Once in a while, you may be lucky enough to find a hidden gem while walking along the street. This happened for Jon on his commute when someone was giving away a vintage bike. In this tutorial, Jon shows you how to restore a bike you found in the trash!
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What to check:
Frame Inspection
First up we need to inspect the frame to make sure that it’s not out of shape, as if it is, it’s probably quite likely you will want to put it back in the trash unless it’s an old Colnago Master Olympic or something as fancy.
Components
Check out the rest of the components too. So the wheels, give them a spin to make sure they are running smooth and true, anything that is really rough or buckled, is going to require some attention. As well as checking for any broken spokes or worn rims, check rim wear with a flat edge. Don’t forget the tyres too.
The bottom bracket and headset. These are two areas known to be a bit problematic. So hold the cranks and try and rock them laterally, so side to side, check for any movement there. And with your headset, give the front brake a hold and try and rock the bike from front to back, seeing if there is any movement or knocking.
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It happened to me about 10 years ago. A basic Hi Ten steel MTB, lady frame, 3×7 speed. Perfect condition, I only inflate the wheels. I used it in the Boom Festival 2016.
fit V Brakes on that bike!
Cantis are horrible to adjust and maintain, and don't work nearly as well as V brakes. V brakes are at the peak of their depreciation these days, you can get a set of nice shimanos for 20 quids
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talks too much.
Do people in your neighborhood pee champagne as well?
I know this is an old video but in these testing times I'm watching a few to distract me from going insane.
I've built a few bikes, trikes and tandems in my time (I'm 80) and rarely bought a ready to go bike, so all those 'strange' fittings (bottom bracket, headset etc) are normal to me. One thing I always insisted on after a GB handlebar broke off in my hand just as I was about to get out the saddle, was good quality fittings – 3TTT or Cinelli – and I notice that beautiful Evans has a 3TT handlebar.
As for what I would do as a matter of course is replace all the cables, the tyres and rim tapes. I'd also strip, clean and regrease the bottom bracket, headset and wheel bearings and replace components as necessary. I know the term 'road bike' here means a stripped down racing bike but all my bikes were (and still are) touring bikes much like this Evans (most of mine are Mercians as I live near Derby). Even my 'racing' bike was an old Mercian touring frame with a pair of Campag/Mavic sprints I built. I time trialled trikes and the tandem, too but really 99.9% of my riding is on touring bikes much like this Evans.
What a find!
This is what I love about GCN is you never look down at older bikes and bikes riders are so proud of, and you personally inspire them… In other words, you are not modern, hi-tech snobs (even though your dam good at it), Ha ha ha haha. You guys have real golden hearts, keep up your wonderful work.
Give me roadbike chainring please
I did this with a 10 dollar Schwinn letour and for my riding it has been perfect and I haven't bought anything other than the replacement components from when I bought it, paint is just good enough that it looks really nice but not so well cared for that I feel bad banging it around