Turning a Rusty $150 Hardtail into a profit
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- In this episode of Flip Bike, we find a great deal on an old Diamondback hardtail mountain bike. Once we started digging in, it turned out to not be such a great deal after all! Join us today as we hammer, torch, and saw this bike back to glory so it can be sold at a profit.
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To be clear, you can sell a bike with problems as long as you don’t lie about it. In this case we intended on selling it as a restored and mechanically sound bike.
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I’m sure with the price for the bike being low the person selling it didn’t really know much about bikes you can’t really blame her for the problems
@@nothingiwant549 what
@@Marc0V3r0na he didn't blame anybody.
@@RealMTBAddict never said did I’m agreeing with him idk if it sounds like I’m not
What I love about this series is that it isn't 'let's make money!' It's let's improve things, and learn along the way. It's a great thing to do as part of an interest or hobby you have.
Fully agree - the clips I enjoy the most from BP/BPE. :)
100%🤜🤛
Keeping stuff out the scrap heap. 👍
“It’s not about the money, it’s about sending a message”
I am loving this series
Can you make a none suspension fork bike and add a suspension fork to be a hardtail
Yes love at first sight 😂
Same
Same
Yup me too
What I like about Seth is he fixes these bikes like he's keeping them for himself. A genuinely good dude!
Probably because throughout the whole thing, the gremlin in the back of his head is chanting "MINE, MINE, MINE". He's just really good at ignoring the gremlin
You are quite bad at selling for a profit in a good way. I love seeing you put some extra parts on the bikes and giving back to your community
I have an old Specialized Rockhopper that I would love the chance for Seth to fix up as it needs it! I got the bike when I was like 13 and now my 12 year old son wants to go for rides. Well Seth if you are ever in Salt Lake and need a project hit me up! Love the channel and the content. Thanks for making me interested in biking again!
He make off this video so thats very wrong
@@thomasmichaelsen2949 he upgraded the bike
@@thomasmichaelsen2949 whats wrong with making money off hard work?
@@courtneyedwards9124 or you can support your LBS
My day just got better
My life just got better
I’m about to go to sleep so my days about to end lmao
Same
Same bro!!
Ahhh yes a hit from the crack pipe
Hey Seth, I think it would be super neat if you made stickers that said “s-tuned” or something like that you put on the bikes after fixing them up.
Great idea, s(eth)-tuned I actually dig that idea!
S-Works would be better imo lol
Thats pretty neat
@@louiefriesen specialized has that.. if he used it they can sue 🤷♂️
@@louiefriesen "Seth's-Works"
The reason why I love these videos is because it makes something that was manufactured (tons of energy and materials used) and made it useful again and something "new" to somebody else. This reduces potential waste from somebody throwing out a bicycle, who doesn't appreciate one the way we do. I also love these videos because it reminds me of the years I spent as a part time bike mechanic. These are all problems I've encountered working on bikes. Cheers!
Seeing all those new bikes in the intro gets my hopes up that this series will live on. Keep it up, love it
Seth, I’ve been wrenching for years on everything from cars to washing machines. I’m also a serious trail runner and just got a MTB. Decided to buy my oldest two sons cheapish used MTB’s and do a mini version of your overhauls. Very fun to watch, and inspiring! Thank you!
Man it would be an honour to buy a bike off someone who cares as much as you seth. Much love from the 🇬🇧
I've learned so much from these videos, currently i was low on funds but wanted to gift a decent MTB. I started with a lightweight department store frame and replaced stock HEAVY parts for lightweight and more durable parts that I bought and some I had laying around in my parts bin. The bike now looks like its worth 3x if not more than the original amount. Thank you for inspiring me and teaching us how to make a bike even better.
It just makes me happy when Seth uploads. His videos are a joy to watch!
Absolutely
i totaly agree!
I love how Seth says "let's rip it apart then come up with a plan" like he doesn't have a plan and then does what he wants after
Honestly, especially when it comes to a project like this, you can't make a plan until everything is stripped apart and you can see everything at once to know which direction to take.
Your videos have helped me reach over $75,000 in trading by age 23! Thanks Berm Peak. Keep the videos coming. 👍🏽
The one effective technique I use is staying in touch with a financial coach for guidance, it might sound basic or generic, but getting in touch with a financial adviser was how I was able to outperform the market during the pandemic and raise a profit of roughly $40k
Wow what an achievement! Best of luck for the rest of your future, I’m looking forward to being able to invest when I turn 21 in November!
Congrats!!! When did you first start investing?
@@grantstanley6039 When I was 20 ,but you need a finance Pro if you don’t want to loose and if you want to be more successful.
@@jamesjude4988 that’s awesome, you’re right I do need a finance Pro.
Please can I approach yours?
"Wow. It's almost like it's a real fork." I don't know why this cracked me up so much.
Yup flipping bikes is more of a passion thing.
I simply love these videos. I recently took my ghost recon 5 hard tail and upgraded it to a single chainring upfront, clutch derailleur in the rear, and even put on a PNW dropper post and new Marzocchi front fork because of these videos. The thing simply rocks now.
Nice!!
Sweet! I took a 20 year old specialized Enduro and put on new bar stem and brakes on it and now I use it as a dirt jumper and it’s sweet.
6:17. I love that he didn't even go for the hack saw he just went straight to the Sawzall. On an unrelated note,, thanks for all that you do seth, you inspire me to be a better mountain biker, trail builder, and hopefully someday a youtuber, whenever I am down watching one of your videos, new or old, always makes me feel better and you have helped me and I am sure a ton of other people through hard times without even knowing it.
I love the flip series. Can’t wait to see more.
My favorite series on youtube right now! Love watching budget flips!
Love your videos so much been watching for two years please keep up the great work
I've been in a wheelchair since 2011. Took up mountain biking in Austin, TX back in 1983. No suspension or clipless pedals back then. I used to buy a used bike that had parts I wanted to upgrade my ride. I'd replace cables, chain, grips, seat if it needed it and anything else to make the other bike run well and look good. I didn't replace bearings if they were smooth. I would detail it. I didn't completely renovate like you do, but I also wasn't trying to make any money. I just wanted to break even, and get some nice used parts on my ride out of the deal. It worked well. I even got my first suspension forks off a parts only salvage bike for next to nothing. So if you are a diy-er it makes sense to watch and learn from these videos. It's how I got my first super fast shifting shimano crankset, and I generally upgraded my shifters and cranks each time there were new super slick shifting systems with an extra rear cog to add three more gears to the system. Oh, it's how I went from two to three front chainrings.. I did buy new SPDs and pedals and shoes, cuz otherwise it would have been stoopid! If it sounds like I learned to do a lot myself, I did. This was pre youtube, making it even harder to learn stuff like this. But I lived tonride back then.
I had to buddy up with some good mechanics! It is easier to learn now with the interwebs.
@Bermpeak
Love this flipper series!
Just an insider mechanic tip. When this happens on old square taper BB. you can place a chisel between the arm and the b.b cups. This works because of the “taper” on a chisel.
Essentially wedging it, hammer down and pooof off comes the arms with little to no damage to arms or frame and you can still use Bottom Bracket.
Hey Seth, I am loving this series. My main bike lately has been an old road bike that my best guess dates it to the late 80's. It rides great for what I paid and what it is. But watching this series has given me ideas on how to put a bit of money into it for a better overall bike. Thanks!
This series reminds me a lot of me when in highschool, always "modding" my bike and trying to make it better for the looks and/or for the riding. Yeah, really good old times.
Amazing and enjoyable series btw!
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This year at burning man I pulled an abandoned and rusted 2011 Trek Nevada hard tail out of the mud after the event ended and I have been slowly fixing it up. I need a bike I can thrash around in urban settings and this one is turning out to be a real joy. I had some nice bike parts lying around and I have been visiting the local used bike parts co-ops and browsing craigslist. Probably the best deal so far was a $35 Cannondale dropper post that was cheap because it was missing one bolt that secures the seat. It's so fun to take a little time to pull off some parts and drop them in the ultrasonic cleaner, or swap out some old part for a decent condition used replacement. This series has been a big inspiration! Once my build is complete I will strip down the frame and paint it a nice pink and purple sparkle blend.
Hands down my favorite segments! I love flip bikes! Thanks!
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This is probably my favorite series from berm peak, it's really fun to watch Seth rebuild a bike and see what he can get out of it. I'm finding myself taking closer looks at the bikes in the thrift store contemplating if I can flip it haha
This is a great series! Definitely encouraging to see the small upgrades that make a difference. Thanks Seth
I really like how you clarify that this is not a way to start a business but instead just for us to learn how to make an entry level bike more usable for ourselves. There are a bunch of channels making content where you think "I could do that too and make money with it" when that might not actually be the case but people think that's how it works and lose money rather than gain it.
I've learned much about MTB by watching these videos, It's like bike mechanic tutorial for me) much love from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿
I would love to just see all the tools you use on a rebuild just laid out.
Really wish you'd accept parts from your subs. Sometimes I just want to see these old bikes absolutely hooked up with tons of nice new parts
I love how this has the MightyCarMods intro music, I realise that it's all free licence but, got to wonder if it's intentional!
Get Seth’s merch RN! I got a cognative jumper over a year ago and I wear it everyday..still soft..still warm..still perfect, it’s also very affordable
You put bikes that were just collecting dust back on the trail. That’s the only value that’s important in my book. Keep up the great work!
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I'm loving this type of content. You focused too on people who watch your videos and that's one thing to admire. I hope i can meet you one day and hit your trail park. Sucks to live in Philippines where in there isn't much trail system to begin with
Yup, sometimes it sucks in Philippines, but there's a lot of nature, but the cycling community is little toxic if you done something so wrong doing in yourselves and your bike.
I’m pulling for you bro!!
@@nzo_6543 yeah i guess and this is the reason why i do more cross country stuff cuz of nature.
@@ericsonfuntanar4026 heck, even some mountain bikers are in enduro.
I just got into MTB’s within the last month. I haven’t even bought my first bike yet but I am addicted to this channel. Great production and content. I look forward to every new video. I can’t wait to buy my first bike soon.
Back then when I still have square bb I found out that the best way to get them loose was just to go riding without the bolt on, that did it for me many times, even when I had the threads ripped away by the extractor. Just go riding for a while and alternate your stance on the bike, so you produce play on it.
can we be honest though, even though it has schrader valves no one like presta, so schrader valves are a plus atleast you could use a normal bike pump on it.
So far all regular bike pumps I have seen were either Schrader or Woods (Most work on both types). My bikes have always been one or the other. Haven't even heard of Presta before I started watching these videos, but that might be because I do not own a "professional" bike, as I mostly ride used city bikes I get from Ebay. I really do like the simplicity of Schrader and Woods, and the fact that you can easily replace the core without having to replace the tube.
Love watching these videos, so satisfying seeing the before and after! Thanks seth for inspiring my friend and I to make our own mtb channel!
I love that you talk about the ethical aspects of reselling in your videos. Not only helping people learn more about their bikes, but setting a great example for your audience. Well done man, as always I love your videos!
Your Videos inspired me to try this out. I bought an old specialized big hit fsr 3 for 550 aud, fixed it up for another 250 and sold it for 2.1K. I just wanna thank you so much for inspring me to try this out. :))
"I don't care what kind of crankpuller you have", then proceeds to the metal cutter 😂
I've never taken apart suntour forks like that. They have two nuts that you loosen and then tap and the lowers come off
congrats on being 33# trending started watching u during the quarantine and you've definitely shown me how to tune and change few things
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A 26" Diamondback Response was my first adult mountain bike when I got back into biking in 2012-2013. Long gone now, but awesome to see you doing one up. Great video.
"Not a huge score."
My man, 100 bucks in pocket are better than nothing.
Beats sitting on a couch watching netflix and getting fat.
When I flip bikes I try to make at least $40 so anything more is gravy. Maybe it’s the area I’m in (San Diego) and the demand isn’t as high for bikes like before? Got me into bikes so I’m happy.
With all the driving and effort I would pass on that opportunity.
100$ for 10+ hours of work , I’m good
And a smile on someone's face.
Redo My Bike LOL. Love this series always enjoy watching it thank you for for steady uploading.
Selling used and mechanically sound bike is the best thing you can do for new owner! Keep series on! These are very inspiring!
Hey Seth, I jsut want to congratulate you on making excellent videos and good tutorials. I recently just snapped the frame on my bike and I can’t afford to get a new frame let alone a new bike which is basically what I need cause I racked the rims, and snapped the cranks right off. I found out just last night that I can’t ride till atleast April of next year, and I was heart broken and destroyed when I found out but every time I watch your videos I smile, forget that I don’t have a Bike to ride, and forget all my problems in life. Thank you for your great content, keep up the good work, cause me and all of your viewers love your content.
Seth: "at $150 we have a lot of room to do stuff"
Also Seth: "If I make $1 from this, it's better than losing $150. Let's see what we can recoup from this."
Randall Munroe: "The longer a project drags on, the lower the standards for success"
Seth you should try parts that are cheap yet not life-threatening. Here in the philippines there are a bunch of saddles handlebars frames wheel parts and many others which are manufactured by brands which sell at a very low cost. And many of us riders here seem to have no issues. Brand such as sagmit, cole, speedone, saturn, mountainpeak.
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
@@MichaelRei99 why would that be a problem? Most of the people here only have that pricerange to spare? And since ive started cycling there has been none incident concerning these parts. Materials are the same as such expensive parts in the market but labour in asia is much cheaper than in western countries. If you look at other brands like sram they make their factories in taiwan. My bike held on no problem over the years costing only 800 dollars.
Love these videos. Working on bikes and cycling help me with my mental health battles. I'm doing a lot of bikes at the moment for people who can't afford much. I'm trying to do a series of cycling challenges for charity in memory of a friend so trying to raise the money for the entry fees by doing the only thing I know, building bikes. I'm the same as you in that I don't care about making big money from them, I just love working on them and love seeing bikes that were going to be scrapped given a second chance. If it means I can enter the challenges then that's a massive bonus.
Just bought the same bike a couple of months ago for $120 and have pretty much replaced everything, even bedlined the frame. I can confirm the crank is hard to remove on these. When it finally popped off the heavy chain ring/crank fell right into my foot and gashed into a vein. And yes it's a freewheel hub, I swapped a 9 speed 11-46 cassette onto mine.
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Seth: tries to work
Oscar: *DISRESPECT YOUR SURROUNDINGS* "heavy metal starts playing"
With the rusted bolts and stuff.. just soak em in apple cider vinegar for a few hours and then give them a good rinse off (and a polish to be extra). Bit stinky but gets rid of the rust and saves a few bucks replacing them, sort of fits the series theme with trying to flip em for profit :p
There are a few ways to remove rust. Vinegar, electrolysis and chemical soaks are the easiest and most common. The problem with all of them is that if the chrome plating or anodized finish is damaged the rust will be back very soon unless a new coating is applied. New bolts are cheap.
I'm not a mountain biker at all. But I love your channel. It's entertaining, you're a terrific presenter, and your videos are just fun to watch. And because of this channel I'm seriously thinking about getting into the hobby. Keep at it buddy.
My absolute favorite RUclips series, can't wait for the next vid👍
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Hey Seth, you said Shrader valves tend to date a bike and make it look a bit less valuable. I was curious, is there any real reason to not use Shrader valves, performance wise? I've just always found Shraders so much more user friendly and less finicky but figured there was some practical reason they are not on any nice bikes. Thanks!
NGL i want one of his restored bikes looks extremely fairly priced and absolutely amazing
I bought a DB Response Sport in 2012 and am in the process of converting it to single speed now. Great video!!! Thank you!
Thanks for your videos. recently I bought my first and used Fully (Fuji Reveal 29 1.3 D from 2013) it was in good condition beside some scratches. But than it began to crack, if I put some force to the frame. After purchase of some tools and grease, I completely disassemble the rear suspension/triangle. Two bolts needed some hammer strokes to get lose. After rebuild it drives as new, not cracking anymore. I also put new grips on.
So you did a cranksplant…
2 likes after 2 years for the pinnacle of dad jokes... wish i could continue with some dadjokeplant
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Great series. When you explain your hopes for what makes these videos useful, I think you've done just that.
Im an average rider. Always loved bikes. First job was as a bike builder at Toys R Us in the late 90s. Never worked for a pro bike shop, and never gotten any real training. Just what I learned as a kid, and on the job retain crash courses.
Fast forward 20 years, Im older, out of shape, over weight, and Im really trying to get back into downhill MTB, for fun and exercise.
These videos are really refreshing a lot of forgotten knowledge, and updating me on modern advances. I love it.
I wish I could come work for you! Haha! Can't wait to see the next video!
I have the same bike, turned it into a 10-speed and completely fixed it up. I love that thing!
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when I was like 19-23 I used to bike to work 5 days a week and had a mechanic that always would hook my bike up the same way you do... just going all out to upgrade everything within x budget. Always appreciated the hell outta knowing a mechanic that could make a $250 bike run and look like it cost double that. Love these videos man!
This was my first name brand bike , it got me hooked and I miss it …. It got stolen on a trip out to Los Angeles ! Thanks for the reminder of great times !
Thanks for these videos I have just got back into mountain biking and don't have much money so bought a merida big 40 and these videos have given me a insight in to what I can upgrade
Having just gone thru this with my 2011 GT Karakoram 3.0 I find almost a asmr quality to watching this. Beg my pardon lol thanks for the videos, you've helped more than you know.
Seth, u gave up and went to the angle grinder too soon. I've recently got a few "walgooses" that I had to work on/upgrade and ran into the same problem with cranks completely fuzed/seized to bottom bracket also stripped all the threads out. I was at my wits end, and about to angle grind it. My friend suggested I use automotive tools like a bearing puller, that did the trick and I've used it on a few seized bottom brackets/stripped threads since with 100% success.
I have this same bike !! Still running. Has to be close to 10years old and only replaced the grips, pedals, and rear brake. Just upgraded this month to my first full suspension bike. 🤙🏼
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I love that you’re not out to price gouge people instead you give them a really fair price and the bikes find good homes, I pulled a you and got a cruiser that I planned to flip but absolutely love it
The one time i ruined a crank arm - was a combo of not threading the tool in fully (about half way) and really soft aluminum, and corrosion from sweat drips (it was a stationary exercise bike). Lesson learned - keep your crank puller clean, lube the threads often, and use a wrench to ensure it is threaded on ALL THE WAY.
I like the way Seth shows people that regular real bikes are good bikes. 26rs with flat pedals can be fun. They are fun. Thanks Seth for bringing us back to reality.
This is basically where I'm at right now. Just picked up a 2017 Marlin 7 for 200 has only 18 hours off riding according to the old owner but just gotta re seal the tubeless tires and clean up the chain. So excited to get on it when I'm done
I just picked up a 29" mountain bike someone left out for scrap I'm going to give it my 13 year old brother in law for Christmas your videos help alot for knowledge
I bought one just like this today. Garage kept, like new. The original Kenda tires still have the nibs on them. I’m stoked!
FlipBike should just be its own channel at this point. Tbh it feels like a cop-out for Berm Peak content, even though I enjoy it.
Seth, when taking off a stubborn crank, it's best to hold the opposite arm when removing. When u hold on to the arm you're removing it creates a binding force making it more difficult to remove.
I have a 2007 response hardtail, orange peel colored. Got it for $85. Dude didn’t know what he had. Easily a $300 bike after some minor adjustments, PNW bars and grips, and a hossfelter(spelling) stem. Love it!
I've got a schwinn axum from Walmart and I plan to upgrade it..You're videos are awesome..I don't have the right tools to do what you do..yet..but I want to do all the work on it myself and your videos are teaching me how to do that
I devised an easy way to remove stubborn crankarms using the normal puller but with a lot less force needed.
What I do is I tighten the puller real good, then I leave it in place and jump solidly on the pedals with the crankarms horizontal. I then do this again with the crankarms turned 180-degrees.
Now I can easily tighten the puller another quarter turn and repeat jumping on the pedals one or two more times if needed and the arm comes right off, safely and without any broken tools or stripped crankarm.
You can even use the same sort of approach so as to get titanium bolts tight enough without breaking them, and also to get those "nutted-style" bb's tight enough without stripping the often-brittle threads off of the studs on the spindle.
Just tighten the lightweight bolts or the troublesome nuts normally but on the light side, then jump on the cranks and tighten some more until things get settled, 1-3 times is all I do.
Love your videos I have being watching your videos for more than 4 years always doing everything you do with love
I've been doing this for years... it funds my camping trips. I accumulate 20-30 bikes and sell all in the spring. I try to do mtn bikes and BMX but end up with several cruisers.
You would be amazed what ppl throw out and what's available for under $50.
Depending upon overall condition I will part out or build up. For every 5 bikes I purchase 1 or 2 are just for parts and 1 or 2 are purchased just for frame/fork to build up.
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After so long 😭😭😭😭😭berm peak makes my day better and I learn a lot about bikes via berm peak thank you so much ❤️
This was my first MTB with disc brakes way back in 2013 I loved the db response sport
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I seriously love this flip bike series. MAKE MORE! FASTER!
I absolutely love these🙌🏼 I feel like you need some more appreciation for putting so much time, money and effort into these videos.
I fixed up a response for my sister, from a considerably smaller parts bin. Ran into the exact same problem with the crankset. Had to bust out the Makita grinder to get it off. Screwed with it for a few hours before that.
Build went so smooth after that.
Hey Seth!
I love these videos. I'm running a Bike program at a school that I teach at, and one of the big interests the kids have are fixing bikes. The kids are learning heaps and I can't wait to see what comes up next in the series
Just went through this with an 87 Schwinn Sierra. Threads stripped EASY. Instant dunking feeling. Did get the crank off and luckily found the identical replacement in good condition.
My favourite video series on RUclips right now.
Love this series!!! I don't even ride but am addicted to your content. I will eventually follow suit!
This is my favorite series of all time
Hey Seth, for those old style tapered BBs that are seized, I have found that if you take a crank bolt and cut the head off it, then thread it in to the tapered axle, then use the crank puller, you'll have a lot more luck. The crank puller is pushing on the flat part of the crank bolt, and not the threads of the inside of the tapered axle.
Ah, I remember my diamondback response. treated me well for my first real (non walmart) mountain bike. cool to see it worked on they got a great bike!
Come on, Seth. You do these videos because you know bike nerds love build videos. We LOVE ‘em.