Barnfind German Bike - Restoration - Look How This Old German Bike Is Driving Again!

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Күн бұрын

We found this old German (Pre-)WW2 bicycle in the basement of an old Bavarian country house and now we're bringing it back to the road again.
This video idea came to us in the middle of the restoration process - that's why part 0, 1 and 2 are very short and just for demonstration purposes.
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Music:
Kaiser Friedrich - United States Marine Band
Chapters:
00:00 Part 0: The Condition
00:31 Part 1: Cleaning
01:53 Part 2: Preserving
04:34 Part 3: Assembly
24:50 Part 4: Driving!
#restoration #bike #rust #bicycle

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@forgottenthings Жыл бұрын

If you liked the video, we would be very happy about a subscription! :) Sub: www.youtube.com/@forgottenthings?sub_confirmation=1

@charlottegouase5891 Ай бұрын

Was für eine Reifengröße wurde verwendet?

@user-ue4uc6uo9w 6 күн бұрын

66 на 6666 77 и 7777 на него и для него 666666666666666666666666

@user-ev3dq5yi1q 9 ай бұрын

I’m so pleased that you did not try to make the bike “new” again. You respected it’s age, it’s history in carefully cleaning and preserving it. Beautiful! 😮

@EternalArrow 9 ай бұрын

Yeah agree!

@hotdog6826 9 ай бұрын

Почему это хорошо? Разве придание этому велосипеду первозданного облика, не является уважением к возрасту?

@think_man 8 ай бұрын

@@hotdog6826 not. repainting it would make him lose his soul.

@tribestribes2555 8 ай бұрын

The very patina is georgeus. Nice job done, to keep the cycle original.

@hotdog6826 8 ай бұрын

Представьте себе что у одного коллекционера старинных автомобилей скончалась тетушка, и после её похорон, в старом гараже в саду, нетронутом 80 лет, обнаружили старинный автомобиль. Как вы думаете, его оставят в том же виде как нашли или отреставрируют? Он выглядел бы лучше если бы его отреставрировали. С велосипедом то же самое, а о душе пусть думает епископ.

@Q.7 8 ай бұрын

I know I'm very late here and no-one will read this but I am amazed at how repairable this bicycle is. Every single piece can be replaced no matter how tiny it is. The build quality is robust. No flimsy part to be seen anywhere. Companies nowadays are always after cutting corners. Regarding the restoration process most people are at the extreme ends of two opposite sides. Some hate the fact that the patina is removed or a new coat of paint is done and vice versa. I'm kinda in the middle. If the rust has entered under the old paint you sand it and paint it to prevent further rusting. If it's a few chipping here and there or the paint has rubbed off due to regular use, keep it as is. I follow this philosophy while repairing things in my house. Thank you.

@forgottenthings 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!😃

@christianmontagx8461 Ай бұрын

I read :) The robustness is the reason why i owned 30 years ago a bike from second world war. I don't know the brand anymore. But it was the only bike that was able to keep up my paper boy job. 50kg load on the bicycle rack was no problem for that bike. It reduced my round trips to base station enormously.

@user-jh5kw3sv6o 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely the correct way to preserve. This bicycle was engineered to be maintained. We need to continue this philosophy. Thank you for a job well done.😁

@shaunbrowne3963 Жыл бұрын

Bicycles are amazing! After lying dormant, and forgotten for 85 years, having survived a eawar, and still intact. is a testament to who built the bike, who owned the bike, who preserved the bile, and who restored the bike. A bicycle is evidence of eternal life, Thank you for chronicling this restoration!

@frck9545 9 ай бұрын

丁寧に作られた自転車だから再生できるのですね。現在の自転車は魂が宿っていないので、再生出来ないですよね。

@deepale1497 9 ай бұрын

Great reply..

@johnkorpics5155 5 ай бұрын

@@frck9545yes!!!

@FernandoMoura08 6 ай бұрын

That’s what I call “restoration” … respecting and preserving the antiquity of the subject, instead of scraping it all and repainting, etc… GOOD JOB!!!

@forgottenthings 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!🤩

@peterstern6695 9 ай бұрын

Vor 50 Jahren gab's noch viele Fahrräder von solchen Tyben in Deutschland,wie NSU, Vaterland, Miele, Stricker,HWE, Staiger, Rabeneick..fuhren meistens ältere Leute kann ich mich noch gut daran erinnern ,schön das solche Fahrräder noch erhalten werden👍👍👍💪💪💪

@classydays43 10 ай бұрын

Its amazing how little has changed over the decades. A testament to classic practices, to be sure.

@alexshrek6144 9 ай бұрын

Изменилось качество!!!!!!

@normawingo5116 8 ай бұрын

She’s gorgeous, and thank you for restoring what was there and respecting the beauty of her age. Great job!

@michaelwegscheider8656 Жыл бұрын

What a pretty bike! The idea of keeping the original painting came out really great.

@forgottenthings Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@thomasschultz2669 Жыл бұрын

Wunderschönes Rad und erstklassige Arbeit!👍

@Jovolution 10 ай бұрын

Naja, geht so.

@cliffe02 10 ай бұрын

Bravo, great to see your vintage tools being used to restore the beautiful bicycle. Fascinating video, Merci.

@jfu5222 Жыл бұрын

Wanderer is one of the four companies that made Auto Union. The four interlocked rings representing Wanderer, Horch, DKW, and Audi.

@larsfrandsen2501 Жыл бұрын

Interesting information. My uncle wrenched on both DKW (two stroke) and Audi cars when I grew up.

@remilaranlacaze1323 9 ай бұрын

Magnificent restoration, you've kept the bike's patina, which is part of its charm. Finally someone who doesn't repaint everything, who doesn't change everything. I restore vintage bikes myself, but more from the 80s. I have the same principles as you, in the sense that, as I said, you restore, not renovate. I found this restoration really nice, I hope you'll do more of them 👍

@Mekaniskidiot 10 ай бұрын

im working on a bike from 1933, and i must say that your skill is amazing! and that you could find alll those rare tools

@hondaxl250k0 6 ай бұрын

I just did a 1947 cwc roadmaster. Was my grandfathers. Paint was too far gone to save as it was in the barn loft for almost 40 years. Maybe longer. I kept the original paint options that were available. It was black and white with red pinstripes.. I put it all back but switched too gold pin stripes . It looks soo classy. And was an option.. it will be my sunny day rider with the kids.

@skorobeymoto6133 10 ай бұрын

Приветствую ✋. Очень качественная реставрация. Низкий поклон таким реставраторам, которые знают свое дело. Жду следующего видео. Очень интересно и познавательно, как надо реставрировать! Всего хорошего.

@user-zz7et2wq4r 9 ай бұрын

Гдекачество? Можно ж было похромировать детали,а не просто очистить их...

@dmitirynesterenko2893 Ай бұрын

Это скорее назвать нужно обслуживанием,чем реставрацией.

@TheStig1961 9 ай бұрын

This is a 10 point restoration. Saved the original paint. Usually "restoers" kills the object by removingvLl the old original paint.. Regards Stig Österberg from Dalsbruk in Finland

@truthteller8459 6 ай бұрын

Germany makes some great quality products and vehicles. The world could have been so much better.

@user-kq8wr3ly3p 6 ай бұрын

I am a bicycle mechanic...I know this may mean nothing to most everyone but....the clamping of a frame by it's top-tube........ it's a thing which makes some mechanics absolutely irate. The work he's doing is lovely, meticulous, and he seems organized indeed. The application of torque, either cleaning motion and or headset/bb/pedal install when a frame is clamped at the top-tube could "kink" the frame. I've seen it happen. I've done it myself when I was a young mechanic. I watched an apprentice crack a frame this way and then get fired as he was "sure that it wasn't the clamp....the frame was like that." I just.....get a dummy post or something.....it may be insane of me to complain or mention this but I love bikes and the entirety of our industry.....save the frames and use dummy seat posts. Sorry to vent. Lovely video though Dear Comrade.

@jasonmorris858 2 ай бұрын

Aehy'll expose you as a fraud

@user-kq8wr3ly3p 2 ай бұрын

@@jasonmorris858 Hahaha. It's a great video and he's doing "loving" and careful work. I just have been harassed and chastised as a young mechanic into avoiding top or seat tube clamping. It may be insane but I think all us bike mechanics are a bit looney. I mean....have you ever tried to turn off Slayer or something like that and one of your mechanics loses their minds as a result? Like....dude....chill out we're just not doing Cannibal Corpse when customers are at the counter. "I HATE MY LIFE THIS SHOP SUXXXX!!!!" That sorta thing. Peace!!!

@lcatraz2919 Ай бұрын

Nice...it's old bikes..and Soviet copies Wanderer bikes 1950...all more in Russia.. ХВЗ factory..

@user-cz4wz1ue5b Ай бұрын

Та Харківський велосипедний завод ,це Україна ,уточнення

@tomfahy3617 5 ай бұрын

This video is the antidote to the over-restoration movement. And I am of the opinion that over-restoration is not unique to bicycles, but furniture and automobiles are victims, as well. Inspiring!

@andrewboyddotcom 2 ай бұрын

What an authentic restoration. The pedals - mind-blowing simple engineering built with permanence in mind. MASSIVE, thoroughly thought out, simple, durablity in a bicycle. Leave it to the Germans - champions of conveying utility, simplicity, affordability, durability and elegance through sound engineering in everything they do. The only thing - the brakes: not at all convincing, but that allows for uninterrupted forward progress, I suppose.

@user-jb3um2bz5z 10 ай бұрын

Bravo! for the restoration. Bravo! for the realization of the video. Masterpieces.

@adamw.20 7 ай бұрын

...perfekte Restauration nicht überrestauriert wie so häufig danke fürs zeigen...

@sheep1ewe 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful! I guess those must had been expensive back in the days! Personally i really love when You keep some of the traces of it's original history like this.

@danielpreilly77 9 ай бұрын

Yes I was thinking The same thing. I am Also curious the value of it today in its restored condition.

@sheep1ewe 9 ай бұрын

@@danielpreilly77 I don't know about this particular macine, but industrial quality machines are really expensive new where i live. In Sweden it would probably go for at least 3-600USD i think in this condition. It is probably not worth buying and restoring just for selling, but it is definitely worth it for the feeling when it stand there before You in the workshop and You are gripping around the handle! Compared to the 200$ Chinesium macines even an 80 Year old drillpress of this type is an absolute dream to use! If ask me. My recent project is and Eagle (Örn) late from 1944 i got on a local machine action recently, i would newer trade it for any ever so good brand new Chinesium macine i can tell. Ha ha

@sheep1ewe 9 ай бұрын

@@danielpreilly77 If You are looking for a rusty barnfind it would be no more than about 100, maybe200$ which is in my opinion incredibly cheap for a machine like this!

@nickmartian9527 Жыл бұрын

More restoration in the future. So relaxing to watch giving the bicycle another chance to ride on thru your restoration effort. 👌

@forgottenthings Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@matthias903 2 ай бұрын

Super-Schönes Video. Alle Achtung vor den "Renovierungsarbeiten". Ein sehr schönes Fahrrad.

@forgottenthings 2 ай бұрын

Vielen Dank!

@jimihendrix731 6 ай бұрын

I didn’t realize cotterless square taper cranks existed when this bike was produced. Beautiful work.

@forgottenthings 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@jarosawzon4272 10 ай бұрын

Great job, preserved original painting and character of the bike.

@tomsawyer1500 9 ай бұрын

Quelle élégance ces vieux biclou'nes! 🤗😍 Mais aussi intemporel pour ainsi dire, quelle solidité et robustesse à l'époque..c'était pas du consommable comme aujourd'hui..bravo👌

@Jestersson 9 ай бұрын

Amazing video thanks to people like you who keep these works of art going👌 Good job sir.

@_rainbowbiker_ 10 ай бұрын

Diesen Wiederaufbau als Deutscher zu sehen macht mich grad echt Stolz und habe mega respekt zur guten alten bewährten Technik.❤‍🔥

@error52 Жыл бұрын

A most excellent video! I enjoyed every minute of it and I applaud your effort in preserving the bike.

@forgottenthings Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!!

@hanskuijsten2380 Жыл бұрын

Those are by far the most intricate bicycle pedals I've ever seen 😄

@Tag-Traeumer 10 ай бұрын

Great vehicle and restoration. What I particularly notice is that the mudguard around the front wheel is nice and long, not like most modern bicycles that throw dirt and water at themselves and the rider's shoes. I don't understand this step backwards. Dirt everywhere because a short mudguard is considered sportier and cooler? People used to be smarter. For my needs, a mudguard has to be even longer, the tangent of the tire, along which dirt flies away, has to run below the bottom bracket and the pedals. So I attached a self-made protective shield made of neoprene and a steel wire bracket to my bike. So everything stays clean below for much longer. Although my bike is 54 years younger than the Wanderer here, it is also 31 years old and on the road every day in summer and winter, I take good care of it.

@OLDMANTEA 8 ай бұрын

Good for another 85 years

@jaimegomezgarcia7599 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic work. And the idea of keeping the history and patina of the bike is just great . Tthanks for that!

@davidcrupert2690 Ай бұрын

I still have a set of Gedore open end wrenches that I bought 44 years ago and they are still going strong.

@tr31uk 4 ай бұрын

I’m very pleased watching your restoration -watched also the second video of you- and at last there’s one who keeped the old patina of time!

@user-el9ep2lp7j Ай бұрын

Congratulations. I'd say a very fine and precise restoration ceremony. Respect.

@akobayashi9381 7 ай бұрын

Great work. An actual reestoration video.

@davidhunternyc1 Ай бұрын

That's amazing! More of a conservation than a restoration. The patina on this bicycle can never be duplicated. What you did adds value to this already stunning and rare bike. The only change I would've made would be to find period correct pedals. Congrats.

@forgottenthings Ай бұрын

Thank you! The pedals with reflectors are the right ones for this period.

@user-nv1uz8qv4z 9 ай бұрын

It's interesting how there are two different types of people, those who prefer to preserve the history of a piece, and those who like to see it perfectly restored, so they can see what it looked and felt like when it was first made.

@forgottenthings 9 ай бұрын

Tank you! As well for us😃

@hotdog6826 9 ай бұрын

Есть ещё тип людей которые везде и всюду ставят элементы Shimano))

@user-gh3wt2uf2p 8 ай бұрын

That kind of "perfect" restoration is not restoration at all...

@gameplayer5070 2 ай бұрын

This old bikes are constructed for life time. No matter whether old or new, steel frames are always stable

@longhaulblue 6 ай бұрын

Bravo. She is a beauty.

@larsfrandsen2501 Жыл бұрын

Very nice job. My bikes through childhood in the 60s were essentially identical to this kind of bike. Similar geometry, mechanics and materials. Nice revisit.

@marktalbott3835 Жыл бұрын

Basic bicycles haven't changed much in nearly 100 years. Even with hydraulic brakes and electronic shifting, 99% of the bicycles will encounter will be this basic design. I've loved being a mechanic for about 30 years. And the greatest joy is working on simple bikes.

@bg-jo7kj Жыл бұрын

Perfect restoration, as little interference as possible. The way it should be.

@publeosamson9256 Жыл бұрын

6 7 drew free free+5+

@petehotoff3715 16 күн бұрын

Good quality bike, super restored, brilliant job done 👆👍

@chanderbhansital-sk8gu 7 ай бұрын

My bicycle is a part of my life thank you very much ❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

@stuartdrakley2106 8 ай бұрын

Very interesting. It's amazing how different the details of certain parts differ from country to country. You didnt explain how the brakes work, I would appreciate description of their function. Thank you, I am a Brit enjoying German engineering.

@forgottenthings 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your advice! We will try to focus on that in our next videos.

@pumpdumpster 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful, well done! 👏👏👏👏

@sajeewanhatangala6498 10 ай бұрын

I am Sri Lankan.I have four cycles.This is great.I like many videos of your channel.

@RestorationVideo Жыл бұрын

*_Better and much more beautiful than new!! Good job_*

@lindajesse8250 11 ай бұрын

That clamp is a thing of beauty.

@nashgawri4869 8 ай бұрын

WOW, what a beauty. nicely done.🙏🙏 I grew up riding a similar Chinese made bike on the streets of Kandahar Afghanistan around 45 years ago. The countless hours of joy that brought me and my friends.

@forgottenthings 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Tom_P_242 9 ай бұрын

Real classic bike with toroedo break.❤❤❤❤❤

@JoaoPaulo-lr6wh Жыл бұрын

The old tools, are so cool 😎

@HartmutSchroder 9 ай бұрын

Wanderer war eine Firma aus der sächsischen Stadt Chemnitz am Rande des Erzgebirges.Wanderer baute Werkzeugmaschinen,Büromaschinen, Fahrräder,Motorräder und Autos .Ab 1932 wurde die Autoproduktion Teil von Auto Union. Daraus entstand Audi .Unter dem Namen Wanderer werden immer noch Fahrräder neu produziert.

@shaunbrowne3963 11 ай бұрын

The part count for assembly of this Wanderer bicycle is amazing. The bearings aalone must have been close to 100, or more. A stockists niightmare!

@sly2392 10 ай бұрын

some of the tools he is using on this bike are not that common anymore. great to see them again. this was not a restoration, but a preservation.

@SD_Alias 9 ай бұрын

My Grandfather had a Wanderer too Grandmother had a Miele bike. I was on a childs seat at weekends in the 1970s… Later, as a teenager, I inherited his Wanderer bike and had it made with parts from the junkyard. I sold it in my 20s…

@forgottenthings 8 ай бұрын

I hope our video has brought back some fond memories for you :)

@waltbellamy9739 2 ай бұрын

NICE JOB !!!!!

@user-de9wq1zm9p Жыл бұрын

Супер!! В оригинальном состоянии,редкая находка!!

@georgegordonbrown9522 9 ай бұрын

This is what I call a restoration , mein Freund.

@derwishrenegat743 10 ай бұрын

very interesting implemented brakes, well-made light, one speed, very interesting ancient bicycle!

@CrustyRestorations 8 ай бұрын

Stunning attention to detail👍

@terryhollands2794 4 ай бұрын

Great music to start with. 😂😂😂

@friedrichkoenig6687 8 ай бұрын

Good for you to have all these old tools... ;-)

@user-gv4tn9nb7f Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work!

@mg-xs3og Жыл бұрын

Gute Arbeit!! :-) Und gut, wenn man so gut mit Ersatzteilen bestückt ist - und natürlich die Originalwerkzeuge hat... Ich kann schon verstehen, dass man möglichst viel der Original-Lackierung erhält... vielleicht werde ich auch noch erwachsen und sehe es irgendwann genauso - momentan würde ich mich schrecklich schwer tun, nicht zu strahlen, zu pulvern, neu zu verchromen und dann Decals und Linierung neu zu machen 🙂

@forgottenthings Жыл бұрын

Dankeschön! Das muss jeder selbst entscheiden. Aber neu lackieren/chromen kann man hinterher immer noch, andersrum leider nicht ... :)

@mg-xs3og Жыл бұрын

@@forgottenthings Da hast du allerdings Recht 🙂 Wünsche dir/euch weiterhin viel Spaß und Muße beim perfekten Schrauben und würde mich freuen, vielleicht hier noch die ein oder andere Restauration begleiten zu können, Matthias

@paulmeyer5682 5 ай бұрын

Toll restauriert !

@forgottenthings 5 ай бұрын

Vielen Dank!

@hybridchild8393 9 ай бұрын

Not overly restored, great job.

@fergusonto-2032 4 ай бұрын

Awesome job , beautiful piece of engineering .

@forgottenthings 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!😃

@carywatmore 3 ай бұрын

85 years from now a bike mechanic will be looking at a carbon frame 🤣 On a more serious note what a lovely restoration. Very meticulously done 👍👍

@forgottenthings 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!😃

@gunther1434 10 ай бұрын

Wunderschönes Radl und GsD. nicht überrestauriert!👍👍😊

@marcelorosa6115 6 ай бұрын

Very top! From Brazil, country Rio De Janeiro! Congratulations!!

@forgottenthings 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@hovikmalians3523 Жыл бұрын

Excellent 👌🙂

@vladimirmilutinovic8057 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful ! I am very surprise to itegrated spindle on crankset !!!

@yaseenrabbani6580 Жыл бұрын

Brother YOU have great skill personality thanks for sharing good experience 🚴 about old it's gold 👍🎉🔥❤️

@chanderbhansital-sk8gu 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much great video ❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉my childhood 1968

@CREPOZOIDLEMORBIDES Ай бұрын

..............BISOUS BONJOUR DE LA FRANCE BIENVENUE JADORE CONTINUER MERCI

@frankfrizzo183 10 ай бұрын

Great video....I have a 50s Horman from Germany I did a mechanical restoration on. I love it.

@eldibarceldibarc7295 6 ай бұрын

Super trabajo. Muy bien.😊

@forgottenthings 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@christianx8494 6 ай бұрын

Funfact: Wanderer built motor vehicles as well. The company belonged to the four brands that were merged into the Auto- Union, together with DKW, Horch and Audi.

@lorenciandrej 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful bike.

@antoniomora8487 8 ай бұрын

Tremenda nave amigo muy bonita la bicicleta. Ésto es una excelente obra de arte saludos desde Cúcuta Colombia 👍🇨🇴 Bendiciones y ya tienes un suscriptor más 👍

@intivillarroel1642 Жыл бұрын

beatiful wrk, congratilatios! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@JavierGonzalez-oe1qq 9 ай бұрын

Meticulous, organized. Helps when you have all the vintage parts and a good shop to work in.

@forgottenthings 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes especially some spare-parts we collected for years.

@Evilslayer73 Ай бұрын

Montreal too dont worry! im here i can testify for it!

@pablogerardomartinezalvare3373 Жыл бұрын

Extraordinaria restauración.......

@christianb.66 2 ай бұрын

Nice!..👌🫶

@francisdoss8642 9 ай бұрын

What a wonderful video...Very technical and interesting simple mechanics...The patience and systematic work of this person is adorable...In such a beautiful & formal video, I only wish we could use 'better words'...(one instance only of using the unsavoury 'Sc..... up...)...Keep it up folks...Auf wiedersehen, from Bangalore...