@bgr1978 cheers, mate. In terms of the replacement bearing race, my friend Joe was searching on eBay for months, and a set popped up. We were possibly looking at running loose bearings or popping out the bearings out the old race and trying to reuse it. It's super hard to find. Also found in that past, it's been cheaper to buy a donor bike for the parts required to finish a build. Are you missing the bearing race altogether?

It's all there save two bearings. The teeth on one side seem to have been crushed slightly, but I reckon I may be able to rescue it. The ultrasonic cleaner did a great job of cleaning it, but the balls went everywhere and nobody wants that!

@bgr1978 mate, that sounds super promising, a bit of fiddling getting the cage right and some fresh bearings in the race and should run like new 👌

If I can't find new, I shall definitely be fettling away! Cheers mate. Love the channel.

I found a Hahanna frameset with Project Twos, velocity stem and impact headset for 50 quid, so we are good to go!

Cheers, mate 👍. I totally agree with you. Slick on the rear and knobby on front. It's definitely super fun. Got so many cool bikes and builds, probably about ten. I want done before Xmas. I'm just working around certain bits, as you will see in coming videos. Really appreciate the message mate 👍

Cheers, mate. Appreciate you watching a lot of my videos recently. 👍

@@GreenFingerHandyman enjoy mate 👍

@@GreenFingerHandyman new pedals of this age are hard to find and would cost a small fortune to replace, save old pedals 🤣

@GreenFingerHandyman is super easy, and it tells you the next steps as you go on. Check one out if you're interested, mate 👍

@psclassy1123 Tell me about it, mate. It's always going to be a suday best, along with all the others. Not enough Sundays in a year 😪

Aww mate, I never thought about going magnet fishing down there. Looks like I'll be ordering one of those during the week 😉

@EriebyCycle awww mate, a bike shop on a canal boat 🤔 never thought of that. Would be totally cool, mate 👍

@@BikeShedBoy I saw it somewhere on the internet. Instant gram maybe. If I come across it again I’ll send it to you.

@EriebyCycle yea, please do, mate. Would be interesting to see it 👍

That would be a great name, dad. If you did 😎

It rides so much better and is a lot lighter as well, many plus points. 👍

It's definitely not far from me 15mins ride and have so many places like this 👍

@@Radek__ cheers mate 👍 I was taught by an old guy that worked at Raleigh for years how to build wheels. I have since upgraded truing stand and some tools 👍

Sound mate, she will require some love first 😎

A decent new UN300 68X113mm I would always go Shimano un300 as they have the best bearings and seals and so on. 👍

@@BikeShedBoycheers, thank you!

@samblenkharn8099 cheers mate 👍 going to order bearing set over the next day or two after getting paid from work and ghen the fun will start 😎

@adrianramos2689 I could 100% go hs11 magura hydraulic, but for an XC bike, I don't want to do it. I think I may go the disk way but totally retro. Wait to see if j go that way 👍

We sure find out in the coming videos, mate. I was told fully working with no wheels and the bearings being shot may tell a different story in the end. We will work it out and see how it all goes 👍

@johnsheetz6639 hopefully in the coming videos, I can show and break down costs and make this more accessible for every job out there, mate. 👍

🤣 the wife was not on the table this time, mate. Lmao

Mate, you never know when you will stumble across the other side 👍

@@BikeShedBoy found it in a bike shop cellar clearance, man I stripped the place looking for the other. Kept it just in case

@OLDMTB mate j have brought stuff at a carboot and then came across the rest on eBay cheap many times. Just keep an eye out and complete the set. They are getting very hard to find as a decent set now days 👍

@@BikeShedBoy I source the same way plus FB as well and I've a growing network of people I trade and source with, next up is a 96 Eldridge Grade in red with older LX DX mix groupset, keep an eye on the page 👌

@OLDMTB awesome mate, what is your page on FB?

I am definitely looking forward to getting out and doing some xc on this. I have to get it all fixed up first 👍

@hamadysack3157 I agree, mate. been waiting to get this done and added to my collection. I'll do more of a price list for this one 👍

@Willdlans cheers mate 👍

I think the first job to resolve will be the bearing issues on the rear end and then moving on to parts and detailing 👍

Stole lol I had full 100% authorisation 😎

​@BikeShedBoy well until we see otherwise lol where is the lady. Not had a word from her for many videos. Starting to get worried! 😂

@GreenFingerHandyman she is sound and safe don't worry, she has the flu at the moment. Keep an eye out on coming videos as she will be back 🤣

You can say that again, mate 👍 got a few things in motion, so I should have a further update video next week 😉

@boxhampton I can start adding in cost and a better breakdown of costs in future videos. I have a video dropping tomorrow, and I'll be sure to add more of a full cost up from start to finish. Channel is still growing, and I am still learning, so advice is always welcome. I would say this build was about a 1k build set over a year, and parts brought and collected over the last few years, so it's hard to put a 100% cost on this. However, some would say it was not worth it, but this is now at a new condition and will live for the next 30 years plus with all the protection and rust proofing. Feel free to follow me on Instagram, and we can always chat about this in more detail 👍

@@BikeShedBoy thanks as i thought ref the costs what about where you sourced parts especially smoke and darts ?

@@BikeShedBoy some would say its not worth it but im 100% for saving these bikes.. ps my bike was a Raleigh Titanium Dynatec torus lx and cost around the same as you said ...

@boxhampton mate, some long nights go into getting parts. Buying from Germany, USA, Italy seems to be great places to find new old stock parts if you don't mind the wait. I have about a further 10 bikes that I am collecting parts for and builds waiting to be done alot of bikes are friends that all love the retro bikes and are just like me so we all help each other out, finding stuff. Panaracer has a modern reproduced Dart and smoke tyres and is pretty much like for like to the old ones. Any supply's of panaracer should be able to order them 👍

@@boxhampton I would definitely have a Raleigh titanium mate. love Raleigh ❤️

I absolutely love this song mate 👌 always try to add music I like.

@GreenFingerHandyman cheers mate 👍

Already dropped the video mate 🤣

Awwww, mate, sorry to hear about the issues. In terms of the BB being stuck, use full fat coke cola and fill the bb from the seat tube. That will get it unstuck. I have used that method many times. I would call a few car garages that do welding work as sometimes they will take on a job like that for a small fee, especially when it get vlose to winter and work dies down. Keep me posted on progress, mate 👍

@@BikeShedBoy Thanks. I'll give it a Coke and hope for the best. I've sent out messages to various welding shops, but unfortunately I'm in Sweden. They tend to get a bit scared of anything that's even slightly off piste - not the most creative/flexible lot unfortunately. If they weld cars, they weld cars. And you try telling them that metal is metal is metal. And not many bike builders. I'll persevere. I may end hopping on a Ryanair with it. Thanks again and I'll keep you updated. It's a great frame - I love the old Joe Murray frames - but it is old. Doesn't even have disc brake braze ons. That one in your video is a young whippersnapper by comparison :-)

@usefulcommunication4516 mate means your frame is worth even more and also worth saving 👍 keep going at it mate. It will be worth it in the end ✨️

@mattderwent2133 mate, I am sure we can work something out. Reach out through Joe and let me know, mate 👍

@@BikeShedBoy will do mate. Love what you’re doing 🙌🏻

@mattderwent2133 cheers mate, work with people, and give them what they want with a little bit of my geek speck mixed in 👍 I am free for some stuff in a week or so 😉

If your initials are cw then it's u lol😂

@steelisreal4313 No mate stem is original to the bike and brought in the UK🤣 also had to have it painted with new decals 👍

@@steelisreal4313 not me mate iam NG 😂

I'm still working on camera angles and all sorts, mate 🤣 what you think of the bike?

@MozOnBikes cheers mate really appreciate that 👍

I deeply apologise, mate. I'll do better next time 👍

Its a 1993 model, originally a burgundy metallic with black forks, but i didnt like the colour, and with it being only original once, for me it didnt matter to change the colour, the kona hot came in this colour and while i was there decided to colour code the forks, its actually gloss red powdercoat that looks like glass to every edge. I had in my head what if back in the day when it was purchased new, it was actually speced in this colour for a wealthy customer 🙂

@@josephkey1514 turned out nice 👌🙏

There you go, my mate who's bike it is beat me to answer the question 😉

Cheers, mate. I was going to ask you that so I could reply 🤣 👍

👍 😎

The groupset is awesome and runs great, and the red just makes the bike so much faster 🤣 I know I always say it but I have so many more builds on the way that will blow your mind mate. Just stick around 👍 😎

@hamadysack3157 is nothing better than a nice tapped thread, mate 😉

Cheers mate, really appreciate that 👍

@paulthomas865 I would absolutely love a fire mountain, I rode one once, and it was fantastic 👌 maybe one day I will add one to the collection 😀 thanks for watching mate and appreciation on the geek speck details 😎 👍

@samblenkharn8099 cheers mate 👍 you should check out some of my other frame to finish builds. They will leave you speechless. Also, to note the epic finish to the comment 👌 🤣

​@@BikeShedBoywatched the whole vid now. That is a peach. You could take that to Malverns classic no problem! I just picked up a GT Arrowhead (my teenage bike 🙌🏻) for forty quid. Gunna do it up when I can.

@samblenkharn8099 40 pounds is a bargin mate, I am sure you will do it justice. I absolutely love kona bikes and the Arrowhead. Is another great one 👍

@NeatSix no mate good old fashioned muc-off grease on the bearings. Never use copper grease on bearings, as you stated 👍

​@@BikeShedBoyah my bad, in the shot with the lower headset bearing it looked copper and I thought oh no 😳. But I stand corrected

@NeatSix no worries mate 👍 still working on lighting, cameras, and the way I say things. It's always great to ask questions, mate. 👍

@@thefreebikes4kidschannel279 cheers mate 👍 this one took a while to get the frame right but was well worth it in the end.

Definitely ​@@BikeShedBoy

@accessarea6 took a lot of work. This one did to get right. All worked out great, laddy

@GreenFingerHandyman have you never worn Jim jams 🤔 maybe is a common English thing. Yes, mate, check out the other video. This bike has come a long way and is now mint 👌 thanks for checking it out.

@BikeShedBoy I have pyjamas and some slippers to match. Just watched the frame fix video. Good job.