1956 Rudge Town Bike - Vintage Bicycle Restoration - 95% Complete

[@majorpain1251]

Very nice restoration. Love the crankset. Looks better without the chain guard.

[@johanvanseijen]

so recognizable, all of those issues, small and large, that come with restoring vintage bikes. You know they're there, just waiting to rear their ugly heads when the job commences. And of course the satisfaction when they're overcome. Well done, the result is beautiful!

[@peterharrer3261]

Looking at this months later, it's one of your best.

[@juancarloslopezrodrtiguez4787]

Me encanta lo que has hecho, lo bien que la has dejado, parece nueva, es es lo que hay que hacer no tierra a la basura.

[@jamesporter5630]

Looks great. The white tires really pop. Love the paint choice.

[@juancarloslopezrodrtiguez4787]

Oh Dios mío ¡que maravilla como la estás dejando! Eres un artista del metal amigo, ahora en estos momentos tenebrosos en los que vivimos, necesitamos gente como tu.

[@DIY-DaddyO]

Beautiful work. Lovely bike.

[@MonkeyShred]

Many thanks!

[@yabba234]

I love your work, what a beautiful bike you restored there.

[@shravankashyap930]

Gone are the days when this type of bicycles were made and traded, but luckily one model is still sold out here in India Named as BSA Deluxe, not the same but about 80% of its parts are same . One thing I liked most is it comes with chrome plated spokes. Very nice restoration. Would like to see more restoration of vintage bicycles, a lot of thanks .

[@juancarloslopezrodrtiguez4787]

Tu amigo mío restaurando esta joya sobre ruedas, has demostrado que eres un tipo, con sentido común, y que sabe lo que hay que hacer, para tener un mundo mejor. Gracias por darle una segunda vida a este pedazo de joya sobre ruedas.

[@ChrisinOSMS]

Beautiful bike! When you were taking the crank arm off, I thought “What a shame that chainring is covered.” You’ve done an amazing job.

[@bigfoot-g4i]

well done lad,youve brought a great bike back to life to its original body.

[@rainbowcycles6734]

And yes... This is some glorious work done on that bike!

[@C345OFR]

Nothing short of exceptional. Excellent work, sir. The only downside is it makes those of us waiting for Summer to roll around to restart projects look incredibly lazy!

[@PRH123]

Wow looks beautiful.. interesting frame, looks like a short wheelbase for those days, must handle really well... great work...

[@MonkeyShred]

Thanks. It's just an around town cruiser - not really built for performance.

[@robertoroybal791]

Gracias por recuperar y compartir esas bellezas. Saludos Roberto de Uruguay🇺🇾..

[@veloman59]

Fantastic job, love it! You really have done it justice 👍

[@ryanoldeheuvel2158]

That crankset is so nice. Great restoration good job. Bueatiful bike.

[@emmettroche313]

Thanks for this series of videos. Really helping me with my 1958 Raleigh tourist restoration

[@MonkeyShred]

Glad to hear it!

[@vicsimmonds]

Beautiful job, your builds are just getting better and better. Love all your vids, they're most inspiring. I'm off to the shed now...

[@SNOBYMILLS]

Just finished restoring my first bike and now onto my second. Think I'm getting addicted!

[@MonkeyShred]

Your poor bank balance!

[@robertostephen3733]

Love it I’m working on one myself and it’s the same red as well 🥃👍🏽

[@arianstiebs6619]

Great transformation!

[@MonkeyShred]

Thank you!

[@drpulpit]

nice, very nice. I wish we were much closer, I'd think about making an offer on it. Oh! seeing as how this was years ago, I'm sure someone has been enjoying your great work.

[@WrenB111]

What a great build! Congrats! You’re a really good bike builder. Fun to watch

[@indonesiabagus2348]

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[@kimrice394]

Exact right color! Beautiful build!

[@h3h3eot]

Beautiful job! I never heard a chain guard called a chain case, I like hearing the different ways things are referred to.

[@joejones1145]

Strictly speaking, a chain guard would be some form of covering to protect the rider's clothes from the chain, where a chain case would be a full enclosure, sealed, carrying a small bath of oil in order to constantly lubricate the chain.

[@farouqomaro598]

That's a fabulous looking bike. Good job man

[@Bareego]

what a beautiful bike !

[@MonkeyShred]

Thanks

[@jamesgibson5606]

Great video, the Rudds bike was a great machine you are a genius.

[@timdodd3897]

Nice job on bike and video.

[@Vanir1337]

This is art!

[@leonardooppi3430]

Great work, i wished for some footage with some commentary on how it feels riding it though

[@FrancoDX]

Lovely job mate! Really enjoy your videos, I like working on older bikes and these videos are very informative. I’m doing a 1979 Viscount at the moment, revisiting my youth and cottered cranks! Keep up the good work.

[@grantperkins368]

It's just great to see that stunning crank and sprocket on display, it accentuates the shape of that yummy frame, nice restoration, love that you didn't polish the shi# out of everything, it looks great! I reckon those whitewalls will be brown/grey walls soon and you'll finish it off with some black tyres and let that red really pop! Thanks!

[@isaakmartinez9784]

Its beautiful job.. Buen trabajo.. Mis respetos pra ti mi hrno... My respect for you.. My bro..

[@LLOPEZJF]

Beautiful Work !!

[@MonkeyShred]

Thanks a lot!

[@chrischatfield2935]

Really nice job mate love that colour

[@edgarantonio4282]

Nice men Well done !!

[@MonkeyShred]

Thanks!

[@Teapot-Dave]

Great bike, and a great restoration. Would look even more amazing with some gold lines on the long tubes and around the mudguards in my humble opinion. Where do you get your decals printed? They always add a proper finishing touch to any restoration.

[@sonavincent6435]

Great job 👍

[@borderlands6606]

This looks as close to Raleigh's roadsters as makes no difference. Different colour, head badge and chainwheel. Amazingly competent bikes, so long as you don't need to stop in the near future.

[@pashvonderc381]

Borderlands true, I have a carrier bike and it has the stopping distance of an oil tanker..

[@manuelgarzon951]

Greetings from Colombia, excellent video, I am restoring a raleigh, and a humber

[@MonkeyShred]

Awesome. Does the Humber have the beautiful stamped crankset (people holding hands I believe?) and the twin blade forks?

[@gubbins1933]

Nicely done.

[@garyrobbins3600]

Thanks for the video - very helpful as I am half way through a similar restoration. I am having trouble sourcing some of the parts I need including some of the rod brake parts. Do you have any ideas on parts suppliers?

[@bigfoot-g4i]

great video by the way,you did a great job of videoing your work.

[@synack42]

Man, I thought cantilever brakes were annoying... They have nothing on these. Excellent work and kudos for keeping these original.

[@MonkeyShred]

I wish they were canti's!

[@meadows408]

Finished bike looks great!

[@jonekem993]

Beautiful bike ! Good work !

[@deathbyzergling]

Looks good! You can run LED bulbs if you want, even ones with "stand light" capability that'll keep them lit when you're not moving, good for waiting at intersections.

[@larryflintone6954]

Didn't have much to work with. Came out nice.

[@nielskjr5432]

Congratulation! You did a fine job with this.

[@bobgodytube]

Love this videos but where do you get the parts like headsets and bottom bracket for these old unless?

[@MonkeyShred]

26 tpi bottom threaded parts, which this one used, can be very hard to find. New parts are pretty much non existent but used parts do pop up for sale. I always look on eBay

[@luckylifeonwheels626]

I love how you kept the original brakes it would have looked cool with the cain and crank guard on but ohh well... it still looks amazing with out it awesome job 😊

[@MonkeyShred]

Thanks 👍

[@Seregium]

Beautiful bike! I have not seen this brake system on post-war bikes in my country.

[@jayakrishnancp8848]

its still there on many indian bikes, check out indian brands like Hero cycles, Atlas cycles etc, their basic models still have this kind of breaks,they are long lasting and easy to repair

[@nauticalstar8363]

She’s a beauty ❤️❤️

[@MonkeyShred]

Thanks!

[@veloman59]

Super job there..Rod brakes though! Not too much fun dealing with those eh..

[@MonkeyShred]

Nope. Not user friendly at all.

[@joaquintapia8831]

Awesome!, but how did you dissambled the frame lock?? Thanks!

[@MonkeyShred]

That was an absolute pain - that's all I can remember I'm afraid.

[@Berolinum1848]

Brother, wat a cool Job 👍💪💪💪👍

[@godschild5587]

very nice bicycle, great job.

[@ericinoregon5726]

Nicely done!

[@johnwelch557]

Holy Cow.... that is beautiful

[@chinmaymuzumdar8968]

why some cycles have this cylinder here in white on the frame is it for breaks ?

[@retrobikechannel2599]

Fantastic job. Plan on doing something like this myself one day. Why not line the lugs? It would look great lined with gold paint.

[@MonkeyShred]

I don't know really. I liked the wine red and the chrome. Maybe adding another olour would complicate things.

[@davideliasen6993]

Great build as usual, need to see it in motion .

[@agr8124]

I have this type of bike belongs to my father..i think it is being stored in the barn..after watch your video, i'd like make a restoration for that bike, but the spare parts must be rare now..thank you

[@carrollbj9768]

Lovely job, very nice finish :-) I'm curious as to how you solved the issue with the bottom bracket though...

[@MonkeyShred]

Ooo yes. I had the bike shop chase the rest of the threads with the 24tpi tool they had (and also bought one myself). Not ideal but the cups thread in and hold now and I got to use the Rudge crankset.

[@builtbydylan8315]

Ive had to retap threads on an old raleigh 3spd

[@jeremynorth]

Nice restoration. Many years ago I had a similar Rudge though it was plain black. The wheel rims you've put on are not compatible with stirrup brakes though

[@MonkeyShred]

So there were some rims that were both rod brake and rim brake. Rim brakes used Endrick style rims. Rod brakes used Westwood style rims. Then there were some special rims that has the Endrick sides for rim brakes but the curved profile like the Westwood for rod brakes. I believe they're commonly refered to as Westrick rims.

[@ormsk954]

Good job well done!

[@MonkeyShred]

Thanks.

[@joannelouiserodriguez5966]

Had to jump on my phone been watching you for quite a while now got introduced to you when I came across your commuter bike frame breaking during your ride me and my mum loves your videos you do amazing job keep up your fantastic work and long overdue I subscribed to you watch you on my xbox one lol

[@Hurc7495]

you can get a sealed bearing cotter pin bottom bracket spindle that threads to its self. i use one after a previous owner destroyed the threads on my bike. i believe its an italian style.

[@MonkeyShred]

Ah so you can! I didn't realise you could get threadless BB's in cottered style

[@bennyt.christensen3970]

Nice job done there! The bike looks fantastic. But i would put on other brakes for safety.

[@MonkeyShred]

Yeh... rod brakes aren't the best... at all

[@juancarloslopezrodrtiguez4787]

Que tipo de rueda lleva de 29 pulgadas? O es de 28 pulgadas?, tiene pinta de ser una bici muy rutera.

[@GordoGambler]

Where do you get these bikes that were never used??

[@michaelbritton9778]

Rudge bicycle lovely job man after my own heart it's one of my passions old bikes first bike I had from jumble sale 12/6 had for brake's too well done ole buddy nice job

[@laurarojascortes2049]

Where do you source the three rivets for the front badge? John Dupuis

[@michaelbritton9778]

@@laurarojascortes2049 sorry don’t quite understand what you mean by source the rivets

[@antonioteixeira2216]

@@michaelbritton9778 nice 👍🥰 e goode. ,🚴merci. Bocu

[@antonioteixeira2216]

@@michaelbritton9778 nice. Goode. Merci👍🚴🥰

[@hamidhashim2519]

I've found this really helpful so thank you. Can you tell me the name of the tool you use to remove the bolt holding the crank and pedal arm on

[@errcoche]

It's a cotter pin removal tool. If you get a standard G-clamp for metal work or woodwork, available in any hardware store, you should be able to use it along with some kind of metal cylinder into which the pin is pushed ( like a socket from a ratcheting socket set ) to achieve the same result.

[@s.m.asifzaman9303]

can I use air suspension in this cycle?

[@s2k26]

Maybe you can replace the loose bearing with sealed bearing for bottom bracket

[@brendonoid6133]

Is it possible to re-solder the crank case back together again? Looking lovely otherwise.

[@MonkeyShred]

Not in the state that it's in. It was done for.

[@shadow-ho3ii]

I have a question. What is that white pole on the bike?

[@MonkeyShred]

Pole? That's a pump

[@betotrono]

One of your most beautiful builds. Love it!! Why didn't you end up keeping the original seatpost/seat mounting assembly (not sure what else to call it?)

[@juancarloslopezrodrtiguez4787]

Me encanta el diseño del cuadro, tiene mucha clase y elegancia, eso es calidad, eso es eficacia.

[@salvadorlupezio8657]

en los 70.S yo tenía una bicicleta igual a ésa pero color negro en México les decíamos mano roja asta está fecha 2023 me arrepiento de verla vendido

[@oldschoolfrank3836]

Great Job, i have also a Oldschool Bike It's from the old Bikefaktory ,, Diamant '' Greatings from Germany, Oldschoolfrank

[@custombender8667]

Добрый день,скажите как называется розовая смазка которую вы используете ? Спасибо.

[@mark950-d7d]

Is that the fixed cup still in the frame? British threaded drive-side bottom bracket cups are counter-clockwise threaded (backwards). There are several special tools that an older bicycle shop would have: Stein, Var and others. Were any of the components replated? You got the fixed cup out. A custom frame builder might be able to help with the BB threads. I work in a bicycle shop and I have made mistakes. Everyone I have ever worked for, wished I worked that fast. If you grease the stem steerer tube interface, the stem will not get stuck. Pedal threads as well. In the states, we have a few specialty bicycle shop-museums that stock components no longer manufactured. I imagine that is true for Raleigh bicycles as well. I found applying a ridiculous amount of leather treatment to the underside of a new saddle will help it break in.

[@MonkeyShred]

Lengthy comment. Yep I know all those tips and tricks thanks.

[@mark950-d7d]

@@MonkeyShred I apologise I had not seen any of your other videos

[@LOTPOR0402]

Nice ! can the chain guard not be repaired ?

[@roythearcher]

The chain case may have been restored if you could find a workshop to braze them back together. Its a process similar to silver soldering but uses a brass based solder at a much higher tempetature and its a lot stronger as well as being able to withstand the temperatures of powder coating. it's a pity they didn't do that in the first place. I'm sure the rest of the frame was probably brazed together...

[@juancarloslopezrodrtiguez4787]

www que cosa más bonita, es preciosa, no he visto cosa semejante en toda mi vida, es preciosa amigo, te lo has currado de verdad, eres un artista del metal, tienes un estilo muy bueno, me encanta, tu estilo es muy bueno, porque me recuerda al mío. Este mundo necesita más gente como tu, gente que restaura, que hace revivir, cosas, sigue así y no recicles nunca, restaura, hay que restaurar, no reciclar, reciclar es igual a tirar a la basura. Restaurar es revivir, reconstruir, esas cosas que te han hecho ser feliz, y vivir buenos recuerdos, por que los buenos recuerdos, son los que te salvan de tener una depresión en estos duros tiempos en los que vivimos. Ánimo amigo, sigue restaurando cosas, porque en restaurar, las cosas que nos hicieron felices en el pasado, está la esencia de la vida.

[@adonaycerdas3975]

Saludos desde COSTA RICA . Pregunta conociste la bicicleta RUDGE CARLTON Tienes o alguien tiene alguna referencia de ellas ? En 1978 tuve una pero no la supe valorar y ahora me gustaría saber algo al respecto .

[@freddavidson73]

Wonderful build! Thanks for sharing. Did you need to peen over the rivets for the headbadge (on the inside of the head tube) to avoid rubbing on the steerer portion of the fork? (That's the thing about these restorations among we who have tinkered with such problems -- the questions get really particular!)

[@MonkeyShred]

I did to a degree and then filed them down slightly to make a bit of clearance. It's a fairly awkward place to get in there to peen them over but with the right side rivets they "grip" in to the edge of the hole in the frame.

[@rainbowcycles6734]

I really like the way you attached the name badge back on! Can you please tell me what size of the drive screws you used? And where did you buy them?

[@MonkeyShred]

They come in various sizes. I usually just search head badge rivets on eBay

[@rainbowcycles6734]

@@MonkeyShred thank you so much! I'm after ordering it 😀

[@johnelliott5923]

Great build ! What grease do you use on the bearings? Is it a lithium grease?

[@bobstevens9040]

Great build Mr. Monkeyshred. What is the grease you're using for the hubs etc. It looks quite like Campagnolo waterproof grease?

[@MonkeyShred]

It's Weldtite TF2 I do believe.

[@64251973rrg]

This bicycle is 1 year older than my keirin bike which is build in 1957 nice treasure

[@MonkeyShred]

Thanks

[@benazoulay3673]

What model wrench is that you use for the headsets? Looks like a good do it all wrench would you recommend it? cheers -fruitbinge

[@MonkeyShred]

Um, was in my yellow and black adjustable? It's just a cheap Stanley. The big one goes fairly big though so fits on even the biggest headset cups (so far)

[@peebee143]

End result looks good! Sorry to hear about the problems you encountered along the way.

[@juancarloslopezrodrtiguez4787]

Tu sigue haciendo cosas como esta, que con cosas así te has ganado mi respeto, admiración y apoyo, y lo que es más importante, te has ganado mi amistad, fíjate de que manera más fácil has ganado un amigo, yo vivo en España, un país maravilloso, ven a visitar España, no te arrepentirás, eso si cuando este maldigo virus, se vaya, y toda esta pesadilla acabe.

[@SalmiakAlert]

How much does powder coating cost for bikes?

[@MonkeyShred]

It depends on your area massively. I've seen costs vary a lot!

[@homeromendez9028]

El chicote que está arriba del manubrio me imagino que es para el cambio de velocidades que está dentro de la masa trasera en mexico casi no conocen ese sistema un servidor si porque viví en la frontera y ahí si existían aunque eran muy raras

[@MonkeyShred]

Correct - that is the shifter for the internal hub

[@salvadorlupezio8657]

​@@MonkeyShred yo tengo una igual dé tres velocidades marca Raleigh pero otro sistema dé frenos

[@upsanddowns960]

are those bike rims on market I mean the must basic version of theme

[@MonkeyShred]

I think you can still get some. I’m not sure on sizes of modern rims though.

[@jbri1]

what tools did you use please?

[@MonkeyShred]

Lots!