Restoring a Vintage Mountain Bike and Donating it to a Museum | Full Bicycle Restoration

[@chriswiecek6519]

You are a true gentleman, donating it to a bike museum. Would have been an easy $500 in parts alone in that showroom condition. Rare to get such a mint bike nowadays, had luck in the past, but that was 10 plus years ago. Awesome job

[@retro_rev]

I don’t really like parting out bikes. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@joebreeze8384]

Wow! I had no idea how dirty this bike was. When you you brought it into Marin Museum of Bicycling it looked brand new! Nice video. You're a talent. Thank you for your support.

[@retro_rev]

No problem thanks for watching!

[@red_dread]

$20? You kill me! That is worthy of any museum, a flawless cleanup job.

[@retro_rev]

Thanks!

[@ThwompKid]

Thought'd I'd find you in the comments!

[@Desi365]

Outstanding find. I'd pay 20 for the XT RD alone lol ! That turtle wax did wonders on the paint. The bike was unused all this time also, it's true, that helps.

[@Desi365]

You shouldn't have kept the ugly plastic derailleur ring in the back, it's fugly and useless. My only criticism.

[@Desi365]

I take it back. If you wanted to give it to the museum, it makes sense to keep the plastic ring.

[@retro_rev]

Thx lol

[@samblenkharn8099]

Wow what a find! Nearly all original by the look of it. Great job restoring and preserving it.

[@retro_rev]

Thanks!

[@KevinJarrett]

Good GOD, man! Full XT M73x down to the Shark Fin! Amazing find, incredible work, terrific gesture on your part donating it! Wow.

[@retro_rev]

Thanks so much man! Happy hunting

[@Maik1968]

🤩🤣 Sitting on the sofa, relaxing while watching the video with smooth sounds and then: Ultrasonic time 🎸🎸🎸 You know how to keep me awake 😂✌️👍🌞

[@retro_rev]

Glad you enjoyed that lol

[@nanogonzalezdj3388]

Bicycle lovers will love this work.

[@retrobicyclejunkie]

Them parts alone are a score nice find 🔥 🚲 👍🏽

[@ahick]

Excellent restoration that paint was super nice! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@retro_rev]

Thanks

[@oreocarlton3343]

Outstanding restoration!

[@retro_rev]

Thanks

[@badger67]

$20!!! They were about a grand when they came out. To me, that is what you call a proper mountain bike. Tough and built to last. The Turbo saddle is a great choice. Lovely job.

[@retro_rev]

Thanks!

[@davidwhocares3293]

Very rare bike right there, great resto !!

[@ericp.]

I bought this exact same bike in august 1990. Upgraded several parts on it and still own it today. I still have the page from the Raleigh catalog that year with all the details. The one thing I can tell you is that it came with Ritchey Megabite tires not Ritchey force. And also the saddle was a Brooks gel lite originally. Great job on the restoration!

[@retro_rev]

Thanks for letting me know about the saddle! Glad to hear you still have it

[@catinthehat906]

I bought the 1994 Raleigh Peak model and still ride it- the frame is bomb proof.

[@RichsRidesandRestorations]

Great job! That colour scheme looks amazing with the metallic blue. It’s almost a shame to put it in a museum… I hope you got to ride it at least once!

[@retro_rev]

There’s tons more like it. That ones just in too good of condition.

[@mochster]

Wow good job and good find bro. I had that exact same bike and sold it off midway restoration. Looking forward to more from u 😎😎

[@retro_rev]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@LorSTApunk07]

A beauty! I thought I got a good deal with my $50 ‘97 Raleigh M-40!

[@manuelcortez7552]

No le veo mucho de restauración!,me párese más una limpieza y engrase que restauración ,de todas maneras mí respeto por tu trabajo,saludos desde San Juan República de Argentina!!💪👏👏

[@retro_rev]

Muchas Gracias 🙏

[@burrito_bobby]

Beautiful restoration,the parts cleaned up so well. Was that foil paper taking the rust off?

[@retro_rev]

Thanks! Yea I used aluminum foil

[@mtn_bikes]

Here in Brazil, with great difficulty I bought an original Raleigh Instinct (red/black) for my collection. I dream of having one like this video and I would never donate...

[@retro_rev]

Nice!

[@Паша-б6д]

restoration price

[@denjiro370]

Hi , may i ask what procedure did you used for polishing the crank arm?

[@retro_rev]

Nothing that’s the stock finish

[@ThePeninsulaRailfan]

yo bay area?

[@retro_rev]

Yessir

[@davidwhocares3293]

There are STILL sooooo many bikes here, we find them all week long, and on the weekends especially, I think we are so spoiled here with the amount of vintage bikes here to be found, little bit harder to find but still out there

[@ThePeninsulaRailfan]

@@davidwhocares3293 I found a 1991 gt Karakoram Elite, no wheels behind a RV, took it home and put it together, now I ride it to school everyday

[@ondrejmanych5688]

Never....ever...put the dork disc back on a bike!!!...Joking, great job !

[@retro_rev]

I had to do it for show

[@daniellarson3068]

Why is there so much hatred of that little clear safety disk? It is to keep the chain from the spokes. It doesn't weigh much.

[@retro_rev]

The plastic ones crack and fail they don’t work I only put that one on to keep the originality of the bike

[@daniellarson3068]

@@retro_revTrue - I have two bikes of the same vintage. One was out in the sun and rain more than the other. I really see how the plastic degrades on the one vs the other.

[@ondrejmanych5688]

watch some tests, it doesnt work that well anyway. You should have your RD set up properly at first place. @@daniellarson3068

[@DB-gr7ch]

At 8:26. a shot of the front crankset shows the middle crank has 5 broken off teeth in a row. Should have been replaced.

[@retro_rev]

On older Shimano rings 2 of the teeth are lower to help with shifting and the other teeth aren’t broken off they’re worn and don’t affect the usability of the ring. If the tooth was broken it would be completely missing like it was never there.

[@DB-gr7ch]

@@retro_rev Umm, nope.. .they definitely look broken off.

[@daniellarson3068]

@@DB-gr7ch Bio- pace chain ring. My 1991 Schwinn Cross cut has a biopace chain ring. It's dark now, but curiosity got me to go look at my chain ring with a flashlight. It has teeth that look similar to the restored bike and I remember reading something about this hyperglide chain ring having some sort of special tooth design. Of course my middle chain ring could have the same wear as the restored bike. The restored bike sold for about twice the price I paid for mine at the Contra Costa Schwinn Cyclery in 1991.