Great video Peter, reminds me of our L2P a few years back, we also stopped for a chippy tea, i think in Edenbridge, before having dinner in The Ark at Newhaven. Didnt have a support vehicle so we rolled our bikes on the ferry. Looking forward to part two and must say a great cause which my family, for personal reasons, also support. Thank you for promoting and supporting these two great charities
@petertreadway15 сағат бұрын
Cheers Lewis, glad you enjoyed it. Yeh, the chips definitely helped at the that stage in the afternoon. Sorry to hear your family has been touched by the big C too though. Such an awful and indiscriminate disease! That's why every penny for research counts. All the best for your family, mate.
@fucktheworld120717 сағат бұрын
We need a lot more Jimmy's in the world 😜😜😜
@hbguitar20 сағат бұрын
Like the idea of this video, hate seeing usable stuff going in the bin!
@petertreadway19 сағат бұрын
Thanks, glad you liked the video. Couldn't;t agree more. I love saving old bikes. Really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.
@alistairmacfadyen9365Күн бұрын
Jimmy, legend 😂
@petertreadway23 сағат бұрын
Every group should have a Jimmy! 💪🏻
@ianphillips765Күн бұрын
You do get some weather there, serious wet roads. Great video with the lads as always.
@petertreadway23 сағат бұрын
Good old England. Got to love the weather! 😂 Thanks though, Ian, really glad you enjoyed it. 👌🏻🌟
@ChrisBrook-f6rКүн бұрын
Great video Pete - looking forward to Part 2. You kept that sleeping mask quiet though !
@petertreadwayКүн бұрын
I mean technically it’s a Galibier head band/ear warmer but it fit the role profile! 😂 Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed it. 😉
@ChrisBrook-f6rКүн бұрын
Great video - who was that Ian guy… gosh he loves the camera doesn’t he….😂
@petertreadwayКүн бұрын
He’ll do anything to be on TV, that lad! 😂
@galenkehlerКүн бұрын
How on earth do you manage to have so many mechanical issues? I'm honestly at a loss. Have you ever made it 100km at a stretch without the bike breaking catastrophically?
@petertreadwayКүн бұрын
Only once…. It was a Tuesday back in 2018! 😂
@IanHulmeКүн бұрын
I'm not sure who this Ian bloke is, but he seems like a top fella!
@petertreadwayКүн бұрын
Yeh, he’s alright, I guess! 😂
@IanHulmeКүн бұрын
Fantastic video for a fantastic cause!
@petertreadwayКүн бұрын
😉💪🏻
@paulbhoy1888Күн бұрын
Peter...where did you get cycle jerseys? Wouldn't min picking 1 up bud
@petertreadwayКүн бұрын
Hey Paul, they’re from the Decathlon My Club website. They’re really good quality and they worked out at just £20 each, including all the custom design. There is a minimum order of 10 jerseys though but it’s great for a small club or even a group of mates that would like to have their own strip. 👌🏻
@rogerdavis3454Күн бұрын
I cannot imagine riding through a city like London, especially using clipless pedals. I'd feel safer dodging bears and copperheads on my mountain bike. You and Jimmy never fail to brighten my day. Eagerly awaiting part 2.
@petertreadwayКүн бұрын
Thanks so much, Roger. So glad you enjoyed it. Yeh, London is no fun at all. You may picked that up from the video. 😂
@alexhadfield657Күн бұрын
I don't envy you riding through London, kudos for getting through unscathed. I've said it before, every group needs a Jimmy, his enthusiasm is fantastic and I can imagine he's the best person to have around if you're feeling down 😁
@petertreadwayКүн бұрын
You’re not wrong, Alex. He’s just what you need when the mood is dropping. 👌🏻 And yeh, I may have mentioned it already but I hate road riding in London!
@alexhadfield657Күн бұрын
@@petertreadway send him up here, I might need him on Saturday as I take part in my first sportive 😄
@richardhall263Күн бұрын
Wow, it's lucky you did all that maintenance for this ride??? Remember to look out for me on the other side, I am only a short 4 hour drive from Dieppe. Enjoyable video as always thank you Mr Treadway.
@petertreadwayКүн бұрын
As you’ll see in Part 2 next week, Richard, I had a large maintenance role in France too! 😂 Glad you enjoyed it though and apologies for not swinging by you on the way!
@bikedockbicycles3 күн бұрын
I've got some of those AliExpress spotty bib shorts. They're actually very good. Considerably better than some branded ones I've bought recently
@petertreadway2 күн бұрын
I won't judge them too harshly then. Maybe I'll overlook the the obvious downside! 😂
@johndef50753 күн бұрын
My XT 12 speed stuff from Aliexpress is working fine. I still see comments about the brakes having a wandering bite point but mine are rock solid. Best brakes Ive ever used by far.
@petertreadway2 күн бұрын
There are some incredible products at great prices to be had!
@Onigure3 күн бұрын
Please don't forget your house keys😅
@petertreadway3 күн бұрын
How could I forget that! 😅
@donttouchthisatall3 күн бұрын
What an absolute banger of a ride! The fact that this is considered "not organised" but you got feedstops on the way and such a cheerful group of chaps is mindblowingly awesome! I wish something like this existed here. Alas, we are a landlocked country and the closest beach is roughly 400 km away :D
@petertreadway3 күн бұрын
It really is an incredible ride and I can't wait to do it again in a few weeks time! Not sure where you're based but you should consider starting your own cross country sportive. A border to border ride. 👌
@AyupStuggy4 күн бұрын
Great video!
@petertreadway3 күн бұрын
Cheers Stuggy, really glad you enjoyed it.
@hbguitar4 күн бұрын
Commenting after the second fall, fair play to shimano and to you for carrying on. To then ride hands free and filming, kudos 😅
@petertreadway4 күн бұрын
Thanks very much. Really glad you enjoyed the video. I think I'm just a glutton for punishment and too stubborn to give up! 🤣 Really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. 💪
@AG-el6vt5 күн бұрын
10:20 To me, old bottom bracket removal is like the final boss of bike DIY. You get that done, you'll feel like nothing can stop you 😀. "Many hours later" indeed! Months ago I wanted to check an old BB (likely the very one from when the bike came out of the factory, like 20 years ago). After taking the crankset off, I found out the bearings were crushed. To say that undoing the threads was difficult would be the understatement of the century. In my case I finally managed with a 45cm cheater bar, after much toiling and swearing. Twas fun tho!
@petertreadway5 күн бұрын
Oh man, I viscerally felt every word of that tale! 😂 BBs are a proper arch nemesis! The real final boss is a BSA square taper with plastic cups! 🤬😂
@AG-el6vt5 күн бұрын
@@petertreadway Tell me about it. VP-BC55. Will never forget the creature's name...💀
@petertreadway5 күн бұрын
@@AG-el6vt 😂. Those damned VP BBs!
@bikesforme79226 күн бұрын
enjoyed video of the bike build. seems the handlebar cable routing gave you trouble. what handlebar do you suggest, if you had it to do over again?
@petertreadway5 күн бұрын
Thanks. Really glad you enjoyed the video. Regards the handlebar, I would now just buy a standard bar with separate stem. The internal routing portion of this bar only hides the cables where the bar tape is, but makes it much more difficult to run the housings/hoses than it would be just to run it on the outside of the bar and cover them with the bar tape. If it was fully internally routed (as in through the bars, along the stem and down through the steerer tube) then I might be tempted to suffer the extra work, as I like the clean cockpit look, however I wouldn’t bother again if the cables simply run through the bar and back out in front of the head tube.
@steveindorset6 күн бұрын
Great bike…terrible hat dude!!😁👍🏻
@petertreadway6 күн бұрын
What can I say, Steve… I’m bald and it was cold! Need some way of keeping the last two brain cells warm! 😂
@AyupStuggy6 күн бұрын
Well done Peter! On Thursday, I cycled to the top of Great Dun Fell from Durham and back! I had to stop for rests quite a few times going up, but I managed to pedal the whole way. It was ridiculously hard! I'm attempting to make a video of the trip!
@petertreadway6 күн бұрын
Great work! It’s a hell of a ride, ah? It was bad enough just doing the climb, let alone lumping on an extra, what 100miles to and from Durham!?? 🥵 Not surprised you had to take a few stops. They’d have had to carry me to the top after that! 😂 Chapeau. 🧢 P.S. would love to see any video you make of it too. 👌🏻
@AyupStuggy6 күн бұрын
@@petertreadway Hi Peter. It was 222Km round trip from Durham. 3,792 metres climbed total! I was quite slow at it. I'm not as fit as you... yet! I've managed to edit down 2 hours of footage to 18.5 minutes. I have a bit more work to it to do, and thumbnail etc. I have super slow internet, and recon it will take a day to upload! I hope to get it out on Friday. Thanks for your fun and upbeat video's. Stuart, aka Stuggy:)
@petertreadway6 күн бұрын
@@AyupStuggy That's some distance and elevation, Stuart! Incredible effort! Looking forward to seeing the video once it's done. 💪
@AyupStuggy3 күн бұрын
@@petertreadway My video is out! It's called... 'Durham to GREAT DUN FELL and back! - Cycling Britain's highest road'. I hope you are amused by my attempt. I certainly found it hard!
@petertreadway2 күн бұрын
@@AyupStuggy sorry Stuart, only just seen this, as replied to comments don’t always show up in notifications! I’ll give it a watch today though. 💪🏻
@johndef50756 күн бұрын
I brought a couple sticky shifting brifters back to life by spraying internals with wd40 and relubing.
@petertreadway6 күн бұрын
Cheers John, that may be the way to go then. There seems to be A LOT of little internal part to these shifters, so I'm reluctant to start completely pulling them apart! 😂
@Robutube17 күн бұрын
I enjoyed you talking through the strip/rebuild process Peter but (and this may not have been the point of your video so apologies in advance) the bits you sped up and cut were the actual 'doing' bits which I could have learned a lot from. Hopefully, you'll return to some of these tasks in the future and demonstrate the 'how to do' part. Good luck on the big ride - I'm sure that Team Essex has prepared well! BTW - I participated in the last running of the Humber Bridge Sportive this weekend - a fantastic charity ride - and trialled my Kapude light-reacting sunglasses, as modelled by you some time ago. I'm happy to report that they worked superbly and are comfortable too! Thanks for the tip off👍.
@petertreadway6 күн бұрын
Cheers Rob and thanks for the feedback. I always worry that I'm going back over things I've spoken about or shown in previous videos, and don't want to bore people with the same info. Maybe I think of these videos too much as a sort of series though and need to consider more that people are watching them as a one off, so may not have seen my previous builds, etc. Good feedback then and something I'll definitely consider in future builds. Cheers, mate. Chapeau on the sportive too and glad you're enjoying the glasses. For the cost, they really are a decent little bit of kit.
@Robutube16 күн бұрын
@@petertreadway Thanks for the thoughtful reply Peter - I hope I didn't come over as being arsey - I know it is free to watch and that you put a hell of a lot of work in to your particular videos; the production values are never less than very impressive. I watch everything you post and realise that some tasks you've covered before, but speaking personally, I don't mind the repetition; after all, there's only so many jobs one can do on the bike without sophisticated bits of kit and I'd rather watch you doing it than the guys from others who presume a level of entry knowledge that I don't possess😁.
@petertreadway6 күн бұрын
@@Robutube1 didn’t consider it arsey at all, mate. Always good to take constructive criticism, as it’s the only way we can improve. 👌🏻 Will genuinely take your comments on board, as I’ve got a new build video coming soon. 😉
@paulnaughton26847 күн бұрын
Hi Peter , I used to keep a Mars bar in my saddle bag for emergencies, but if I fancied chocolate and their was none in the house I would raid my saddle bag!!!!! So now I keep 3 emergency fig rolls in tiny zip bag, I don’t like fig rolls so I never raid the saddlebag, but I’m guessing they would be amazing if I got stuck for food on a ride. All the best the old man from G D Fell
@petertreadway6 күн бұрын
Oh I know that 'raiding the stores for chocolate' feeling well! 😂 . I'll look in to getting some fig rolls instead, Paul. Good bit of advice that.
@paulnaughton26846 күн бұрын
only get them if you don’t like them, otherwise you’ll be doing midnight raids in your saddle bag for fig rolls 😂😂😂
@petertreadway6 күн бұрын
@@paulnaughton2684 🎶 ‘I’m a secret figgy roll eater’ 🎶 😂
@paulnaughton26846 күн бұрын
I’m trying give it up, but it’s one of those nights 🎵 🎶……stop now !!!!!!! 😂😂😂
@petertreadway6 күн бұрын
@@paulnaughton2684 I love that you got the reference! 🤣
@donttouchthisatall7 күн бұрын
Why replace the shift cables? Have they frayed? The cables I have in my bike (Ultegra STI) are still very much in working condition after ~3k km. (installed them in 2021) :)
@petertreadway7 күн бұрын
I've done around 4000 miles on this current setup and with the issues I was having with the front shifter, I wanted to make sure I eliminated any other potential problems that might occur during the ride. Cables are cheap and chips and consumable, so makes sense to replace them when overhauling a frame. 👌
@aidanbailey-lewis32098 күн бұрын
Good luck with the ride and another enjoyable video. I do have few comments/ questions though: Why would you not clean the bike before working on it? As an ex-mechanic myself, I always appreciated a clean vehicle to work on. Secondly, well done on the weight loss. It is quite noticeable that you have shed quite a bit of weight this year and I’m sure it will serve you well next weekend. And lastly, where did you learn your bike mechanic skills? Cheers Aidan
@petertreadway7 күн бұрын
Thanks very much, Aidan. All very good questions/comments too: 1) I'm lazy but also impulsive, so when I suddenly got free time to fix the bike up, I just threw it in the work stand and got to it! You're right about working on a clean bike though. Putting it back together was a much nicer experience that stripping it down!🤣 2) Thanks very much. I'm definitely feeling the weight loss on the bike, especially on the hills! 3) Largely self taught with a little bit of YT thrown in. I have ADHD, so was always that kid who hyper fixated on how things worked and loved taking them apart to find out. I now just do that with bikes, so I'll strip something down to see how a mechanism, etc works and if I struggle to figure it out for myself, I'll jump on KZread. That said, I would love to take a Cytech course one day, just to really learn how to do things the right way the first time! Thanks for taking the time to watch and the great questions. 👌
@paulsweeney56428 күн бұрын
Hope all goes well on your trip.
@petertreadway7 күн бұрын
Cheers Paul, really appreciate that.
@MikeNorthrup8 күн бұрын
Good video. I sympathize with your cable dilemma. Also, it would help if you could light up the work area-it’s too dark to see most of your work.
@petertreadway7 күн бұрын
Yeh, sorry Mike. Every time I think I've got the lighting dialled in, it turns out I don't! Glad you enjoyed the video anyway and I'll get the lighting sorted out at some point, I promise!
@simozonelayer8 күн бұрын
Bon voyage!
@petertreadway8 күн бұрын
Merci beaucoup! 👌🏻
@richardgitz22648 күн бұрын
Thanks Mr. Treadway. Never heard of the reverse tape underlayer before applying bar tape. Will try it out next time I have to retape my bars (which is pretty soon). Allez!
@petertreadway8 күн бұрын
Cheers Richard. It’s a great little technique. As I say, I can’t take credit for it but it works so well, that I’ve never wrapped bars differently since the first time I tried it. The other benefit is that it keeps all the salty sweat off your bars (for the most part at least), so it should massively slow down the corrosion of aluminium bars. 👌🏻
@samgraham41688 күн бұрын
I do believe there's a nut loose behind the handlebars... 🙃 Good luck with the ride Pete! Remember, this entitles you to a shitload of cake!
@petertreadway8 күн бұрын
I always check my nuts are right before setting off Sam! 🥜😂 And cheers, much cake will be consumed. 😉
@cryptobond00798 күн бұрын
Wax Your Chain, Will Save your Chain & Derailleur if your doing this Milestone. Will Also Save your New Bar Tape getting Stained with oil if you get a puncture and you have an Oily Chain and need to take your wheel off for what ever reason at least your hands wont get dirty. Silca Wax or Banana Wax Drag & Friction Racing Wax are the best waxes to use.
@petertreadway8 күн бұрын
Absolutely. I’m a die hard, waxed chain convert now! I love not having filthy hands when working on the chain now. Unfortunately I still have to deal with my mates oily chains, but you can’t have everything! 😂
@cryptobond00798 күн бұрын
@@petertreadway 😁 totally agree Pete
@richardhall2638 күн бұрын
Good work Mr Treadway , I cheated with my Orbea , I paid for a service. New cables New brake pads, New chain ,and New bearings all round 197€ . It felt like a brand new bike after. And yours will to. I am excited about your Paris trip I will save a flat as you pass my house. But only if you get really lost. Enjoy it.
@richardhall2638 күн бұрын
That was wave a flag bloody auto correct
@petertreadway8 күн бұрын
Cheers Richard. The bike does feel great now. Defo worthwhile doing, regardless whether you do it yourself and send it to the LBS. I’ll look out for your flat too. I’m sure it’ll be needed! 😂
@cathyweatherston5608 күн бұрын
Good luck with the ride Pete.
@petertreadway8 күн бұрын
Cheers mate! 💪🏻
@n22pdf10 күн бұрын
Glad you didn’t bonk mate man that’s an awful feeling dude.. well done for pushing through always best to fuel, I found out the hard way 😊😊 Pete 🚴🏻👍
@petertreadway10 күн бұрын
Cheers Pete. Yeh this was a very narrowly avoided bonk, but I don't reckon I could have got more than a few miles more before hitting the wall! Lesson learnt!
@DanielS-pu4eu10 күн бұрын
If you accidentally sandblast around the BB that will round the threads. I know loads of people who put sealant in their inner tubes, it’s cheap insurance against flats
@petertreadway10 күн бұрын
Yeh, I’ve figured it was either sandblast damage or the soft aluminium threads got bent over when the bung was put in to stop them getting painted. I might investigate the sealant route, to see how well it works too. Watch this space, Daniel. 😉
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Great video Peter, reminds me of our L2P a few years back, we also stopped for a chippy tea, i think in Edenbridge, before having dinner in The Ark at Newhaven. Didnt have a support vehicle so we rolled our bikes on the ferry. Looking forward to part two and must say a great cause which my family, for personal reasons, also support. Thank you for promoting and supporting these two great charities
Cheers Lewis, glad you enjoyed it. Yeh, the chips definitely helped at the that stage in the afternoon. Sorry to hear your family has been touched by the big C too though. Such an awful and indiscriminate disease! That's why every penny for research counts. All the best for your family, mate.
We need a lot more Jimmy's in the world 😜😜😜
Like the idea of this video, hate seeing usable stuff going in the bin!
Thanks, glad you liked the video. Couldn't;t agree more. I love saving old bikes. Really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.
Jimmy, legend 😂
Every group should have a Jimmy! 💪🏻
You do get some weather there, serious wet roads. Great video with the lads as always.
Good old England. Got to love the weather! 😂 Thanks though, Ian, really glad you enjoyed it. 👌🏻🌟
Great video Pete - looking forward to Part 2. You kept that sleeping mask quiet though !
I mean technically it’s a Galibier head band/ear warmer but it fit the role profile! 😂 Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed it. 😉
Great video - who was that Ian guy… gosh he loves the camera doesn’t he….😂
He’ll do anything to be on TV, that lad! 😂
How on earth do you manage to have so many mechanical issues? I'm honestly at a loss. Have you ever made it 100km at a stretch without the bike breaking catastrophically?
Only once…. It was a Tuesday back in 2018! 😂
I'm not sure who this Ian bloke is, but he seems like a top fella!
Yeh, he’s alright, I guess! 😂
Fantastic video for a fantastic cause!
😉💪🏻
Peter...where did you get cycle jerseys? Wouldn't min picking 1 up bud
Hey Paul, they’re from the Decathlon My Club website. They’re really good quality and they worked out at just £20 each, including all the custom design. There is a minimum order of 10 jerseys though but it’s great for a small club or even a group of mates that would like to have their own strip. 👌🏻
I cannot imagine riding through a city like London, especially using clipless pedals. I'd feel safer dodging bears and copperheads on my mountain bike. You and Jimmy never fail to brighten my day. Eagerly awaiting part 2.
Thanks so much, Roger. So glad you enjoyed it. Yeh, London is no fun at all. You may picked that up from the video. 😂
I don't envy you riding through London, kudos for getting through unscathed. I've said it before, every group needs a Jimmy, his enthusiasm is fantastic and I can imagine he's the best person to have around if you're feeling down 😁
You’re not wrong, Alex. He’s just what you need when the mood is dropping. 👌🏻 And yeh, I may have mentioned it already but I hate road riding in London!
@@petertreadway send him up here, I might need him on Saturday as I take part in my first sportive 😄
Wow, it's lucky you did all that maintenance for this ride??? Remember to look out for me on the other side, I am only a short 4 hour drive from Dieppe. Enjoyable video as always thank you Mr Treadway.
As you’ll see in Part 2 next week, Richard, I had a large maintenance role in France too! 😂 Glad you enjoyed it though and apologies for not swinging by you on the way!
I've got some of those AliExpress spotty bib shorts. They're actually very good. Considerably better than some branded ones I've bought recently
I won't judge them too harshly then. Maybe I'll overlook the the obvious downside! 😂
My XT 12 speed stuff from Aliexpress is working fine. I still see comments about the brakes having a wandering bite point but mine are rock solid. Best brakes Ive ever used by far.
There are some incredible products at great prices to be had!
Please don't forget your house keys😅
How could I forget that! 😅
What an absolute banger of a ride! The fact that this is considered "not organised" but you got feedstops on the way and such a cheerful group of chaps is mindblowingly awesome! I wish something like this existed here. Alas, we are a landlocked country and the closest beach is roughly 400 km away :D
It really is an incredible ride and I can't wait to do it again in a few weeks time! Not sure where you're based but you should consider starting your own cross country sportive. A border to border ride. 👌
Great video!
Cheers Stuggy, really glad you enjoyed it.
Commenting after the second fall, fair play to shimano and to you for carrying on. To then ride hands free and filming, kudos 😅
Thanks very much. Really glad you enjoyed the video. I think I'm just a glutton for punishment and too stubborn to give up! 🤣 Really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. 💪
10:20 To me, old bottom bracket removal is like the final boss of bike DIY. You get that done, you'll feel like nothing can stop you 😀. "Many hours later" indeed! Months ago I wanted to check an old BB (likely the very one from when the bike came out of the factory, like 20 years ago). After taking the crankset off, I found out the bearings were crushed. To say that undoing the threads was difficult would be the understatement of the century. In my case I finally managed with a 45cm cheater bar, after much toiling and swearing. Twas fun tho!
Oh man, I viscerally felt every word of that tale! 😂 BBs are a proper arch nemesis! The real final boss is a BSA square taper with plastic cups! 🤬😂
@@petertreadway Tell me about it. VP-BC55. Will never forget the creature's name...💀
@@AG-el6vt 😂. Those damned VP BBs!
enjoyed video of the bike build. seems the handlebar cable routing gave you trouble. what handlebar do you suggest, if you had it to do over again?
Thanks. Really glad you enjoyed the video. Regards the handlebar, I would now just buy a standard bar with separate stem. The internal routing portion of this bar only hides the cables where the bar tape is, but makes it much more difficult to run the housings/hoses than it would be just to run it on the outside of the bar and cover them with the bar tape. If it was fully internally routed (as in through the bars, along the stem and down through the steerer tube) then I might be tempted to suffer the extra work, as I like the clean cockpit look, however I wouldn’t bother again if the cables simply run through the bar and back out in front of the head tube.
Great bike…terrible hat dude!!😁👍🏻
What can I say, Steve… I’m bald and it was cold! Need some way of keeping the last two brain cells warm! 😂
Well done Peter! On Thursday, I cycled to the top of Great Dun Fell from Durham and back! I had to stop for rests quite a few times going up, but I managed to pedal the whole way. It was ridiculously hard! I'm attempting to make a video of the trip!
Great work! It’s a hell of a ride, ah? It was bad enough just doing the climb, let alone lumping on an extra, what 100miles to and from Durham!?? 🥵 Not surprised you had to take a few stops. They’d have had to carry me to the top after that! 😂 Chapeau. 🧢 P.S. would love to see any video you make of it too. 👌🏻
@@petertreadway Hi Peter. It was 222Km round trip from Durham. 3,792 metres climbed total! I was quite slow at it. I'm not as fit as you... yet! I've managed to edit down 2 hours of footage to 18.5 minutes. I have a bit more work to it to do, and thumbnail etc. I have super slow internet, and recon it will take a day to upload! I hope to get it out on Friday. Thanks for your fun and upbeat video's. Stuart, aka Stuggy:)
@@AyupStuggy That's some distance and elevation, Stuart! Incredible effort! Looking forward to seeing the video once it's done. 💪
@@petertreadway My video is out! It's called... 'Durham to GREAT DUN FELL and back! - Cycling Britain's highest road'. I hope you are amused by my attempt. I certainly found it hard!
@@AyupStuggy sorry Stuart, only just seen this, as replied to comments don’t always show up in notifications! I’ll give it a watch today though. 💪🏻
I brought a couple sticky shifting brifters back to life by spraying internals with wd40 and relubing.
Cheers John, that may be the way to go then. There seems to be A LOT of little internal part to these shifters, so I'm reluctant to start completely pulling them apart! 😂
I enjoyed you talking through the strip/rebuild process Peter but (and this may not have been the point of your video so apologies in advance) the bits you sped up and cut were the actual 'doing' bits which I could have learned a lot from. Hopefully, you'll return to some of these tasks in the future and demonstrate the 'how to do' part. Good luck on the big ride - I'm sure that Team Essex has prepared well! BTW - I participated in the last running of the Humber Bridge Sportive this weekend - a fantastic charity ride - and trialled my Kapude light-reacting sunglasses, as modelled by you some time ago. I'm happy to report that they worked superbly and are comfortable too! Thanks for the tip off👍.
Cheers Rob and thanks for the feedback. I always worry that I'm going back over things I've spoken about or shown in previous videos, and don't want to bore people with the same info. Maybe I think of these videos too much as a sort of series though and need to consider more that people are watching them as a one off, so may not have seen my previous builds, etc. Good feedback then and something I'll definitely consider in future builds. Cheers, mate. Chapeau on the sportive too and glad you're enjoying the glasses. For the cost, they really are a decent little bit of kit.
@@petertreadway Thanks for the thoughtful reply Peter - I hope I didn't come over as being arsey - I know it is free to watch and that you put a hell of a lot of work in to your particular videos; the production values are never less than very impressive. I watch everything you post and realise that some tasks you've covered before, but speaking personally, I don't mind the repetition; after all, there's only so many jobs one can do on the bike without sophisticated bits of kit and I'd rather watch you doing it than the guys from others who presume a level of entry knowledge that I don't possess😁.
@@Robutube1 didn’t consider it arsey at all, mate. Always good to take constructive criticism, as it’s the only way we can improve. 👌🏻 Will genuinely take your comments on board, as I’ve got a new build video coming soon. 😉
Hi Peter , I used to keep a Mars bar in my saddle bag for emergencies, but if I fancied chocolate and their was none in the house I would raid my saddle bag!!!!! So now I keep 3 emergency fig rolls in tiny zip bag, I don’t like fig rolls so I never raid the saddlebag, but I’m guessing they would be amazing if I got stuck for food on a ride. All the best the old man from G D Fell
Oh I know that 'raiding the stores for chocolate' feeling well! 😂 . I'll look in to getting some fig rolls instead, Paul. Good bit of advice that.
only get them if you don’t like them, otherwise you’ll be doing midnight raids in your saddle bag for fig rolls 😂😂😂
@@paulnaughton2684 🎶 ‘I’m a secret figgy roll eater’ 🎶 😂
I’m trying give it up, but it’s one of those nights 🎵 🎶……stop now !!!!!!! 😂😂😂
@@paulnaughton2684 I love that you got the reference! 🤣
Why replace the shift cables? Have they frayed? The cables I have in my bike (Ultegra STI) are still very much in working condition after ~3k km. (installed them in 2021) :)
I've done around 4000 miles on this current setup and with the issues I was having with the front shifter, I wanted to make sure I eliminated any other potential problems that might occur during the ride. Cables are cheap and chips and consumable, so makes sense to replace them when overhauling a frame. 👌
Good luck with the ride and another enjoyable video. I do have few comments/ questions though: Why would you not clean the bike before working on it? As an ex-mechanic myself, I always appreciated a clean vehicle to work on. Secondly, well done on the weight loss. It is quite noticeable that you have shed quite a bit of weight this year and I’m sure it will serve you well next weekend. And lastly, where did you learn your bike mechanic skills? Cheers Aidan
Thanks very much, Aidan. All very good questions/comments too: 1) I'm lazy but also impulsive, so when I suddenly got free time to fix the bike up, I just threw it in the work stand and got to it! You're right about working on a clean bike though. Putting it back together was a much nicer experience that stripping it down!🤣 2) Thanks very much. I'm definitely feeling the weight loss on the bike, especially on the hills! 3) Largely self taught with a little bit of YT thrown in. I have ADHD, so was always that kid who hyper fixated on how things worked and loved taking them apart to find out. I now just do that with bikes, so I'll strip something down to see how a mechanism, etc works and if I struggle to figure it out for myself, I'll jump on KZread. That said, I would love to take a Cytech course one day, just to really learn how to do things the right way the first time! Thanks for taking the time to watch and the great questions. 👌
Hope all goes well on your trip.
Cheers Paul, really appreciate that.
Good video. I sympathize with your cable dilemma. Also, it would help if you could light up the work area-it’s too dark to see most of your work.
Yeh, sorry Mike. Every time I think I've got the lighting dialled in, it turns out I don't! Glad you enjoyed the video anyway and I'll get the lighting sorted out at some point, I promise!
Bon voyage!
Merci beaucoup! 👌🏻
Thanks Mr. Treadway. Never heard of the reverse tape underlayer before applying bar tape. Will try it out next time I have to retape my bars (which is pretty soon). Allez!
Cheers Richard. It’s a great little technique. As I say, I can’t take credit for it but it works so well, that I’ve never wrapped bars differently since the first time I tried it. The other benefit is that it keeps all the salty sweat off your bars (for the most part at least), so it should massively slow down the corrosion of aluminium bars. 👌🏻
I do believe there's a nut loose behind the handlebars... 🙃 Good luck with the ride Pete! Remember, this entitles you to a shitload of cake!
I always check my nuts are right before setting off Sam! 🥜😂 And cheers, much cake will be consumed. 😉
Wax Your Chain, Will Save your Chain & Derailleur if your doing this Milestone. Will Also Save your New Bar Tape getting Stained with oil if you get a puncture and you have an Oily Chain and need to take your wheel off for what ever reason at least your hands wont get dirty. Silca Wax or Banana Wax Drag & Friction Racing Wax are the best waxes to use.
Absolutely. I’m a die hard, waxed chain convert now! I love not having filthy hands when working on the chain now. Unfortunately I still have to deal with my mates oily chains, but you can’t have everything! 😂
@@petertreadway 😁 totally agree Pete
Good work Mr Treadway , I cheated with my Orbea , I paid for a service. New cables New brake pads, New chain ,and New bearings all round 197€ . It felt like a brand new bike after. And yours will to. I am excited about your Paris trip I will save a flat as you pass my house. But only if you get really lost. Enjoy it.
That was wave a flag bloody auto correct
Cheers Richard. The bike does feel great now. Defo worthwhile doing, regardless whether you do it yourself and send it to the LBS. I’ll look out for your flat too. I’m sure it’ll be needed! 😂
Good luck with the ride Pete.
Cheers mate! 💪🏻
Glad you didn’t bonk mate man that’s an awful feeling dude.. well done for pushing through always best to fuel, I found out the hard way 😊😊 Pete 🚴🏻👍
Cheers Pete. Yeh this was a very narrowly avoided bonk, but I don't reckon I could have got more than a few miles more before hitting the wall! Lesson learnt!
If you accidentally sandblast around the BB that will round the threads. I know loads of people who put sealant in their inner tubes, it’s cheap insurance against flats
Yeh, I’ve figured it was either sandblast damage or the soft aluminium threads got bent over when the bung was put in to stop them getting painted. I might investigate the sealant route, to see how well it works too. Watch this space, Daniel. 😉