I just found your channel here a while back. I made a bunch of parts bin bikes while i was in college and kind of just learned as I went. Long story short i have more disposable income now and am trying to get back into cycling. Have really enjoyed your channel since i found it and have been going through old videos. Great work on this one ! Should be a handy rig.
You are officially the alt bike RUclips GOAT of Australia! I will stick with my Clydesdale. I can add a rack and trailer for bigger loads and can get through traffic pretty quickly with 2 grocery bags in the front!❤
They are the coolest looking cargo at the moment, looking forward to your feedback longer term especially against the Crust fork. I'm using a basket bike at the moment but with heavier loads I get all the fun of the Easter show in one ride 😬
@@harrie205 True words. Street, park and dirt BMX remain threadless press on inteference fit BB cups so far I believe because of reliabilty issues. Blowing out an aluminum threaded BB is a fathomable outcome of throwing a truck or tailwhip down a massive set. Don't take no chances when shins are on the line.
@@juanfo7307 almost every bearing is press fit(not only bikes). also all threaed bearings are also pres fit they press bearings into alumnium cups and the aluminium cups are threaded in the frames. Bike industry is just wild when it comes to quality
@@harrie205 I agree 100% with your statement. What I am impliying is that aluminum cups can fail catastrophically launching a massive hammer like a whip 3 down a 20 foot drop. BMX except racing has remained threadless BB so far.
Sorry to correct you, but at 15:09 it's actually a JIS screwdriver bit. You can tell because it has a dot on the face. Even though that package even says Phillips. Weird. You really want to use the correct JIS bit number because it can get tighter without damaging it. I bought a set of JIS impact bits for my impact screwdriver, and it's been a lifesaver.
@@garysprojects I recently restored an all-original 1984 Fuji Sundance that came with your same Suntour shifter. Just needed a cleaning and good for another 40 years.
Hi Gary luv this bike. At 1:59 you pointed out the 'little spec plate' displaying "monopole no 01" Are these individually numbered? & Do you have no 1?
You're probably the only one building up one of those fancy new frames using old "vintage" Parts. This inspires me to do it the same way. Amazing 👌🏽 Don't you have to ad some kind of seal to the holes in the frame where the cables go?
Hey Gary, is this really the no.1? If so, you’re pretty honored to build it up the Gary way…looks cool😎being surprised what evolutions it makes in your hands😃Cheers, dude
@@garysprojects thanks…had no clou about their modelnames, so much new bikes and names nowadays☺️definitely a cool one with your special touch, enjoy riding it a lot😃btw how many bikes do you have actually and how to do you store them?
@@garysprojects i just thought the front load is just a fad because its looks beautiful. most of the bikes they feature on bluelug channel are front load. i thought when the load becomes heavy, it will have a lot of effect on steering. I always say i thought because i really do not know hehehe. i only have experience on rear load. i never had a bike with front carrier 😁
@EvendimataE both are good i think, one of the benefits of front load is that you can see it , if it needs adjusting you can do it on the fly and if anything flys off you will know 😂
@@EvendimataEi find with a regular bike, set up witha basket on the rear that I cant swing my leg over. And I feel more confident I can see if something falls. But I think a trailer could carry a far bigger load with more stability
agreed, this is a sample production frameset so they were ironing out the issues with the manufacturer, understandable that sometimes these things happen
our host could have used the right OD saddle tube to begin with. as for the bb... top brands still mess it up. that's why most shops have a set of bb thread chasing tools. i wish i had chasing and facing on mine, but... you gotta do with what you have. i'm dubious about the belt. it's a fad; the belt is locked by a bolt that goes through and the pulley is welded at least in one place... doesnt look like a durable solution to me.
Nothing is easy, ever. Its just a part of tinkering on things. Whether its a bike, a car, or a house. Sometimes when i get frustrated i just walk away for a day or two. As far as shipping problems, its worse in the US right now. I love Ebay, but the US mail has gotten so bad with losing packages that i no longer will use them for anything. Normal delivery times are 3 to 6 weeks. The US mail has been around for over 100 years, ya think they would get better and faster, but nope.
ya same in aus , some times when i order overseas it comes fast than local - doesnt make sense at all. i think the old infrastructure is hard to change or they had no competition to change. now that amazon etc are here they are forced to improve
Throw those brakes away, they are useless ! If you'd used the Avid tri-align bolt system on the rear the 160 mount would have worked, and you could align the caliper better. Like the frame design, I hope the geo works well. How did you take any slack out of the steering belt; any slop there is going to be bad.
I see you too don't know how to actually use analog calipers I didn't for all my life and only learnt about it a month ago in a youtube video /watch?v=7u0PIz7deu8
@@garysprojects ooh my bad I thought you were using ones without a display in the first half of the video, for some reason didn't occur to me that the display just wasn't on screen haha don't mind me lol sick bike btw, looking forward to a long-ish term review
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Ohhh man! Gary moving up in the world! Can't wait to see how you deliver stickers and haul around bikes with this!
Haha thanks man, appreciate the support! def been hauling stuff on this !
Provably the best design of any bike, I have seen for many years... So Simple & But So Brilliant.
hell ya im glad there are people out there still pushing bike design!
I just found your channel here a while back. I made a bunch of parts bin bikes while i was in college and kind of just learned as I went. Long story short i have more disposable income now and am trying to get back into cycling. Have really enjoyed your channel since i found it and have been going through old videos. Great work on this one ! Should be a handy rig.
wow thats cool! i guess its been a while now since i started making videos. times flies ! congrats on finishing college!!
Super clean Swiss design at its best, also love the frame color!
hell ya , totally agree! beautiful frame !
You are officially the alt bike RUclips GOAT of Australia! I will stick with my Clydesdale. I can add a rack and trailer for bigger loads and can get through traffic pretty quickly with 2 grocery bags in the front!❤
hahah cheers mate , clydesdale is good as well 👍
nice machine in a lovely colour, thanks Gary, great stuff
thank you mate ! i agree, one good looking bike cheers!
Looks super slick Mr Gary! Hope you enjoy it!
thank you my dude i appreciate that , been loving it !
Nice build G! Love the colour
thx my dude! yeah the colour is amazing in real life !
Vans grips are awesome and Turbo saddles are my all time favorite. I've been using the Turbo saddles for 35 years.
@@WS102 hell ya turbo has gotta be my favourite saddle for sure
So good. Definitely a shreddie cargo bike
hell ya ! cheers my dude
They are the coolest looking cargo at the moment, looking forward to your feedback longer term especially against the Crust fork. I'm using a basket bike at the moment but with heavier loads I get all the fun of the Easter show in one ride 😬
@@glennpettersson9002 hahaha good times ! yes ! was thinking of doing a comparison video on my, stay tuned 👍
Wow! Sick looking cargo bike! 😍 Btw, i like that color too! Very, very nice build!!! 👍👍👍
Thanks my dude i appreciate that ! Stoked with how it turned out !
@@garysprojects very nice parts you chuck into it. 😎👍👍👍 That Kona? Next Mullet 26/24 build?
haha yeah maybe mullet!!
MTB tyres? Is for trail building?
Gary: gets a sweet new expensive frame
Also gary: puts on trusty old turbo
😂😂😂
hahah the BEST saddle!!
Bb threads are fine art and black magic.
hahaha definitely
BBs should not have threads
@@harrie205 True words. Street, park and dirt BMX remain threadless press on inteference fit BB cups so far I believe because of reliabilty issues. Blowing out an aluminum threaded BB is a fathomable outcome of throwing a truck or tailwhip down a massive set. Don't take no chances when shins are on the line.
@@juanfo7307 almost every bearing is press fit(not only bikes). also all threaed bearings are also pres fit they press bearings into alumnium cups and the aluminium cups are threaded in the frames.
Bike industry is just wild when it comes to quality
@@harrie205 I agree 100% with your statement. What I am impliying is that aluminum cups can fail catastrophically launching a massive hammer like a whip 3 down a 20 foot drop. BMX except racing has remained threadless BB so far.
Hope you enjoy it mate, looks sick.
cheers mate ! def been enjoying it 🙌
belt steering is cool as hell, i looked it up by code, and it's the same as the car timing belt, so you can get a replacement for cheap
oh wow i didnt know that ! hell ya good to know thanks !
I like how they did the cable routing. Did I see correctly that they shimmed the seat tube with aluminum, I like that idea
ya, they have a sleeve in there
You seem like a patient dude congratulations. I would have lost it if i struggled for the seatpost install.
thanks my dude, it wasn't easy but I got there at the end!
IMHO this particular patience gary (and his channel) is famous for. Always a joy to watch.
Amazing how you have a tension meter but no truing stand :D - I build my own wheels too with a cheapo (50 €) truing stand but have no tension meter ;)
if we combine our powers we will be unstoppable!!! :D
Sorry to correct you, but at 15:09 it's actually a JIS screwdriver bit. You can tell because it has a dot on the face. Even though that package even says Phillips. Weird. You really want to use the correct JIS bit number because it can get tighter without damaging it. I bought a set of JIS impact bits for my impact screwdriver, and it's been a lifesaver.
oh okay wow ! good to know thanks for the heads up 👍
nice dude! congrats
cheers my dude
amazing !!
Thank you! Cheers!
Love that a 40-year-old thumb shifter still works perfectly on a bike in 2024.
@@biosfearmag damn! 40 years already haha
@@garysprojects I recently restored an all-original 1984 Fuji Sundance that came with your same Suntour shifter. Just needed a cleaning and good for another 40 years.
thumb shifters will never go out of style
I stand by my LvH Bullitt for life 🤩
nice ! they look fun !
@@garysprojects they sure are! Fast, low gravity point, fun on and off the road, very flexible cargowise. Fastest cargobike in the world 😜
nice i would like to try the low gravity to see how different it is. how you liking the size ? seems like one of the biggest cargo bike
guess you never tasted the supremacy of Omnium 😆
..saw some of them in the real world today at the „bespoked“…really good stuff…💜
hell ya , they look amazing in real life cheers
would love a cargo bike comparison!
@@muzzarobbo will do one soon !
Hi Gary luv this bike. At 1:59 you pointed out the 'little spec plate' displaying
"monopole no 01"
Are these individually numbered? & Do you have no 1?
cheers mate ! no 01 is the model of the bike. you can see on the spec plate mine is number #44
Superb!
thx u very much !
You're probably the only one building up one of those fancy new frames using old "vintage" Parts. This inspires me to do it the same way.
Amazing 👌🏽
Don't you have to ad some kind of seal to the holes in the frame where the cables go?
thanks i appreciate that! love all the old parts ! mmm i think the holes will be fine its pretty dry here in australia
Sweet build, been thinking about cargo bikes a lot. Need a way to get groceries without a car.
@@X0oSCOTTo0X cargo bikes are sweet ! highly recommend!
rectangle in the frame is super unique looking. be interested to hear long term thoughts down the line. ps rack not level gotta roast you for that
shape is not a rectangle because each of the angles are not at 90 degrees. sorry gotta roast you for not knowing your shapes
If you pay attention, all front “triangles” are 4 sided on bikes. This is just a longer headtube than your used to
Kinda giving me VanMoof vibes, I kinda want one and also want to see it on singletrack lugging some pizza and beer haha
hahah ride & pizza , sounds good to me
Rad bike and vid
Cheer mate I appreciate that !
Ball flex hone might have been useful for your seat tube
might get one next time, thx
2700 european roubels, jeebus murphy, i can get 5 le petit porteurs, 1,5 Larry Harry bullitt or 2 omnium frames for that kind of doubloons
haha that's true, it is higher priced, may not be for everyone
@@garysprojects still better than a car 😁
@@stan4oburger hahah true 😂
O brother, I'm seeing a good candidate for that two position seat post with this one. 🤔?
@@noelbrown6771 oooo yeah i was thinking one of the redshift seatposts would go good on this 🔥
What bars are you running? Sick build btw
@@mjp7316 stridsland anchor bar ! did a review vid here if keen:
ruclips.net/video/yK1UI6K8gcE/видео.html
@@garysprojects thanks man!
U dun have to do us all like this broo...
hahahaha sorry my g
Could you write the name of the handlebar? I couldn't find it from from the audio :(
stridsland anchor bar
@@garysprojects thank you sooo much, I've known about them, it seems they are the only one of this kind on the market ❤
Gary did a wheelie, WOO HOO!! 😅
Mate, that bike is sick!
Cheers
Sven
@@helenfulford2040 hahaha not a proper one , maybe in the future ! thx Sven i appreciate that! cheers
Woof
woof woof
Pata nosotros en el tercer mundo...!
esta es un ferrari en terminos de bicicleta de carga.😮❤
hahah yes, even for here is a very nice bike
Hey Gary, is this really the no.1? If so, you’re pretty honored to build it up the Gary way…looks cool😎being surprised what evolutions it makes in your hands😃Cheers, dude
its there no 01 model (not the #1 frame they made) cool none the less! cheers my dude !
@@garysprojects thanks…had no clou about their modelnames, so much new bikes and names nowadays☺️definitely a cool one with your special touch, enjoy riding it a lot😃btw how many bikes do you have actually and how to do you store them?
That adjustment would be if you use a gates drive
@@splashpit rear drops ?
@@garysprojects yea rear drops , I run gates on my cargo bike and that’s how you tension the belt.
@@splashpit ay right on 👍
Valve hole lined up with hub logo = top marks on bike review photo.
hahah ayy thank you my dude , satisfying to do them properly
Poor pillaged KONA. 😢
😊
sometimes u gotta 😂😂
Nice bike
can you bunny hop it on a crocodile?
@@harrie205 cheers mate
e z p z
I want you kona too haha
haha thank you I have to build it back up !
is front load better than rear load....or is it just a fad?
@@EvendimataE depends on the purpose , i am lucky enough to have a few cargo bikes 😅 , will try to make comparison video soon
@@garysprojects i just thought the front load is just a fad because its looks beautiful. most of the bikes they feature on bluelug channel are front load. i thought when the load becomes heavy, it will have a lot of effect on steering. I always say i thought because i really do not know hehehe. i only have experience on rear load. i never had a bike with front carrier 😁
@EvendimataE both are good i think, one of the benefits of front load is that you can see it , if it needs adjusting you can do it on the fly and if anything flys off you will know 😂
@@EvendimataEi find with a regular bike, set up witha basket on the rear that I cant swing my leg over. And I feel more confident I can see if something falls. But I think a trailer could carry a far bigger load with more stability
If bike companies want to experiment with new designs they should at LEAST get the basics perfect first (BB and seat tube..)
agreed, this is a sample production frameset so they were ironing out the issues with the manufacturer, understandable that sometimes these things happen
our host could have used the right OD saddle tube to begin with. as for the bb... top brands still mess it up. that's why most shops have a set of bb thread chasing tools. i wish i had chasing and facing on mine, but... you gotta do with what you have.
i'm dubious about the belt. it's a fad; the belt is locked by a bolt that goes through and the pulley is welded at least in one place... doesnt look like a durable solution to me.
I wish I had some chasing and facing tools too! haha maybe oneday. the belt seems pretty good so far, but will see how it goes long term
No bike build is easy!
@@camt1818 always something !
I want it haha I'd make it electric tho
maybe I'll do it in the future!
Sooo...when is the Chinese copy coming out???
going to be a while i think 🤔
Pas trop vue le bike rouler en Suisse
hopefully more soon !
Nothing is easy, ever. Its just a part of tinkering on things. Whether its a bike, a car, or a house. Sometimes when i get frustrated i just walk away for a day or two. As far as shipping problems, its worse in the US right now. I love Ebay, but the US mail has gotten so bad with losing packages that i no longer will use them for anything. Normal delivery times are 3 to 6 weeks. The US mail has been around for over 100 years, ya think they would get better and faster, but nope.
ya same in aus , some times when i order overseas it comes fast than local - doesnt make sense at all. i think the old infrastructure is hard to change or they had no competition to change. now that amazon etc are here they are forced to improve
Bro, you are one of my best friends. I wish you a very happy life. If you're brazilian I would invite you for bbq every week. Bless you.
ay thank you my dude i am honored
Throw those brakes away, they are useless ! If you'd used the Avid tri-align bolt system on the rear the 160 mount would have worked, and you could align the caliper better. Like the frame design, I hope the geo works well. How did you take any slack out of the steering belt; any slop there is going to be bad.
@@gren509 hahah the brakes are working well. you take the slack out of the steering wheel belt via the adjustable eccentric headset. cheers
Wow the seat post issue! I would not trust this frame!
@@Nick-lm9hg dont worry i was the “crash test dummy” 😂 they are aware of the issue and have fixed it for the final frames
Yoonit's bigger cousin? Jk
hahah I had to look it up, cool bikes
The bike is super cool, but the price of it is a joke. 2.6k for the frame kit wont be working out for the brand
how much do you think it should be
I see you too don't know how to actually use analog calipers
I didn't for all my life and only learnt about it a month ago in a youtube video
/watch?v=7u0PIz7deu8
thx mate i did learn a few extra things from the video particular step measuring cheers, btw these are digital calipers ;)
@@garysprojects ooh my bad I thought you were using ones without a display in the first half of the video, for some reason didn't occur to me that the display just wasn't on screen haha
don't mind me lol
sick bike btw, looking forward to a long-ish term review