I'd like to thank you for the clarity and completeness of your explanations! You've saved me an incredible amount of time, and above all, you've given me the confidence to do it myself! Many thanks.
I feel your pain! Even with shorter dropouts, it's an absolute PITA! The job of changing the tyres on my early 90s Gazelle has come round again and I'm considering leaving it in the shed and just using my mtb from now on.
@@Velocipedium Haha! It's a 57cm and I know (after hiring one in NL) that a 59/60/61 would be a more comfortable size. I've just about got the job done after two afternoons of swearing at an inanimate object, ceasing only when light stopped play. It urgently needs the chain renewing or at least a link removed as I've tensioned it so far out that main wheel nuts are sitting perched partially off the end of the horizontal dropout. Do any of your videos focus on chain link removal?
I would like to thank you Sir. I'm new owner of one of these duch bikes from few months only. Very useful video Sir. May I ask you one question? It's about rust all around, because we're talking about aprox.70's -80's bike. I need to make it beautiful. Classic beauty. How to get rid of rust? If possible of course.
Two days ago I purchased Gazelle original seven speed mens Version with the bar. Absolutely beautiful Rolls like a roller Royce not looking We're having a rear puncture but how many
Great help for me and my newly-acquired Gazelle Cheetah. The anti-rotation washers are different on mine and it doesn't have a cap nut on the left side. I will remedy that once i know if the axle is 13/32 or M9. Given that the nuts are 15mm, I'd guess metric. The right side bearing was loose, too.
@@Velocipediumes, I watched it and found it a bit hair-raising. I will keep that method in mind, but I may prefer to remove the wheel. For the current overhaul I'm removing the chain case for cleaning, replacing cables and the broken shift cable pulley and learning to adjust the rear cones.
Nice explanation, but however,, I have never seen a more inefficient way to change a back tire on a gazelle :-) In order to make it much, much easier, just remove the upper side of the chain case. But ok, take that from a dutch enthousiast. I like this bikes so very much!
Its a shame youtube does not have two way communications, I was chuckling to myself."Drop the chain off the sprocket". On a serious not i love the cartoon at the end of the vid. Is this the new Spring/Summer attire for the avid Velocipedium ? I need that to go on a saddle bag. Good to see you back, i had to go through your back catolouge to find something to watch.
As a Dutch guy who’s changed his tires a lot, I never take the back wheel off anymore. I always use the shortcut of bending the frame a bit, they sell special tools for it, but on a blue Monday I have used a crowbar before to provide the leverage. Safe to say that my bike doesn’t look as good as any of yours look, but then again it’s a bike from the 70s that I bought years ago for €40 and it’s still going on strong today lol
@@Velocipedium I wrote this comment before I watched the entire video whoops, I heard you mention the method. Would love to see the next video, get well soon!
Reminds me of my newish to me 1950 Raleigh roadster, 28" wheels, removable stays. I vowed to always take the mudguard off first after my first frustrating wheel removal...... Only the rear Top chain case section is removable. A bit of a faff to say the least. 😂
I'm dreading the day I need to remove the rear wheel on my Gazelle Speciaal. Though it does at least have the improved rear drop outs...so it might be a bit easier than this one 🙂
The gain you get from having a fully enclosed chaincase is of course a longer lasting chain with less maintenance. What you lose is more work when changing tyres. Moders anti-puncture tyres are very good, so my choice would always be in favour of the chaincase. By the way, you can also choose to put the chain tensioners on the inside of the stays {making putting the wheel back even more difficult ;-}
You're an absolute lifesaver! I've been trying to work on my 1980's Gazelle Esprit, but it's so confusing and complicated, and this helped so much!
Good bless you for putting this video❤
I'd like to thank you for the clarity and completeness of your explanations! You've saved me an incredible amount of time, and above all, you've given me the confidence to do it myself! Many thanks.
Thanks for going through the pain barrier for everyone's education. Love the Gazelle's gold & bronze.
I feel your pain! Even with shorter dropouts, it's an absolute PITA! The job of changing the tyres on my early 90s Gazelle has come round again and I'm considering leaving it in the shed and just using my mtb from now on.
Look at my video on changing a gazelle tyre without removing the wheel. Do not despair 😊
…or sell the gazelle to me!😊
@@Velocipedium Haha! It's a 57cm and I know (after hiring one in NL) that a 59/60/61 would be a more comfortable size. I've just about got the job done after two afternoons of swearing at an inanimate object, ceasing only when light stopped play. It urgently needs the chain renewing or at least a link removed as I've tensioned it so far out that main wheel nuts are sitting perched partially off the end of the horizontal dropout. Do any of your videos focus on chain link removal?
I would like to thank you Sir. I'm new owner of one of these duch bikes from few months only. Very useful video Sir. May I ask you one question? It's about rust all around, because we're talking about aprox.70's -80's bike. I need to make it beautiful. Classic beauty. How to get rid of rust? If possible of course.
A close up of the bike shows how good a condition it's in great advice on how to do things the right way another video to enjoy thank you
Two days ago I purchased Gazelle original seven speed mens Version with the bar. Absolutely beautiful Rolls like a roller Royce not looking We're having a rear puncture but how many
Great bike, a dutch jewel, but changing the rear wheel is a pain in the ass!
Great help for me and my newly-acquired Gazelle Cheetah. The anti-rotation washers are different on mine and it doesn't have a cap nut on the left side. I will remedy that once i know if the axle is 13/32 or M9. Given that the nuts are 15mm, I'd guess metric. The right side bearing was loose, too.
Have you seen my other video after this one, changing the tyre without removing the wheel. The bike I used is my own beloved Gazelle Cheetah
@@Velocipediumes, I watched it and found it a bit hair-raising. I will keep that method in mind, but I may prefer to remove the wheel. For the current overhaul I'm removing the chain case for cleaning, replacing cables and the broken shift cable pulley and learning to adjust the rear cones.
Nice explanation, but however,, I have never seen a more inefficient way to change a back tire on a gazelle :-) In order to make it much, much easier, just remove the upper side of the chain case.
But ok, take that from a dutch enthousiast.
I like this bikes so very much!
Its a shame youtube does not have two way communications, I was chuckling to myself."Drop the chain off the sprocket". On a serious not i love the cartoon at the end of the vid. Is this the new Spring/Summer attire for the avid Velocipedium ? I need that to go on a saddle bag. Good to see you back, i had to go through your back catolouge to find something to watch.
As a Dutch guy who’s changed his tires a lot, I never take the back wheel off anymore. I always use the shortcut of bending the frame a bit, they sell special tools for it, but on a blue Monday I have used a crowbar before to provide the leverage. Safe to say that my bike doesn’t look as good as any of yours look, but then again it’s a bike from the 70s that I bought years ago for €40 and it’s still going on strong today lol
This was a wheel change video. Next I’m showing the Dutch tyre/tube changing method. It was scheduled for a week ago but I have been ill.
@@Velocipedium I wrote this comment before I watched the entire video whoops, I heard you mention the method. Would love to see the next video, get well soon!
Love those tyres! I wonder if any other manufactures did that?? Geekery at its finest!
Reminds me of my newish to me 1950 Raleigh roadster, 28" wheels, removable stays. I vowed to always take the mudguard off first after my first frustrating wheel removal...... Only the rear Top chain case section is removable. A bit of a faff to say the least. 😂
Do you have a good source for an original gazelle branded coat guard? Asking from Colorado U.S.A. Thanks ps great video!
They are hard to get in uk since the disaster that is brexit. Try searching for their dutch name, Jasbeschermers
I'm dreading the day I need to remove the rear wheel on my Gazelle Speciaal. Though it does at least have the improved rear drop outs...so it might be a bit easier than this one 🙂
Just wait a few days and all will be revealed as j demonstrate the dutch way of tyre changing.
What great bike! How's the gear range for hills?
Nice job
The gain you get from having a fully enclosed chaincase is of course a longer lasting chain with less maintenance. What you lose is more work when changing tyres. Moders anti-puncture tyres are very good, so my choice would always be in favour of the chaincase.
By the way, you can also choose to put the chain tensioners on the inside of the stays {making putting the wheel back even more difficult ;-}
This video is entitled “changing the rear wheel”. You don’t have to do this for a tyre, and coming up is the tyre changing video , the Dutch way!