Lovely bike mate, I have an old crosscheck probably a low tech forerunner of the midnight special. I like the 2x9 set up which allows for 48/11 for pace on the straight and 36/34 for climbing. seems to work for me. Not as good gears as some mountain bikes that I have ridden but all I need in the hills of Bristol

Thread lock on the BB?

Three words; Shimano R353 brakes.

Build gravelbike very nice

Nothing wrong with Tiagra. It’s essentially older 105 technology. Simple, works, durable and easy to maintain.

This era of Trek 1.1, 2.1, 2.3 are some of the best deals around. The framesets are excellent, highly refined alloy frames with carbon forks. (Yes the fork is indeed carbon.)

Great video! Haha, I had the same struggle with my Gravelking (32mm) tires. I tried every trick I found on KZbin, but the only one that worked was inflating the tire with an inner tube first, removing the tube while keeping one side seated, and then using a tire lever to force the bead into place. After that, it's all about crossing your fingers! Once I got the hang of it, installation took about 10 minutes, but over the two years I had those tires, I probably spent a total of 4 hours wrestling with them. I can’t stand those tires - never again! I switched to Schwalbe, and they’re so much easier!

Big fan of upgraded bikes. Good to keep them alive.

I've got a voodoo hoodoo aswell

Are they any good

I’ve got the same frame set! I love it and often grab it above my dedicated road bike for long rides. Tire wise, check out the gravel king ss in the same size. I find them to be fast on road and not too lacking for the gravel I encounter on US rail trails, and smooth single track.

do you still need the old components of your bike.. can you pls give it to me

Nice build. What is the part to hold the front brake cable into the front fork, TIA?

The Griptape and the first ride are why I am here.. I am so disappointed.. My Life is Rwuined!

Nice bike. But the Loktite on the BB was a bad idea brother..

Where did you get the components Is it online or??

Some job well done 👍

Ring👎

Nice bike! Good wrenching putting it together too. Tires I use - Vittoria Dry 47mm, nice barely-there 'file tread' in the middle, slight knobs on the outside for cornering, available in narrower if you like. I also use mountain bike clipless pedals, Time ATAC - they offer a lot more 'float', so I'm not feeling so locked in and my ankle has more freedom, but they also have some resistance near the clip-out angle so no surprises. Flats are also good, lots of choice there, then you use mountain biking shoes made for flats, they can be a bit firmer sole for performance, or a bit softer so they're much more comfy to walk around in later, lots of new choices for those. For really pretty mudguards, they're not cheap, but Gilles Berthoud can be bought with anodized black stays, so they're really stealthy and don't stand out like the ones with all the silver bits.

This thing looks just beautiful, man!! Nice work!

I've been fascinated by these since I first saw a video of one - they look incredibly cool, and reminiscent of some 70's sports moped or the like. Could see myself getting around town on one and I won't lie... I would like one, but they're not exactly cheap, are they?!

The way the frame looked used seems like maybe by reviewers. It probably got sent around to Russ and others. Wasn't his red? -checking. Anyway- great video so far, nice peek into your bike life. I'm gearing up to buy one of these to replace (supersede? consume? cannibalize?) two bikes- a $600 steel SBC 4130 road, and a Niner RLT9 Gravel.

Hi :-) After endless & endless different tyres tried my absolute (current) fave is the Panaracer Gravel King Slick, 38 mm wide. Shopping, potholes, gravel, off-road. Does everything, 3/4 of the year :-). Love the Sour Cherry.

Inspired bro. I also have an old horse that needs some upgrades. I think I can do it 😊

How do you choose the right frame for building a gravel. I’ll love to learn

Looks like my Pacer with bulletproof SRAM Rival groupset.

have the drop bars worked out? more comfortable, cooler, faster?

To be honest mate with the parts on it you have got really decent bike mate and quite light deore xt and slx hollo tek ,renthal bars 205mm roter, I suggest putting the bigger 205mm on the front cuz you need greater stopping power on the front end, but yeah decent.

I’m in the buy one buy well brigade. I think i might get a Wera 3a kit. It’s expensive but it’s got all you need and top quality. Plus a second smaller pouch to really optimise a lighter kit. I’m trying to convince myself here 😂😂

@1:06 😂😂😂

How much clearance did you have between tire and frame with those 47c tires? I have what appears to be the same TriCross frame and I am skeptical than anything bigger than 700x40c would give enough clearance.

Great vid and nice build. I'm rocking Gravel King SS, 47mm, 32-34 psi normally. The SS don't have quite the grip of the SK but roll quicker and quieter on asphalt and tight gravel.

Odd Shape...

Ouch. You will have a really hard time getting those bottom bracket cups out. I’ve always used grease on them and torqued them to spec. Never had one loosen and thread out.

This is a neat build man

Wow this sucks.

for the love of don´t threadlock the bb

Love the video with the edit hope you post more🤗

don't have insta but : my tool kit is a crankbrother sterling mini pump with a gauge, crankbrother multitool (m17i think), a co2 cartdrige with a muc off vavle and tubeless repair kit. it's alright. The pump is the weak part currently but the gage on it is super usefull. the multi-tool is the best I've owned so far. I was looking at the oneup pump but cost and the fact that there is no pressure indicators made me decide against it for now. on big days i also take a victorinox swiss tool. heavier than a leatherman but the bits on it are more durable and the saw and plier can come in handy.

Hope you find the video helpful. I really struggled to find any advice on what tools to put in my bike repair kit. So I thought I’d start an Instagram page to help myself and people with the same problem as me. If you want to get involved, share your #everydaybikecarry by tagging @everydaybikecarry on Instagram: instagram.com/everydaybikecarry/

Schade... das schöne ursprüngliche Rad zu einem 08/15 irgendwas verbastelt.

Ive been using decathlons tyre levers. Cheap and does the job.

Hey, that is so good! (I love your logo btw.)

old hybrids let people get a gravel bike cheaply, its only the consumer culture holding them back . the great tires cost more than the frame. Trek 790 frames are very good (USA USA). old race road bike with limited clearances (23-28?) need to be put in long term storage. who knows they might be useful in the distant future. the TDF bikes look to have wider tires. (wider than 23)

What size frame did you get ?

At 6:20 I think you are trying to cut the chain pin with side cutters. These are designed to snap off so you will have a much easier time using pliers or the chain tool to just bend it till it snaps.

wonder if you could fit a 105 group set to this bike?

why not powder coat it? :-)

Lovely work......removing the old square taper bottom bracket is a great upgrade...those things are like a solid piece of steel...very heavy....the hollowtech ones are much more rigid too..

What’s the size of your midnight special frame?