$25 DOLLAR Bike - Restoring a Thrifted 1995 GT Tequesta

$25 dollars at the thrift store - it did not need much, new (old) tires, cables and housing and a bit of cleaning and grease. I gave it new life, and it looks AWESOME!
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[@monkist]

Do you remember that the blue and yellow were the colors of Team GT in the mid- and late 90s? Thanks for “just” restoring it to its old glory and not resto-modding it, even if it was “just” an STX model.👍

[@AlistairBrugsch]

"Team Scream" I had a '94 Bravado LE in that scheme

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@oldshovel]

Awesome bike and colors.

[@davefoley2825]

memories of Hans Rey f'ing around on a blue and yellow zaskar...

[@kevindoidge3211]

I'm watching this sat in my hill top home in north Wales, UK. It's a rainy Sunday, and my dog Gruff is snoring away in the bedroom, so a perfect way to while away my day. Thank you for posting this video! 😊

[@oldshovel]

Awesome 🙌

[@BiohazardTEC]

The amazing Shimano STX group from the 90s is today's Deore. Affordable and very durable groups, perhaps the best value for money. Great channel @oldshovel

[@oldshovel]

Agreed. I love the styling.

[@johndef5075]

They had a line called DX when I first started too.

[@cup_and_cone]

​​​​​​​@@johndef5075 DX didn't last very long, though...I think maybe three or four years at most. It was killed off the same time Shimano introduced STX/Alivio/Acera around '93 for their 'Ride Light' concept. And then a year or so later introduced LX and then STX-RC. I think at one time Shimano had at least 10 different levels of mountain bike groupsets being sold simultaneously! That just shows how MTB's were king of sales in the 90's. Of course STX/STX-RC was killed off when Deore launched in '00 with Mega 9. And then SLX replaced LX sometime in late 00's. It took Shimano a while to realize their groupsets were cannibalizing one another. In the late 90's there were like six IG groupsets on 8 speed that were completely interchangable with one another. Shimano had to eventually learn to differentiate some of their groupsets by speed/generation.

[@shannonstrobel6727]

Great video as always, but I hate to be a stickler for detail, but at 19:31, I noticed the outer chain ring was installed incorrectly. That pin that sticks out should be under the crank-arm. It's meant to keep the chain from binding up under the crank arm if it should slip off the ring. otherwise, I really enjoy your content. It was you videos that inspired me to restore an old Peugeot road bike that had been otherwise rotting away in my shed.

[@newttella1043]

Also that pin ensures the ramps on the other side work properly when shifting onto the big ring and guiding the chain.

[@oldshovel]

I normally do that I’ll have to go check. I must have just missed it.

[@edwardojr2838]

Love when old things get new life. It looks great, good restoration

[@Lofty2006]

My dad had a '99 Tequesta in a really nice burnt orange... I always loved that bike...

[@techjunkie68smusicandtech56]

Nice, I have that one too. I am hoping to sell mine as I don't ride it that much. I have other GT's I ride more

[@greenhill26]

My first mountain bike was a 1995 GT Timberline with this exact same blue/yellow paint scheme. I have always loved that paint scheme, and I still have the bike,!!! Nice find, and nice job 👍

[@aarongreenakacavemonster904]

Would you sell it ?

[@greenhill26]

@@aarongreenakacavemonster904 Nope! 😉, thanks for asking though, I actually still ride it from time to time, I've converted it to a comfortable "path" bike, and take it on family rides (rails to trails).

[@robsymes4356]

What a video to watch while winding down on a Sunday evening

[@leonleber7059]

Great restoration/repair. Awesome you kept the stx group, one of my favourite groupsets. Simple, bulletproof and looks good.

[@MudmanDH]

I love your job, this bike is ready to go to a bike museum, pure gold. Also this bike with suspension fork, slick tires and 1x drivetrain could be a stylish commuter for smaller people ✌🏻🤟🏻🤙🏼

[@leerichy6489]

Very relaxing to watch, always enjoy watching experienced people work as you never know what little tricks or techniques you can pick up.

[@oldshovel]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@testcycles3907]

This restoration was very good because it made use of the original. It was unfortunate that the bolt broke, but it was good that we were able to recover.

[@hunterchen9]

For those of us in our 40s, back when we were teenagers and this was new, if a friend had one (either bought by parents or saved up from summer job), we’d be green with envy. The 8 speeds (LX, not even gonna mention the other two as those are completely out of the budget) were unattainably expensive.

[@shopnwoods9901]

Cool resto. I had a GT Tequesta around that time. Maybe 97. It was black with yellow flames. Loved it

[@robdevaux3407]

i still have this exact bike, bought new in middle school. great video!

[@johndef5075]

These type of bikes will last forever with basic maintenance.

[@allcapitols1554]

19:30 That peg on the large chain ring indicates that the chain ring is on wrong (6 o'clock position). That peg should protect the inside of the crank. That ring should be turned around & moved a couple bolts clockwise, or how ever far it's off .

[@ruairiobradaigh9810]

Fantastic work,always loved a gt, brilliant bikes,wish I had the skill to do that,anyway thanks for sharing with us

[@johnwilson230]

Nice to see the old school.back to life for more years to run nice restore 😊

[@tomalcolm]

That’s it! I’m moving to Utah.

[@JoeOaken]

Can't complain at 25.00! Lovely restoration work!

[@durden.tyler537]

Any GT in team colors is way cool. Brahma GT bars, STX groupset, cromo frame…hella cool.

[@morlamweb]

Wow, you're quite lucky to find trying to find an old GT lying in a Goodwill shop and not claimed. Whenever I go thrifting, I'm lucky to find maybe 1 adult bike, and it's usually some no-name piece of junk. Good job with the restoration!

[@donaldfranklinjr7087]

Awesome rebuild always a fan of your videos and like the older mountain bikes you inspire me thank you

[@donaldfranklinjr7087]

Old shovel 🤘

[@oldshovel]

Glad you like them!

[@dualcrosser]

wonderful bike build. My first real MTB was a GT too, and i own it now for 25 years and love to ride it every time. Greetings from Germany 🎉

[@newttella1043]

Brings back memories. I never had STX grouppo. But I remember bike shopping with friends and seeing STX for the first time. A sales guy explained it sat between between Deore and LX. A great first time mountain biker's group set, as full LX was a bit pricey and considered the beginning of the racing level of components. Funny how seeing three letters can bring back so many memories.

[@johndef5075]

I have the matching jersey to that! Love it! I had a 91 Avalanche with U brake and a 94 Avalanche also. I think the late 80s early 90s GTs are the best looking hardtails ever. Especially the smaller frames. Look fast standing still. Amazing deal.

[@davefoley2825]

Same! My friends' bike shop special ordered me a xxxl because they ran really small. And I was a classic "Clydesdale" rider😂😂😂

[@rainerunsinn4808]

Well done. I always loved that STX Chromatica group, looks so amazing when clean.

[@oldshovel]

Agreed

[@unixnerd23]

Never been able to get cantilever brakes working well. Going to a V-brake on my tourer was a huge upgrade.

[@before1984soul]

Can.t wait to see more content on your Tacoma.

[@oldshovel]

There’s lots more to do on the Tacoma. 😁

[@NufaRio]

I like videos like this, it makes me want to build my own bicycle repair shop someday. you are my inspiration. greetings from Indonesia

[@oldshovel]

Awesome

[@NufaRio]

@@oldshovel Thank you for replying to my comment, I'm very happy 😁😄

[@robbwilliams7885]

Nice restoration. Now we need to see you riding it.

[@eucalyptusregnans7741]

Thanks Old Shovel. That GT looks brilliant! Great result there.

[@tdgdbs1]

Still riding mine; only the frame is original. Very strong frame, I've loaded 80lbs on the rear rack for the last tour.

[@57northphoto32]

Nice, and you left it stock 👍🏻

[@alperenkaradeniz8482]

Cool stx group set

[@ralphievelasquez9985]

Good video.. thank you Mr.Oldshovel

[@skookum696]

Nice job on that front derailleur shift pod! That STX group was great performance - value! Rishi Grewal would be proud!

[@vitoonto]

What an amazing find!!

[@JohnPilling25]

Very nice 👍it's always those stuck pawls in the shifters and the dried out grease. I've always had to take them completely apart to clean out the old grease and rebuild them. I even have those weird GT handlebars but mine are silver. (Personally I don't like them at all). You did a great job.😊

[@oldshovel]

My first real mtb had similar bars and I thought they were awesome back in the day.

[@fabioayrosa]

18:10 the burp its a classic garage sound

[@oldshovel]

lol this is cracking me up and at the same time I’m asking myself how I missed that and I’m also asking myself did I really burp 😂😂😂

[@fabioayrosa]

​@@oldshovel lol I laughed a lot and made me remember some garage nights with my dad

[@oldshovel]

I just can’t believe I left it in without noticing. Even without the burp it’s dead time I should have cut.

[@fabioayrosa]

​@@oldshovel Dont worry man, all fine and i really commented in a good way, made me laugh and go back in time..... by the way always nice content here... im a huge klein fan and ended up in your videos because of this, keep up the good work :) greetings from Brazil

[@oldshovel]

I’m laughing to 😂 I shared your comment and played the part with my family and it cracked them all up. My kids thought it was hilarious. 😂

[@billjameson1254]

Nicely done

[@humanidadhechocanal8816]

Excelente la maquina que has conseguido para sacar el centro

[@samblenkharn8099]

Fair play rescuing those shifters. That's a sweet bike.

[@joaoc_PT]

nice new air powered toy :D

[@oldshovel]

I just had to do it. 😁

[@VelcorHF]

Love it, great clean up.

[@sbrown1953]

Classic Triple Triangle, and you gave it new life.

[@jamesherd9132]

My Son bought one of these bikes when he was 16 . it cost a lot of money £500 ish . then a suspension fork nearly £300. it was the top of the range at the time . He still has it today . the suspension fork fell to bits and you cant get bits.

[@silver_c1oud]

Finally Restoration with no Repainting

[@73megalith]

Nice..got mine still 🤙

[@sashabiruk4931]

Як я це люблю 😊 Дякую за відео

[@piratepete1475]

25 bucks ...WOW

[@kiruxaUA]

GT!

[@NarcizoGonzalez-ji6xy]

Love you're vids. Awesome content as always

[@jimbobrust]

Great value bike back in the day Even better now for 25 bucks 👍

[@oldshovel]

Agreed and agreed

[@markusilomaki8922]

Please feel free to add even more narration 😊

[@no_mechanic]

Nice to see some bikes again, even if I love the Tacoma project :)

[@oldshovel]

There’s still lots to do on the Tacoma. 😁

[@no_mechanic]

@@oldshovel Looking forward to it 😊

[@bikingviking6688]

Nice job 👍🏻! The "tweeker" in me wants to take a black Sharpie and fill in those nicks on the stem🤪

[@oldshovel]

lol

[@scottweber8807]

Still have mine from 1994.

[@davidvanhorsen2733]

Curious how long you reckon a cleanup/resto like this takes? Not counting the xtra fiddling with the sheared screw

[@ronross6]

I have the Pink crackle in a 21"

[@simonecozzini3318]

Eccezionale, grazie a te protra rivivere per altri 30 anni 😉👋👋👋👋💯💯💯

[@bobjenkins8558]

Do you know what the little red parts are called on the shifters what tell you what gear your in ?

[@interceptor7905]

Used to be STX and STX RC if I remember correctly

[@dredORDER666]

SWEET

[@longliveDnB]

W shovel

[@davefoley2825]

Does anyone know where this model fell in the GT lineup? I assume that is a steel frame. I still have my 94 Zaskar from that era.

[@oldshovel]

For the steel frames in 95 the Tequesta was between the Timberline and the Karakoram. The timberline was spec’ed with an Alivio/STX combo, the Tequesta was full STX, and the Karakoram was full LX. I don’t think there was a steel XT build bike. There was the Aluminum Zaskar (xt build) and the Zaskar LE (XTR build). You could likely also get a Psyclone hand USA built steel frame set.

[@davefoley2825]

@@oldshovel had friends who owned a bike shop back then in Chicago and became GT dealers. One of them had a custom Xizang titanium frame full xtr. It was a wet dream for the time.

[@boythejonny1]

18:11 nice burp…

[@cup_and_cone]

$25? That's a $150 bike at any of my dozen local thrift shops, even in that condition!

[@NLSkooch]

Did you keep the bike?

[@ArizonaJake]

I was hoping you would keep that dork disc. 😢

[@marianoriccadonna3412]

Pls, send it to Argentine!

[@albertoalvarez8366]

Next step, an ultrasonic cleaner.

[@davidvalletta2755]

Going to the bicycle colllective?

[@oldshovel]

Possibly… honestly I’m not sure. Though that was the original thought when I picked it up but I just love the looks and the cool STX components… I don’t know anymore 😁

[@davidvalletta2755]

No one will blame you if you add it to the collection. Those handlebars bring back some memories! Impressed you were able to salvage the shifters so you could salvage the grips!

[@johnnyguzman3429]

Let the man keep his bike. That was his good karma, his reward for all the bikes he's donated in the past. For $25 it's not a loss he needs to profit from.

[@aarongreenakacavemonster904]

I had the same bike same colour but it was a Gt timberline beautiful bike but my one got stolen 😢

[@jonasjpm1989]

Legal

[@marianoriccadonna3412]

😍

[@f4810.]

❤️‍🔥

[@ricardosilva-xz1yt]

Would have changed the grips. Huge fan of bar ends, but would have prefered new grips and more modern even if retro bar ends. Other than, perfection.

[@huntersmith8724]

wtf... a GT for $25? Around me you can't even get a completely rust covered garbage Magna with rotten tires for less than $50.

[@-RM-]

Man I wish I could find deals like that in my city. St. Louis, MO is the WORST bicycle market in the Midwest! 😫 Very low inventory and everything that is for sale is overpriced. For those willing to spend hours driving around and $50 to $100 in gas, maybe you can find a deal. But when I try to stay within a reasonable radius of my central St. Louis County home? Bupkis. Nada. Zilch. It is a "quality bike desert", if you will.

[@vitaaaaas]

Красивый цвет !

[@oldshovel]

Totally beautiful 🙌