Raleigh Phoenix Full Restoration in 19 Minutes! Vintage Road Bike Rebuild 1983! Bearing service!

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In todays episode we fully rebuild and restore this Raleigh Phoenix. We fitted new bottom bracket bearings, new headset bearings and new wheel bearings! We trued both wheels and detailed the whole bike with our polish & ceramic process...
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[@johnstrac]

My riding pals always compliment me on the cleanliness of my bikes, you've been my inspiration.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks John! Enjoy cleaning and working on your bike🧡⚙️

[@SteveKimbo]

Another brilliant video. I saw the thumbnail and thought "Oh great! Another really old bike resto!" Then it dawned on me that that Raleigh is three years younger than me 😂

[@KarlosEPM]

Oof, the shock of time. 😅

[@Bikespeeds]

Lol we do exaggerate with the “vintage” in the title 🧡

[@oftankoftan]

the camera work and editing is on par with the job itself. 10/10

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks Martin a lot of work goes into it so it’s very much appreciated by both of us🧡

[@DeanPattrick]

Another superb restoration 💪😎🇫🇮

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you Dean! Hope the giants are treating you well still!🧡⚙️

[@carlpentney290]

Another fantastic restoration and the spin test to end all spin tests. Great colourway on that frame. Well done.

[@Bikespeeds]

It spun great as often the old ones do! Thanks Carl🧡

[@wsbygt]

Another great work and another lovely bike on the road, thank you!

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for enjoying it!🧡

[@dgillies5420]

Suggestion : use some black enamel nail polish to touch up the brake levers so they are all black again. Also works great on mks sylvan or campagnolo superleggera pedals ...

[@neilk22]

At a time when the bike industry is economically challenged, recycling ♻️ old bikes to this level of finish and handing to a potential new rider makes me very happy.

[@Bikespeeds]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for the continued support of the channel 🧡

[@mlspitfire77]

Fantastic restoration nice to see a bike looking nice again

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you!🧡

[@lukezen81]

Vintage bike, total strip down, bottom bracket and headset overhauls, hub overhauls and wheel truing, full frame detailing and component cleaning, fresh consumables immaculately presented... This is 10/10 top class work here guys. Absolutely monster effort putting it all together for us to enjoy. Thanks!

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for such positivity, comments like that keep us going🧡

[@chrismatheson2561]

Love the old bikes resto. Thanks

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks Chris!🧡

[@barca97100]

Absolutely my favourite restorations on KZbin. Love when you release a new one. So thorough and proper techniques.

[@Bikespeeds]

That’s just great to hear. Thanks very much for sharing your support 🧡

[@Cyclingismywholelife]

Amazing work. Always a joy to watch these every week. See you next week.

[@Bikespeeds]

See you then and thank you!🧡

[@kevinborovsky3558]

Great video guys as always thank you. I really enjoyed this one as I have such a soft spot for old Raleigh bikes. This bike looks new once more, and will give many years of enjoyment. Raleigh’s built in England were such good good bikes. Cheers 🎉

[@Bikespeeds]

We think most people must have the same soft spot, they’re by far our best performing videos always so we must all share that love!🧡

[@oldgold1100]

What an amazing difference, great job.👍

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it again🧡

[@samblenkharn8099]

Gorgeous. Such care and attention in a world of throwaway stuff. Great work. I love how the first stage of the restoration was composting 😅

[@Bikespeeds]

lol yes a hedge was cut onto it the day before filming🧡

[@jamesb1717]

One of my favourites yet. I've got a Raleigh Magnum that I started to renovate. Love those old shiny brakes and other components.

[@Bikespeeds]

They’re mega rewarding, enjoy you time working on it!🧡

[@Chrisb286]

Another fantastic video and what a difference to a lovely old Rayleigh, big fan of older bikes.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks very much Chris! Glad you enjoy the videos 🧡

[@ouillems]

Been restoring old racing bikes for more than 10 years; this looked like the easiest disassembly I've ever seen! :) thanks for the great videos!

[@Bikespeeds]

lol it was for us as well, short of the pedals which we did break off together before filming it was very easy!🧡

[@KarlosEPM]

Great work as usual. That's a beautiful bicycle, archetypical red frame, drop handlebars and downtube shifters. Locally made too. Thanks for inspiring us to keep these comfy beauties running around. Cheers 🚲

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for the nice comment and glad you enjoyed it!🧡

[@lesliekirk7036]

Now that’s a great job buddy nice to watch a pro at work👍🇬🇧

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks Leslie we always appreciate your comment🧡

[@maxj2531]

That job on all bearings 😍

[@philmorrow2446]

I had one exactly the same in the early/mid 2000's!! That brought back a few memories. It may be simple technology but it worked. And when it didn't it was easy and cheap to fix. Great job.

[@Bikespeeds]

Spot on there! This old stuff just works 🧡

[@kenblair2538]

Again, a very lovely restoration. That paint is beautiful . Thanks. KB

[@Bikespeeds]

One of the better paints we’ve had to start with! Thanks for the shooort🧡

[@mrrodriguezHLP]

I have your videos playing in the background as I fix up my mid 90's Trek 2300. You make me want to improve my mechanic game every time.

[@Bikespeeds]

That’s just great! That image blows our mind how much people enjoy the videos, thank you🧡

[@vitoonto]

Quite the restoration!! Looks fantastic!!

[@Bikespeeds]

Glad you enjoyed it!🧡

[@thegeordiefellwalker8878]

for me that's your best yet👌the transformation stands out more on the older bikes.ask your dad if he remembers modolo brakes back in the 80s 🚴👍

[@Bikespeeds]

We agree the before and afters are dramatic on the older stuff! Modolo is great kit!🧡⚙️

[@tinniswood2577]

Great seeing older bikes brought back to life. How often a layer of grime preserve whats underneath. Great job once again.

[@Bikespeeds]

The dirty bikes always come up better than the dry ones!🧡

[@drevo50]

Fantastic job. "Raleigh Made In England" sadly no more.

[@Bikespeeds]

We miss this era!🧡

[@302hardtailr6]

That came out very nice! Great job as usual!

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoy the channel🧡

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Yep. I really enjoyed this one. You brought an old bike back to life. Great work BikeSpeeds

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you again! 🧡⚙️

[@petephilip]

One of my favourites of yours. Nice to see a relatively humble bike getting the love!

[@Bikespeeds]

They’re our favourite ones to do, thanks for watching 🧡

[@todddudgeon2320]

Incredible work, Lee. Such a transformation for a great vintage bike. 🚲. Thanks for giving this bike many years of life. Love the vintage bikes.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for all the kind words 🧡

[@chanzdad]

Wowwww.. bright and sweet. Pretty bling after ut cleaning.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you!🧡

[@chrismiller3644]

I was waiting for you to do my old bike it looks like new. I road it for a long time and at one point it was my only mode of transport. You truly do amazing work. I'm glad it's gone to a good home thanks ❤

[@Bikespeeds]

We promise we took better care of it than it looks lol! We had our hedge cut the day before we filmed it the one day it was outside waiting. Glad you enjoyed it🧡⚙️

[@murphyco88]

Even the not so fancy bikes need love 😎

[@Bikespeeds]

Sometimes they need the most love!🧡

[@JasonShinks]

Love the renovations of the older stuff you film, to mix it up. Great work as always fellas! I mentioned late last year that your videos had inspired me to pick up old bikes to do similar (though I'm no expert like you guys). I'm now on my third resto having finished a couple and bought a TREK yesterday as my third... something to work on for spring, she's a beaut 😊 need to look at storage options now haha...

[@Bikespeeds]

Wow that’s great! Cant believe the channel has had such an impact 🧡

[@ajfrog699]

Absolutely lovely restoration Lee and Simon. That's a lucky relative and they'll have miles and miles of fun. Miss you guys now it's every two weeks. Workshop update looks really good 🎉. Great job and thanks for sharing all this great content

[@Bikespeeds]

We do our absolute best to get content out weekly but seems we’ve had the odds stacked against us almost all year so we try not to let it affect us to much! Thanks for all the support on this one 🧡⚙️

[@ajfrog699]

@@Bikespeeds they're always worth waiting for 🙌

[@daviddahlmann7562]

Congrats, you did an excellent job ❤ Your relatives are going to be in for unforgettable rides with countless miles 😌 I'm based in Hannover/Germany, working voluntarily in a do-it-yourself bike garage: Every time I witness such meticulous in-depth cleaning, my heart opens up 🙏🏼 Wish you all the best 🍀

[@Bikespeeds]

Enjoy all your time tinkering on the bikes you get in, glad to hear we could reach you all the way in Germany🧡⚙️

[@daviddahlmann7562]

@@Bikespeeds 🙏🏼👍🏼

[@supreme9905]

Amazing work! Such a pleasure to watch. About to inherit a 1985 Peugeot and look forward to working on it, inspired by your work. Cheers.

[@Bikespeeds]

Wow! We just also came into a Peugeot so it’s on our list of up coming videos to be made! Hopefully you enjoy that one too🧡

[@Cyclingismywholelife]

I look at bikes like I do cars and motorcycles, they each have their own characteristics that makes them special, but working on your own bike makes it yours.

[@AndrewBroadbent-dr8wb]

Amazing difference of before and after, very impressed. Thank you.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks Andrew!🧡

[@JavierGonzalez-oe1qq]

What a great video...Surgical precision. Wish I had those skills! good job mate ; )

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks very much🧡

[@onegrapefruitlover]

These restoration videos show so much love for the bikes. I’m always pleasantly surprised of the results you’re able to achieve. Thank you for making and sharing this.

[@Bikespeeds]

Our pleasure, glad you enjoyed it🧡

[@oov55]

Really good work - done the right way. The only criticism ... there's very decent vintage Raleighs - but this one isn't one of them. Butt, it was saved anyway for a good reason . Fair enough

[@edwardnilges1675]

Found on eBay and restored last year pretty much the same spec "Raleigh" they sold in the U.S. For sentimental reasons - identical to the first bike I bought for myself around the age of 16. Yes, cheap bike but memories are priceless sometimes.

[@Bikespeeds]

Wow that’s awesome! 🧡

[@Countrystock]

Love these classic restorations 😍

[@Bikespeeds]

As do we! Thanks for enjoying the channel again🧡

[@Traildude193]

Another great restoration i might buy an older bike in the coming weeks, hopefully. 😊

[@Bikespeeds]

Best of luck!🧡

[@shrkys4]

Magician working his magic! another very enjoyable video, thanks!

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you very much! 🧡

[@shaunjnmkbrennan7539]

Fantastic job guys!! Love the retro jobs.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks Shaun we appreciate the support🧡

[@rangersmith4652]

Very nice rebuild. I'm somewhat troubled that you don't take brake calipers apart to clean them. A lot of gunk gets into the pivot points; it doesn't come out unless you do a full tear-down. I know brake calipers can be fiddly to rebuild (getting things in the right order on the pivot), but at least no special tools are required.

[@nicholasdonnison1648]

Looks great - refreshed

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you!🧡⚙️

[@dgillies5420]

A really good technique to fully clean a freewheel is to put it on the hub, get some WD40, and an old rag (like a strip from a bedsheet) and run it between two cogs, spray some WD40 between the cogs, and floss the rag back & forth against the body (which will spin the freewheel more and more because it will lock in one direction and spin the other, and after doing all 6 spaces between on a 5-speed freewheel the teeth are completely clean down to the body ... In about 60 secs your feewheel will be totally clean on the outside ...

[@veloman59]

Just love watching your videos. Chapeau 😁

[@Bikespeeds]

We really appreciate the support thank you!🧡

[@jsselman]

Love these old bike restorations.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you!🧡

[@Gk9311]

truly beautiful

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you!🧡

[@brianpurcell9058]

That's a quality job as always guys! Phoenix is an apt name 👌 👍

[@Bikespeeds]

Another great old Raleigh! Thanks Brian🧡⚙️

[@paulseaman7773]

What a fabulous job , when you look at bikes from this era they were so maintainable no weird bottom brackets and even though you could argue it was probably a cheap-ish bike in it’s day the quality of the chrome was amazing. Brilliant I love these older bikes well done 👍

[@Bikespeeds]

They were designed to be worked on many years later as we now are! Almost everything on them is universal as compared to now where everything is specific to each bike🧡

[@matskelton9589]

Still magic 👌

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks very much!🧡

[@davidlutan7727]

Fantastic Lee and Simon, looks awesome. Old bikes somehow survive the Apocalyse of a lack of love, but they can be transformed as you guys have done to perfection. I use a circular wire brush tool on my cordless impact driver to knock off the rust on some of the bolts that are a bit harder and costlier to replace. They are quickly transformed, the rust comes off quickly, but of course need to have a light lube on them as they can more easily rust again. Thanks

[@Bikespeeds]

Spot on there, we do the same with a disc on our sander 🧡

[@luckyirvin]

i celebrate this site. i once made my living restoring bikes like these at Sprocketts Recycled Bicycles, in Seattle. made my heart sing. talking about cables @15:30: Tri-Flow squirted into housings and rubbed along new cables, especially on brakes, gives a supple, powerful, modulation. Smells good too!

[@giordanoferro460]

Esa bici que increíble!

[@SeymourSunshine]

Your videos have made a big difference to how I think about bike restorations. I've always spent many hours and mega-bucks on stripping frames down to bare metal and having them powder-coated. The finish is, of course, amazing, but then I need to source decals etc. I finish up with a superb bike, but I'm not now convinced that the effort is worth it. Nope! In the future, I'm going to treat the frames as you do. Thorough cleaning and polishing to keep the patina, and protect it forevermore. Thank you.

[@Bikespeeds]

There’s a time and a place for both but it’s a very different skill that we personally enjoy, good luck with all your future restorations🧡

[@SayMcGillicuddy]

amazing job, as ever. Love these old Raleigh bikes, and this one was made to look a million dollars. Well done chaps 👊

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks again and again🧡

[@JavierGonzalez-oe1qq]

Man I like this guy...He reminds me of Mike Brewer of Wheeler Dealers

[@Bikespeeds]

🧡⚙️💪🏼

[@johnstrac]

Loving the cork bar tape.

[@SuperTaylor68]

Epic job ❤

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks very much!🧡⚙️

[@BarryJones-wt3et]

Love to see a tired old bike come back to life😊

[@petecurran3995]

Superbly done yet again! Must reinstate me old (not) ultrasonic..... 🤔 👌🏻

[@eyalbaum1254]

Stunning

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you!🧡

[@StanEby1]

Beautiful!

[@alannorman1773]

Fabulous ❤❤

[@richiejames928]

Beautiful job as always but do you really need the use of props? 😂 no way that bike got from somebody’s house, probably into there car. Then into your shop with that stick wedged in the frame 😂 keep going

[@yankeepalu8627]

Nicely done cheers 🎉

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for watching!🧡

[@paulburns3016]

Wow cool 👌 🚴🏼‍♂️

[@adambell2964]

Loving the leaves still on the bike. Before and afters on those components were huge. Well done Lee and Simon, great video as usual. 28k subs now too 🥳👏

[@Bikespeeds]

Much much appreciated, glad you enjoyed it again!🧡

[@ianlainchbury]

Superb as usual

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you for enjoying the channel!🧡

[@laurencejohnson4106]

Well saved!👍👍

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you!🧡

[@laurencejohnson4106]

@@Bikespeeds Back in the 1980's I used to restore bikes, so your procedure was very familiar to me.

[@oggielad]

I bought a Pheonix a couple of months ago. There's not much wrong with it (could do with a service) This is going to be watched a few times over the next few weeks now.

[@Bikespeeds]

Enjoy it!🧡

[@savagepro9060]

Nothing depicts 'old school' like downtube shifters! Yess!

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

But early SIS indexed shifters….. bikes were getting modern with Aero brakes etc…

[@Bikespeeds]

Old school cool🧡⚙️

[@andycasier6724]

That treebranch must have been a joke, right? Nice rebuild, great job! 👍

[@Bikespeeds]

A hedge was cut directly on it the day before we pulled it out to film, no joke! Thanks again Andy 🧡

[@andreyrozodominguez8050]

Wow ❤❤❤

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for enjoying it!🧡

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

Another nice Raleigh refresh… but a bit naughty not refitting the reflectors !

[@Bikespeeds]

They were re-fitted and taken back off for some of the end shots because once they were squared up they completely covered some details we tried to show 🧡

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

Excellent...definitely part of the bike's history and character....@@Bikespeeds

[@stephenwilliams926]

What torque setting do you use for crank nut @ 13:51 ?. Nicely made video.

[@TadzioPies]

Very soothing to watch, with excellent narration. Love how you use car cleaning/lubing/finishing products. Was surprised to see the ends of the BB spindles getting greased, but having now read up on it I understand it - provided you're sensible with the torque. You seemed to gloss over how you cleaned the inside if 5ge rims up - they looked pitted to me. Going careless with the bearings was intriguing. But was was with that final saddle angle? 😬

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for the support, they may have been slightly pitted but were in more than good enough condition to run smoothly!🧡⚙️

[@Dimashoey]

Amazing!! Btw did you recalibrate torque wrench? If so, when, where to do it, and how much is the service?

[@DangerAmbrose]

Bicycles were perfected in the 80s. I feel like everything done since then really just cheaped up the manufacturing process and made frames and components wear out faster.

[@Bikespeeds]

We don’t disagree 🧡

[@Babkyb]

This ceramic coating is just stunning. I have a coating spray to protect carb frame, does this one work as well?

[@Bikespeeds]

It should do, definitely would do no harm to try🧡

[@bjarnestrand-henriksen]

Brilliant video! How do you know the size of the balls you going to use in the bearings?

[@adaljr159]

Nice question, waiting the answer 👍🏻👍🏻

[@46FreddieMercury91]

I think they use a gauge with holes in it. The number is the size of the hole and see if ball fits through

[@edwardnilges1675]

@@46FreddieMercury91correct

[@bjarnestrand-henriksen]

@@46FreddieMercury91 Cheers. Do they use the same size balls as in the cages?

[@46FreddieMercury91]

@@bjarnestrand-henriksen logic would dictate so. But obviously without the cage you can use more bearings. Overall a better and smoother feel

[@adaljr159]

Congratulations. Another amazing job. How do you know all the correct torque on these classic bikes?

[@Bikespeeds]

Most things are done by feel, the few bits we do torque are the ones that have a universal torque across almost all bikes 🧡

[@adaljr159]

@@Bikespeedsthank you for share!

[@blueyhills]

what size balls did you use in the hub and headset bearings?

[@wizardwild9118]

amazing, but what are those pedals?

[@wildbunch444]

Hi, What ultrasonic cleaner do you use, am just about to start the resto of a rare Cliffe Peters racing bike and need a good one. Cheers

[@brettjohnson9453]

When replacing caged bearings with loose balls, do you use the same size bearing or a larger one to compensate for having no cage?

[@edwardnilges1675]

Same size. You just add one or two more.

[@miake108]

What model ultrasonic cleaner do you use?

[@joshuaw7330]

Hello. I would like to know why you did add grease to the installation to the headset and wedge. Have a good week.

[@Bikespeeds]

This was to stop the threads rusting up which we often see 🧡

[@woodenswordsword118]

Do you ever service the pedals?

[@user-lx7ld2wi9z]

👍

[@huypas]

What is the average cost of this rebuild?

[@martinbusfield8834]

Great video, What de-greaser do you use in your sonic bath?

[@Bikespeeds]

One from Screw fix currently but we don’t have any allegiance or recommended brand we go with what’s affordable🧡

[@paulsweeney5642]

Can I use wax on a Matt paint job?

[@Bikespeeds]

In general it shouldn’t be a problem, worth a try 🧡