Restoring a Specialized Mountain Bike! Full Rebuild Service!

In todays episode we service this Specialized mountain bike! We fully rebuild it focussing on all the little details to bring it back up to spec along with a new bottom bracket and rear cable...
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[@escgoogle3865]

Seeing middle range price/performance bikes getting love makes me smile. Just remind the owner to stop leaving it outside in the rain. (You are not in uni anymore)

[@Bikespeeds]

We love bringing some pride in the bike back to the owner!🧡⚙️

[@philmorrow2446]

Right, now I know Im addicted. As soon as you started to clean the wheels, I immediately stopped the video to check if the the tyre logo was lined up with the valve!!! 🤯😳🤣🤣

[@Bikespeeds]

Haha welcome aboard 😂🧡

[@andrewbray2924]

Massive difference!

[@dougbrett9218]

Wish you was local to me , my local shops dont and can't do half the things you do

[@chrisbenger3298]

My local bike shop is shockingly bad. So wish I had a bike shop like this that I could trust with my pride and joy 😞

[@dougbrett9218]

@@chrisbenger3298 I do 99 percent of my bike but I would like some decent hubs put on my rims and I've never laced wheels before

[@chrisbenger3298]

@@dougbrett9218 i now service most of my bike, but would be reassuring to know that I had a reliable bike shop if needed 👍

[@fschurer]

Then do it yourself. These videos make it look really easy. And it is…and fun too!

[@dougbrett9218]

@@fschurer I will dismantle a old spare wheel and try building it up before I attempt my bike wheels 😉

[@robertpope3074]

You do work on bikes very thoroughly 👍👍👍

[@Bikespeeds]

We try our hardest!🧡⚙️

[@tinniswood2577]

Hugely satisfying to watch, only wish it was longer. What a difference you made to it.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for the support! ⚙️🧡

[@martinmuller292]

Very good job again! And 15.000 subscriptions!!! Congratulations.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks!! We’re very proud🧡⚙️

[@johnstrac]

Since starting to watch your videos it takes me longer to clean and lube my bikes as I do a more thorough job, thanks.

[@Bikespeeds]

Haha we can’t help ourselves either⚙️

[@johnstrac]

@@Bikespeeds I've also stopped using ptfe spray and upgraded my degreaser, can't run to an ultrasonic cleaner yet though.

[@marcojavier1185]

Perfect for the lunch hour TGIF and cheers from Manila! 🍻

[@Bikespeeds]

Manila is a new one! Thanks for watching🧡⚙️

[@paulburns3016]

Brilliant 👍🏼🚴🏼‍♂️

[@sm..2022]

Prefect

[@murphyco88]

Sweet😎

[@jorgechavira7729]

One more time your video hypnotized me watching your magic done over an almost dead bike. Congratulations!

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks Jorge!🧡⚙️

[@theretrobikeshed3392]

Cracking job buddy 🚲👍

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks!!🧡⚙️

[@oreocarlton3343]

Nice grips.

[@dodgychicken]

This was my bike. Huge transformation and at a good price would certainly recommend. Rides like a dream. Thanks again 👍

[@Bikespeeds]

Happy to help🧡⚙️

[@jorgemolino8816]

Un trabajo excelente, has dejado la bici nueva....

[@Phlizz]

A big compliment for your great commentary/narration! Great voice and sound quality and a good balance of general info and details about the bike. Also very relaxing to listen to! There are some serious Sir Attenborough of bikes vibes going on 😀👍👍👍👍👍

[@Bikespeeds]

Haha we like that comment!🧡

[@marcdebroin6700]

Fastest 12 minutes of my day. Thanks gentlemen for that great job.

[@Bikespeeds]

We got a 20 minute video coming for you this Wednesday so stay tuned for that one!😂🧡

[@CoachLo3]

Looks amazing! I’m sure the customer was thrilled!

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks!🧡🧡

[@dico_esper]

Amazing!!!

[@emlyndewar]

Customer definitely needed to request some new grips be installed also… 😂

[@tranphu0376]

It is professional services. I like to watch your restore the bike. Thank you.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks Tran!🧡⚙️

[@nagak112]

Nice job as always, great to see the chain being used after the surface rust cleaning.

[@Bikespeeds]

Time and patience is all it needs lol🧡⚙️

[@olekmehera7256]

Good timing :) another classic video before another graveyard shift :) good job guys

[@Bikespeeds]

🧡⚙️

[@ziplepingouin1186]

It's funny, a bike rebuild reminds me of a mechanical watch rebuild.... disassembly, ultrasonic cleaner, reassembly with different types of grease etc...

[@Fallington]

Amazing guys, one of the best yet! My only suggestion is that you linger a bit longer on the before and after shots, and maybe have a longer outro of the finished bike. It's all over very quickly at the end and we want to marvel at the transformation for longer!

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for watching, glad you liked this one!🧡⚙️

[@_xnk7257]

These are always fantastic to watch. Thanks for the effort you guys put in! Would you consider showcasing some different services in the future, for example, a suspension for service?

[@Bikespeeds]

We’ve got a couple suspension services on the channel, the Giant ATX video is our most recent, if it’s on a bike we’re filming it’ll be on the video 🧡⚙️

[@johnyb7240]

I never tire of watching your excellent videos. I have learnt so much. Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm and knowledge.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for watching! Great to read your kind words. 👍🏻🧡⚙️

[@viviennepatterson5950]

What a transformation. Well done! I always learn something watching your videos. Thanks

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks Vivienne, enjoy the videos! 🧡⚙️

[@531c]

Really enjoy these videos. Amazing care taken , and good narration. Appreciate your work and also that im learning great tips on bike maintenance. Thanks

[@lesliekirk7036]

Great job again buddy🇬🇧👍👍👍

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks Leslie!🧡🇬🇧

[@markvanmaanen5152]

Putting some copper grease on the back of brake pads is pretty much standard when servicing car brakes. Stops them squealing. No problem at all if you use high temp (e.g. copper) grease!

[@kaseykohler1490]

A car is defo not a bike. I always stay away from anything but brake cleaner near my pads or discs.

[@Bikespeeds]

Agreed!🧡⚙️

[@Tom_J23]

Great work!!

[@johnstrac]

Get in, first !

[@Bikespeeds]

Second!⚙️

[@baravnzla]

I wonder how this guy’s hands end up after a day of working with no gloves 😂 Great job by the way!

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for watching!🧡

[@Mr229357]

Nice work 😊👍🏻👍🏻

[@brianpurcell9058]

Usual quality service and video guys !! Keep it up 👍

[@Bikespeeds]

Always appreciated Brian, see you again soon, Lee & Simon⚙️

[@paulpieralde1653]

Great transformation as always!

[@Bikespeeds]

Definitely on this one! Thanks!🧡⚙️

[@todddudgeon2320]

I was worried the chain wouldn’t come up as well as it did! Nice job as always. Beautiful bike.

[@Bikespeeds]

It’s amazing what you can do with just time and patience🧡⚙️

[@gregschramm8180]

Wow very nice

[@mathias8013]

Really impressive work!

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks!!🧡⚙️

[@ryanmahoney2653]

Nice video amazing transformation

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks!🧡⚙️

[@davidlutan7727]

I so love these videos, what a transformation on the Rockhopper. Would be fantastic if you could cover a basic shock absorber service in a future video. Thanks for another brilliant video, makes my day. Dave, Mooloolaba QLD Australia

[@Bikespeeds]

We actually did one a few months back in our Giant ATX video but will definitely do another fork service when the right bike for a video comes in🧡⚙️

[@davidlutan7727]

@@Bikespeeds Excellent, will check it out, thanks

[@vaibhavghanekar2644]

Love your content ❤🔥

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks!🧡🧡

[@Cyclingismywholelife]

I worked as a car mechanic for several years and lubricating brake parts is normal, I was surprised to hear you say people find it odd to lubricate the backs of the pads. The pads need to move in order to serve their function, rust and debris can hinder that movement. Sometimes something that seems obvious, one way or the other isn’t always correct.

[@Bikespeeds]

We have no end of keyboard warriors telling us about this lol, finally someone we agree with!🧡⚙️

[@kevin9257]

In a future video could you explain a bit more about sizing a bike chain. Also would be great to see a fork service. I love watching your videos.

[@Bikespeeds]

Checkout a video that came out a fair while ago now but the Giant ATX video we did has a fork service ⚙️

[@thegeordiefellwalker8878]

Another bike being transformed through your set procedure 👍if people only knew the watts their losing with a poorly maintained bike🚴

[@Bikespeeds]

It’s night and day riding a clean bike!🧡⚙️

[@DeanPattrick]

Another superb transformation 🇫🇮😎 I’ll be honest I thought that was going to be a new chain for sure.

[@Bikespeeds]

The video we’re filming today is a 1961 restoration, no new chain on that one either!! If it ain’t broke don’t fix it🧡

[@DeanPattrick]

@@Bikespeeds looking forward to that video 🇫🇮😎

[@mikedaugherty53]

A Specialized resurrection

[@Bikespeeds]

Haha🧡⚙️

[@jamesschilling9269]

👍

[@neilk22]

I dont know how you hold yourself back from taking all those stickers from the frame and replacing those grips - would make a huge difference to the already huge difference your efforts made - nice job!

[@Bikespeeds]

With these being customer bikes it’s simply up to the customer what we do and don’t do🧡

[@KarlosEPM]

Thanks for these videos, they're an oasis of peace in the middle of th week. Question: I have a miniature vice (attaches to the horizontal surface of a desk... looks funny!) for derailleur work, but I need (want) a bigger one for wheel hub and other cup and cone adjustments. Which size would you recommend? Thanks in advance! 🙂

[@Bikespeeds]

A regular 1 ton-e vice isn’t too big and will do everything you need on a bike. Thanks for watching 👍🏻🧡⚙️

[@KarlosEPM]

@@Bikespeeds Thanks for the ad *vice* 😏🤪

[@Jacksparrow4986]

Very nice! You make me feel less bad about purchasing a second torque wrench (2-6nm) and feeling like I need a third. Got one that's probably made for car work (20-140nm) but good for stuck stuff and some selected screws on the bike - are those the one that have leftys? You mentioned the bottom bracket (40nm?), anything smaller with a lefty? Now I probably still need something in the 5-25nm range or need to rely on my battery drills torquesettings...

[@KarlosEPM]

"Split beam" torque wrenches can measure in both directions but are trickier to use. Pedals: left one is left hand threaded.

[@MX5Fanatic]

Brilliant service as usual. I was wondering if you ever come across a bike where the brakes are setup so the right hand operates the front brake and left hand the rear? I was wondering if that was and old school setup.

[@Bikespeeds]

I do quite regularly. It’s not an old school set up but actually left hand drive, a lot of bikes are coming in to the U.K. from European sellers especially during the last couple of years with supply chain issues brought on by the pandemic. I see a lot more left hand drive push bikes than ever before! People look at me gone out when I explain this!

[@Bikespeeds]

I even just realised I miss read your question! In the U.K. right hand drive the majority of bikes are left lever rear, right lever front!

[@adredy]

when i see chain like this .... BIN

[@Bradbajc]

Another great deep clean! But why not just put a new chain on?

[@Bikespeeds]

5 minutes cleaning this one up is cheaper to the customer than a new chain, everything we do in the videos is for our customers🧡⚙️

[@oliverleibbrandt8067]

if you could only have one torque wrench which one would you recommend

[@tyresmoke]

Damn! How much does your standard service go for? At any shop I've worked at this is definitely above the standard service price! Great job!

[@janeblogs324]

1:38 classic shimano BB, seal falls out, bearings crap out. Plastic nds cup cracks, can't reuse them. I've got one of these specialized s in the graveyard pile. No chain stay bridge + the narrowest BB to chain stay tube width = flexy rear end that bananas if you land sideways of a curb. At least the head tube wall thickness was decent on this model

[@Surfer239]

Love to see the comeback of this rusty chain. Did you rub it only with a metal brush?

[@Bikespeeds]

Just with the metal brush, and oiled it⚙️

[@codyharein6904]

What torque do you use for pedals?

[@MrLikerBiker]

Would the chain have cleaned up better if it had been soaked in something like Evapo Rust?

[@Bikespeeds]

Potentially! It’s something we’ve never really experimented with🧡

[@thomasschaefer9312]

What bottom bracket did you use?

[@mateuszukasiak7675]

What paper do you use when sanding down the disc brakes?

[@Bikespeeds]

Around 100 grit 🧡

[@thomasmcginley4469]

Are in the uk

[@Bikespeeds]

Suffolk, England⚙️

[@46FreddieMercury91]

now, some years ago i bought a Shimano deore groupset second hand. came across it today. how do i know how many gears it is suitable for?

[@Bikespeeds]

Look closely at the back of the rear derailleur and it will have a number RD-**** google what you find and that will tell you.

[@46FreddieMercury91]

@@Bikespeeds thank you

[@faze719]

how much for a survice

[@jozeflukac9387]

Drown rear derailleur in degreaser, lubricate jockey wheels and drop some oil on body is a way how to destroy main bearings and torsion springs. Wipe by rag is in this case more gentle and enought. By the way a lot of youtubers do it wrongly like You.

[@traingp7]

The brake fluid should of been flushed as it's been a least several years since it was flushed last. Once a year is good for hydraulic brakes to have all new fluid put in them.

[@ralfjr.]

Are people searching for tired old bikes to bring to the shop so they'll appear in a video? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 😜😜

[@Bikespeeds]

Haha we do have a couple lol🧡⚙️

[@janeblogs324]

Oooh don't steel wool rusty chrome, use a wad of aluminium foil and vinegar or alcohol

[@ExcelInstructor]

square brackets... I hope 2023 will be the year where this technology will be stopped. Now it should be only hollow technology like hollowtech II or DUB.