RIVENDELL All-Rounder ✨ BIKE CHECK! with bonus Headset Overhaul and Head Tube Facing

[@starlastly8963]

that bike is the best one in your shed by a landslide but your shop apron is even better RIVEndell your a superstar

[@tusconcactus7119]

solid gold the most valuable in wisconsinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[@cosinus_square]

A Waterford, a handbuilt bike and a Rivendell. Great taste, mate.

[@berrywithtenfeet2869]

worth its weight in Gold🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@matthewk2725]

Right on man! I have been thoroughly enjoying your content, You are a breath of fresh air compared to most other bike channels I've seen. Love your no nonsense down to earth vibes. Thanks for sharing 🤙

[@broodacres7135]

loving your down to earthiness💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@thenavigator5870]

Love your Videos man keep it up! Just one tip from a professional bike mechanic- never ever turn the Reamer in the other direction! Always turn in cutting direction even when pulling out. Otherwise it will not last long and you got to replace a pretty expensive tool sooner than needed. When cutting threads you can turn the tool in the other direction but not when reaming. I hate to post such things but it hurts to see that^^ and i know how expensive those tools can be.. Anyway nice Ride- greetinsg from Austria! :)

[@bkefrmr]

Oh! I appreciate the tip! Thanks!

[@newbieuserguy6899]

I was taught the same in 1990. Even when ‘retreating’, spin the same direction as when advancing into the cut. We always used a thicker, oily lube. I prefer to use the compressed air to frequently remove all shavings. Facing head tubes and bottom bracket shells is slightly scary but very satisfying.😊

[@paullinden5905]

I would use cutting oil and not tri flow.

[@_MrSnrub]

Gorgeous bike. I'm super jealous. The Green Frameset with the tan sidewall Rene Herse and the silver accents are just gorgeous. Very well thought out and just a fabulous. The best bikes in the USA are built in Wisconsin. This bike screams class.

[@sveablu]

That's a cool bike! I'd be proud to own it.

[@jeffhildreth9244]

Cool bike, excellent video. I have a 2011 Rivendell Hunqapillar "speced" out and bought new. My wife has a custom built Cheviot. Rivendell makes great bikes, excellent shop.

[@aintnobodygottime4dat]

That was an enjoyable Sunday afternoons viewing😀👍🏻

[@charleslathe4598]

Chris King sells the seals, snap rings, and even the grease they like so you can re-grease the bearings; which is a maintenance action for their headsets.

[@jaspervanestelfeen2173]

Excellent episode with an impressive bike. I’m jealous. I’m also a fan of Paul‘s components brakes and the engineering ideas to make adjustments easier and simple. The rusty fork stem was a real surprise especially for such an expensive custom hand build frame. One wouldn’t expect someone would forget to apply at least a thin layers of grease before assembly.

[@ovash1]

Binge watching this channel, and then I find a Rivendell video. Really loving the content on this channel. Thanks so much for taking the trouble to film all of this for us, keep up the great work.

[@goosedcreativity12]

instant subscription Waterford has just been shuttered which makes the bike even more valuable

[@paulmcknight4137]

Nice bike, ahead of it's time!

[@curtwarner4789]

I think you're making good, relevant content, and your demeanor is excellent. I hope your channel grows and grows. I'd say this non-publicly if I could -- beware of turning your facing and reaming cutters counter clockwise; unlike taps and dyes, they only want to work clockwise in the cutting direction. They will dull a lot faster if they are turned the opposite direction. Just looking out for a brother -- you can verify this easily. Cheers!

[@bkefrmr]

Yes! This was pointed out to me before. Lesson learned. Thanks!

[@cajonosaurus]

She,s a beast my friend u must be very proud, good work!!!!!.

[@vitoonto]

Really cool bike! Glad to see it get a spruce up for your adventure! Have a great trip!!

[@Kelekona_808]

The ride videos turn out great with the action cam. Also handy for the POV when working on bikes.

[@badrock1969]

That's a marvelous bike and a mic-drop display of some of the finest bike parts! I'd be showing that thing off every chance I got. There's "bike people" that know and have a pretty good idea of what you've got going on there- and then there's "bike dorks" that *understand* what you've got going on there. Not just "a nice bike with nice parts," but a 753/531 Waterford built Rivendell All-Rounder with a "game over" build. Personally, I don't think you made enough of how special everything is- yeah- you've got Paul touring cantis- But they're Paul touring cantis with green anodized adjustment heads. And green anodized "extra fancy" Moon Unit cable yokes. Best of luck on the tour! I appreciate what you've done with the headset adjustment video, the tour of the bike and the great ideas of what to shoot for in other builds!!!

[@bkefrmr]

Wait until you see my next build! 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@curtwarner4789]

You’re awesome. Keep it going, and all good fortune to you!

[@kamuelalee]

"I don't know how it all works or even what it all means." Sounds like my life.

[@schrodingerthecat]

Gorgeous bike!

[@wileycoyote9201]

Really super cool ride!!!!

[@alekarkin2510]

Still my favourite of all your bikes A+

[@valiantabello]

Lovely build

[@CanyonWanderer]

Wonderful bike and video. That headset improved a 100%!, great tips along the way, curious about the ride

[@markschneider3915]

Those old "All Rounders" are very cool. Grant still makes interesting bikes, and seems to be doing very well., unlike some of the main stream brands. I have an old Chris King on an old Bontrager that's always been pretty bound up., yikes, I better tear into it!. I would have chucked the old headset, and now you GOTTA pull the bottom bracket and get some Frame Saver in there.

[@billcaveny9495]

Hi. I enjoy your videos very much. Just a word, from an old guy, regarding 26 inch wheels on road bikes. I believe that Tony Oliver started this trend in his book “Touring Bikes”. His rationale was that anywhere in the world you’d be able to source a mountain bike tyre. 700c or 27” may be harder to find….Regards from the UK…..👍

[@miatomi]

Instant subscription.

[@MegaMilesteg]

Cool bike, great video!

[@davidstone8312]

Awesome 👍

[@dablyputs]

This is my favorite Rivendell model.

[@michaelduy9055]

Very nice bike!

[@glen3509]

I bought a Chris King Royal Navy blue 7075 aluminum headset back in 2011. I don't think it's been greased since; if it has, it's only been once. I paid 💰250.00🍁 tax plus lab. No issues 🤘🤘

[@tblakemusic]

really dig the bike check, would love to see your personal collection!

[@sergiografbike]

Amazing bike! Regards from Brasil!

[@bkefrmr]

Thank you very much!

[@StevenStratford]

Love those mudguards...

[@SeanKeesler]

That's a nice tip for carrying dry bags up front

[@nmqub]

Danke!

[@aq7705]

"unacceptable" was exactly the word that came to my mind when I saw that rust. Just don't look at my bike LOL

[@sammcclanahan3291]

The cobbler’s children have no shoes!

[@irondistance4313]

Cool AF. I just made and offer on a classic Japanese steel touring bike wish me luck thanks again

[@darrellbarton5761]

Like your video good job on them

[@Donnadianee]

Curious is what the rear triangle tubing is ?

[@wyattfrance1209]

Damn you should post some separate pics of the build!

[@bkefrmr]

I’m going to make individual videos of my personal bike fleet very soon.

[@andrewtran694]

sweet build what a cool ride :) ! do the top Problem Solvers bow tie strap anchors + rack struts bend a lot when attaching dry bags tho??

[@bkefrmr]

Nope!

[@pentiuman]

It's the giraffe bike!

[@garryhaines3066]

Wonder why you cleaned and greased the HT then shave ends off HT so shards of metal can go down HT and mix with grease. Nice to see older style bikes though.

[@aq7705]

lovely bike, but needs brown leather grip tape. looking forward to mickelson trail.

[@CandidZulu]

If I were you I'd take that citrus degreaser and throw it in the trash! Re those linear pull V brake levers? Do you get good breaking with the decaleur messing up the straddle wire geometry?

[@kenlang6672]

Them violin straps!

[@bkefrmr]

Oh yes. Totally

[@Devotee777]

Voile like foil, voila is voila.

[@knife1406]

you fool! cake that stem in grease! You're not gonna change it for another 20 years! just kiddin, nice bike

[@andybaker2944]

What fenders are those?

[@carlosbailleres8701]

What size frame is it? Seems like a 56cm or 58cm. . .

[@xBarrelxRollx]

Hot Damn that's a great lookin' bike! Absolutely DREAMY 😍 That front luggage mount bodge looks intriguing, how safe would you rate it? If I tried to copy it do I need to befriend a good dentist first?

[@bkefrmr]

Not sure what you’re asking here. “Bodge”? Do you mean the decaleur (bracket that holds the bag)? This one is from Velo Orange. There are many variations on this through history.

[@xBarrelxRollx]

@@bkefrmr Sorry, I meant the Problem Solvers thingies you show in 46:30 in the video!

[@bkefrmr]

@@xBarrelxRollx Yeah. They survived a 7 day tour with some pretty gnarly mixed terrain. They don't carry much weight.

[@ironray123]

That headset is either a Chris Creek or a Cane King, but definitely NOT a Chris Kringle.

[@bornagainbc]

Holy rust bucket! 😬😬😬 Glad you found it before it got worse.

[@sprocketandwheel]

Hey Bike Farmer...yes those are expensive tools but saddly you are damaging the head tube facing tool..you should never turn it backwards..my most prized possession is a full Campagnolo tool kit..

[@bkefrmr]

I’ve been notified. Won’t do It again!

[@leonarddaneman810]

Especially when you have pitting and can't remove all the rust, a RUST NEUTRALIZER like Loctite EXTEND converts remaining rust molecules to a hard, inert material.

[@ironray123]

You're from Wischeesecin? Or Cheese-wizz-cin......whichever you prefer.

[@TheGameBoy56]

This is out standing video Pitting in meatal is fine just becare full how far it gose hate see it snap On racing go kart clutch they purposely put notches in them so when u put light coat of great it sits know in valley and as gets usssed and hot grease will pub the bushing

[@rodneyhanson9884]

I didn’t watch all this video yet but my guess is you were fixing a non existent problem with the cutter, and the stiffness could and should have been avoided by using some oil as routine maintenance. If the high quality headset is so accurately made that it requires extra precision facing to avoid binding then perhaps it’s TOO precisely made?

[@rodneyhanson9884]

Noticed that its sealed bearings so not so easy to just oil as I thought, not a good idea in my opinion, but probably good for a few years from new

[@ujujuju8845]

voile! i thought myself that it must be the correct way to pronounce that... surprised that i have only come across one person (you) on the internet so far, that has pronounced it correctly. haha

[@bkefrmr]

Just like you, I’m always right!

[@Theo2bmoody]

I have a guess that "just exactly perfect" was Dead reference. If i'm right, i only love you more. If im wrong, lie to me

[@blockhead3654]

Get your dork on.

[@eamonra]

You are confusing voilá with voilé. Voilá literally means “there it is”. According to the company, it is pronounced Voilé (vò-lay).

[@aaronjohns7974]

Now that's really slack for a bike mechanic. But as it always goes you fix an maintain everyone else's bikes but your own 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@fredrappley6960]

Uhhh, um, um, uhhh.

[@morecklgust]

I believe that is the definition of.a and an elitist bike...

[@Tarmaccyclocross]

Sorry but I think it’s a monstrosity of a bike

[@oliverlambsoff4153]