How ONE MISTAKE ruined this $2,000 vintage BMX

In today's Tech Thursday brought to you by Phu Vu of EPIC BMX ( / _epicbmx ) we build up this vintage 1986 Mongoose Team edition BMX Bike. however during the assembly Phu covers How ONE MISTAKE ruined this $2,000 vintage BMX
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[@izaacacuna1401]

Recently got back into bmx biking and less then a week ago took a nasty fall that left my face all cut up and broke my collar bone. Stay safe out there and just because you used to be able to do it, does not mean you can definitely do it again after some time has passed.

[@raw_si_siht]

Damn breh. But yes, so true. I broke my collar bone many years ago... Wasn't a good time. Be well.

[@devinwagner3154]

I just broke my collar bone from a bmx crash last week still in a sling

[@stevebarnett155]

First off are the pedals 1/2 inch? Second, take a exacto knife and cut around all the crank bolts, I know it's a pain in the ass but if you take your time it will work and third , tell your customer not to ever just drop off parts to a powder coater with out having a talk with them first.

[@jasonmarshall7983]

Yep yep and if you really want it take that another step you can take an exacto knife around the sprocket and chain wheel very carefully so it'll crack where you cut it oh yeah and they can't fool us he's b*********** us those are half inch pedals

[@AlfredoMancuso]

Thanks for all the support boys!

[@tonysheene6399]

Prize ??

[@stevepunk1]

@@tonysheene6399I'm pretty sure That's a spam/scam comment, There is no prize! It was just somebody pretending to be Alfredo!

[@Moreno_scoots]

@@stevepunk1 Yeah your right something like that happened to Scotty Cranmer.

[@lockri3462]

I think you meant to say "Thanks for all the support GUYS!"

[@AlfredoMancuso]

😂😂 sorry, GUYSSSS

[@joreldelacruz5246]

When it comes restoring old school BMX... And you want it done right, sometimes you gotta do it yourself.

[@adampierce7468]

Porkchop rules! I've done a couple of mid skool restorations with stuff I ordered from them.

[@Rolling100]

T on the serial number means it's a chromoly frame. The Team Mongoose and Supergoose are the same chromoly frames. The difference is that the Supergoose were nickel plated and the team frames were candy apple red or blue.

[@AlfredoMancuso]

Damn, that’s awesome to know! Thank you!

[@AmazingChinaToday]

New stem bolts are about $5 @ BoltDepot, they have bolts for everything, including stainless steel bolts.

[@bmxscape]

$5 for some bolts damn bruh you can get bolts much cheaper. every bike shop should have a stash of m6 bolts

[@AmazingChinaToday]

@@bmxscape Maybe, but BoltDepot also has stainless steel bolts available, and every bolt length possible, so you can get the exact bolt length needed to utilize all the threads in your stem. My factory stem bolts left about 1/2 of stem threads unused. I buy a ton of stuff from there, usually in stainless steel.

[@bmxscape]

@@AmazingChinaToday i wouldnt use stainless on stems since most are aluminum and stainless contacting aluminum creates galvanic corrosion

[@AmazingChinaToday]

@@bmxscape Thanks for the heads up. It seems there is risk of corrosion in the presence of moisture, which shouldn't be a problem. I also applied a generous amount of Park Tool grease on both the stem threads and the bolt threads. Hopefully no issues!

[@bmxscape]

​@@AmazingChinaToday thats good, with grease or anti seize you should have no problem.

[@estabanb55]

Thanks for letting me know what to ask for, when getting a person to powder coat for me, I would have never known about the screws and the inside of the bike

[@InSilence2023]

This reminds me when I was back at School, a white bike, and Someone saying "guys" everysingle second. No offence. This videos are the best you can find about old School BMX education. Thanks. And keep it up.

[@lastchancelee3312]

Thanks for shouting out pork chop BMX from Georgia!

[@keam210tx]

Hell yea! Just got my old chrome Hutch Pro racer back in business and used a hell of a lot of elbow grease jajaja

[@frankprice2764]

I'm always amused by these customers that can't build their own bikes. I could understand having the wheels built but everything else is just bolting it together. Does Phu offer to do it for free if he can use it for the video?

[@Aod-kp2oz]

Yeah, when you buy a department store bike.

[@frankprice2764]

@@Aod-kp2oz Whether you buy it from Walmart or get all the parts from Empire BMX, the process is still the same, and not super complicated.

[@robertlund5694]

Building it is the best bit!

[@iwritechecksatthegrocerystore]

The whole thing definitely seems weird to me. Who is into old school vintage bmx restoration if you didn’t grow up riding them? Why didn’t he ask the guy who was going to be assembling it about the process/design? One thing for sure: the bike is a disaster 😂

[@noeblas1644]

You're welcome, I was one of the individuals that inform you guys it was a team model..... Also, the owner of the mongoose should of gone with a Dura Ace 3-piece crank keep it authentic.

[@Michael-ri2eh]

Looks like you're going to be sanding and taking time as long as it takes 🎉

[@heyitsantman]

Your shop in the bomb man I just died at 12:20. He been better off buying the complete crank set. Wow looks good as a wall piece but a test drive cant happen.

[@dennisd4452]

Even if it’s not ours. I think it’s going to look awesome!

[@adamsifford6228]

A good static coat paint gun ca get in the hard to reach places.

[@awm891]

WTF.!!! That would piss me off to no end

[@mathewertl6063]

Tighten everything up and use a touch up pen inside the bolts if the customer is aware from the beginning then it shouldn’t be a problem

[@AlfredoMancuso]

Solid

[@LOVES-A1911]

Nice bike, at the end of the day it's the owners bike and how they want it. However unless they are 100% doing everything themselves they should consult with the person or people assembling the bike to see what works and doesn't work and figure out a solution to it.

[@derekgonzalez9417]

I’ve watched allot of your videos! Great videos👍but I’ve never seen this one? Great restore on this Team Mongoose! I had 3 mongoose bikes back in the day! Half Chromoly Mongoose, Team Mongoose which came in like almost like a candy Blue not that color blue but that is a nice blue, similar to the stock blue they came in, in the 70, early 80s My 3rd was a chrome supergoose! Keep up the great videos!!

[@carbonfibercreationswashin7213]

Ohhh no! Polished aluminum would have been cool vs that toothpaste powdercoat

[@nightshadefern162]

The repop brakes are ok, but mine had a bent spring- had to use a generic, and the quick release doesn’t work… but then, the quick release on the originals was often stuck too. I like reusing the originals.

[@skyelee9398]

I’m a strong believer in original survivor condition. Powder coating makes the bike look new.. yes But in reality it’s not. It’s old school and should be kept as such. But that’s just my opinion. Different riderz different likes. Greetings from Oceanside California 😎 Stay RAD 🤙

[@chrislong8013]

Phus the man!

[@joshhhgarcia3200]

I love this man

[@lovejerky9307]

Epic!! Thank you Alf!

[@AlfredoMancuso]

🫶🏻

[@dennisd4452]

T model. Awesome sauce!

[@429supercj]

I have those white repop brakes on my 83 predator

[@travissmith1297]

Ive owned mine sine new it doesn't have paint either. But except for tires andone side crank arm. It 100 percent original all black pads and swaed seat. I bought it at the shwin shop in Rockville MD. The same place i got my 5 speed

[@claytonkirby878]

Lol bad powdercoating yeah .another great video.

[@RVT_420]

My boy was stressing on this build 😂😂

[@AlfredoMancuso]

😂

[@briankoski7155]

That is awesome 😎 great job bro 😎

[@estabanb55]

So what does that mean? Is the peddle screws too small?

[@jakjohn672]

Imprisoned cranks ~ n they been blown out

[@chrisrosario3311]

Do all bolts chrome or black look nice both ways

[@johncarlson2258]

Isn't the Mongoose frame sticker supposed to go on the down tube?

[@TxOgMikeD]

That’s what i was thinking as well

[@nobody-_-9717]

can you put a 3/8th axle on 14mm dropout???

[@yardsalecycles]

they make adapters to go from 3/8 to 14 mm the pain in the but is going from 14mm to 3/8

[@potaylor9992]

It's not that bad hopefully. What size are the cranks? An pedals. Can just get adapters for it. 9/16 to 1/2. If the pedals are the smaller ones. Hope it works out for you. I have faith in you Phu You Can Do It

[@edwardvanwormer6993]

I don't understand the whole powdercoating thing. These bikes were originally painted or anodized. Why not restore them that way.

[@M0r3105]

EPIC! fAiL

[@skylarsoper241]

There’s a good idea have your local bmx shop take it apart for prep for powder coating 🤔more cost but done right 🤔

[@victorpatrick2812]

Where a bouts is you shop in the USA THANK

[@tonypeters7504]

The bicycle really does look totally amazing except for all of the white powder coated parts on it. The crankset really should be gold including the stem and everything else that got painted white.

[@jumpflyz]

Yes, and sadly, the bolts on the stem look horrible painted white. :(

[@storyyxx]

lmfao come on bruh

[@CUSTOMTOYSLF22]

shhh tip x them bolts

[@BMF247]

Is there a part 2 was he mad ?

[@travissmith1297]

Is it a cromoeole frame

[@cfmechanic]

Another episode of the alfredo mancuso fiasco Sounds good?

[@3mjay577]

Gorgeous build…terrible customer/powder coating decision

[@penscivemage9174]

hi

[@AlfredoMancuso]

Yo

[@ivanvolkov2239]

Its pretty I wish mine had decals still

[@carltonbreezy]

Hey people, can anyone tell me if a chrome Mongoose Pro Sniper 1999/2000 is still a thing? Dudes on Vital BMX were losing their shit over a couple in 2020 calling it the Holy Grail. Epic all day, love from Wales. ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@IconicProps]

I know what happened: Can you powder coat my bike? YUP! How much? Whatcha got we charge by the part. Hmm.

[@Vitusvonatzinger]

This was authentically traumatic.

[@petulantfrenzy5532]

Please don't hang yourself. I'm learning a lot! Besides hanging doesn't always work.

[@zemertv5950]

Wuzup sir Alfredo sir...💪💪😁😁

[@AlfredoMancuso]

Hey bud!

[@MorbidThrasher666]

Dam shame they ruined it with not taking the bolts out. Wow i cant believe the threads are done of them cranks also🤔🤔🤪😦😦

[@timsim83]

Bikes where less beefy back then, eh?

[@congettalalicata2082]

Man last summer I had a tragedy I am the proud owner of the only aluminum Dyno bicycle ever built very limited and I freaking ran it over and I have a hairline crack all my frame and was hoping that someone could tell me how I go about getting it fixed

[@ZER012345678]

I wouldn't have touched the bike until I contacted the owner and informed him of everything that could go wrong due to the powder coating issues

[@aurteekay6339]

Bro at the paint shop used his powder coat like it was a tube of loctite. Just stuck down those bolts for life under that paint. 😂 I have a blue and white powder coated Mafiabikes (same exact color) it’s only a 200$ bike and they managed to take the bolts out before they powder coated it 😂 that’s just pure laziness on the painters part. That’s not professional at all. The paint looks great but not when you paint over all the bolts…

[@joeguido106]

Looks like it was amateur hour when it came to the powder coating..

[@andrewbell2749]

I am refurbing a RL now, free to me so I’m tryna sell it for more bike parts for my other bikes

[@showtime7877]

Bruhhh

[@adzharrold5952]

The headtube sticker looks way too big

[@nitrous07me]

I don’t like the paint of the handle bars & the white

[@fredvalencia2205]

Who the hell goes with white anyways crome frame and metalic blue thats the look with a Haro number plate thats 80's

[@fluxfotos22]

That white powder coating on those parts makes the build look terrible. Why didn't he go for gold instead?.

[@scottwalden1]

Frame decal is backwards. Red to the head.

[@howardgillingham4763]

My old bikes from the 80's look like used bikes like they are supposedly to

[@calvincooley1074]

Shimano DX clone pedals

[@pauljames1978]

He needs some 9/16 pedals

[@cobretti2449]

Se da un tiro con mi vieja de tanto pancho! jajaja

[@tonysheene6399]

Ok so .. the frame and forks made new again was great 🌟🌟 but everything else should have been left alone or maybe in chrome as a colour?? Way too much white going on 😃 the handlebars would have been much better in chrome!!! Crank should have been left as chrome and maybe blue platforms would have been better ?? White kashimax seat and a chrome seat post .. gold seat clamp, gold brake lever and yes white callipers BUT NOT mx 1000 with quick release!!! they are shit !! Blue brake cable aswell would have been cool 😎 but that’s just my opinion 🤓😀 oh and a gold and blue chain would have been waay better !!!

[@garthc5994]

Are people really paying 2 grand for vintage bikes like this?

[@bmx360grandpa4]

🤣🤣🤣

[@wihamaki]

Worried about the white grips, etc. In reality it will probably be put on a wall and never rode.

[@bobbygzzz7116]

I luv ur vintage bmx builds videos.....but for ur crazy customers..or not schooled on these vintage parts..building them all wrong n wrong colors make them worth not much..if done correctly with rite colors they wud have Gold n Not shit....i just shake my head...krazy shit..

[@jamiecroweiii80]

That's a horrible team mongoose build.

[@patrickhascall7401]

How many drugs are you on?

[@AlfredoMancuso]

All of them

[@bobbygzzz7116]

Them seats look like shit...i buy alot stuff from them....

[@lockri3462]

This channal should sell a shirt that says "TheGuys" since this guy is always referring to us as "Guys! And guess what Guys! " lol I'll buy it .

[@racerx8410712]

I couldn't take him saying guys constantly. I like his energy but....

[@storyyxx]

SO GUYS, SO GUYS, SO GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stevepunk1]

"GUYZ" x 1,000,000

[@areyouserious3092]

Sorry I gotta go I just can't put up with him saying GUYS anymore. Also he is such a drama queen. And what exactly ruined this bike???? A set of cheap pedals really???.

[@xsisterwifex]

Say "guys" more.

[@ivanvolkov2239]

Oh I threw my v bars away there dangerous to the knees

[@kirkwickham3336]

Powder coaters.. In my experience, you have to remove every single bolt and cover parts you don't want to be painted. They'll never do it if you give them too many items to paint.

[@yeseniamacias662]

lazy cost money

[@reddsshaker3477]

Exactly. Most of these guys have no interest in, or knowledge of, the item you’re having powder coated. They’re just doing their job.

[@mikehagen3785]

It will get sorted out, but yes, while powdercoat is an outstanding product, thought must be put into when when and where it's used.. seatposts I just paint, and when they get scratches, I repaint them.. Sick bike tho, in its day, one of THE bikes to have.

[@reddsshaker3477]

STILL one of THE bikes to have. I still have my ‘81 Goose that I built in ‘82. 🤘🏼

[@atrax7023]

Powder coating the frame and forks was good but the rest of the parts should have been re anodized and chromed instead.

[@kikiokiki6788]

the landlord special. reminds me of the house i'm currently living in. so painful.

[@SheepeyRace]

Run it up for Alf!

[@wellohello-p5d]

Everything phu up tight about is all fixable other than the crank and he will have to deal with that if he ever takes the sproket apart. So hell it'll be fine. Tell him not to give himself a heart attack he getting to old to get excited lol. Great job guys Alfredo!

[@aarons3695]

I'll take original patina, even if it is a bit shabby, over new powder coat.

[@jumpflyz]

Parts that would have never been powder coated back then shouldn't be powder coated today. :(

[@bobbygzzz7116]

I been into bmx building since the early 80s...cant believe how peeps turn gold into shit real fast cuz they dont know the rite way to do stuff correctly....99% 3 piece cranks have bigger pedal spindles...then reg 1 piece cranks..1/2"

[@J-Ru89]

So glad i found this, Currently restoring my first bike, a 2000 Mongoose Fuzz extreme and was gonna get it powder coated, Will remember to take every single thing apart and designate what not to powder coat

[@evisceratednation]

Should have just had them parts anodized instead of powder coating them. Frame and fork looks good though.

[@AlfredoMancuso]

You’re totally right!