No more fighting with my brakes. Thank You!

Great Video. Some more (mildly usefull) tips: 1. Before installing the brake cables on V-Brakes, make sure to unwind the preload screws on both sides, to the point where the preload is barely existing when you push the brakearms inwards. 2. When trying to loosen very stuck pedals (or threaded headset screws / cassette on the rear wheel/ bottom bracket / etc.), use a little bit of wd40 and then shove a pipe over your wrench. This will enhance your levarge a lot. I use a pipe from a former bar underconstruction from the trash. Heads up: Keep you eyes open when doing that, to actually loosen the threads, not bending anything. With very very stuck parts, you can twist and snap the whole part with your new found hulk-strenth. 3. When trying to remove an old, stuck threaded one-piece stem, undo the top screw for a few revolutions and hit it with a hammer to undo the lower wedge. 4. If your bike has quick releases on the wheels, remove them, clean them (maybe sand of rust from the middle part) and put a bit of oil on the pivot and grease on the rest. This will make them work much better. 5. You can restore your paint greatly yourself with products from the auto shop. Clean your bike first, then use a paint cleaner and afterwards apply a hard-wax coating. Don't use these 3-in-1 products! Hope this helps and is understanable, my english is not too good.

Good tips! I noticed the brake adjuster trick in the video from that build and thought "That's a good idea!" Tried it later the same day setting up my road bike calipers. Much easier than grabbing all the tools. It's nice to re-learn sometimes. Thanks for the content!

Great video, I loved the tip about the rear derailleur. And the v brake setup 👌

I really have missed your narrated videos, I learn so much from you! Please keep making these!

nice tips!! to add to the brake tip, i find that winding out the barrel adjuster out so there is about 6-7 threads showing works best - this allows for the barrel adjuster to be wound in more, and sit closer to the brake lever body after its done. this is probably a tip probably nobody needs haha, 😅but for those OCD ppl out there here it is!! cheers!!

Great video. I use Easton baseball glove oil on my old leather saddles

I haven;t checked in on this channel in about two years, so imagine my joy when this was the first result when searching "how to disasseble an old bike" -- your videos brought me a lot of joy during the height of the pandemic. Great to see you still going strong :)

The best tip I've gotten from watching this channel is to wear a leather apron like Old Shovel does when working on bikes! I don't know how many shirts and pants I've ruined until I did. I got a cheapo $13 one at Harbor Freight but it's been my #1 tool ever since.

Good tips. One point on the RD setup is for us Rapid Rise fans, everything is reversed, e.g. slack is big cog. On the leather preservative (I use that same brand), I like to set the bike out in the sun after applying. The added heat will let the leather soak up more of the preservative.

Thank you for inspiring us to do repairs on our bikes by ourselves.

Ich freue mich immer wenn Du ein neues Video hochgeladen hast.Ich habe schon sehr viel bei Dir gelernt. Liebe Grüße sendet Dir Ingo aus Deutschland.🚴‍♀😊

Super tips! I spotted an old KONA :-) I own three of these awesome bikes ('93 Explosif and '92 + '93 Cinder Cones).

Simple and direct tips on everyday tasks. Those are the best kind of tips. Lace it in with with good video presentation it is easy to remember. I have used Obenaffs leather treatment for industrial leather footwear top for years.

The v-brake setup tip is great! I will definitely be using that one my next restore for faster setup and adjustment! Thanks!

Great tips especially the rim brake tip - thanks

I watch a lot of bike diy videos but the pedal tips blew my mind. I was always consulting Park Tool’s while working on pedals and could never remember which way to turn the wrench. Forward = Install, Backward = Remove is way easier.

Nice tips, help us keep old bikes rolling 👍

Thank you! I always struggle with the rear derailleur

Awesome video. Another thing you can do to get a leather saddle to take up more conditioner is heat the conditioner a bit.

My time in a shop was when cantilevers were king before V brakes. So I kinda skipped V brakes before I started tinkering again on disc brakes. Using barrel adjuster to get pad/rim spacing right is a good simple tip.

Thank you for an informative video, much appreciated! Your experience and knowledge really shows. I would enjoy seeing (and hearing 😉) this kind of hints and tricks videos from time to time.

Could you show how to size a chain. Another great video, keep up the good work 🚴🚴🚴

Thank you for this great video. I’ve been following your channel for sometime and it’s inspired me to want to restore my 80s Ritchie Enduro. This video will be perfect for getting started. Thanks again.

Have you ever done a video on restoring aluminum bike parts using rubbing compounds. I have seen some of your videos where your cranks and hubs come out so shinny. Could really use some tips on your techniques.

That’s a sweet Ritchey bike. Thank you for the tips. They will help me out on restoring a Proflex 957. Keep up the great work and stay safe out there.

I appreciated this video as im just really getting into resto-moding some old bikes ive picked up.

Before setting limits and installing the rear derailleur, aligning the hanger makes a big difference.

Great tips! I'd love to see more in the future!

Thanks a lot! One of the best videos yet.

I have a few really nice early 2000’s kleins that I want to play with and ride more. I def want to do a gravel build. Thanks for your videos.

Thank you for all your great videos!

Nice explination on the rear derailer. Maybe add the front one as well?

Great tips! I am restoring my first bike, starting today. Found an old Supercycle and it needs a lot of work. Very appreciative of your channel for giving me tips and motivation!

What's your philosophy on when to put parts in the scrap bin and when to try and restore them?

Lovely video, I'm hoping to see more in the future!

Cheers for the tips, learned a lot, need more, thanks

This is really good. We’ll done, you’re only getting better.

Thanks!

If your derailleur hanger is bent you can screw in a wheel with M10 axle and use that to align the hanger with your rear wheel

Great tips , I understand gear set up much more now .

Awesome tips first class thanks.

Many thanks! You solved a couple of mysteries for me there.

Yup, never knew the brake adjuster one, cool as... 👍

Love my steel frame bikes.

Excellent, just the tips I was waiting for.

Thanks for the tip on the rear mech, it’s always my nemesis when it comes to my maintenance🙈😊👍

Awesome video, great advice.

Thanks for sharing!

I will show this to my nephew. He recently got a late 90's aluminum CCM that needs some love.

Thanks chief. I've never commented before but would like to say I could do a few of these. I feel less of an idiot. Thank you

Some good tips, Thanks!!

Great video! I'd personally love one about aligning rim brake pads for max braking power and no squeaking. Especially for canti and caliper brakes, they're tricky I find.

Perfect timing for me to see this video. Setting up my new derailleur today.

Thanks. Very helpful.

1 - Cold Chisel and hand sledge. 2 - An oxy-acetylene cutting torch. 3 - A Sawzall. 4 - A big anvil. 5 - Torque values for a large Caterpillar engine.

Great information here!

Thanks for vbrake tip installed new ones on my old mtb.

Great advice thanks

Thank you .

This is great, I would love to know how to find out which parts will fit when restoring bikes, for example drivetrains and headsets.

So THAT’S how to do a rear derailleur! Thanks!

I had 2intertubes blew at the stem base. Luckily, it happened 10 minutes after I got home from a 30+ mile ride. That would have been a long walk home since it was on a bike trail.

Those were useful & valuable tips! Thank you. There will be less cursing in the world after this video.

screw out the barrel adjuster most of the way! I saw you do it in one of your videos and thought to myself "it would help so many people if you said why you do that". Great job!

Very useful. Thank you very much. 😊

Just found your channel. Loved all the videos I've watched so far. Would love some tips and tricks when working with canti brakes.

Solid tips!

Put the chain on for setting the limit screws. Then you're not eyeballing it, you pedal and manually push the derailleur and see where it actually shifts to. But yeah, do it with no cable.

Great tips😊

Thanks 👍

My memory for pedals is pedal the crank forward to remove, and backpedal to install.

Love the Ritchey

Thank you old-shovel.

You're only the second person on KZfaq I've seen (the other one being Park Tools) who explains how to set up a derailleur properly. Everyone gets it wrong and skips setting up the limit screws.

Great! This should be pinned, so everyone who visits your channel can have a look at it.

Hi, I'm a big fan of yours videos ,Since you talked about how to install the rear transmission, I would like a video with info on how to adjust it well so that it doesn't have a final sound when upshifting or downshifting and the complete adjustment, sometimes we use parts shimano but not from the same team ( deore with sora - 105 with sensha ) example of what he talked about .

Great tips! I clocked the pedal trick a few days ago when I was fitting the pedals to my new commuter. Something I'd love to see is how to change the cable for an old Shimano SIS 6 speed shifter. I've looked everywhere and haven't found a thing!

6:33 The best part! Changing gear sound is so juicy 👌🤤

Mate I'm just about dying out here with a 30t up front and 34 on the back, 1:1 is chest beating knuckle dragging protein beast stuff 😆

i have i tip for you when removing bar grips to make it easy first undo the break leaver,,,slide the break lever off to slide off the grips ,

awesome

Awesome tips! Can you do the same thing to disc brakes?

I always use the chain stay to hold to pedal still cuz I've slammed my knuckles into the front cog more than once and seen knew riders do the same the way you did it and cut up hand

I have a question. Can I make a Klunker from a MTB frame by putting a single speed coaster brake wheel in back?

.Nice work, thanks. Now the next tips killer video:... cassettes world...(compatibility, hubs, derailleur hangers...) tough dare to attack...come on!!!

It would be great to have you do a segment on the different years of bikes that are capable of having upgraded parts on them. For example, if you have a 1970s bike, which year of the parts are you able to use on a 1970s bike. Same thing as well for the 80s and the 90s. Because I truly would like to have a better understanding of that. Due to that I don't know if a 90s parts would work on a 1970s bike or 80s bike work on a 2000s bike parts.

right pedal -- right thread, left pedal -- left thread

That Ritchey!

Cool video .Rob why don't you fit rubber noddles on your v brake cables ?

How do you determine position of rear derailleur before adjusting pulleys?Thank you

A wise bike shop guy told me that if the part has threads and you want to remove it one day, it either needs threadlocker or grease. I guess expand that to anti-seize for fancy titanium parts.

zippo lighter fluid works for stickers

Great vid - Q: I want to replace the chain on my 10 sped 70s Centurion road bike. Can`t find the original for sale. How do I know which of the modern ones fits my bike?

I'm still waiting for an episode about frame painting tips :)

amazing as always - I have an old Kona NuNu that needs a make over - do you do requests?

How do I identify what crank or hub I have so I can upgrade the sprockets and gears?

If you unscrew pedals in backward rotation, then bottom brackets unscrew in forward rotation?

Apparently dennis from its always sunny and toby from the office had a bike mechanic baby together

Can cantilever brakes (on a similar bike to this shown in the video) easily be replaced by V-brakes?