Dear Robert, I personally knew Gary back when I had onZa in the 90s. Knowing him he would love to give you a call and pay you a visit and find a way to produce a Retro-Mod based off your beautiful bike, paint decals and all. I would not doubt it would be the best selling Gravel bike for two years in a row. Everything on your beautiful restoration screams! ""BITCH... YOU WANT ME, YOU BUY ME, YOU RIDE ME"" Amazing, when I first saw your photo on the cover of your RUclips vid, I thought WOW TREK & Gary are actually coming out with this amazing new retro Fisher bike. But was blown away when I saw it was a rescue bike... Utterly Fantastic Master Piece!
There’s a certain level of irony in saying “new parts are too expensive”, but using machining a single nut and brake mount with thousands of dollars of tools😂! Great work, very cool bike and insightful build!
But 142 and 135mm hubs are still the same from locknut to locknut as I understand it. I would have just found an old mtb fork and built up wheels with 100/135mm hubs.
Wow. Honestly the thru axle conversion blew my mind. That is such a good idea. I knew about cold setting, but I hadn't seen anyone do that thru axle stuff. Too bad you need some pretty crazy tooling to do this, what an amazing build. As a Gary Fisher owner, I love this build.
I use 10x 135 thru axile conversion on my dt swiss for aluminum full suspension mtb. And cut 142 endcaps to 135 on a aluminum hardtail and drilled the dropouts from 10mm to12mm . In case u don't have steel or ti , there's great options.. and 1° slacker headsets are available for 1 1/8. Not sure about 1" head tubes .
I cringe when I hear someone say, "bike build", which usually means they've changed out some functional parts for fancy parts, but this is genius and absolutely amazing! Well, done sir.
This is absolutely incredible. This is the most detailed and creative vintage bike conversion builds I've EVER SEEN. Usually most people just put on a new drivetrain, tires and bars and call it a day.
Wow, what a brilliant video! I was born in 1973, raced as a teenager on these type of frames in Poland in the late 1980s. I was shocked how easy this conversion went for you. And the Winamp part was great. Unforgettable times.
That sounds amazing. I'm a 1978 model, myself. These bikes were big for me in my late teens. I was in college dorms with a T1 line in 1998 and winamp was all the rage then. We would share files over the university network and make our own Winamp skins. I remember it fondly.
I have a Gary Fisher L' Aquila mountain bike. I bought it new in 1999 in Sydney. So it's now 25 years old! The front suspension forks gave up a couple of years ago and I replaced them with rigid forks. I've been running it on narrow road tyres for many years and predominantly using it on sealed roads, basically as a road bike. The bike has seen life in Vietnam for two years, Laos, Indonesia for several years, and Malawi, as well as here in New South Wales. It's still in nearly daily use, though I do alternate it with my full suspension bike depending on the ride. Still a lovely bike to ride. At 73, I now think my legs will retire before the bike!
Props for this. For myself, I am perfectly happy with the way I typically 'gravelize' nineties mountain bikes: put faster rolling tires on it, swap the handlebars for a drop bar or a Surly Corner Bar type of handlebar, find a high and short stem to get the position right, and that's it. I like the snappy acceleration and the nimble steering of 26" wheels (and their strength), and well adjusted V-brakes work perfectly fine for me.. That said, I do like the concept and realization of this bike very much. Props also for the calm editing and talking us thru the build, including the mistakes. That's a breath of fresh air compared to most bike build video's here. Good job!
I've abandoned any idea of paying what Gravel Bikes are going for these days. Rediculous! NO MORE!! This is real inspiration. "Necessity is the mother of invention", all you bike Manufacturers..
Robert, good video! As a cyclist of 35 years, and a Machinist/Engineer of 45 years, I can appreciate what you've accomplished. I have an old Stumpjumper with 26" wheels, disc brakes, and Quick Release hubs. I converted the 26ers to thru axles in a similar fashion. I had to custom make the axles, modify the hubs, and modify the dropouts. Having machine tools is great!
This is the content I’ve been looking for all day! A restomod bike, truly modded to make it work with modern standards. Many may say it’s shameful to “destroy” another classic frame, but I say it’s better to do this and create a revised version of a bike that will get ridden a lot.
Man you just did the entire project a way way way better than anyone online here on youtube, So much precise on the measurement , then the disc mount and finding the used parts with the the frame stretching to fit the through axle, it was amazing.
Probably the most impressive 90s mtb to gravel conversion on RUclips. Great ideas for anyone that’s handy too. Would’ve been cool to see those adapters brazed on but the flux core welder is a great budget solution
Excellent video….i just did this with an older all carbon 2011 Ridley x-Fire CX bike. Found it dirty and neglected in a pawn shop. I added a SRAM 1X drivetrain, Fulcrum Racing wheels, Ritchey seat post and pedals. Came with Avid shorty ultimate cantilever brakes and Swisstop pads. Great gravel rider/ fun ride coffee stop bike that turns heads.
I love all those old Gary Fisher's. They had such cool names and paint jobs. My first real mtb was a GF Kaitai and it had this awesome sparkly yellow paint job.
I was and actually still am huge Gary Fisher I was devastated when Gary Fisher went under Trek name and slowly dissapeared!Had a Big Sur from 1998 and sold it to but Hoo Koo E Koo from 2000.I wish I kept a Big Sur.Over the years I got other bikes and end up restoring Hoo Koo E Koo and glad I did!Gar Fisher fan forever!!Probably you could join forces with Old Shovel channel.He likes restoring old mtbs.
Did the same thing with my early-90's Gary Fisher Cronus (didn't go thru axle though, that's great!). Have disc brake boss welded on, carbon fork. It's a dream to ride. Bottom bracket/crankset took some creativity, but now that it's all sorted it's become one of my favorite bikes to ride.
Good looking build. I really enjoy building a bike from the frame up, and converting the type of bike as well. Great job with the frame modifications, and the through axle conversion.
I made the same conversion,from a 1993 Raleigh mtb 26" ,to a 28" (700) Gravel bike (but with caliper brake ) works great,the only complaint is the increase of height of the center of gravity,not only for the stability,but also for the saddle height. With the same distance i use on normal bike,it's difficult touch the ground with feet...
Amazing and inspirational. And hats off for showing people that paint solvents are no joke (Full skin coverage, and full face respirator with fresh air supply.) The only way to do it properly . Central nervous system damage is not to be taken lightly... ask anyone who's experienced it.
Gitche Gumee bikes are a lot of fun to ride. As a teen, I would go blasting through all the farmers fields and abandoned railway paths around my house. Spent my summer riding everywhere on that bike. Great conversion.
Everyone else - "Let's build a gravel bike" - proceeds to clean the frame and put a brand new groupset and drop bar on. This guy - "Let's build a gravel bike" - proceeds to make his own thru-axles and disc mounts! You have a new subscriber.
what a setup! This is exactly what I'd love to do and convert old steel MTB frames to 700c gravel bikes. Surely I'm not the only one, and this is a business opportunity for you. Wish I was state side!
Well done, the conversion was totally captivating and your finished bike is gorgeous! You've finished with a very beautiful bike! Something to cherish and be proud to ride!
I own a Gary Fischer Explosif from 90something. Great frame and I always thought about how to get the most out of it - what you did here is really amazing! Congratulation!
The nostalgia part of your video made me kinda sad and long for the early days of mtb's. How we used to geek out at all the new tech at the time. Got my first mtb in 85 and still have it. Remember buddies showing up with Fisher's and thinking, gotta get one of those. Those were the days. Now I'm officially old and just bought my first e-mtb. It has renewed my love of the sport. Now I'm looking at all the old bikes in my barn and wondering, which one will make a good gravel bike. Never say die.
This is my first watch amongst your video's, it was amazing. I have seen lots of conversation video's so far this one is the best. End part you says about the wrong/mistakes/things that goes imperfect was something very much new, and those are the learning that helps a lot. I'm an amature cyclist, I made a gravel from a 90's trek singletrack. Those 90's frames are perfect for gravel/touring bike build. Apprciate your video's. nice works
I have my old 1990 Stumpjumper Pro that I've love to add discs brakes and more to. Sadly I don't have your impressive skills or workshop gear. Though I did get it customised back then by moving cables onto top tube from down tube before that became the norm. I cut through a down tube cable on a rock within IIRC, within a week of getting it. I then had it resprayed and did a whole set of custom decals for it. A while back I compared the Stumpy's geometry to my Crux and they were surprisingly similar. This explained why I liked the Crux so much, because the Stumpy was an awesome bike. Pretty much the only difference up front was the down section of the drops. Your stem length, bar width and hoods are very like bar setups I had back then with bar ends equating to riding on the hoods.
This is it. This is it 😮 recently got an old giant rock 4000. Can fit 700wheela. Wow. Really appreciate for the video. Please don't stop making these bikes 🙏 ❤
Thank you for sharing, these old Gary Fisher chromoly frames are my go-to they're so highly versatile for modifications, The geometry setup on most of these frames are incredible I should not be thrown out
That´s real a Beaut, even for me as a MTB-junky! Love that you kept the paint mostly as it was....i would have left it like that for the swordfish-man alone XD the black stays accommodate the look, don´t mess it up👍👍👍
before watching the video , I thought it would be another budge "retro to modern" build, but as a mécanique this is gold. The true axles conversions it really the best part.
I just did a gravel conversion on a 1999 Orange Clockwork, that I've had since brand new. I didn't go as far as you, as I don't have the necessary skills, and didn't want to spend too much money on it case it turned out to be shit. I swapped the straight bar+shifters for gravel-specific flared drop bars and Shimano STIs, and swapped the saddle out for a modern one (same one as I have on my 2016 road bike as its comfy). I kept the 26" wheels (not quite original, but I've had them since around the same time) and put modern gravel tyres on them. Kept the 3x8 drivetrain and the v-brakes. Getting the v-brakes and front derailleur to play nicely with the modern components required some cable adapters sourced from the internet. Rear derailleur works fine with the STI lever as is. I put a fairly short stem (80 mm) on it, that I had hanging around, as I figured that would place the hoods around the same place as the original grips were, which I thought made sense. I have a few stems of different lengths hanging around I could have swapped it for if it didn't work, but it seems fine. I kept the original suspension fork too. I haven't actually taken it on any proper rides yet, but I have taken it on a few test rides around local streets, just to see what it rides like. It rides surprising well, pretty much like it was intended to be like that. I'm intending to take it bikepacking latter in the year.
Super awesome bike! I'm just getting into gravel riding coming from just riding around town on my roadbike. this is my ideal bike i might try to convert my roadbike will see how it goes.
I have a similar ride using an early 2000's Voodoo Hoodoo, it's disc brake and has a brace or fillet running from the seat stay to the chain stay to support the disc brake. That's a good amount of pressure on a narrow looking seat stay. That is a sensational looking bike and a wonderful piece of upcycling, thanks for sharing 👍
Wow, and wow, about thru axle! You even made your own brackets for disc brakes. 90's soul is still alive with black and green stuff on Winamp. Well done sir!
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The hardest part of the whole project was getting Winamp to work on that Windows 98 tablet.
Hahaha when I saw Winamp I thought what the heck when was this video filmed ? Hahaah
The hardest part was found a nice condition gary fisher or other branded frame next to dustbin
😂nostalgia! Love your vid’s and music choice. Winamp’s the icing on the cake
Dear Robert,
I personally knew Gary back when I had onZa in the 90s. Knowing him he would love to give you a call and pay you a visit and find a way to produce a Retro-Mod based off your beautiful bike, paint decals and all. I would not doubt it would be the best selling Gravel bike for two years in a row. Everything on your beautiful restoration screams!
""BITCH... YOU WANT ME, YOU BUY ME, YOU RIDE ME""
Amazing, when I first saw your photo on the cover of your RUclips vid, I thought WOW TREK & Gary are actually coming out with this amazing new retro Fisher bike. But was blown away when I saw it was a rescue bike... Utterly Fantastic Master Piece!
That bike looks epic❤
There’s a certain level of irony in saying “new parts are too expensive”, but using machining a single nut and brake mount with thousands of dollars of tools😂! Great work, very cool bike and insightful build!
Im with you
The thru axle conversation is brilliant!
But 142 and 135mm hubs are still the same from locknut to locknut as I understand it. I would have just found an old mtb fork and built up wheels with 100/135mm hubs.
its an abomination
Wow. Honestly the thru axle conversion blew my mind. That is such a good idea. I knew about cold setting, but I hadn't seen anyone do that thru axle stuff.
Too bad you need some pretty crazy tooling to do this, what an amazing build. As a Gary Fisher owner, I love this build.
Awesome! Thank you.
doset surly got something like this on its midnight special. but nevertheless pretty nice build!
You don't need to use a mill. You could all that with a grinder and file. It would take more time is all.
I use 10x 135 thru axile conversion on my dt swiss for aluminum full suspension mtb. And cut 142 endcaps to 135 on a aluminum hardtail and drilled the dropouts from 10mm
to12mm . In case u don't have steel or ti , there's great options.. and 1° slacker headsets are available for 1 1/8. Not sure about 1" head tubes .
Had to switch off in the end pissed off with the music
I cringe when I hear someone say, "bike build", which usually means they've changed out some functional parts for fancy parts, but this is genius and absolutely amazing! Well, done sir.
This is absolutely incredible. This is the most detailed and creative vintage bike conversion builds I've EVER SEEN. Usually most people just put on a new drivetrain, tires and bars and call it a day.
Wow, what a brilliant video! I was born in 1973, raced as a teenager on these type of frames in Poland in the late 1980s. I was shocked how easy this conversion went for you. And the Winamp part was great. Unforgettable times.
That sounds amazing. I'm a 1978 model, myself. These bikes were big for me in my late teens. I was in college dorms with a T1 line in 1998 and winamp was all the rage then. We would share files over the university network and make our own Winamp skins. I remember it fondly.
@@RobertAdairWorkshop and those visualizations were priceless. So trippy sometimes :)
Robert is like the Bob Ross of bike videos....love him!
eh more Bob Vila, @OldShovel is Bob Ross.
I have a Gary Fisher L' Aquila mountain bike. I bought it new in 1999 in Sydney. So it's now 25 years old! The front suspension forks gave up a couple of years ago and I replaced them with rigid forks. I've been running it on narrow road tyres for many years and predominantly using it on sealed roads, basically as a road bike. The bike has seen life in Vietnam for two years, Laos, Indonesia for several years, and Malawi, as well as here in New South Wales. It's still in nearly daily use, though I do alternate it with my full suspension bike depending on the ride. Still a lovely bike to ride. At 73, I now think my legs will retire before the bike!
Props for this.
For myself, I am perfectly happy with the way I typically 'gravelize' nineties mountain bikes: put faster rolling tires on it, swap the handlebars for a drop bar or a Surly Corner Bar type of handlebar, find a high and short stem to get the position right, and that's it.
I like the snappy acceleration and the nimble steering of 26" wheels (and their strength), and well adjusted V-brakes work perfectly fine for me..
That said, I do like the concept and realization of this bike very much. Props also for the calm editing and talking us thru the build, including the mistakes. That's a breath of fresh air compared to most bike build video's here.
Good job!
Really appreciate this. Thank you. I had a gravelized Hardrock in the late 90's with bull bars. It was a neat bike. Would be a fun build, for sure.
Jeez, what a brilliant upgrade. Steel frames go a long way to allow whatever you want
Mind blowing the thru axle problem solving - Simply brilliant conversion and a 'proper' change from old to new 🙂
I've abandoned any idea of paying what Gravel Bikes are going for these days. Rediculous! NO MORE!! This is real inspiration. "Necessity is the mother of invention", all you bike Manufacturers..
Robert, good video! As a cyclist of 35 years, and a Machinist/Engineer of 45 years, I can appreciate what you've accomplished.
I have an old Stumpjumper with 26" wheels, disc brakes, and Quick Release hubs. I converted the 26ers to thru axles in a similar fashion. I had to custom make the axles, modify the hubs, and modify the dropouts.
Having machine tools is great!
This is the content I’ve been looking for all day! A restomod bike, truly modded to make it work with modern standards. Many may say it’s shameful to “destroy” another classic frame, but I say it’s better to do this and create a revised version of a bike that will get ridden a lot.
Man you just did the entire project a way way way better than anyone online here on youtube, So much precise on the measurement , then the disc mount and finding the used parts with the the frame stretching to fit the through axle, it was amazing.
Major thumbs up for the WinAmp player 😄
Probably the most impressive 90s mtb to gravel conversion on RUclips. Great ideas for anyone that’s handy too. Would’ve been cool to see those adapters brazed on but the flux core welder is a great budget solution
Excellent video….i just did this with an older all carbon 2011 Ridley x-Fire CX bike. Found it dirty and neglected in a pawn shop. I added a SRAM 1X drivetrain, Fulcrum Racing wheels, Ritchey seat post and pedals. Came with Avid shorty ultimate cantilever brakes and Swisstop pads. Great gravel rider/ fun ride coffee stop bike that turns heads.
Prob the best bike build I’ve seen in a while!
Thank you for sharing your mistakes too, it's cool to see it all! There's so many stories to tell in these projects 🙏
You are one smart guy , I am car painter by trade , I'm very impressed, my friend Chip Foose has to see your channel!!!😊
Nice! Gary would approve (especially the grabbing it out of the trash bit.)
One of the best bike builds I have watched. Cheers
This is one of the best looking bikes I've ever seen.
I love all those old Gary Fisher's. They had such cool names and paint jobs. My first real mtb was a GF Kaitai and it had this awesome sparkly yellow paint job.
I remember those
I was and actually still am huge Gary Fisher I was devastated when Gary Fisher went under Trek name and slowly dissapeared!Had a Big Sur from 1998 and sold it to but Hoo Koo E Koo from 2000.I wish I kept a Big Sur.Over the years I got other bikes and end up restoring Hoo Koo E Koo and glad I did!Gar Fisher fan forever!!Probably you could join forces with Old Shovel channel.He likes restoring old mtbs.
Absolutely beautiful! The gold makes it pop. Great build.
Thanks!
Did the same thing with my early-90's Gary Fisher Cronus (didn't go thru axle though, that's great!). Have disc brake boss welded on, carbon fork. It's a dream to ride. Bottom bracket/crankset took some creativity, but now that it's all sorted it's become one of my favorite bikes to ride.
@Robert Adair Back in the 1990’s a Gary Fisher was a top brand mountain bike they weren’t cheap, Gary was a very respected bike rider. You scored.
Nice, envious of your shop and skills. Thanks for the video.
How nice to be so honest about a few little mistakes, al lot to learn here. Well done conversion!
Good looking build. I really enjoy building a bike from the frame up, and converting the type of bike as well. Great job with the frame modifications, and the through axle conversion.
As soon as I saw those cantilever brake mounts on the frame I knew I was gonna watch some welding. That whole video was riveting!
Riveting was only a small part of the video.
What an outstanding build! By far the best and most dedicated 90s MTB gravel conversion I’ve seen.
now thats a proper mod, great job
great work
I made the same conversion,from a 1993 Raleigh mtb 26" ,to a 28" (700) Gravel bike (but with caliper brake ) works great,the only complaint is the increase of height of the center of gravity,not only for the stability,but also for the saddle height. With the same distance i use on normal bike,it's difficult touch the ground with feet...
Absolutely stunning bike, i loves steel frame.
And I’ve got a Gary Fisher out in he garage. Woohoo! Nice job
Amazing and inspirational. And hats off for showing people that paint solvents are no joke (Full skin coverage, and full face respirator with fresh air supply.) The only way to do it properly . Central nervous system damage is not to be taken lightly... ask anyone who's experienced it.
I would ❤ to give that it's maiden voyage. Fisher would be proud.
I went back for it, way fast!
thru axle part is the most satisfying!
Gitche Gumee bikes are a lot of fun to ride. As a teen, I would go blasting through all the farmers fields and abandoned railway paths around my house.
Spent my summer riding everywhere on that bike. Great conversion.
Wow - that through axle conversion requires some serious machine shop skills and tools!
Everyone else - "Let's build a gravel bike" - proceeds to clean the frame and put a brand new groupset and drop bar on.
This guy - "Let's build a gravel bike" - proceeds to make his own thru-axles and disc mounts!
You have a new subscriber.
Thanks for joining. Appreciate it.
Amazing video, your skills bringing an old bike back to life is incredible. What a pleasure!
Thank you.
Congrats, Amazing job and wonderful place to ride a bike.
Now this is a true "bike build".
Excellent workmanship and an awesome end result. This exercise shows how long the modern mountain bikes have gone. Love your workshop!
man, there is nothing more satisfying than engineering your own bike solutions, it's surprising how many problems you can avoid
I definitely don't seem myself going this hard on a conversion, but there's still a ton of good info in here.
this is real ecology - giving life for old products - and in fact high quality painting on this is far better than in new bikes :)
"Convert an old 90's mtb to a gravel bike in 1384979 east steps!"
For real though, just wow! Nicely done!
Great build! Thru axle conversion was brilliant. Would recommend adding a brace between chain stay and seat stay to bolster that rear disk brake.
this modernizing process was really smart
I've never seen someone on RUclips make something that's absolutely incredible and hard to do look so easy .... you got a new subscriber bro
This is unbelievable. I have never seen a rebuild like this before. Well done.
what a setup! This is exactly what I'd love to do and convert old steel MTB frames to 700c gravel bikes. Surely I'm not the only one, and this is a business opportunity for you. Wish I was state side!
Well done, the conversion was totally captivating and your finished bike is gorgeous! You've finished with a very beautiful bike! Something to cherish and be proud to ride!
Thank you very much!
I own a Gary Fisher Paragon from 90s they are awesome!!
I own a Gary Fischer Explosif from 90something. Great frame and I always thought about how to get the most out of it - what you did here is really amazing! Congratulation!
Very cool!
brilliant design excellent building thank you
Excellent build! I have a mid 90s Gary Fisher that I turned into an Omnium Minimax cargo bike last year. Such a great frame for a fun build!
This is brilliant! I have a beloved late 90’s Norco Team 853 which I would love to do a similar conversion to!
I don't normally leave comments on videos but the alterations you made were awesome and the bike looks great. Thanks for sharing.
Appreciate it. Thank you. And thanks too for subscribing.
Oh my…. U r a genie of bike!!! Fantastic job u’ve done!!
This was insanely well done. Really awesome restomod and great ideas I'm sure others will use for similar projects.
The nostalgia part of your video made me kinda sad and long for the early days of mtb's. How we used to geek out at all the new tech at the time. Got my first mtb in 85 and still have it. Remember buddies showing up with Fisher's and thinking, gotta get one of those. Those were the days. Now I'm officially old and just bought my first e-mtb. It has renewed my love of the sport. Now I'm looking at all the old bikes in my barn and wondering, which one will make a good gravel bike. Never say die.
This is my first watch amongst your video's, it was amazing. I have seen lots of conversation video's so far this one is the best. End part you says about the wrong/mistakes/things that goes imperfect was something very much new, and those are the learning that helps a lot. I'm an amature cyclist, I made a gravel from a 90's trek singletrack. Those 90's frames are perfect for gravel/touring bike build. Apprciate your video's. nice works
I have my old 1990 Stumpjumper Pro that I've love to add discs brakes and more to.
Sadly I don't have your impressive skills or workshop gear. Though I did get it customised back then by moving cables onto top tube from down tube before that became the norm. I cut through a down tube cable on a rock within IIRC, within a week of getting it. I then had it resprayed and did a whole set of custom decals for it.
A while back I compared the Stumpy's geometry to my Crux and they were surprisingly similar. This explained why I liked the Crux so much, because the Stumpy was an awesome bike. Pretty much the only difference up front was the down section of the drops. Your stem length, bar width and hoods are very like bar setups I had back then with bar ends equating to riding on the hoods.
What a great video! So much can-do creativity. Hopefully the bike itself gets some proper miles on in its second life. Well done!
This is it. This is it 😮 recently got an old giant rock 4000. Can fit 700wheela. Wow. Really appreciate for the video. Please don't stop making these bikes 🙏 ❤
This build is amazing. I did something similar with a specialized rockhopper. Great stuff
We use to put our road bike bars on our Bridgestone Mtb's back in the day if there was a gravel like Xc race.
Very well done on this.
Thank you for sharing, these old Gary Fisher chromoly frames are my go-to they're so highly versatile for modifications, The geometry setup on most of these frames are incredible I should not be thrown out
That heat sink trick is old school. Kudos to you for using 100% of your brain. Cheers bro.
Appreciate it!
That´s real a Beaut, even for me as a MTB-junky! Love that you kept the paint mostly as it was....i would have left it like that for the swordfish-man alone XD the black stays accommodate
the look, don´t mess it up👍👍👍
Such a fine build....
The freaking urge I have to find an old 90s frame and build my own bike now. Amazing video, keep them coming
Nice work. Good honest debrief and lessons learnt at the end was refreshing.
I appreciate that!
Wow, sick build! Gary would be proud.
He's still alive though?
@@Coastal_Cruzer Yep, and would still be proud I reckon.
man, amazing content. never knew gary fishers had a good paint on them. nice!!
Phenomenal skills my friend great work! I would love that Gary Fisher. Maybe I’ll shop around. Ride On!!
Thank you. These GF frames are really good candidates for this type of project. Probably the best I've seen.
Best conversion i’ve seen in youtube. The cleanest TA conversion.
Thank you. Appreciate it.
before watching the video
, I thought it would be another budge "retro to modern" build, but as a mécanique this is gold. The true axles conversions it really the best part.
plus there is not a way to put the bars tape, we are 3 mécanique at my shop and we all have a different way, just rap it in the way your hand grip
Bro, you built a gravel bike. Thats freaking awesome.
Amazing restoration more power!
This is magnificent. The reason why I'm in love with bikes in just one video.
Ah, a Sunday of watching people who love bikes do stuff to bikes that make them better bikes. Also, bikes!
I just did a gravel conversion on a 1999 Orange Clockwork, that I've had since brand new. I didn't go as far as you, as I don't have the necessary skills, and didn't want to spend too much money on it case it turned out to be shit. I swapped the straight bar+shifters for gravel-specific flared drop bars and Shimano STIs, and swapped the saddle out for a modern one (same one as I have on my 2016 road bike as its comfy). I kept the 26" wheels (not quite original, but I've had them since around the same time) and put modern gravel tyres on them. Kept the 3x8 drivetrain and the v-brakes. Getting the v-brakes and front derailleur to play nicely with the modern components required some cable adapters sourced from the internet. Rear derailleur works fine with the STI lever as is. I put a fairly short stem (80 mm) on it, that I had hanging around, as I figured that would place the hoods around the same place as the original grips were, which I thought made sense. I have a few stems of different lengths hanging around I could have swapped it for if it didn't work, but it seems fine. I kept the original suspension fork too.
I haven't actually taken it on any proper rides yet, but I have taken it on a few test rides around local streets, just to see what it rides like. It rides surprising well, pretty much like it was intended to be like that. I'm intending to take it bikepacking latter in the year.
amazing build
Super awesome bike! I'm just getting into gravel riding coming from just riding around town on my roadbike. this is my ideal bike i might try to convert my roadbike will see how it goes.
Super awesome build.
And that's the 1st time I saw a thru-axle convertion.
I'm working on a project to give a second life to an italian Columbus steel MTB frame and this video was very inspiring. Thanks for this :)
I have a similar ride using an early 2000's Voodoo Hoodoo, it's disc brake and has a brace or fillet running from the seat stay to the chain stay to support the disc brake. That's a good amount of pressure on a narrow looking seat stay.
That is a sensational looking bike and a wonderful piece of upcycling, thanks for sharing 👍
I’m watching for a Voodoo frame. That’s going to be my next project. Thanks for the kudos!
Wow, and wow, about thru axle! You even made your own brackets for disc brakes. 90's soul is still alive with black and green stuff on Winamp. Well done sir!
That is just a amazing bike. So sweet. I want one for me!!!
Honestly this is a very awesome and well thought out build, great job!
Gongratulations Sr. It’s so beautiful to modernize an old frame. The true axles and the brakes are a work of art. Job well done….