Fixing everything on this Ribble road bike! Dangerous Rebuild Service! Full Transformation ASMR!

[@SBanderaB]

I've been working on bikes for 50+ years and I have seen so many 'experts' on KZbin but you sir are one of the very very few I would trust with my bike. Great job and perfect clarity in the video.

[@Bikespeeds]

Very kind comment thank you!🧡

[@VampireRamen]

watchin from the Philippines at 2am, been watchin for months now and this channel taught me a lot over time and i love the vids

[@Bikespeeds]

That’s awesome! Enjoy the videos and thanks for joining us 🧡🇵🇭

[@MandyH1972]

I do my own servicing and am perhaps a little obsessive about cleaning and maintenance. Love to watch these videos, so satisfying.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks very much for your support!🧡⚙️

[@syrus3k]

best way.. I've spent a lot of money on bike services over the years from various recommended experts and it's never been that good. Always alright, but never exceptional.

[@DerekHasted]

Clean hands, even when dismantling. This is magic in action...

[@nigelsmith4948]

That's one beautiful bike, love it!

[@MrPrax28]

Once again, you show how your workshop is a real SPA for bicycles. It's a delight to watch these videos. Abraço.

[@Bikespeeds]

Very very kind thank you🧡

[@allanmcleod1384]

One thing watching these bike service channels, the inconsistency in quality and knowledge

[@realcorkdan]

great workmanship… your work store is spotless

[@Bikespeeds]

We clean it very very often😂🧡

[@markvillanueva7877]

Bikespeeds!!!! As usual, another awesome episode. The way you present your technical expertise is amazing and it reflects how you enjoy working on these bikes whether they are old or new, your standards are the same. Thank you for continuing to inspire aspiring mechanic like me, much appreciated.

[@Bikespeeds]

Really kind comment thank you mark 🧡⚙️

[@DalstonVinyl]

Thanks, i enjoyed the video, and enjoyed studying a more recent British steel frame bike...i remember being intruiged by Ribble Bikes from their large adverts in Cycling Weekly back in the late 80s/90s...they were a staple of the british road bike scene back then. Cheers!

[@Bikespeeds]

It’s a great unique brand! 🧡

[@Ronin_Texas]

You are an inspiration to all bike mechanics, on how we can be better.

[@Bikespeeds]

Very very kind, thank you as always for your comments 🧡

[@ravenwing8842]

Enjoyed this video immensely and learned a lot! 👍

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for watching!🧡

[@todddudgeon2320]

Really great service. Nothing better than a steel bike with a 105 drivetrain!! Thanks Lee/Simon another terrific job to make this bike safe and ready to ride.

[@Bikespeeds]

Very refreshing and unique now! Thanks from both of us 🧡

[@todddudgeon2320]

@@Bikespeeds dare I say it’s “vintage?!”

[@kisilvan]

Thanks just subscribed. Learnt a few things in that video. Never too old to learn new tricks of the trade. 😊

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for the support!🧡

[@ellipticalsoul]

Good advice on greasing the threads of brake pad retention bolts. I had a used bike that had them stuck in there and the bolt head rounded out so I had to use an extractor to get it out.

[@Bikespeeds]

I’ve seen it to many times!🧡⚙️

[@staminapromos]

I've never understood why people don't bother to clean their expensive bikes. 20 minutes a week can save hundreds in repairs and replacement.

[@Maik1968]

Hello Lee and Simon, as always a very nice job, and an entertaining video. I once again learned that it’s important to clean my mounain bike thoroughly after a mud tour on order to prevent wore on chain and other components. I send you many greetings and hugs from Germany! 👍👋🌞🍀

[@Bikespeeds]

It’s the enemy! Always keep it clean! Thanks Maik🧡

[@andymoss]

Attention to detail! Well done mate.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you Andy!🧡⚙️

[@thestyleprofessor]

Those syringes in the rack is a great idea. I want to clean up my shop area and that's what I want to do. Nice video.

[@Gk9311]

you saved someone's life man well done

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for your support!🧡

[@jorymil]

What a gorgeous bicycle!

[@Bikespeeds]

agreed!🧡

[@bobstevens9040]

Wow great work guys. That broken stem was really dangerous. You saved the owner from a serious injury. I never miss a video they are very instructive.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks Bob we really do appreciate your support🧡

[@cjharrer01]

Well done, good thing you noticed the stem!

[@Bikespeeds]

Everyone got lucky!🧡

[@wsbygt]

Lovely bike and service. Thank you! PS: A cold shiver seeing that front plate rocking sideways on the table.

[@Bikespeeds]

It was a few miles away from cracking🧡

[@TheGreyGK]

Great demonstration of how your attention to detail saves a potential big issue in the future. Excellent job and bet the customer was a happy chap🎉

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you as always it’s always great to read 🧡

[@n22pdf]

Lovely job as always dude.. well done for spotting and sorting that stem out 😊😊👍🚴🏻 Pete

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks again for the comment Pete! Glad you enjoyed it🧡

[@paulcurotto3884]

Another great video 👍

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you Paul!🧡⚙️

[@Paul-of2yq]

Lovely job the bike looked beautiful 👍

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks Paul!🧡⚙️

[@JasonShinks]

A bike from my part of the world! Great work as always lads 👍🏼

[@Bikespeeds]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting again🧡⚙️

[@DeanPattrick]

Another high quality service and also spotting potential problems 😎🇫🇮

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you thank you!🧡🇫🇮

[@marknichol4688]

Another great video, really like Ribble steel frame bikes.

[@Bikespeeds]

Agreed, it’s something unique and unique is always good🧡

[@shrkys4]

Another great service!

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you!🧡

[@Inzolity]

love this, fantastic workmanship

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you!🧡⚙️

[@mordillokiwi]

Always a good idea to use a torque wrench even on AL components like the stem cap. I once stripped out threads on some AL components because I didn't... Woops

[@viceroybolt3518]

I appreciate you for leaving the cables. Some people figure they can grab some fast labor time always making people change that out and I seriously appreciate anyone who doesn't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, and good spotting on that bad stem! I've found the pavement that way myself! It's such an easy mistake to make too, all you have to do is worry your bars are loose and who isn't worried their bars are loose? Trust the torque wrench and use the spec friends!

[@Bikespeeds]

We get hate for it! But some people don’t really get that we have to refer that cost to a customer that didn’t ask for it! Thanks for your support 🧡

[@samblenkharn8099]

Great effort

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you!🧡⚙️

[@aintnobodygottime4dat]

Nice job👍🏻

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you!🧡

[@davidlutan7727]

Another great video, intersting issue with the stem, I'll watch out for that on my bikes. Thanks

[@Bikespeeds]

The even torquing as you do things up is important! Thanks David 🧡

[@thegeordiefellwalker8878]

well done for spotting the broken faceplate 👍 surprised ribble sold you one separately & didn't have to buy complete stem 😊

[@d9dga]

Bet it was still £5 postage though 😞

[@Bikespeeds]

That was a new stem! We could only find it complete 🧡

[@lesliekirk7036]

Great job buddy well spotted with the stem🇬🇧👍

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks as always!🧡🇬🇧

[@pedrofreire2303]

When you put the rear derailleur in the ultrasonic cleaner, it removes the grease from the inside

[@WhiteMFingRabbit]

@pedrofreire2303 I visit this channel every couple of months to put this exact comment, but never get any results or reactions xD

[@tornagawn]

Never known the derailleur springs to get contaminated on high end mechs!

[@pedrofreire2303]

​@@WhiteMFingRabbit Hahaha, exactly. I always go back to check if it has stopped doing that

[@duringthemeanwhilst]

beautiful steel frame that 🙂

[@Bikespeeds]

agreed! 🧡⚙️

[@RossFinnie]

Ahh Ribble, first thing I did when I got my CGR 725 (gravel version of this bike) was replace the stem and handlebars, the stock "level" parts seem a bit naff. The torque settings on the bike were absolutely all over the place when I got mine from the box as well, had to pretty much go over every single threaded interface and give it a good double check.

[@germurphy4986]

Great spot on the stem. 👍👍

[@Mr229357]

Nice work 😊👍🏻👍🏻

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you as always, never goes unappreciated 🧡

[@AlexSewell0]

The cassette difference 😍

[@Bikespeeds]

🧡💪🏼⚙️

[@garysladek9110]

Very nice steel bike. Cheers

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for your support🧡

[@Tim1768-r5r]

Nice bike 👍

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for watching!🧡

[@stanleymustacheshaver8879]

11:28 the threads on that pivot - Yes. Not so sure about greasing the pivot itself. If someone cleans the bike with a pressure washer that grease is just waiting to get on the pads and ruin them

[@RossFinnie]

Yup, just gotta put the tiniest amount of grease on the thread to stop it seizing but not so much as to risk contaminating the pads.

[@carlpentney290]

Great video as always. Yikes that's another thing I need to check, even spacing on the stem face plate!

[@Bikespeeds]

Hopefully it’s all okay!🧡

[@gazr4967]

Great video

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you🧡

[@grantnyenes3742]

Great transformation. When I got my ribble road bike in a box it had no instructions about putting the bars on the stem. Luckily I always do a star pattern, but you can see how this can easily happen

[@Bikespeeds]

Again, not the first time we’ve seen this, when it comes to mechanics it’s amazing the small things that actually do make a difference 🧡

[@HighFell]

The handlebar instructions are on the website via video, with links in all your final emails.

[@rolandovera5935]

I love the work of this channel. I’ve seen nearly every vid posted and always happy to see new uploads. But don’t know why it really bugs me that nothing is ever rinsed off with clean water. The grimy soap is only always wiped away. 😅 maybe it’s just a me thing. Love the channel.

[@andrewrose9707]

Agree with everything you said - the no-rinse thing bugs the hell out of me too 😫. It is the only blight on videos I otherwise find very therapeutic

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for your support!🧡⚙️

[@bookingstation]

I'd be tempted to replace bars as you cant be sure they haven't been damaged by the stem.

[@letsgocamping88]

They must have given that stem saddle a good ole crank!

[@CoachLo3]

I would love to see a video explaining how you gained the knowledge you have on working on all these different bikes. Were you an apprentice somewhere? Did you go to school for this? Thanks!

[@Bikespeeds]

I grew up in my dads garage and have fixed various different things my whole life, it’s just the way I think🧡

[@cloak057]

Why dont u rinse with water?

[@Shauntowers]

To be technically correct, chains do not stretch! they elongate due to wear in the pins & bushes.

[@TheGazza636]

There still longer than they started which ever you call it

[@Shauntowers]

@@TheGazza636 YUP! but I am a marine engineer, and getting that fact wrong is a failure in a writen exam question, found out the hard way 🙂

[@_J.F_]

Holy moly! Good thing you had the bike in for service and noticed the cracked stem cover or a really nasty accident could very easily have been the consequence. Judging from the minimal wear of the chainrings you replaced is this bike, or at least the components, more or less brand new I wonder?

[@Bikespeeds]

More or less brand new, 2 years old but ridden sparingly 🧡

[@Ditypo]

lovely jubbly

[@Bikespeeds]

🧡⚙️💪🏼

[@PhotoZee]

Another awesome job and video 👍 what detergent do you use in the cleaner so that you don’t strip the blacks in the proces?

[@Bikespeeds]

We heavily water it down to be safe 🧡

[@iananderson8948]

Very thorough clean and grease - good spot on the stem.Worn chain ,but the rest of the bike seems very low mileage,no wear at all !!!!

[@Bikespeeds]

Shows what even a new bike can need!🧡

[@randywatson5713]

Hello sir, Marcus from Germany here. Nice video and brilliant observation on the broken stem. Concerning lubricants, do you have any experience with using copper grease on aluminium components? Some people say, this combination will result in corrosion.

[@Bikespeeds]

We have never had any problems 🧡🇩🇪

[@randywatson5713]

@@Bikespeeds Just what I expected, thank you

[@tornagawn]

Main message? If you’re gonna do your own maintenance…. Get a torque wrench! Even just a low range one for headset/ stem and seatpost so you can do your own adjustments safely

[@johnstrac]

Gotta love a steel bike and that paint job's mint. Are they the old Lotus colours on purpose do you know ? Good top on the stem, I had a carbon one go once as I was doing 0 mph and that was scary enough.

[@Bikespeeds]

Glad you’re okay! We also discussed that it was exactly like lotus colours 🧡

[@ragwort3369]

Another great video, thank you! I've learned a lot about bike presentation from your videos and have incorporated it into my own bike maintenance. Just a quick question, though... I've noticed we never see you greasing the seat post. Having spent some hours of my life extracting three or four stuck seat posts over the years, I'm well aware that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and I make a point of regularly applying copper grease to any aluminium to steel interface, including the seat post. Do you do this off camera or is it not a thing you do?

[@Bikespeeds]

This is not something we do, I agree when it can be a problem it really can be but it isn’t the most common fault and we only do it when we’re asked, it’s a value for money Decision to keep our pricing competitive and some things don’t make the cut, thanks for your support 🧡

[@kevinfrost1579]

Good educational vid Lee and Simon. 👍. So many folk tighten incorrectly on metal bikes ……….case in point here ………and the potential consequences………. Invest in a torque wrench viewers and learn how to use it properly ……..excellent for self preservation 😁 BBB BTL-73 or similar is a good start point.

[@Bikespeeds]

Exactly! This is proof of why we do the long winded systems we do!🧡

[@MisterAshbrook]

Hi. What solution do you use in your ultrasonic cleaner.

[@Bikespeeds]

Water soluble degreaser 🧡

[@markwalker9147]

Lucky fellow

[@devanpatadia7]

what grit sandpaper do you use when refreshing the brake pads. great videos

[@Bikespeeds]

Around 100🧡

[@just0and1]

Great video, I have that very same bike,=. What size is your ultrasonic cleaner?

[@Bikespeeds]

6L tank, thanks for watching!🧡

[@Oilyhands749]

Head bearings? Also if the stem was so over tightened as to damage the cap are you 100% confident the handle bars are ok? Personally id change the stem and bars , would also give an opportunity to regrease head bearings

[@tornagawn]

What ‘solution’ do you use in the ultrasonic cleaner?

[@Bikespeeds]

Water soluble degreaser 🧡

[@ppotz]

I’m a bit of a fanatic about keeping my drive line clean and you inspired me to get an ultrasonic cleaner! I hot wax my chains in a small crock pot using a mixture of paraffin wax, beeswax, commercial chain lube, PTFE and (my secret ingredient) Boeshield T-9. Everything stays super clean! I started using the ultrasonic cleaner on the chains - before putting them in the hot wax mixture. I’m curious about the solution you use, the amount of time you run the cleaner for, and whether or not you use any heating functions.

[@Bikespeeds]

That is exactly the wax system we use! And we happened to do one last week coming out next week! Sounds like you have it spot on🧡

[@ppotz]

@@Bikespeeds follow-up … what about the solution you use in your ultrasonic cleaner?

[@giorgiosterlini3222]

Can I ask what detergent/solution you use in the ultrasonic bath and how long you typically leave parts to come up looking so good?

[@Bikespeeds]

A very watered down degreaser for 15 minutes 🧡

[@stangerrits6712]

Very nice bike! The left chainstay looks a bit weird to me, what’s that?

[@Bikespeeds]

Could be the camera, it was okay!🧡

[@ReneArtoisMr]

Which smaller size chainrings did you install? Standard is 50/34 for a 105 group set

[@bt1804]

What are the torque settings ?

[@paulpenfold2352]

I wonder how many watts of saving this represents. 2 watts maybe?

[@Traildude193]

Fixing up my classic specialized stumpjumper m2

[@Bikespeeds]

Enjoy it!🧡

[@Traildude193]

@@Bikespeeds I sure am it’s going to be nice when it’s done.

[@tinniswood2577]

Stem face plate checking frenzy!

[@Bikespeeds]

lol that’s what it seems we’ve set off in the comments!

[@Boingyuk]

Just found your channel, great content. I’m a relative newbie to bike maintenance and have just bought a Ribble CGR, what is the proper angle for the handlebar vs stem? Is the top of the V meant to align with the top of the E? Or is it purely down to fit?

[@Bikespeeds]

All down to preference! Thanks for watching🧡

[@SM-dt1pr]

Can't decide if it's a good sign or not for a bike mechanic to be wearing a Rolex

[@Skittlez19]

11:24 Grease on the brake pad pin is dangerous in itself, if that ends up on the brake pads. bye bye brakes

[@WhiteMFingRabbit]

@Skittlez19 they need to sell those grease surrenges somehow xD

[@saandinista5759]

I gave up on trying to keep my brakes silent. I changed the disc and pads, cleaned everything before installing them and after 2 rides it whistles already 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jooproukens800]

Hello can I ask you what size is your ultrasonic cleaner?

[@Bikespeeds]

6L tank🧡⚙️

[@garyacton4568]

whot size rings did you put on

[@Bikespeeds]

I believe they went from 52 to 50🧡

[@alfabethev2.074]

🫣Using copper"grease" NEXT!

[@flyingnorseman]

I know a new cassette is expensive but if i was changing the chain and front rings id feel better replacing cassette too.

[@gam1471]

Agreed. That chain will probably slip on the smallest cassette sprockets until everything beds in - been there, done that!

[@letsgocamping88]

I always hope I can get away with just the chain, then end up changing the lot. I could probably do a couple of chains to a cassette if I actually checked the wear from time to time.

[@RossFinnie]

If the chain's only worn to 0.5% and the cassette looks good, I wouldn't bother. Keeping on top of worn out chains is a good way to keep the cassette going for much longer.

[@ivorpeachey4366]

This bike hadn’t had a lot of ware , you weren’t kidding. It looked new apart from some oil , grim build up . ( with I have to clean off after every ride 200 to 600 k)

[@kristofferhavskov]

Random Q: are you never afraid of scratching your Rolex when servicing the bikes?

[@andrewhayes7055]

It's from Looky Looky man in Tenerife 😉

[@davidsaxby5400]

Can I ask why you went to all that effort yet didn’t put new cables on the bike ? Did I miss something or was it edited out?

[@Bikespeeds]

The customer did not need them done and didn’t want them done so it’s to save them money🧡

[@abedfo88]

Tongue twister, say brass bristle brush ten times fast!

[@Bikespeeds]

Lol yes it didn’t come out perfectly 😂

[@moobaz8675]

Nice job. 👍 I'm now off to check my stems......

[@Bikespeeds]

Hope they were okay!🧡

[@kramrenrut950]

As well as the stem I’d be concerned with the amount of stackers below the stem

[@joaopedrodefreitaslima2936]

Oh, God, what I would give to do an internship at BikeSpeeds...

[@Bikespeeds]

Very kind 🧡

[@Leo-gt1bx]

I love your grease rack!

[@okantichrist]

The owner needs to learn how to clean his bike regularly.

[@rafaeldegiacomoaraujo8778]

And wax

[@snowdrop629]

I think I might do a video of me using a crappy multitool and no torque wrench on my knackered old carrerra , hours of endless pain frustration and dangerous practice .. I really must invest….

[@Bikespeeds]

Lol!🧡

[@JamesSchilling-j7n]

👍