 was joyous. Great job, es ever 👊🏼

That was a post service crankset spin that Hambini would have been proud of..great work..

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

You don’t get misalignment on an old BSA! 💪

8:35 Totally agree, loose balls are much better, and properly adjusted are smoother than sealed bearings with less drag.

I love spotting all the watches you wear! You like the weird and wonderful ones I can tell!

@Bikespeeds

11 ай бұрын

Correct!😉⌚️

I agree about the old bottom brackets. Square taper on my vintage is miles smoother than any of the press-fit or threaded BBs that I’ve handled

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

They are more often than not amazing!

You can’t go wrong with a vintage bike.

I always like and share your vids and like every comment, hope this helps the youtube algorithm, another great job Lee and Simon. 😀

Just finished my tour de france. Thanks for all the advice and tips.

Another phenomenal restoration and video. Thoroughly hooked!

Another great restoration completed with care and respect. BSA was acquired by Raleigh in the late 1950’s.

I love the made in England label after it was all done. Great job and keep the videos coming.

Game changing coffee produced by sports barista 👌 perfect for any cyclist/triathlete etc who looking for an all day fuelling pushing the performance 💪

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

It’s great for KZreadrs on a long day of filming too!

What a beauty 👍 certainly a bike to cruise to the pub on a sunny afternoon ☀️🚲

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! A great bike for just riding

Great sponsor! Great video! Craftsmanship is amazing!!!!! Watch collection is next level!!!!!!

Great job. Oxalic Acid (often sold as Wood Bleach) is your friend for de-rusting chrome. I had amazing results on my 1969 Flying Scot.

What a beautiful bike. Wonderful work! Good to see you using the super coffee from Sports Barista too!

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

We find making these videos tiring. We’ve been having a coffee before starting and it see you through!

Great work! Always enjoy watching your videos and learning a thing or two! Watching from Arlington VA. USA

You do the bike proud, what an awesome job, Any sponsor out there needs to move fast and get themselves to Lowestoft.

Great Restoration! Lovely Bicycle.

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks billy🧡🚲

This Channel is fast becoming my favourite bike related channel, and theres plenty of good ones out there. Sympathetic restorations of ordinary, yet character full vintage bikes is just gold. Very well put together and very competent in relation to preservation. Brilliant.

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. The format works for us, we are always open as a shop when filming which is why we don’t record audio and often stop to serve or remove a bike from the studio for a customers bike to be slotted in mid flow. It just works for us but seems to be a winning formula too. Thanks for watching

Beautiful machine. I love putting your videos on in the background while I work on my own bikes

@Bikespeeds

9 ай бұрын

Enjoy it thank you🧡

Thanks to you I now know what a large difference hot water with soap can make. Not good enough for chains but pretty much everything else cleaned up nicely. It's just a bit difficult to work on the hot parts.

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

That’s pretty bang on there, putting time in can do most of the cleaning

Brilliant result. Love these videos. Gear levers fixed on the frame with the under bar brake levers really brought me back in time. 1981 to be exact when my beloved father surprised me with my first racing bike. Much happier times because they were simple.

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

I had a Raleigh Equipe in red and white around that time

You are what "AMMONYC" is to cars, but for bikes. Just love watching your methods and the result is always stunning!

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

We’re both petrol heads here and watch Ammo quite regularly, he’s definitely a big influence to the channel🧡🚲

Lee lookin tip top with a fresh trim!

I love your videos. As a professional for over two decades; it’s nice to see others holding a high standard of work. Nice to know I’m not alone! Always learning. I’ve learned a few tricks from your videos. I just started using shimano premium grease! Thanks for that. I do like using Phil Wood grease for most things. But for open ball bearing Shimano premium grease is so good. Thanks @bikespeed

@Bikespeeds

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!🧡

Lovely. I’m always amazed at the number of manufacturers of lightweight bicycles in the UK years ago. Not so much here in the US.

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Not so many here these days either but for a time it was an awesome era🧡

Good for another 40 years!

Love to spot what cool watches you wear in the videos!

I am fairly new to your channel and I can say without doubt every single one of your posts are so entertaining.

@Bikespeeds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sweep we love to receive a comment like this! See you again soon🧡⚙️

Another excellent restoration. The mini mudguards were the equivalent to the car go faster stripes. I certainly had a pair on my bike in the 1970/80’s. Keep up the good work.

my first proper road bike in 1990 was a holdsworth reynolds 531 steel frame with a shimano 105 groupset 52/42 with max 23 tooth sprocket , great bike, extremely reliable machine felt great to ride even though you had to sit down to shift gear ps remember duraglit for cleaning metal surfaces it was great for wheels

To me what you do is a restoration, after all you do the results are amazing.

@Bikespeeds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mario!🧡

Another bang up job! That headset and cranks spun so smooth after your work.

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

An incredible difference!

Excellent job. No you can't convince me to drink coffee at 2am while I'm binge watching these! lol. I always grease parts I maybe shouldn't' too, seat post stem, seat clamp threads. just to stop sticking. I had a seat post one time that went too long without service it was locked in the frame, the bike shop had to drill a hole through it and cut down from that hole at the top to bend it away from the frame and then yank it round with pipe wrench. my mate who worked in the shop told me off no end for it! lol. Drew

@Bikespeeds

Жыл бұрын

We’ve never made a mistake by greasing anything. It’s only the things that aren’t greased that come back to be a problem!🧡⚙️

I enjoy seeing the restoration videos. Thank you.

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice job and love the nice way of explaining the process and the reasoning behind it.

@Bikespeeds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tommy🧡⚙️

Another superb video, I cannot believe you bring these old bikes back to their former glory. I've said it before but will say it again, you are a credit to the cycling community 😎🇫🇮

Can't wait to see the before and after shots

Absolutely glorious! So glad to see someone working with what they have rather than stripping, repainting and restickering. They're only original once! 😊

@Bikespeeds

4 ай бұрын

That’s our mentality!🧡

Another great video, I’ve worked on a few US bikes from the same time period and it really is something to see them clean up and some of that shine return to the original paint and chrome parts. Keep it up, very inspirational! 🚲

The cup (hard steel) on the drive side is often difficult to unscrew, since there is not enough grip for the tool. You can use a bolt and nut (with eventually washers bigger than the cup hole diameter) and place the bolt through the cup from the inside and then screw the nut to secure the bolt on the cup. Then continue to screw the nut clockwise, it will normally unscrew the cup which has reversed threads. If course you need to be careful not to damage the bearing track inside the cup with the bolt.

Great job guys! As you say the level of restoration is up to the individual. Seems pointless sometimes to go for a full on restore then be afraid to ride it.

Nice restore and excellent video! Glad to see you got a sponsor! I recently did a similar restoration to a 42 year old Nishiki Custom Sport. Lots of work but the end results are well worth it, just like in your vid!

Another great video. These types of restorations are my favorite videos. 👍👍

Love the bsa bikes ❤❤ owned a few in the past super job 👍 well done lee and Simon awesome job too with the camera! And finally to owner of the bike enjoy it 🙌 🤗

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the kind words as always John😎🧡

Another most enjoyable video. You are so right about this bike being a Sunday bike now. I did the exact same type of restore to a 1979 Raleigh Grand Prix, and I only ride it for short leisurely rides. Cheers till. Ext week.

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy your Raleigh Kevin thanks for watching and commenting, goes a long way for us🧡🚲

Fantastic job again! I used that same bare tape on two bikes I restored. Light blue for my neighbors and white for my wifes bike. I love the feel of it.

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Me too , white is the worst colour with my hands though! 😂

Nicely done sir!

Hy guys, what a fantastic job you did again on this bike restoration. I loved to watch you again and tomorrow I will definitely spend some time on my old bike treasures bought on eBay to give them a new shine ✨ thanks again and have a nice weekend! Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 to Britain 🇬🇧 🚴‍♂️

Just subscribed, can't believe I've only just found your channel. Hoping to find an old classic to restore. Nice one 👍🏻

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard Andrew 🧡👍🏻🚲

Awesome job once again ,I would be proud to ride this great work

Amazing work! Man, I did not expect that paint to come back like that.

@Bikespeeds

8 ай бұрын

It shone up great on this one we were over the moon!🧡

Again a lovely job, everything looked perfect.

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Good to see you in the comments again gold, thanks for the support!🧡

@oldgold1100

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bikespeeds I like watching you work on bikes, you do great work. I just saved a Claud Butler from the scrap man, and it's turned out nice.

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy it!

@oldgold1100

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bikespeeds Thank you, it's lovely to ride.👍

i cant get enough of ur videos

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy them, thanks for watching🧡

Great job!

I used to have an orange bsa tour de france bike when I was a kid .and managed to get an fully original one again.

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Enjoy it🧡

Wonderful restoration, and the bar tape was perfect.

Beautifully done!

Wonderful restoration. Love this channel.

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Todd🧡

Beautiful old bike , great work again guys 👍

Always a great job 👏 👍

@Bikespeeds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! 🧡⚙️

Amazing job, I love your comment about don’t criticize the preferences of the customization. I’ve noticed people on KZread think their opinion is the only one that matters.. and this is a great example of how many different things can be done to a bike like this and doesn’t have to be one way. Great job! Cheers

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely! We couldn’t agree more

I love your restoration/overhaul videos. Very different to other (also good) KZread-channels, but very interesting how you do things. I am already looking for an ultrasonic degreaser machine but can't find the right degreaser. It seems, that I can't buy "no nonsense" here in Germany, so I have to find something similar. To put it in a nutshell: keep up your great work. 😎

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks henning! Enjoy your bikes 🇩🇪🇬🇧

Loved watching this 👍

@Bikespeeds

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks Daniel!🧡⚙️

That came out very nice. Just cleaning and repairing this was the correct thing to do. I am so glad you kept the paint and stickers as is!

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

We like to keep things as original as possible

The restoration came out lovely and fresh. I would like more vintage bike restorations

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

We’re always making them wherever we get the chance, definitely gonna do more in future🧡

@brian_jake

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bikespeeds thanks

Another great video guys. The mudguards look nice being that small.

Awesome work !

Always look forward to Wednesdays now 👍🏻

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Good to see you again thanks for the continued comments and support🧡🚲

Love the variety of bikes, detail and effort that goes onto this channel. Awesome work!

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nissar comments like this always keep us going🧡

Great work as always; loving the variety this channel brings. Was the seatpost seized ?

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

It’s vary rare for us to need to find that out as 99.9% of the bugs we work on are already set at their riders height so we have no reason to remove them.

Great work

Great work!

@Bikespeeds

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!🧡⚙️

nice restoration

Takes me back to my Raleigh Medale,Bluemels short alloy guards,Pifco or Eveready on front light bracket, happy days, great work guy's 👍

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

The best era for bikes!

Nice see those Huret derailleurs and Weimann brakes Takes me back to 1979 , 12 yo on a Dutch coastal bikelane in the The Haque area

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Takes us all back!

these videos are so satisfying

Coming for my dose! this is... have no words!

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

🧡🚲

Beautiful vintage bike and the service you did, amazing!

Love this channel beautiful work as always keep them coming bikespeeds.

Another beautiful restoration! Great work lads, keep ‘em coming

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support Josh🧡

Beautiful

Beautiful old bike!

its lovely

Another beautiful video. Thanks again for the detailing chemistry idea and advice, worked like a charm on my old bike. Also like your idea of not getting too critical on other peoples bikes. Pretty hard to do for me, though, cyclists are kinda snobbery people, but it`s a thing we all should keep in mind.

Excellent!

@Bikespeeds

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!🧡⚙️

Felicitaciones! Increíble trabajo!

@Bikespeeds

6 ай бұрын

Thanks very much Bruno!🧡

He tapes the bars correct too! great videos...keep em coming! Would love to see some videos of you doing a full service on modern bikes...ie. SL7, S5, Aeroad, Emonda, etc.

@Bikespeeds

2 жыл бұрын

We really do film anything we can, our criteria for a “KZread job” is that it has to be a big job to make the video long enough, and modern bikes are usually so well kept they only ever come in for a new chain or maybe one cable but when we get the chance we always film one🧡

@Bradbajc

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bikespeeds Can I ship my S5 to you? Give it the full Bikespeeds service? 😁😆