The EASIEST bike to flip for MONEY! '00s Trek Hybrid Bicycle gets RECONDITIONED for an EASY SALE!

I sold this one the next day! I really can't say enough good things about these bikes. The Toyota Camry of bicycles. So easy. So comfy. Love 'em to death!
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[@danielross7347]

Andy, I heard you with Russ discussing the versatility of the Bridge Club frame. Multiple builds on that frame might make a good video series , illustrating the different ways you can tailor it to types of riding.

[@bkefrmr]

Daniel, I read your comment regarding the Bridge Club video series. Maybe sending me a $1,500 Super Thanks would get the ball rolling on your idea.

[@k.w.2275]

I recently got a 97 trek 830 shx used and will soon be taking it out on local trails and begin my offroad biking journeys. Using your videos as guides i got it cleaned up and the brakes less squeaky! Thanks for your videos. Cheers from MI!

[@michaelhughes511]

He knows what he’s doing. Playing piano in the background. He wants us to sleep and let auto play do it’s thing😂

[@bkefrmr]

I tell my friends and family I’m putting boomers to sleep on KZbin for a living now.

[@jeffk2481]

It's the sweetest hit😴

[@Crankaholic]

⁠​⁠@@bkefrmrI would like you to know that I’m a Millennial and I don’t like labels!

[@PLAZALOT58]

@@bkefrmr I tell people who use Boomer as a derogatory name to not laugh too hard because you are next in line my friend.

[@dwightmcclain482]

I went to sleep 😂

[@oreocarlton3343]

Recession-mobiles! you can see that 2000s were a poorer age than the 90s simply based on the colour combos, recession-mobile parts arefar lower quality than the 90s as well, but utility os them is still here.

[@Andoanderson88]

watching all your vids makes me want grip shifts again

[@irondistance4313]

Love you just got me with another N+1 guess I need a 7200 now 😂

[@Alkatraz415]

There isn't much that I "clean" with a filthy rag. I clean my bike similar to how I clean my car. Not in a car wash. It's just a used bike and whoever buys it has no idea what you cleaned it with. The good thing about inexpensive bikes is it really doesn't matter. One of the things that drives me nuts is about vehicle mechanics. How dirty their hands/gloves get and they touch keys, steering wheel, and other things in the car or on the paint. I own a plumbing company and the plumber are supposed to wear nitrile gloves when working but take them off if they need to touch door knobs, faucets, or other surfaces not related to their work.

[@tonyp9179]

You're looking more and more like Jeffery Dahmer's mugshot

[@webmenacee]

Hell yeah Taco's! 🤤

[@KittysAreCute]

All the flossing…it’s like being a dental hygienist for bicycles. Do 9 out of 10 bike farmers recommend flossing? lol

[@mikeandpaulaclay6605]

OMG, I was adjusting my wife's rear brakes per Bike Farmer's example, when I dropped the wrench and without a thought said “Ope!” The brakes work great, btw. I owe you!

[@liamstraub3394]

I did my first bike flip today inspired by your videos! Thanks bike farmer! What I love most about your videos is now matter how many times youve explained your refurbishnig/tune ups techniques you never skip a beat or recommend we go watch another video of yours because youve "already covered it". now my question of the day: I went back watched your bikepacking videos but I cannot seem to figure out what Randonneuring bag and half frame bag you use on your green rivendell. If you happen to know that off the top of your head please let me know. Thank you!

[@bkefrmr]

Swift Industries and Oveja Negra

[@kingedwin]

I have several nice bikes, but my Trek hybrid gets ridden the most. It works for almost every type of riding.

[@ShepherdsSheepdog]

Same here.

[@lucafwn]

I love hybrid bikes. You can go almost everywhere and do almost everything. Century? Check. Easy trails? Check. Commuting? Check. Gravel roads? Check. ...having one stolen? Check :(

[@joeymacme]

I love learning about normal/old-school bikes, but I think the real reason I watch is for the natural and honest flow of the monologue… from filth attracting filth (Govt the world over, not just DC) to “wiping as you go… not my usual angle on things”! Ye just can’t beat Brian K’s videos.

[@csawserv]

These are the Corolla of Dad bikes. The FX is the Camry.

[@malloott]

Do you ever find Dutch style bikes there? Fenders, chain guards, steel lazy sit frames?

[@georgemartinezjr]

Does that Bottle of Tri Flow come with that long Thin . Applicator Or did you Fabricated it

[@Timinator257]

My dad rode that exact bike for about a decade

[@waktosha7378]

My local bike shop mainly sells old worn out cheap Wal-Mart bikes that are filthy for around double to quadruple the price as new! That leaves me to have to go online to buy my bicycles.

[@ronnythompson9115]

@BikeFarmer - I would never use Tri-Flow. Very concerned that forever chemical PTFE would be absorbing in my skin/bloodstream or rubbing off my hands to my food and being ingested.

[@bkefrmr]

I can think of a thousand things that will take you out before that

[@stevencarter385]

I had one of those. I rode it to death and got ten bucks trade-in.

[@bkefrmr]

lol 😂

[@TheGameBoy56]

Looooool every seat bolt in that shop must be screaming bloody murder lol One day that bolt gonna be half striped and ur gonna fly into the other room 😂

[@Carterofmars]

What did it cost and what did you get for it? May I ask?

[@triplebutted]

Heya BikeFarmer, love your videos. And because I want you around for a while, I don't feel bad for saying: put some darn gloves on! Tri-flow isn't the kind of thing you want to be washing your hands in. Nice tuneup.

[@6479rob]

Would you consider training a KZbin’r how to true a wheel for a possible fee if we showed up at your shop ?

[@CharlieMetcalf]

I found that Hybrids make great inexpensive "gravel" bikes. I personally have a Bianchi Strada from 2001. I have upgraded everything except the frame and fork, but man it is a sweet ride.

[@DOGPC44]

Can you tune my Colnago C40

[@StoicCynic]

That was a lot of fun!

[@richardchaney6990]

Burgers on the grill, a cold beer, bike farmer video! A perfect Sunday night! Cheers! Key West Rick

[@bkefrmr]

Damn…I gotta ride down there sometime. Sounds so lazy!

[@sveablu]

Hey Bike Farmer! I wonder if used Treks sell better than other brands in your area due to the fact that you are so close to the Trek facility. I've got a Trek FX 7.4 that I'm going to put up for sale as soon as the weather hits that sweet spot for riding. It will get the Bike Farmer treatment and someone will be happy with it.

[@jgm9927]

I've got an old multi trak 720. I was going to retire it because I'm getting older and need a more upright position. I stood back and looked at it and said, "New Bosco bars & a b67 brooks, and we'll be in business!" So now I've got $100 bars and $100 saddle on $100 bike.😅

[@missionoutdoorsITM]

You "bike experts" might like those hard butt crusher seats, but Dad's love cushion! The Washington DC comment made you my favorite bike expert, Ha ha ha 🤣

[@miket.220]

This bike is almost like my old 2007 Trek 7100, right down to the front suspension fork. Mine was blue/silver. Awesome bike, rode it to smithereens. Wish I still had the frame.

[@R33GTRRRR]

I feel like I’m watching myself. Clean wheels and hubs FTW.

[@69Harveyb1]

Me too. I guess we're here for a reason, eh. (Sorry. I got transplanted to central Minnesota from eeeast Waukesha county)

[@monkmchorning]

Can't kill these old Trek 7k series comfort bikes and FXs. Also, MTBs from the Trek 3k and 4k series, Raleigh M series, Bouldlder era Schwinns, and any Gary Fisher.

[@kenstogie]

51 mph on a specialized S works 2002 if memory serves for me….. felt like a motorcycle soooo smooth. If my feet could’ve went faster so would I…..

[@rsrnsrwds]

Mesmerizing. Like Bob Ross videos. Really enjoyed this video! I have actually had several of those Trek hybrids.

[@steelisreal4313]

Chains are inexpensive but cassettes not so much. I get my 6,7,8 speed sram chains with quick link from jensonusa for sbout $7 when u order $50+ free shipping. Still looking for a deal on cassettes though.

[@andymoss]

Another great episode!

[@trep53]

Bike Farmer rules. The high prices and strange selection of new bikes is a problem. I’m not against a new bike but it won’t help me get more satisfaction from riding. My entry level hybrid bike plus my local bike tech are all I need to keep me riding. This season I’m going to remove my bike computer! BTW can you add links for the comfy upgrades for seat, swept handlebars, grips, tires?

[@wolfgangweber9924]

Nice video again. For the longest I was worried you wouldn't drop anything. But I was relieved when the 6mm Allen wrench went down. I'll try the finger on the V-brake cable stop. That looks professional! Your affiliate links worked for me! How about adding boxes of disposable gloves to the list?

[@Map-n-Compass]

Quick question: where do you sell the bikes that you flip? Is there a specific platform that seems to work best for bikes?

[@texastoastchris]

If I didn't know better, I'd say this looks an awful lot like a Giant Cypress DX. I was once told by a Giant high up guy that these were the bikes that ran the industry back then.

[@mattgies]

Since you do know better, what does it actually look like?

[@TwoWheelWarrior]

Careful up near those handlebars. They are so high in the air there would be a lack of oxygen.

[@aaadamt964]

I use yellow "awesome" cleaner. You can dilute it and its super cheap. I do the same thing with cables but i also clean them with a light scuff pad and awesome before i lube them. Ill put a thin film of grease on them before triflow. A lot of the bikes i sell end up living outside. Any bit of protection from the elements helps.

[@christopherwinstone434]

Love the content and a super bike 👍🏼

[@allanthompson4427]

Great background music! Thanks.

[@raceface_m2579]

i really love your channel. you explain everything well, and ramble on, but in a good informational way. ope, there it is!

[@phoboz666]

I really have to say that the musical background has become much better...

[@jhm054]

Casual peaceful dig at DC lol

[@bertramsturgies485]

I Agree with everything you've done, but a little tension on rear derailleur is good to account for cable stretch...

[@michaelpeppersack8599]

I like the end you always test ride the bike! other bike rehabbers don't

[@mattgies]

If it's not test ridden, it's not done!

[@jacklinn6305]

Thank you for the great advice. I teach a bike class through Project Bike Tech. I use your videos often for the class. Your explanations make it easy for the students to follow.

[@noisepuppet]

Ope there it goes

[@jeffk433]

Nice video! I have wondered about those torque keys. I find the issue with all the adjustable torque wrenches, that are like the Park one, is having them correctly dialed in. Lots of potential for inaccuracies caused by turning a few degrees too much or too little.

[@BrasssMunky]

I ride one of these (a 7100 with same graphics but blue), and I really like it. And my only gripe with it is that there isn't as much tire clearance in the rear as you might think. I had to file down the kickstand plate / chainstay bridge thing a bit to allow for my 47mm width tires At this point, the only stock parts on it are the bb/crankset though. Rigid fork was the biggest/best change I made, got a lucky dirt cheap score on a rigid soma fork with tange tubing at a bike swap. These things run the "oddball" 1 1/8 threaded headset, so it's easy to go to threadless if you want to change up the fork. I dad pretty hard on my trusty trek hybrid frame, learned a ton of bike mechanic stuff along the way

[@brucebarthold5359]

I also have a Trek 7100 I've enjoyed and ridden on local trails and for a few 100km rides.

[@dsonyay]

Those are great bikes to run errands, commute, etc.

[@MNpicker]

Its so fun watching someone do what they do... when they actually know what they do😎👍🏻

[@ktmorimoto4872]

Thanks for showing practical methods to bring bicycles to everyone.

[@joew717]

Just took my old 7200 for a little mid-day ride! Love my zippy dad-bike!

[@johnzee691]

great van halen for the background noise...😜

[@kovar2344]

Only found this channel last week and i absolutely love your pragmatic approach.

[@turbogears900]

What do you think about the cannondale bad boy 2 lefty .?

[@Shopsmith10er]

More click$ and I don't mean STI. Now get some WD40 and saturate, air in the rubber and go fetch $25. That'll cover lunch McChemical's.

[@r.williams8349]

Learn a lot from your videos, thank you!

[@mjavorsky]

Taco fund donation.

[@bkefrmr]

Whoa baby! 🌮🌮🌮

[@markzablocki8285]

Thanks!

[@bkefrmr]

Thank you!

[@mitmon_8538]

What are your thoughts on those "safety brakes" on the front - the noodle with the spring in it?

[@bkefrmr]

Super gimmicky and they make the brakes feel soft. But it doesn’t piss me off enough to do anything about it…usually

[@bkefrmr]

And thanks for the $$$!

[@69Harveyb1]

Exactly the bike my wife owns.

[@davemeise2192]

Your videos are so good. Thank you for such genuine and realistic videos. Biking is for the masses.

[@Bikemaddad]

Love it man. Great bike.

[@boazheller]

Thanks

[@bkefrmr]

Whoa! Thanks! Not sure what a DKK is worth, but it a lot to me! ❤️

[@jimcheese5534]

Thanks!

[@bkefrmr]

Whoa! Thanks so much!!

[@claudiofiero8523]

Just found out these Promax brakes on my new old Bianchi My 2020 bike's don't feel as good as these lol Bought another pair for 7€, just in case

[@boazheller]

Thanks

[@bkefrmr]

Thank you!!

[@robertmorrison5267]

Thanks!

[@bkefrmr]

Thanks Bob!

[@edjefferson9175]

Harley riders like Lemon Pledge.

[@kona0197]

Thanks!

[@bkefrmr]

Thanks hey!

[@zenicfox]

You inspired me to tune up my dads old trek bike! Very similar to this bike.

[@stevek4382]

Liked video. mr. Rogers, theme music I can’t take it

[@zellerized]

The gear clicking while you were riding lol

[@sebastianokelly2243]

I so agree with your outlook on bikes. And wish you well selling them to your community. I have a 1990s steel Marin Bonas Ridge 26 inch MTB seven speed, friction shifter triple (42, 34, 24) that I bought second-hand for £85 ($108). I made up some better quality wheels on decent hubs, fitted a butterfly touring handlebar and last summer rode it 1,400kms across France from Normandy to Provence, going up the Loire until it becomes a stream and camping all the way. Only one guy in my cycle club appreciated it: others thought it was out of date, slow and heavy (it is, but so is any camping tourer). In Provence I hired a KTM carbon road bike with Di2 electronic shifters and disc brakes and rode up Mt Ventoux. But I was quite happy to return to my bullet proof , well-loved tourer at the end. The guy who saw the point of my bike has toured down west Africa and across the Atlas mountains in Morocco, so he sets the bar quite high. You absolutely do not need expensive bikes to have fun.

[@ktmorimoto4872]

Thanks!

[@bkefrmr]

Holy cripes that’s some serious taco money!! Thanks hey!

[@arandomdude5304]

What was that sound with the brakes 😭

[@Moostery]

Thanks for all of the videos. I just pulled an old raleigh rapide out of my shed and got it shined up nice and running well. Now I have a nice vintage 10 speed to go with my modern MTB. One to tear up the trails and one to glide around on pavement.

[@Crankaholic]

Great video, thanks for helping me enter the noodle zone.

[@AncientEnergyEyesOpen]

I'll be on the lookout for the polka video

[@MrMadrunner]

Thanks!

[@bkefrmr]

IT’S TACO TIME BABY!

[@faithwalk5926]

Thanks!

[@bkefrmr]

IT’S TACO TIME!!

[@6479rob]

⁠Our tacos in our town are $3 a piece little puny things hopefully yours are better ?

[@tonyp9179]

Great channel, but imo i think it may be time to expand your content. Maybe take us on some rides, do some torture tests, product reviews...

[@bkefrmr]

The problem is that bike season is here and I already buried in bikes. Every spring I need to “catch up” financially before letting off the accelerator in June. By September, it’s adventure season and you’ll definitely see more ride videos then!

[@gerardsaylor-personal8331]

I have a 7200.

[@mattgies]

I also clean the hubs every time I tune a bike, but I think my way's a little faster and easier: Wheel is in the truing stand and valve is at 6 o'clock. Grab opposite (diagonal) corners of the rag. Pass one corner between the spokes at the valve, and loop it around the hub so it comes back out towards the valve. Hold the corners of the rag and floss back and forth. Then, to hit the other half of the hub, turn the wheel and push the rag as you go, and do the flossing maneuver 180 degrees from the valve.

[@bkefrmr]

Yeah, that works too. But you still gotta get in the nooks and crannies…

[@footballmanagerraw]

Why do I only see trek bikes on your channel, what about the run of the mill bikes, disc brake bikes ect, ect?

[@bkefrmr]

Trek bikes are run of the mill bikes. My shop is 10 miles from trek HQ where it was founded. I’d say 60% of the bikes in the area are trek bikes. Most people here think they’re special, but they’re just like every other brand. I don’t know what “disc brake bikes ect, ect” means.

[@footballmanagerraw]

@@bkefrmr hey please don't think I was criticizing I love your content, I've even bought 1-step and tri-flow because it's so good based on your work. I just wondered why I was seeing trek bikes after trek bikes on your videos but now that all makes sense, thank you for replying. Disc brake bikes ect ect, I own a disc brake bike so am keen to see videos where you have to deal with mechanical or hydraulic disc brakes so I can learn more. I just started cycling again and can't stop watching your vidz Keep up the great work buddy from the UK.

[@dsonyay]

I have a an old 2000 era Madwagon hybrid. Recently serviced and made a bit more upright with handlebar upgrade. Perfect dad bike.

[@Manetty6]

There's only one thing that separate this bike from the perfect average people bike, it has too many gears.

[@bkefrmr]

Very very true!

[@MattRobbinsMusic]

Used to work in a shop in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s as a high school and college kid. This brings back a lot of memories.

[@turntabillist]

Does a dadbike dad also listen to dadrock music? You know, like Boston, REO Speedwagon, Styx, etc...

[@bkefrmr]

I listened to ELO this morning before editing this video, does that count?

[@turntabillist]

@@bkefrmr Fantastic. Of course! As long as you didn't listen to any Pink Floyd, Deep Purple or Jethro Tull. Those bands are a little too cool for dads to be faffing about with.

[@JimmyB463DP]

Trek 4300 with wide street tires is my preferred Dad Bike! It just “feels” good!

[@georgemartinezjr]

Love the Smell of Tri Flow in the Morgning SMELLS LIKE Bike Shop😊