Inspired by Bob Ross, the BikeFarmer videos are more of a 'Watch Me Work' style than a 'How To Fix Bikes" channel, the BikeFarmer videos will follow lifelong shop owner and mechanic, Andy Q as he works through bicycle projects, mostly refurbishing used bikes for resale, but also anything related to shop life. This channel is designed for anyone with an interest in bicycle bicycle tuneups, repair, used bicycle refurbishing. I don't claim to know the best methods for any of this, but I am a professional bicycle mechanic at a small town shop specializing in practical bicycles and general purpose bikes for everyday people. I'd love to see feedback, comments and discussions on all aspects of my work. Hopefully I'll learn as much you do. Every bike has its own set of circumstances and problems to work through. Whether you're looking for some informative nap time fodder or wanting to start flipping or repairing bikes for a living, it's my hope you'll find what you need here.
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More videos like this please!!
Things might get weird if I’m lucky made my day haha. I’ve been binge watching your channel for a couple weeks now
You didn't say anything about that cool XTR crank.
Riddle me this: Euros dont wear helmets to bike but they wear them to ski on snow
Love the frame bag! What brand is that?
awesome vid . Wisconsin has some really nice bike riding. Wisconsin is such a beautiful state. i have gotten the rail tril guide books on wisconsin. Now just got to get there!! Thanks for sharing this awesome video.
You should do a ride by the numbers distance,time,elevation. Awesome ride, thanks for the video!
I really enjoy your videos but watching you work I sometimes wonder if you're aware that Triflow is basically just PFAS suspended in a solvent. It may work really well and smell like artificial banana flavor but it's pretty gnarly stuff in that it doesn't break down in the environment and we're really only beginning to understand all the potential health effects. I sometimes worry when I think about how much of that stuff I've absorbed through my skin over the years. I've personally switched to Boeshield T9 which is paraffin based and makes a pretty effective replacement. Sorry, I've been biting my tongue for awhile now but watching you spray that rack down was my breaking point 😬
Enjoy these helpful videos.
Have you ever tried thred coils for warn out threds...we used them all the time in the workshop !
Congrats on the new camera. I can clearly tell the quality difference from your older videos. What are you using if you don’t mind me asking?
I was 12 my dad did all the work on mine. He did a good job Germans are very machanical minded.
You are so funny! I hate you!
Him's a Poet and didn't know it = Poet Farmer 🙄
I'm sure they could operate their cycle computer.
Your not exactly free with the new parts. Your sure not going to go broke using your new inventory of parts.
I used to buy all the fancy bikes. When I moved here, I bought a cheap walmart comfy bike that had 7 speeds. It's not the best, but does exactly what I need it to do.
see i think the philosophy "if you insist that i'm an an a-hole, i'm going to become an a-hole" isn't exactly a great way to go about it :/
but just to add - i agree with a lot of this too. if you can't afford a ferrari, or don't know how to work on one yourself, don't buy one. and if you do buy one, accept that it's either going to be a headache or extremely expensive
My subtle flip of the bird is my white Lumos helmet that i wear commuting to work on quite cycling UNfriendly streets in San Antonio TX. I get honked and yelled at while they pass me, but i know that im seen as i smugly grin while passing them at the stop light
Lovely country side, and a good effort getting around the 200km. Goodonya mate.
28:45 Your not a bad explainer, it's that most adults in 2024 dont know what an allen wrench is, how to change a tire, or have the remotest idea of what preload could possibly be. Theyre not dumb either, they just have little to no desire to learn any of these things as long as you take Visa, Master Card, or American Express
I love it that the bike of the professional bike mechanic is the only one without brifters and disc brakes of the whole bunch! And by far the best looking!👍😁
Have you got to ride any MOOTS Titanium mountain bikes?
Actually, Taliesin West is in Scottsdale, Arizona, about three miles from my winter home. Great video! Thanks for sharing.
Looks like I've stumbled on the perfect KZread channel. Thank you for saying no to helmet-shaming!
This REALLY makes me miss the Driftless...
I mean, it even makes me miss Kwik Trip...
Good times man!!
I absolutely love your philosophy. I’ve had everything from very entry level bikes to a $8000 custom built bike and after 35 years of cycling I learned to not spend so much money and simply enjoy the fun of cycling. I love messing with the idiots who buy extravagant “Superbikes” and don’t even have the stamina or ability to ride them efficiently. I have three bikes now and none of them are over $1000 and I’m the happiest I’ve ever been in my cycling life. Thanks for the awesome video and I will subscribe to your channel. 👍
You inspire.
Especially good one! Love the Driftless in all ways. It’d be nice to see a route map for rides like this. Thanks, BikeFarmer.
You had a pre-panned rout. So if you did this, but had no rout and no plan, and did not even know where you were going, would you be participating in Randomneuring?
That is a beautiful part of the state. Love riding motorcycle there. Frank Lloyd Wright architecture is awesome.
Hell yeah hope you enjoyed sir
Hi BF, I love the music on this one😊
I think this bike would have sold better without the auto shift. Three speed hub shifters are simple and allow you to control shifting. The dynamo should power lights.
Dude. You do that entire ride one-handed? Whoa.
Regarding bike computers, I had two bikes, each with a computer. I found that the settings chart wasn't 100% accurate, so I removed the front wheel, taped a flexible metric tape around the highest point of the tire, all the way around, to arrive at a precise number of millimeters at which the set the computer. One night I put a rechargeable light on the handlebar of one bike and took it for a ride. The computer didn't work. So I swapped the computers from one bike to the other, and it still didn't work. Next, I swapped the sender units, and it still didn't work. Then I discovered that if the light was closer than six inches to the computer, it blocked the signal from the sender. Turning the light off solved the mystery. So I moved the computer a bit further from the light and it was fine. Oddly, the light on my other bike didn't affect the computer, no matter how close it was.
Now imagine yourself a normal person, completely lacking problem solving skills or the ability to understand electromechanical systems on any level, so you take your overly accessorized contraption into a bike shop and ask me to go through that. How could that ever be profitable?
Outstanding video. Beautiful country, amazing roads and trails. Incomparable scenery. I'm in So Oregon and we have spectacular roads,, but.. the auto traffic is a serious issue. Too much of it and too many disrespectful (rural) marijuana growers.
Im actually riding the micronew levers for years now on my DIY gravel bike. They work great, but I used a 105 road front derailler, because its not compatible with mtb deraillers. And XT in the back. For the brakes I chose mini V, they have the right pull ratio
Great video. What city is KT #525 located in?
All my bikes sucked. I got all my bikes from spring cleanup day. Until my grandmother brought me a brand new mongoose XR-125. Still have that bike and ride it every now and then.
Why should I ride 200k? 🤔
Same my man. I suspect bronchitis is in my future.....dangit
Such a fun way to spend the day.
Amazing bike trails
Did the 200K from Delavan through Sun Prairie and back a few years ago........in April with less than 100K in total training. Slept well that night.
Just bought two bikes that are 20 years old. New bikes are shite engineered for the cost.
Great ride dude 😊 you have such beautiful scenery, weather, roads and landscape wow I wish I was there one day maybe ❤😊 from Pete UK 🚴🏻👍
Cool! Cool! Cool!
Farmer probably only did 20 miles and claimed it was 120. Editing changes everything
Rode your mom for 20 miles but her edits made it look like 2min on her OF vid
@@bkefrmr tsk tsk tsk.. You may be a professional bike mechanic but a rank amateur when it comes to a retort.
@@Wesoldoursoulsforutubeadrevenu I’d argue the opposite. That was a killer retort 🤓
@bkefrmr agreed hilarious retort 😂
I’m guessing this guy shops at a cycling store