Claud Butler Rebuild Bike Service

[@531c]

Thoroughly decent man here. More to life than money, easy to say I know but it's true. A story behind every episode. The owner of this bike is very fortunate. Again, a fantastic transformation.

[@trekkeruss]

I have worked at a non-profit cooperative here in the U.S. for almost a decade now, this on top of another 30 years in the industry. We take in dozens of bicycle donations weekly, and do full service for customers as well. This sort of restoration is practically an every day occurrence in my shop. I can see you take pride in, and do top quality work. The one thing I personally would add to a budget bicycle is a spoke protector. I know most bicycle enthusiasts scoff at them, but they do work at preventing spoke damage if a derailleur gets out of adjustment, banged up, or whatever. Cheap derailleurs are rather wobbly to begin with, so in my opinion a spoke protector is cheap insurance and do not deserve derision.

[@Bikespeeds]

Wow that sounds like a great cause, your philosophy sounds just like ours, thanks for watching🧡

[@beanz6745]

Great channel. It would have been awesome to see the lady's reaction when you returned her bike

[@Bikespeeds]

Unfortunately I didn’t get to see that as it was collected by her brother.

[@beanz6745]

(Maybe you should start doing after clean & service or after restoration owner reactions at the end of the video. I've not seen any other channel do that. Just an idea)

[@Bikespeeds]

@@beanz6745 my Son films & edits the KZbin and often isn’t here when the bikes are collected. I also never reference the owners name on any social media to protect their identity as a lot of the bikes we do are high end & we don’t want to aid anyone finding them who shouldn’t, so sadly as fun as it would be to see, that treat is for me only. Be sure to subscribe & we’ll see you next week (always Wednesday at 7pm) with a Trek that we have filmed just today.

[@beanz6745]

@@Bikespeeds In that case, enjoy the client and bike reunions for all of us too

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Better he doesn't. Otherwise it could turn into something like the early 2000s MTV show "pimp my ride" where the owners got all religious each time (saying o.m.g. a thousand times in a row) when seeing their refurbished ride after pick-up.

[@steppings5645]

Great to see the full service being done on a beater. Difference was like night and day.

[@davependragon1]

Made that little "Scutler" look nice.

[@gflorey1975]

There is no video this week...(31/1/24) so I watched an older one! Another great video, and wow, what difference!!

[@Bikespeeds]

We’re back tonight! 🧡

[@MBdrummer3288]

Thought for sure that was a throw away bike. Look at it now. Holy smokes! Unbelievable job sir. Man do I wish you were my local bike shop!

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks!🧡

[@morlamweb]

It is an incredible job, though my bar for "throwaway bike" is very high. It has to have a cracked frame/forks for me to consider it unrepairable. Even then, I'd strip it for parts and recycle the frame.

[@jeremynorth]

This is an astonishing transformation.

[@garysladek9110]

Thanks. Your attitude toward ol bikes is admirable. Cheers.

[@Bikespeeds]

Much appreciated Gary!🧡⚙️

[@award1496]

Anjoying a masterwork of a good bike mechanic. Nice work.👌🏻👍🏻

[@SniffBackBetter]

Awesome. Your pride and passion in your work really shines through and is a joy to watch. Subscribed.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks very much!🧡⚙️

[@JavierLaughin]

Love your videos! I really get a kick out of your superior workmanship. Much success to you. I'm a former in home bike mechanic, lol...Again thank you mate...God bless cheerios from the USA

[@Bikespeeds]

Very kind thank you!🧡🇺🇸

[@531c]

Another great video. Its good that not only do you pay attention to detail, the customer is cognicent of the fact that theyre going to get a thorough rebuild carried out. Ill have to relocate to Lowestoft. Great job again.

[@92redferrari]

Lovely comprehensive service. Great to see a claud butler bike back to full health. A lady cycled one of those across Canada. 3 x7 rock.

[@deasun78]

Love this. I have a 30 year old Diamond Back Topanga. Lot of sentimental value. Well tempted to do a job like this on it but probably it’s too far gone. Certainly would have the patina look. These brilliant videos always fire me up into taking on the project. Well done in saving another bike from the scrap heap.

[@Bikespeeds]

Enjoy your Topanga, thanks for watching!🧡

[@andymci5981]

Last week a relative brought me her bike for a 'service'. I was horrified at the state of it and told her it was 'beyond economic repair' (even though im an amateur but love working on bikes and give my time free!). After watching this i've decided to give it a go, so thanks for the video, advice and above all Inspiration, i'm going to give it a go!

[@Bikespeeds]

Some things need replacing but many can be serviced, very few bikes are beyond repair though we’ve definitely seen some that are!🧡

[@victorrodriguez2806]

Brilliant work. I envy your level of satisfaction upon completion.

[@brilloski]

Great video. Beautifully restored by a true professional

[@Bikespeeds]

Very kind thank you!🧡⚙️

[@Teapot-Dave]

It's amazing what can be achieved with a bit of time, patience, and lots of elbow grease.

[@philippejoseph8604]

Incredible what a good wash can do, and incredible how customers can bring you such dirty objects without any personal questioning. I wouldn't like to see were they live.

[@jasonctaze5653]

Satisfying getting a bike back in the road .👍

[@bikesandbubbles5036]

I love your channel, keep up the great work. It's great to see the vintage bikes returned to their former glory. I never tire of watching your videos and have learned some things as well. Cheers mate ! Good luck with the channel, I reckon you'll do well.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for watching!🧡

[@drawingsbydave7794]

Love this video, I have a 2010 Specialized Hardrock Sport sat in my shed in bits. I bought it off a friend whose ex used to use it as a commuter but never went near it with any lube or even a pump!! I sourced “new” shocks for it, a replacement rear shifter which was all bashed up and a new bottom bracket. Four years later, it’s still in bits!! I just need the time and confidence to make a good job of it. Going to take your advice re: stainless steel cables and accessory bolts.

[@Bikespeeds]

Good luck with it and enjoy!🧡

[@roncooke2188]

Great video interesting

[@srts8945]

Cool video, would be good to see a price breakdown just out of interest. It's good to see people still repair instead of just buy new 👍

[@hjwang4477]

In US, I doubt ppl will do it under 150. But you can buy a bike at that price. So ppl only do it for sentimental value. These entry level older bikes don’t really worth too much to justify the cost

[@thegrowl2210]

Just discovered your channel, it's a real treat to see you restore these bikes and make them shine! On your website and channel, it's pretty difficult to figure out that you're based in Lowestoft, you could do with making that more obvious, in addition to linking your site in the description. Thanks for the videos!

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@danvanhoose6783]

Wow!

[@paulburns3016]

Nice 👍🏼

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks Paul!🧡

[@rule3036]

You cant beat a 90s steel hardtail with 26" wheels, rim brakes as an everyday workhorse, they take the abuse, the weather, and with minimal love keep on going.

[@Bikespeeds]

You can’t beat the 80’s/90’s they’re bulletproof bikes!

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

What steel? This is an aluminium frame.

[@Reedys_Digest]

Really like your videos thank you.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for watching!🧡

[@JohnRadford-iy7db]

Like a new bike 😊

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you!🧡

[@neilk22]

Front tire looked too old to leave on, also stem bolts were so rusted I would have replaced them, or even the whole stem. I feel rider’s enjoy a neat cockpit long before anything else.

[@PistachioFilmsLLC]

excellent job

[@alanfraser5738]

Great video i was just wondering where can i buy new gear system for my claud butler also how much does it cost to replace cables and gear system

[@steveames8286]

Where abouts are you , hopefully I’m close. Impressive work.

[@Bikespeeds]

We are on the east coast of the U.K. in Lowestoft Suffolk

[@kofioti1895]

Great job.. cost...?

[@JohnPilling25]

Nice. How was the suspension fork? That probably would have needed new slider seals?

[@Bikespeeds]

All the work we show are customers bikes and there’s often a line drawn to the videos by them alone. In this case the forks felt perfect and works as they should so this wasn’t required.

[@Tntdruid]

You never service the forge?

[@thefranconian6087]

Great video and channel. Living in the US, I’ve not heard of that “t” polish you use before the resin polish. What is that exactly? Thanks.

[@Bikespeeds]

“T cut” is a paint restorer we put on/ take off before polishing which completely removes the road film from the frame so there’s no contaminants before the polish, it is a British product but I’m sure it’s available in the US somewhere!

[@thefranconian6087]

@@Bikespeeds Thanks man, love your channel.

[@gavindempsey99]

I know this video is a few months old, but just found the channel, and 'm working my way theough the back catalogue. Quick question, what oil are you using on the shifters?

[@Bikespeeds]

It would actually depend on the shifter type and what issues they do or don’t present but in this case I used a spray lubricant with Teflon surface protector in it. The one I use is made by weldtite and called TF2

[@henrydarley3248]

amazing job!! where are you guys based

[@Bikespeeds]

Suffolk in the U.K. ( www.bikespeeds.com )

[@paultomlinson528]

Does the silicon spray used at the end of the video affect braking surfaces? I've seen you use it a few times

[@Bikespeeds]

When the video is sped up it looks like we mist it over the whole bike but it’s actually quite a direct spray that we don’t point near the brakes and they work completely as they should 🧡⚙️

[@paultomlinson528]

@@Bikespeeds I use car wax it's very good shine

[@shaneschannel2081]

What are you using to clean please Shane uk

[@alanfraser5738]

What’s do you clean the bikes with

[@Thetoad738]

You probably hear this a lot, but I wish you were my bike mechanic.

[@GlossEU]

What torque wrench do you have?

[@Bikespeeds]

I have 4. 1 x 1/4” drive that I use the majority of the time. 1 x 3/8 drive & 2 x 1/2 drive. Snap on, draper & Teng

[@Ditypo]

do you put any lube/grease inside outer cables? (or vice versa on inner cables)

[@mini-flyer8520]

Loving the videos. Completely random question, what watch are you wearing? I've never seen anything like it before.

[@Bikespeeds]

That is a Rolex oysterquartz.

[@GiorgioScampini]

I have the doubt since I have not observed in your videos that when doing these maintenance works they do not disassemble the direction, they do not do service, either air, oil or simply spring, any particular reason for not doing it?

[@williamhilliard7386]

Wow she is getting her money's worth. Like new,but with a few chips.

[@AwesomeAngryBiker]

I cry when I see how some people abuse their bikes

[@lukeostarb-w6990]

Why don’t you take the fork aand handlebars off

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Guess for some of you Island Folks the "built in England" moniker (no matter how questionable the authenticity) is enough to get sentimental about this bike😉. But why no work on the suspension fork?

[@Timemachine74]

Built in England (made in china) lol

[@gregschramm8180]

You didn’t do the forks

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

That's what I was wondering, too. Could have used a thorough regrease and new seals for sure.

[@gregtaylor6146]

That 'thing' has as much to do with a REAL 'Claud Butler' as between a fish and a cement mixer, NOTHING!

[@lesliekirk7036]

Shame you never used a new bottom bracket

[@Bikespeeds]

There’s a lot goes on off camera with these jobs, we do check and feel bearings and if they need doing advice the customer, in this case the bearings where OK & didn’t need doing.

[@lesliekirk7036]

And stem bolts look rusty

[@Bikespeeds]

It’s always a juggling act, you have to remember this was not a restoration video. It was a commercial job. With all the videos we just pick a bike going through that has something of interest for a video. We are slightly constrained by time and cost. Once the channel grows we might pick up some sponsors, then we can spend longer and inflate the costs maybe!

[@43cleaner]

wot a difference

[@Bikespeeds]

to be fair, even I was amazed lol!