dad bike upgrades

- threaded headset to threadless
- fork change
- wheel change
- hub body change
- cassette change
- ???
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[@reeceholmes8546]

I have back probs, just got out of hospital today switched on my laptop and you had a video out, made my day, love that bike, thanks Gary, great stuff

[@garysprojects]

Hell ya dude I’m glad! Hope you are feeling better!!

[@reeceholmes8546]

@@garysprojects I am thanks Gary

[@donttouchthisatall]

Awesome vid as always. A few things: - The hub you pulled off is a UG (Uniglide) hub and needs a threaded last (small) cog to fix the cassette onto the body. The spline pattern is differnt to a HG hub since all the splines are the same width unlike the HG where there is a larger groover/smaller spline. you can make it work with a HG if you file down the splines on the casette and use a cog from a UG cassette to thread it onto the hub - If you refurb a hub shell you would usually go with oil, not grease (i recently had to repair a UG hub where i flushed the gunked up hub with WD40 and put in new lubricant)

[@garysprojects]

Thank you mate! Ahhh yes Uniglide ! Thats it. Haha yes you are right the splines were all the same size and didn’t fit when I tried 😅 That’s cool knowing its possible to make it fit. Thanks for the info , very helpful cheers!

[@wilyamiyoo]

I am using a DX hub with a uniglide body but has a 7 speed Hyperglide installed. There could be a time that the transition to HG had used the same spline designs as the UG ones.

[@garysprojects]

@@wilyamiyoo ahhh I see thx for sharing !

[@seraphan6]

You use a lot of WD-40 for cleaning. Have you tried mineral spirits (maybe called “white spirit” in your country)? It’s cheaper and just as effective, with less smell. You could have soaked that freehub body in it overnight to clean out the old grease before adding the new grease.

[@garysprojects]

Mmm I haven’t tried , I have low odor version of wd40 so that helps but I will look into it thanks ! Cheaper is good for me 😂

[@johnbrann75]

Isn't that the way it goes, your rear wheel. But when things don't go as planned you just make a new plan. Good job, nice bike.

[@garysprojects]

Haha dude for real! All the going back and forth with setting the wheel cones 😵‍💫😵‍💫 glad it worked out at the end tho!

[@cosinus_square]

Front rack stay mounting bolt - head on the inside, nut on the outside of the dropout - more space.

[@garysprojects]

That’s true, but if it loosens it will do more damage

[@newhomemech]

The rack mount solution you came up with was brilliant

[@garysprojects]

Thank you very much Austin!

[@alsnugbolzbu]

Looks good! I really appreciate the Macgyvering too, so now I have an idea for how to improve my front bag setup on my bike. Thanks!

[@garysprojects]

Hell ya dude ! No worries at all, love doing mods to make it work haha

[@camt1818]

Looks good! Funny how little tweaks sometimes turn into big projects. I'm about to undo a dropbar conversion on my 90s bianchi grizzly for surly sunrise bars. I'll be adding a front rack too. Hoping it all goes smoothly!

[@garysprojects]

Cheers mate ! Yeah that’s totally true. Always longer than you think specially when things pop up. The upgrades to your bike sounds good !

[@ashpunting]

Keeping dad on the road and safe sometimes. If it doesn't fit, you have to redesign or make your own nice 1 gary 👌🏾

[@garysprojects]

Cheers Rory that’s it ! If it doesn’t work gotta find a new solution

[@hookerjl1]

Nice to see this ESGE Centerstand on your bike…I filed down one of these on the same side too, to get a solid stand on my girlfriends old bike…funny😉as always good build, dude👍🏻😎

[@garysprojects]

Yessss, took a while to file down , but worth it in the end. Cheers mate I appreciate that !

[@andyc972]

That is a good looking bike for an everyday practical workhorse, nice work Gary !

[@garysprojects]

Thanks Andy! Definitely the bike that gets the most work, that’s for sure. Cheers!

[@olox25]

Great vid, next time use a brake cable and thread it through some of the holes on the hub and wrap that around a block of wood. Doesn’t always save the hub but it is way easier.

[@garysprojects]

Oh nice good tip ! Cheers mate I appreciate it

[@jawjuk]

Woah, well done getting that FHB off without the hub being built into a wheel! Never even tried to that myself. Nice one!

[@garysprojects]

Hahah yeah it was hard ay , almost gave up! 😂😂

[@JohnPilling25]

Love the way you put the swytch kit into the basket. I've got one on order. It's going on my trek 3700.

[@garysprojects]

Hell ya , e-bikes are like having another car 👍 very useful! Cheers

[@therealmrwizard8549]

Sick build. Love the center stand! Cheers.

[@garysprojects]

Cheers man ! Yea the stand helps out a lot, already glad I put it on 😊

[@riskyrax]

Yo you probs already know but save old Allen head screws from water bottle mounts or road caliper brake shoes and use them for the eyelet mounts on bike. Way better than the screw driver heads !

[@garysprojects]

Yessss!! Definitely ! Great to save those for sure

[@DomH1994]

Someone please for the love of god buy this guy a bench vice.

[@garysprojects]

😂😂😂 I don’t have a work bench to put it on though 🤣

[@fiorovante]

@@garysprojectsbolt it to the balcony baby!

[@garysprojects]

@@fiorovante 🤣🤣🤣 that would be funny

[@MonkeyShred]

Gary. I’m getting you a bench vice for Christmas. A proper big hefty old one.

[@garysprojects]

Hahahaha I don’t have a bench though 😅😅😅

[@MonkeyShred]

@@garysprojects yeah you do. We saw you bend metal around it 😉

[@garysprojects]

@@MonkeyShred 🤣🤣🤣 I stand corrected

[@MonkeyShred]

@@garysprojects No need to stand. You can sit. You have a bench ;) hahaha

[@garysprojects]

@@MonkeyShred 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 omg

[@ziyanide]

Nice work as always Gary, admire your patience with switching around at the back. Would have driven me insane haha I am suprised that you got the stand working at the stays. From my experience I could never get them to clamp down properly, they would always rotate under load eventually

[@garysprojects]

Cheers mate ! Ya the rear was a bit of pain , not gunna lie 😂. Mmm yeah I think the old inner tubes might help with the twisting of the stand maybe ? So far it’s working well , but will see how it goes 🫡

[@HunnenDoog]

You gone from tyre clearence to SCREW-clearence next lvluuuurrr.. :D nice video as always!

[@garysprojects]

Hahaha cheers homie ! Gotta have that good clearance 😂😂😂

[@moisesjaysugian9340]

Wish to have a bike like this. So rad! 💯🚴‍♂️🤙

[@garysprojects]

Thank you ! I appreciate that 😊😊

[@waveywheelies]

love the forks man!

[@garysprojects]

Cheers mate! Gotta love some straight blades

[@andriygera]

Great job 😊

[@garysprojects]

Thank you 😊

[@rhysrhysrhys]

That stand is incredible!

[@garysprojects]

yessssss it works well! def recommend a two foot kick stand for dad bikes !! very helpful

[@jimmylovesbikes]

Great job restoring bikes!

[@garysprojects]

Thank you Jimmy !

[@campbellpaul]

I call that two bottle set-up "hot dog and a Coke".. Cheers, Gary!

[@garysprojects]

Hahaha I love that !!

[@Sekhmet6697]

Jesus… absolutely murdered that poor exage hub 😢 You only need to lace a few spokes on a rim to get enough leverage, or use some rubber on the pipe wrench pliers.

[@garysprojects]

Ahhh I see I will remember for next time thanks

[@thomascrossley3359]

SWEET BUILD, you should look for a more lowkey basket lol that thing is massive.

[@garysprojects]

haha i was actually looking at a bigger one because i carry a lot of stuff 😂

[@thomascrossley3359]

@@garysprojects GEEZ you could already fit one of your buddies in there lol, good luck on finding a bigger one!!

[@garysprojects]

@@thomascrossley3359 hahaha thinking wald 157 🤔🤔

[@jenkinsdale5]

take the plastic disc brake spacer off the electric hub and those disc bolts will go in further

[@garysprojects]

Great idea thank you !

[@ronjones1414]

Looks like a lot of fun. Lots of work to make the wheels match and not have the rack and bottle stands match. Any plans to get it all one color?

[@garysprojects]

I ended up making it a long tail cargo bike with the xtracycle haha so it doesnt matter as much

[@glennpettersson9002]

That's a real urban SUV 😃

[@garysprojects]

hahah yesssss , save money on gas!!

[@THEBLACKANARCHIST]

Awesome thanks brother

[@garysprojects]

Cheers brother!!

[@SolarizeYourLife]

So how many bikes have you taken apart??? It is nice one can refit a bike but there is too many parts that need to go back together...and specialized tools needed...i would have drill a new hole on front fork for rack, current hole too close to wheel axil...

[@garysprojects]

Hahaa I would say a lot now! Check out my earlier videos , I had a lot less tools back then - you can definitely get by with a small amount of tools

[@oreocarlton3343]

So nice!

[@garysprojects]

Thank you!

[@WitchyKatz]

What bars and stem is this? I have found similar style bars but they are all 22.2mm for bmx headsets.

[@garysprojects]

These are blygo moto bars to a dk bmx race stem , hope that helps

[@adamahdan1223]

new bile idea!!

[@garysprojects]

Bike? Cheers!!

[@adamahdan1223]

⁠@@garysprojectsi mean new project idea HAHAHA!!

[@garysprojects]

@@adamahdan1223 😂😂😂

[@andrewortiz687]

How has the paint job held up? Do you wash it at all?

[@garysprojects]

Yeah pretty good check my latest bike check video , I go over it there. I ve washed it a few times yep 👍

[@jjjtung]

what's that little black box you installed in the basket?

[@garysprojects]

Ebike battery! I have a install / review video of the ebike kit if interested , cheers!

[@moodycxnt]

Is the swytch still going/working?

[@garysprojects]

Yep check my Instagram I just posted a story of me riding it

[@phililpb]

what type of tires are thoes

[@garysprojects]

They are maxxis dth 2.30

[@phililpb]

@@garysprojects Thanks they look great. How do they ride

[@garysprojects]

@phililpb they ride super good , no complaints here

[@yomeperdi]

Where did you buy the stand?

[@garysprojects]

i got mine second hand on fb marketplace , but i think you can get them on amazon

[@yomeperdi]

@@garysprojects nice Ty bro

[@woodcycles5208]

What size are those dth?

[@garysprojects]

2.3

[@woodcycles5208]

@@garysprojects thanks mate!

[@garysprojects]

@@woodcycles5208 no sweat!