Ritchey Rebuild - I Rebuilt My 80's Ritchey Ascent

This Ritchey Ascent has been my go to ride since I built it up as a rat bike a couple months ago. It is just super fun to ride and it deserved an awesome rebuild.
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[@garymoen930]

I have an 80s Ritchey Enduro that's been hanging in storage for many years. You've just inspired me to get it out and into condition again to ride. Thank you.

[@connar8764]

I usually don't comment on videos. It's not my thing, really. But recently, ive been getting more and more excited for your videos. Just something about the aesthetic of the talking, and the silence during the building process, makes it just nice to watch. Your videos have been inspiring me to go out and pull apart my old bikes, to try and breathe new life into them. So I'm set for the next 20 minutes, thank you for what you do from the UK

[@oldshovel]

That’s awesome Connar. Thanks for watching 😁

[@amit666715]

connar wright I know you mean ..it’s peaceful and relaxing

[@antoniodecastrojunior6470]

Clap clap clap clap....

[@wesleybatista914]

Saqq

[@KAVMCCESQ]

What a nice thing to say and how apt.

[@jhomarjosemondana435]

This video is one of the reason why i am so excited to rebuild and restore the bike of my grandfather that is sitting for about 20years at the back of his house. Thank you old shovel for inspiring me 🙏🙏❤️😊

[@oldshovel]

Awesome

[@oldshovel]

Lol 😂

[@jhomarjosemondana435]

@A Magnificent Cunt nahh.. Its too much for old shovel.. Its my granpa's bike so I would like to rebuild or restore it on my own.. 😊😊

[@nightkids4687]

Agree....i love the restoration process...

[@reapanomin899]

Looking at your comment,I had an idea pop up in my head.I am now thinking of the the feasibility of restoring a cheap mountain bike that my dad had purchased for his own use about 15 or so years ago(the bike had cost him SGD 99 at the time,so you can see why I said cheap).Perhaps get rid of the paint and rust,then lacquer the raw frame after a few touch-ups.Install a pair of Shimano V-brakes with matching levers,a Suntour 7-speed corncob cassette (my idea is to rebuild it as a commuter),Suntour derailleur and matching thumbie shifter,and some other bits.Hopefully both our dreams come to fruition.

[@voodoo7008]

First thing I look at on a bike is the rear dropouts. That tells me a lot about the quality of the frame. Little details like brazed on cable guides. If I’d not known this was a Ritchey, those lovely rear dropouts would have told me quality frame. I was taken aback by the rear brakes. As many bikes I’ve seen, I’ve never noticed/seen brakes mounted on the chain stay such as this. It was a pleasure to watch this wonderful build/resto. You brought life back to a classic.

[@bananasstuff3344]

Weird mid 80s thing. U brakes were all the rage. Now you are limited to bmx parts, with no power.

[@letour32rr]

If you have room in the bottom bracket shell cable guides, I’d suggest installing cable sheaths or liners in an effort to maintain the paint.

[@nightkids4687]

I'm agree with you. To protect the frame..

[@markborsos646]

I'm not qualified to critique how you build a bike, so I will not do that. But I will nod to the love you have to these instruments. You are speaking from the heart of so many bike lovers, and that is something I admire. I wish you many awesome miles.

[@YoungDoug13]

That can of green grease is the unsung hero of this channel

[@oldshovel]

Best comment of the day. Awesome

[@YoungDoug13]

Really loving the resto's! Great channel man

[@ellipticalsoul]

I know this is an old video but I'm just going through some of your past rebuilds and wanted to say how awesome this bike is! I love those brakes, they look so cool.

[@blairdouglas1749]

I'm in the middle of restoring my 1999 Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo. This video got me so psyched. Thanks

[@MichaelMohrshipofools]

I had one of those. It was stolen back in 87 , 88 from the house at 780 Riverside Drive. Never to be seen again but I worked for Rocky Mountain Cycles at that time and had access to many cool rides. Good to see someone taking time to spruce up one of my familiars from the days of yonder.

[@MrHazaman1]

Another fantastic build and restoration. I love the calm, deliberate aesthetic of your videos, thank you for making them. It seems like myself and many others watching have been inspired to restore those old bikes we've got lying around. Can't wait to take apart my old hardtail MTB!

[@oldshovel]

Awesome

[@jkrichton]

Thanks for sharing. What an amazing gift of restoration, could not stop watching.

[@gpurkeljc]

This is probably one of my most favorite of your restorations to date. What a timeless masterpiece this bike is.

[@oldshovel]

Thanks 🙏

[@braedenmurray3598]

Old shovel I really enjoy watching your videos. The quality of these old Ritchey bikes are amazing.

[@NaniJapaneseForWhat]

oldshovel, this might sound weird but can you do bed time stories? Your voice is so relaxing and soothing.

[@backuptimmy4124]

NANI haha I always watch his video and feel relaxed. Will be a good idea if he tells bedtime stories

[@tokens_generation]

@@backuptimmy4124 you guys have

[@adingrochman3885]

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[@SuperCanerat]

this is a great video. lots of youtube creators and tutorial could learn a lot from this. excellently framed, well narrated, no music, nice.

[@AndyRetroGamer]

Beautiful bike! Great job! I really like 80s-90s bike's!

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@antoniodecastrojunior6470]

I'm passionate about bicycles and I'm fascinated by your work! You show us that these machines from thirty years ago are still so beautiful and elegant. In my opinion, much more than today's bikes. Congratulations and thank you from Brazil!

[@mrpercussive]

Beautiful story telling. Thanks for sharing!

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@Mjrmoulty]

I just stumbled upon this video and you channel for the first time. I've found myself riding regularly for the first time in decades recently (a silver lining to sheltering-in-place for 10+weeks), and have begun looking at some videos regarding modernizing old school bikes. This video was so inspiring, and largely suited my ideas about rebuilding my 1991 Fat City Yo Eddy that's still sporting most of the components I originally built it up with. I'd like to modernize it in some ways, but only in the service of making is a simpler ride. The true joy I experience riding this bike is qualitatively different from (also joyful) suspension bikes; it's the pure riding experience that a beautifully-crafted rigid steel frame designed by intuition and experience (rather than finite element analysis) provides us. A quality less and less common in our increasingly complicated, media- and technology-rich world. Anyway, the narrative content of your video explicitly resonate with that sentiment. Furthermore, they style of yourvideomaking seems to as well. Your measured use of narrative, music and editing brings a focus to the bike itself and the act of building and even riding, while not depicted. It has a meditative quality that perhaps reflects a reverence of the process of building, the product and the act of riding. It's helped to remind me of some long dormant love of bikes and cycling. Its refreshing and inspiring. Thank you for making this video. I am looking forward to watching more. PS: too bad there was nothing you could do with those chainstay-mounted U-brakes. Heavy, mushy feeling and prone to massive mud clods. Probably the worst mountain bike technology trend to come out of that era (with the possible exception of Biopace). Fortunately, one of the shortest lived.

[@oskarengel3292]

Such an exciting Episode again! But in my eyes this is by far the most impressiv one😍 When you talked about this feeling ,in the beginnig, i thougt you read my mind because i know this feelig soo good! I have a kona cinder cone,my father bought back in the 90's and gave it to me last year, and restored it, influencend by your channel! I looked up some great parts i like and when i rode it for the first time it was such an awsome feeling! And riding this bike and spending time on it helped me through a hard time! This will be my favorite episode by far because of: an awsome talk a great sortiment of parts the information that you will maybe do some tutorials a great bike and how it came out Thank you soo much oldshovel!❤ Stay healthy you all Greets from Germany✌

[@oldshovel]

Thanks Oskar for your kind words. Awesome to hear you restored an awesome 90’s Kona.

[@pawelgotter1961]

Awesome. When old bike looks better than modern. Piece of Art ! 😊

[@lazmotron]

You have a very interesting, educational and thoroughly entertaining channel which I enjoy watching very much!

[@josephhorton85]

Oh wow ... I didn’t want to watch the whole thing, I just wanted to see what you did to this great old bike. You got me when you scrapped off the Ritchey decals ... SACRILEGE! LOL! I watch it twice ... great job. I own a 1987 Fat Chance Wicket that I bought new in the Haight/Ashbury of San Francisco and a date bike the next year and that was an affordable but not cheap MB-2 Comp. I still have them both and the woman that rode it. Your video has inspired me to do what you just did, but I don’t know about the wheel build ... that is tough to do right. Those two bikes have holy grail status because they have competed against Tom, Gary, Otis, Joe and Jacquie Phelan. Thanks man for the motivation!

[@raddad8847]

I was hoping you’d do a disc conversion.... then I saw all Paul. Absolutely awesome build!

[@jjames_1770]

The fade on the bars and the comp sticker with the paul brake levers 😯👌

[@halfblood47]

I'm rebuilding my bike too. I hoped for some good hints how to replace old parts. I waited until 13:20 just to realize I have to reuse my old rear brakes again 🙃

[@martinbridgewater]

Time and effort well spent. It’s always wonderful to see something old, be given a new lease of life. 👍🏼

[@ashleyhall5312]

Phenomenal !! Best vid yet for me and the finished product is outstanding !! Well played OldShovel

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@darrenbartlett3294]

@oldshovel, thanks from the bottom of my heart, my Dad had a Ritchey, amongst many wonderful bikes he owned, road bikes, Romani, Battaglin, Dacordi, Pinarello, another mountain by a long lost company called off road, I belive they also made suspension handlebar stems, and the Dacordi had a campagnolo delta groupset, it was beautiful, a true work of art, anyway I'm rambling, suffice to say this made strangely shed a tear, I would give anything to ride my bike with him again, I miss him on the oddest moments, thank u for reminding me of his bikes, and my Dad,

[@oldshovel]

Thanks for sharing your story.

[@SovereignOne]

Love the Office Space reference.

[@davemackintosh9740]

Passion and expert workmanship.Bravo.

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@NaeMuckle]

When I was a kid I used to dream I could hold a super computer in my hand and talk to people that were the other side of the world. I didn't realise how tame itd be.

[@eddie2go]

Paul components representing the 530.....great looking build. A piece of art.

[@leonardonaylor8671]

I love these so much, keep them coming

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@suberkarschten]

Man, this old bikes really had a soul. I totally feel what your telling about that feeling riding one of these, just thinking: “dam, everything just feels right...”. I own a 1992 Rocky Mountain Hammer, with which I did some cc-racing back in the nineties. It still is in my garage and I left it as it was back then, with a fried out out RockShox Mag10. Now I only use it for a quick ride to the bakery on Sunday mornings… Nevertheless, it is every time like meeting an old friend from school, with whom you had some of your greatest times. I now decided to give it a rebuild, and go using it again. My project for the winter days.

[@oldshovel]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing your story.

[@camacdonnell1]

This bike made someone happy in the 1980s and 30+ years later it's making someone happy again.

[@singprokaraoke2402]

Me!

[@humanerror3139]

I'm with you 100% totally get the same feelings with my steel bikes 👍🏻

[@northernairmtb4183]

I've never seen that sort of dropper post before.

[@northernairmtb4183]

@sal-man I'm surprised they would have even thought of that back then.

[@oldshovel]

Totally is. I believe it’s from his son that I bought them from on eBay selling their old stock.

[@igehring]

Does that spring any kind of job? Confess I didnt understand it’s utility

[@bananasstuff3344]

@Inner Worlds yes, you very much are right in saying that.

[@geemail369]

@@igehring I figure it enables you to correctly *re-adjust your seat height* on the fly (whilst riding without needing to actually stop and have a look): You set your ride height and clamp both bolts. Want to drop your saddle you just open the lower one _(quick release lever!)_ and slam it using your body weight, then clamp it shut. All it takes to re-adjust is standing up on the saddle, unclamp the lower QR and the spring _automatically_ pops it up to the height you've set earlier. No need to stop riding to take measurements! Correct?!

[@Steaks652]

I admire people who can do this type of work, I have a early 70s Raleigh Royale that was creaking and was thinking of trading it, my pal said I can sort it for you, he did a great job, every time I go out on it I get comments and have had enthusiasts ask about taking photos.

[@nicholashallam5751]

I’m building a 04 Kona stinky

[@northernairmtb4183]

Love that bike.

[@michaelmann6685]

almost finished my 06 stinky! theyre fun!

[@plutoplatters]

Bikes are already built... We're putting them together. ... for the most part ..little humor now

[@oldshovel]

Kona’s are awesome

[@peterkrzesinski5941]

Thank you for doing this bike right. It was a pleasure to watch!

[@michaelbell390]

I have a 1994 giant yukon I found at a good will that was and still is in new condition with original rock shox that still rides like a beast.😎

[@StuffOffYouStuff]

Truly living the dream! Wow! Mouth was slack-jawed through most of this.

[@darrell1829]

Nice to rebuild an old bike with new components. Changed the components on my (not new) bike. Rides better than before, but with the same old magic!! I also used spray bike paint (more affordable than having a 'professional' doing it). Built my own wheels....you can't beat it!! But, also nice to have a 'lil bling on it from time to time. It's the only bike I have now, but if I had more bikes (like I used to), this would still be my go-to bike 🚲

[@coffeefish]

No way that rear brake cable runs through that guide without some kind of chaff guard

[@geemail369]

13:40 yea ... _°cringeworthy°_ ... guess that's what they did back in the day.

[@bananasstuff3344]

It's interesting. Kinda makes the frame more 'disposable' but it clearly lasts.

[@Fixingeverthingwithaengine567]

I just ordered a trek marin 29er frame that I will be building up. I use vittoria/geax 29x2.2 for my builds. I like watching people build bikes. It makes me feel better that I'm not the only one that does.

[@nickledimez4012]

Nice videos! Enough dealing with snooty rude bike shops that don’t want to help or listen to their customers! I’ll build it myself! Thanks man!

[@moraenserio4900]

Why do some people think that paint is not important? Paint is the BIG THING. It is ridiculous to take all that time and patience to restore a bike to ending up painting in such a childish homemade spraycrap way. Love your restoration videos, but this has to be said.

[@angeryanimal398]

What are you saying, that spray cans dont have a nice finish and you cant get a professional paintjob with them?

[@stabbyninja]

Out of all the bikes you've done, and you've done some amazing builds, I really like this build. I had a simular Ritchey bike and I loved that bike and it's been hard to find another Ritchey frame to rebuild what I had. So, it's really cool to see you build this. I'm living vicariously through your builds....thank you.

[@izan31]

How much you can learn from a 20 min video and have a mindfulness session at the same time. Really great and thanks for sharing.

[@simonbartram9231]

You have a passion for bike building and as art is subjective this is art. The almost wistful memories attached to this Ritchey bordered on poetry. You have real skill and an eye for restoration. Beautiful work👍

[@staffh3815]

Love it ,I just dug out my old giant terrago and gt avalanche from the mid 90s both pre suspension aka gravel bikes, lol cleaned and greased them up ,new tyres ride like new ,gave them to my daughter and her boyfriend great to see them in use again, steel is real,I just treated myself to an orange p7

[@bikenraider99]

Gotta love these old bikes. I got an old diamondback that i'm inspired to do this too now. Thanks

[@oldshovel]

Awesome

[@PleasantGreen]

Will you restore my bike?

[@oldshovel]

For you Ben yes. Send it to me via Western Union 😂

[@PleasantGreen]

oldshovel ☺️☺️

[@seanmadill283]

The polished paul components are so nice . You definitely captured that 80s look with that paint job . Beautiful bike thanks old shovel

[@oldshovel]

Thanks 🙏

[@TheRizky1990]

really enjoy to watch. first time I'm watching without skip the process.

[@davidlittlefield2483]

Beautiful Ritchey rebuild! I really like the graduated blue and red color scheme. You did a great job on this bike! I feel like I am flying every time I ride my Ritchey Ultra. It has something to do with the balance and weight of 26 lbs. The bike gives you a secure feeling that you are in totally in control. It is effortless to peddle forward and your leg muscles want to make it fly as fast as it will carry you. In the spring, I replaced my worn out Ritchey SpeedMax 26x2.1 tires with Continental CrossKings 26x2.2 front and back. I find the slightly wider tire cushions the bumps nicely. On pavement, the more aggressive tread pattern is a bit squirmy during corners, so it is necessary to reduce speed a little before I lean into the turn, but going in straight lines, which I do 95 percent of the time, they are great. Off-road is where they perform magnificently, cornering isn't an issue, speed and traction is amazing!

[@rbruce63]

Today I polished my 1995 AMP Research B4 to a shiny aluminum finish! Just like the fuselage of the old American Airlines jets!

[@andrewlittleton7837]

This is wonderful. I was recently given a '93 Bianchi Virata in good shape but needed some basic mechanical TLC. I've really enjoyed getting it back ride-worthy again and hope to keep riding it for a while.

[@01FozzyS]

Beautiful. Tom would be proud. Those Pauls are sweet looking! Old school is always fun.

[@oldshovel]

Thanks and I agree

[@johnnydeutschemark3620]

Total ASMR build. Love All Things Richey.

[@mrmagoo.3678]

The Caad3 Cannondale f1000 I'm doing up now has a beautiful Black to silver to white fade.. original paintwork too in great condition for 20 years old.. can't wait to get it on the hills.

[@vojvoda9060]

Nice job!congratulations.....❤👍👍💪💪 New life for "old" bike. I love to see when someone has a fillings for that kind of job!I am doing also some repairs and restaurations....and I am proud when I am giving a new life for old bike,like you.RESPECT.

[@oldshovel]

Awesome thanks

[@mohamedtdibousbaci476]

Give the old things new life ... great job 😄😄😄

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@johnhix7400]

How can you not want to ride that hand built, classic steel machine!

[@irvsstella]

What a beautiful looking bike, well restored, good job. Good to see you kept it original, with poetic licence. Love the thumbies, not so much the bottom bracket lol. I've recently built my GF a 96 Stumpy, xt through out, Rockshox Indy XC, new headset, new BB, new saddle (fat arse)😁 I'm working on a 92 Rockhopper sport comp atm, getting some XT on it with an XTR front mech(get me)only one I could find on flea bay at 31.8 bottom pull. Got panaracer Dart/smoke to boot the beast.

[@SharpTune]

Superb! Im a bike mech from India and do a lot of vintage bikes. Love your work! A suggestion, use some teflon housing on the cable guide under the bb, the gear will shift with reduced friction and cables wont eat the bb too.

[@solitaryrefinement6787]

Beautiful. I have a Trek Mountain Track 820 I can't wait to rebuild. I love the look of new tech fat tires on old school skinny steel tubed bikes. Great build. Keep gettin' those smiles for miles.

[@oldshovel]

Awesome awesome awesomeness

[@solitaryrefinement6787]

@@oldshovel 👍

[@bergolli1]

In Germany we would say "Sehr geil". Absolutely stunning piece of work. I enjoyed every minute of this video. Go on and cheers.

[@jasonstorie4138]

Top notch! Just my style of everything. much respect on your bad ass build,choice of EVERYTHNG!,& your skills. I have a fav custom build much like yours, and I absolutely love it. Its a early 90s Breezer Storm with Ritchy Logic steel. I love restoring & riding 80s/90s mtn bikes,they are so much better in my opinion! I dont usually comment on videos either but yours really hit home with me,& I just want to say thanks for being you and doing what you do!

[@Punkyrooster6]

Those components are pretty sweet. Beautiful build!

[@bananasstuff3344]

Paul are brilliant aren't they?

[@madrabbit64]

I use the Ritchey Logic pedals too, found them new at a bicycle shop and he let them go for $25.00 and they work amazingly, I built up a 2011 Ridley X-Fire full carbon bike that I found at a pawn shop for $400.00 and she is the best bike I have ever ridden…..Great job on the rebuild, she looks wonderful….Rob K

[@felixjackson2670]

Love your channel. Have also restored an Estwing hammer and Axe. Recently got a Ciocc Road frame ,Columbus SL from a dealer in Milan,never used and made 1999-2000. Built Campag Record 11 speed and Campag Neutron Ultra wheels. Love the ride. Hadn’t ridden steel since 1980’s. Plus the only bike I regret selling was my Pink Cannondale I bought in 1985...the exact same bike you restored with Roller Cam brakes. Few years ago bought an old Beast of the East frame,Resprayed it and built it with 1990’s components.....

[@oldshovel]

Awesome

[@michaelmax5161]

Beautiful! I love Ritchey... Excellent work, buddy!

[@thomasherlihy8670]

Such an amazing build! I dropped off an old 90s frame at my LBS recently to see if they could find the parts to rebuild it to what I want. I imagine that I’ll be starting down a rabbit hole of bike build tools and experiences, much to my wife’s dismay. Please keep building and posting!

[@reapanomin899]

I completely did not expect to see a chainstay-mounted u-brake(or am I wrong?).Even in its original state it looked the beauty. Edit:After the restoration,dayum,it looked timeless.Also,two thumbs up for going for small American manufacturers like Paul Comp!

[@oldshovel]

Thanks 🙏

[@tpacalypse]

Every bike is great when you take care of them. Own a few old bikes that like more than the newer ones in 2020.

[@Mikemalone7873]

Wow! You’ve taken this build to the next level! It came out awesome. Enjoy the ride!

[@oldshovel]

Thanks 🙏 I have and will.

[@jeremyanbart]

This is your best build to date. Amazing! I have one of those derailleur hanger extender thingys and it works great on my modern bike to extend the Shimano derailleur from 11-40t. Those hubs, brakes and cranks are amazing. Keeping everything old school while simplifying to 1x.

[@HaveFunBikes]

Dude, Scradder valve tubeless setup are GOLD! I'm actually using silver tape. They hold very well! I use schradder valves because everywhere I go I don't need to uuse adapters. It's awesome!

[@bananasstuff3344]

interesting, i wonder what the pros and cons are of each?

[@Alfred1987_Outback]

That's a sweet bike. Nice build, I appreciate your attention to detail.

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@patrickocon833]

Thanks for all your videos I got inspired to restore my dad's bike a Specialized Hardrock from the late 90's and thanks for the content

[@oldshovel]

That’s awesome

[@johnwilson230]

Beautiful restore and build my mountain bike ride is a old Raleigh made hear in the uk iv had it now 30 or so years and covered a lot of miles there is something special about steel frame bikes yes heavy some of them but it realy takes you back to the day.. great vid buddy.

[@assyproblems]

My! This is my first comment in your Chanel. Just because you did a poetic restoration job. Well done!

[@byrondot]

Great job! To ride and feel that beauty must be a real back to basics of MTB! Kudos, and thanks for another great video! Big hug!

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@methinjgti1]

That is the coolest dropper post ive seen. I wanna build an old mtn bike so bad!

[@lancehatch4475]

Great bike. I really like what you have done with it. And I'm glad you put the right cranks on it.

[@oldshovel]

😁thanks

[@randomstuff3672]

Wow. What an enjoyable video. Thank you for sharing.

[@AmadeuSxMozarT]

I'm inspired to find a old bike and restore and rebuild it because of this.

[@ocelot2234]

Offset Designs Old Raleighs are perfect for sweet smooth machines

[@oldshovel]

Awesome

[@rayka007]

Nice to see how much love and passion from you to see building up this bike. It's like the holy grail in bikeworld . Love this video and build, great work man. This inspired me ....thanks ;)

[@oldshovel]

Awesome

[@barthanes1]

The Ritchey Superman build.

[@oldshovel]

Totally. It looked even more like that before I added the decals. I was calling it my Super Richey for a while. Totally not intended when I chose to add the blue.

[@jeremyabbott2829]

I have an old Peugeot Orient Express mountain bike that I love. It had some old tires on it but unfortunately one had some sidewall bulge so I had to replace them. The ride just is t the same now. It’s amazing how much tires can completely change the ride of the bike. Now I’m on the hunt for a new old stock of the tire or something new that may ride the same.

[@stephenphillips6212]

That was such an important bicycle at the time and remains important, still. Great to see it back in everyday use. Makes you wonder about its next 40 years.

[@oleshotokan]

Tnx a lot for sharing. Great to watch and no silly music :-)

[@MrMarkpark]

I enjoy these videos and appreciate the work put in. I just don’t understand the desire to redo some of these old bikes. Old bikes just ride old and I no longer appreciate them. I had an 89 Schwinn Paramount that I had packed away since about ‘93. Out of nostalgia I figured I’d unearth it and get it going. It was in good shape and didn’t need any real mechanical work. I just spent a lot of time cleaning and tuning. New tires and new seat and it was ready to go. It cleaned up very nicely and I couldn’t wait to ride it. I had put so many miles on it as a teenager, I couldn’t wait to relive the memory. I got it out on the road and quickly realized it was junk. Even in tip-top running condition...... It’s like restoring a classic car, then taking it out on its first ride in 40 years and remembering it doesn’t stop. It doesn’t turn well. It’s all over the road. It’s nostalgic for 5 minutes. After that it’s just a bad ride. This bike was just a reminder of how far bikes have come in 30 years. I couldn’t wait to sell it.

[@RobBastien]

WoW! What a fantastic bike build video, thanks for posting.

[@OakFlooringDirectCoUk]

Your words at the start, stunning

[@gregkellow4723]

Beautiful work. My hat is off to you sir. Your passion and attention to detail is amazing. Thank you for sharing again!

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@lonewanderer2287]

Wow. Score on parts. I build restomods myself and am super jelly for that Paul hookup! Nice build.