It's funny to have found your "streetfighter road bike" builds just now. I've just finished a build for myself comprising of old parts and a steel road bike frame. I have always leaned towards putting mtb parts on my road bikes. This one even more so with 1x9 narrow-wide setup and a downhill straight bar with a little rise. Its great to see a kindred spirit out there.... I just love to build up these old frames and making them my own. Mostly I love to ride them hard in the streets. They're lightweight, fast and very maneuverable machines. And I can fix anything on it. I'd hate to buy more new aluminum frames when these old steel beaut's are still around.
I've come back to watch this 4 or 5 times now. I've become quite addicted to collecting and rebuilding bikes. It all restarted since March 2019. This video inspired me to build a street fighter / commuter. I found myself an old '88 Schwinn Circuit with the original Sente group, minus the brake levers. I removed most of the group and left the downtube shifters. I spaced and aligned the rear to accommodate a 130 wheel spacing. Tiagra 4700 front and rear derailleurs, friction shift, flat bar. It turned out perfect.
Just happened to come across a giant vintage steel "dad bike", originally a trekking bike, but I find it to be a road bike in disguise. Funny enough I decided to go for a road&mtb hybrid build yesterday - now I learned I am building something very similar to this. This video is perfect to get some valuable inspiration! Keep up your great work, greetings from Germany!
Officially inspired. I built what I’m calling an “urban mtb” from a 2014 Felt 7sixty frame. Parts bin and ultra budget used parts. Had a lot of fun doing it and learned a lot. Next project I might even be brave enough to paint!
OMG, goosebumps at everything! I did a light restoration to my dad's old '78 roadbike and now I can't stop riding it everywhere, so lightweight and stylish... I love it. Back to the video, I am kind of purist with these old road bikes, but your work on this one is next level. I LOVE what you did with the frame, and the flat bar is a reality check that now you can be more comfortable than those years... Seriously, awesome work!
One of my favorite builds to date! I believe you in that those tires are probably the most costly part of this build. 😃 I really enjoy the riding parts you've added to your videos.
I had first tried (in an initial mock up of the bike) some 560 bars but they seemed too narrow, I had these 720 bars that at first I thought would be too big, I wanted something around 660 ish but now hat it’s been built it feels awesome and feels more like my mtb builds.
@@oldshovel Do you actually find straight bars comfortable? I've tried it, and after five minutes my shoulders, elbows, and wrists start complaining. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. Beautiful and innovative build, as always.
So I was watching this ony phone while cleaning up around the house. I was convinced you put the bike in the fire at the beginning. Had to go back and rewatch. Thought you were tempering the steel or something.
I have a very similar build from a 78" Hunter road bike, but I kept the original drivetrain, and man is it a fun bike. I love how the old road bikes handle, and it's harder to take myself too seriously when I'm riding flat bars and flat pedals vs drops and being clipped in.
Awesome build love the mix of components you used. Looks great. Tried bluing a steel bmx frame as a test, didn’t realize how quickly you need to clear coat it, I left it to sit overnight and entire thing rusted up. I had to re-sand and start over, wound up painting it. Will try again on another project, this build is the inspiration! 🙌
I just picked up a '97 LeMond at a pawn shop for a song. I was already planning to strip and blue the frame. You sir have shown me that I should follow through. I am a leather worker however so I plan to give the seat a new look and whip the bars with leather strap
This is an excellent build. It will be both useful and huge fun. I love the way recent evolutionary steps in chain/sprocket/shifter design rendered feasible many more gear set-ups. This will be am excellent street warrior. I confess (although they lack a little lightness) I prefer a modded hybrid or rigid-fork MTB in this rôle, as the frame allows a fatter tyre and the brakes are normally a more effective Canti or linear-pull type. But caliper brakes are not a crime either, and this will be a wicked toy. Chapeau.
Great bike! I especially love the blued steel frame. I would have cut the handlebars way, way shorter, but I'm an old school East Coast guy. 😎 Keep up the great work!
You should do a video just on how you remove paint from a frame. Is it just hours of sanding or do you use a chemical agent as well? The welds have always been what get me.
I’ve tried chemicals and don’t like them much. On this one I just did hours of sanding while thinking I need to get a sand blast cabinet that fits a bike frame…😁
Beautiful as always. I really like how you do harmonize the classic and the modern equipments on your projects. Styling with decals and painting, in an artistic way in a fluent asmr kind video, awesome.
Great watch. Thank you. I almost skipped this one but in the first 30 sec your smirk let me know that you were up to something ! I have to admit that I was really digging that lime green when you starting blueing and I did not have the vision at that point. Glad you are a sort of genius when it come to layer and paint. Turned out great.
Nice video. I did a bike conceptually similar this year, and I was fun watching your build. I had a '70s vintage Jack Taylor tourer that I never liked the handing of, but liked the general setup of. I transferred most of the parts to a frame of mine (I used to build, also '70s vintage 2x5 gear, 120mm hub). New brakes, new 32mm Gatorskins, and I now have a good handling 'round town flattie.
I was so excited to see a Lemond in your last video- Im so pleased to see youve brought a Lemond back into service again, they really are great bikes, probably the best production steel bikes ever made. nowdays to get a similar quality steel frame your option is a custom bike. it looks fantastic, well done!!!
Man - I've seen you do the bluing a few times, but on the Lemond it looks incredible. The care, patience and excitement you show for these older bikes is fantastic. Thank you for the content and the hard work.
a while back I gave up on the new bikes and went back to riding my 90s steel bike. i've collected 3 lemonds since. after the cf and disk brake experiment has passed, we might look back on lug-less steel with 1" steerer as a zenith in design
I used to have those CODA (dia-compe) brake levers. I had used them back in the late '90's on my Cannondale CAAD 3. They look great, but are pretty flexy.
Tengo una Lemond idéntica desde hace 16 años. La utilice muchos años todos los días y aún la tengo muy bien conservada. Saludos y buenas rodadas desde Cd de México!
Mind to share the chain install procedure? It's pretty different from the common method used in Shimano 1x/2x docs, which is large chainring + largest sprocket + 2~4 links. The final result looks good and seems to have less stress on the RD.
I just set the chain initially to the most links that work on the smallest rear cog and front chain ring that engages the rear derailleur sufficiently. If after that I need to shorten it I haven’t gone too far too soon. It can also slow me to go to a bigger rear cassette without swapping the chain.
It's funny to have found your "streetfighter road bike" builds just now. I've just finished a build for myself comprising of old parts and a steel road bike frame. I have always leaned towards putting mtb parts on my road bikes. This one even more so with 1x9 narrow-wide setup and a downhill straight bar with a little rise. Its great to see a kindred spirit out there.... I just love to build up these old frames and making them my own. Mostly I love to ride them hard in the streets. They're lightweight, fast and very maneuverable machines. And I can fix anything on it. I'd hate to buy more new aluminum frames when these old steel beaut's are still around.
🙌 was totally feel the same my friend.
What I love about your chanel is that you keep old parts from other projects and reuse them on new ones, like the Shimano 105 brakes this time.
I've come back to watch this 4 or 5 times now. I've become quite addicted to collecting and rebuilding bikes. It all restarted since March 2019.
This video inspired me to build a street fighter / commuter.
I found myself an old '88 Schwinn Circuit with the original Sente group, minus the brake levers. I removed most of the group and left the downtube shifters. I spaced and aligned the rear to accommodate a 130 wheel spacing. Tiagra 4700 front and rear derailleurs, friction shift, flat bar. It turned out perfect.
Whenever I hear myself catching my breath after a bike work out, I remind myself that's a good workout..... great build, great workout too.
I've watched a bunch of these bike build videos. This is definitely my favorite.
This might be my favorite bike build on the internet
It’s definitely one of my favorites also.
@@oldshovel my gramps and I are r interested to know how well it's holding up ( the gun Blu/ clear coat)
was a bit nervous seeing a lemond frame being modified but then i remembered who was doing it,
awesome job.
Now THAT is a proper rat ride! Just the right thing to do with a classic 853 frame! Lovely
Just happened to come across a giant vintage steel "dad bike", originally a trekking bike, but I find it to be a road bike in disguise. Funny enough I decided to go for a road&mtb hybrid build yesterday - now I learned I am building something very similar to this. This video is perfect to get some valuable inspiration!
Keep up your great work,
greetings from Germany!
My favourite channel on RUclips
Also you inspire me to fix up and clean old bikes.
Officially inspired. I built what I’m calling an “urban mtb” from a 2014 Felt 7sixty frame. Parts bin and ultra budget used parts. Had a lot of fun doing it and learned a lot. Next project I might even be brave enough to paint!
As a mountain biker I find myself super attracted to this build! My fav one of yours so far!
I was watching and saying to my self how cool would a Lemond look blued! Bravo!!!
Fantastic , I love vintage bikes, perfekt work
The finish on that bike is absolutely fantastic..
I love Vintage Frame steel
Awesome 👏👏
I saw a Le Mond of a very similar style and vintage just this week near my home in South Wales. Very classy looking bikes, what a great build.
OMG, goosebumps at everything! I did a light restoration to my dad's old '78 roadbike and now I can't stop riding it everywhere, so lightweight and stylish... I love it. Back to the video, I am kind of purist with these old road bikes, but your work on this one is next level. I LOVE what you did with the frame, and the flat bar is a reality check that now you can be more comfortable than those years...
Seriously, awesome work!
One of my favorite builds to date! I believe you in that those tires are probably the most costly part of this build. 😃 I really enjoy the riding parts you've added to your videos.
What a brilliant idea, Its simple and rare. Nice one, oldshovel...
Didn't think I would like this build, but end result looks awesome ! ( Bars a little to wide for me. ) 👍 Love your work. Bikes and axes !
I had first tried (in an initial mock up of the bike) some 560 bars but they seemed too narrow, I had these 720 bars that at first I thought would be too big, I wanted something around 660 ish but now hat it’s been built it feels awesome and feels more like my mtb builds.
@@oldshovel Do you actually find straight bars comfortable? I've tried it, and after five minutes my shoulders, elbows, and wrists start complaining. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. Beautiful and innovative build, as always.
@@Korina42 Maybe try some ergonomic handlebar grips, my hands still numb after long rides but wrist and shoulder okay.
@@Repiiv88 Nope, I'm happy with my swept bars that keep my hands & arms in a more natural position. Thanks, though. :-)
Makes me miss mine. 1992 Panasonic PICS frameset with polished everything, 650b rims, 38c Panaracer GravelKing tires. It was such a headturner
Man that Bluing really set it off! Love it
The frame is awesome!!!
So I was watching this ony phone while cleaning up around the house. I was convinced you put the bike in the fire at the beginning. Had to go back and rewatch. Thought you were tempering the steel or something.
Lol 😂
Yay an OldShovel video! Christmas arrived early. Great video Rob!! Happy holidays to all my fellow bike lovers!
Thanks John
I have a very similar build from a 78" Hunter road bike, but I kept the original drivetrain, and man is it a fun bike. I love how the old road bikes handle, and it's harder to take myself too seriously when I'm riding flat bars and flat pedals vs drops and being clipped in.
Totally agree.
As a guy with and old 80’s road bike who has wanted to do this since I got it last year thank you for the video.
A brand new bike after a well performed transformation…
Cheers from NYC
I love the way you ran shifting cable through the left frame guide so whole front end now looks really neat and natural,cheers
I love watching your builds! 1x's are definitely the way to go. I prefer toeclips, friction thumb shifters, and I cut a 600mm down to 555mm.
Awesome build love the mix of components you used. Looks great. Tried bluing a steel bmx frame as a test, didn’t realize how quickly you need to clear coat it, I left it to sit overnight and entire thing rusted up. I had to re-sand and start over, wound up painting it. Will try again on another project, this build is the inspiration! 🙌
Awesome choice on the levers!
woaahh i really really like that blueing finnishing!!
I just picked up a '97 LeMond at a pawn shop for a song. I was already planning to strip and blue the frame. You sir have shown me that I should follow through. I am a leather worker however so I plan to give the seat a new look and whip the bars with leather strap
This came out great looking, Love It! I’ve built up many bikes in my life and your videos is like watching a Bob Ross painting in action.
This is an excellent build.
It will be both useful and huge fun.
I love the way recent evolutionary steps in chain/sprocket/shifter design rendered feasible many more gear set-ups.
This will be am excellent street warrior.
I confess (although they lack a little lightness) I prefer a modded hybrid or rigid-fork MTB in this rôle, as the frame allows a fatter tyre and the brakes are normally a more effective Canti or linear-pull type.
But caliper brakes are not a crime either, and this will be a wicked toy.
Chapeau.
Very, very nice job. Plus I learned a few things about decal application.
Great bike! I especially love the blued steel frame. I would have cut the handlebars way, way shorter, but I'm an old school East Coast guy. 😎
Keep up the great work!
Such a gorgeous bike build! The width of those bars, try shooting any gaps in NYC traffic!
That really is a lovely bike.
Stunning. Well done.
True artistry. I have an old Trek 2000 that I ride as is but would love to do something like this with it.
Is the sound of the decal plastic as satisfying in person as in the video?
Lol. I’m not sure.
I love the bluing soooo much!
This is my kind of bike, love the blued steel look esp with the Reynolds masking :)
Nice video. I love Lemonds, much my better half's dismay. I turned my Nevada City into a Campy Record all arounder.
The shots above the city are amazing 😯
I have a LeMond Zurich that I built and use for triathlons 15 years ago. I need to get it out again.
Turned out great! Looks like a fun ride
this is totally epic!! love the blueing! and i bet that's a quick ride on tarmac..!
Woooow , very nice 👍!!
What a stunner!
Whoooo that bike is the HOTNESS. Nice work!
I love that finish! I will try that on my next steel build.
I love this bike! 😍
You should do a video just on how you remove paint from a frame. Is it just hours of sanding or do you use a chemical agent as well? The welds have always been what get me.
I second this
Wire wheel attachment on a drill can help get the tricky spots
I’ve tried chemicals and don’t like them much. On this one I just did hours of sanding while thinking I need to get a sand blast cabinet that fits a bike frame…😁
@@oldshovel the easiest solution always ends up being the most expensive
I get my frames blasted at a local powder coating shop. $25 a frame and there is absolutely no paint left. Then 400-600-800 wet sand. It’s worth it.
I think the bluing of frames is my favorite finish you've done, especially with a hint of color.
Love the song and the bike.
Very beautiful, good work 👍
Wow man this is awesome!
Beautiful as always. I really like how you do harmonize the classic and the modern equipments on your projects. Styling with decals and painting, in an artistic way in a fluent asmr kind video, awesome.
Thanks 🙏
Too beautiful to actually use on the street.
Great watch. Thank you. I almost skipped this one but in the first 30 sec your smirk let me know that you were up to something !
I have to admit that I was really digging that lime green when you starting blueing and I did not have the vision at that point. Glad you are a sort of genius when it come to layer and paint. Turned out great.
Performs well. Very pleased
Such a rad build! I love seeing lemond frames getting turned into cool rigs and getting a new lease on life!
Truly awesome build. Thanks for the ideas, especially this raw frame.
Nice video. I did a bike conceptually similar this year, and I was fun watching your build. I had a '70s vintage Jack Taylor tourer that I never liked the handing of, but liked the general setup of. I transferred most of the parts to a frame of mine (I used to build, also '70s vintage 2x5 gear, 120mm hub). New brakes, new 32mm Gatorskins, and I now have a good handling 'round town flattie.
The end result looks awesome, I would love that as a commuter!
I was so excited to see a Lemond in your last video- Im so pleased to see youve brought a Lemond back into service again, they really are great bikes, probably the best production steel bikes ever made. nowdays to get a similar quality steel frame your option is a custom bike. it looks fantastic, well done!!!
That’s what I’m talking about. That is a fun whip right there
Totally. I can’t wait to get out on it again.
Saludos desde España, que bicicleta más bonita le ha quedado, es usted un maestro restaurador. Gracias
Beautiful bike!
Hello and thank you for this very nice and great video. The color and label thing looks great for me.
brilliant build
Amazing 👏👏👏
Very nice bike💪
I'd have done a restoration with original parts, everything. It looks amazing but you can't beat a restoration with a quality frame like this
Awesome) The metal of the frame looks brutal, but everything together looks elegant and light)
I think this might be my favorite build you’ve done! 😊
Nice build. Spectacular headlight!
I love this build awesome !
Wow , that looks great . That would be a fun bike to ride and looking that good for sure will turn heads , well done .
Sweet bike. 👌 Congrats.
What a beautiful bike. And yes: the frame color looks just awesome. Just the handlebars look like they can become painfull after a long trip
Saw your pics on Instagram and watched the build on RUclips. 🚲💯👍
The Bluing looks so good! Now I want to strip my bike and do that to it! What with all the free time I have!
Bike looks great!
Man - I've seen you do the bluing a few times, but on the Lemond it looks incredible. The care, patience and excitement you show for these older bikes is fantastic. Thank you for the content and the hard work.
Awesome build Oldshovel ! Hope you have a lot of fun with it !
Thank you sharing! I think this is my favorite build you’ve done so far , ride safe and enjoy that bad boy!
a while back I gave up on the new bikes and went back to riding my 90s steel bike. i've collected 3 lemonds since. after the cf and disk brake experiment has passed, we might look back on lug-less steel with 1" steerer as a zenith in design
Really dig what you do.
I used to have those CODA (dia-compe) brake levers. I had used them back in the late '90's on my Cannondale CAAD 3. They look great, but are pretty flexy.
Such a nice bike
sweet bike man. very good hands
Tengo una Lemond idéntica desde hace 16 años. La utilice muchos años todos los días y aún la tengo muy bien conservada.
Saludos y buenas rodadas desde Cd de México!
Hike turned out great! Thank you for the great work & keep these build videos coming.
Mind to share the chain install procedure? It's pretty different from the common method used in Shimano 1x/2x docs, which is large chainring + largest sprocket + 2~4 links.
The final result looks good and seems to have less stress on the RD.
I just set the chain initially to the most links that work on the smallest rear cog and front chain ring that engages the rear derailleur sufficiently. If after that I need to shorten it I haven’t gone too far too soon. It can also slow me to go to a bigger rear cassette without swapping the chain.
I recently did a very similar build with my 631 Bianchi Imola. Same 1x10 SRAM X9, but with riser bars and 28c Schwalbe Marathons. My around town bike.
once again, awesome work.
Man, your videos never disappoint 😁 cheers