Rusty Rat Bike Build - Vintage Schwinn Paramount

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[@oldshovel]

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[@fredcore3286]

This channel is one of the very few channels that I press "like" before watching the entire video!!! Always a great job. Congratulations.

[@oldshovel]

Awesome thanks 🙏🙌

[@timhall5827]

Same! And always get a little inspiration.

[@automaticraccon]

Same here. Love the vibe.

[@fredcore3286]

@@automaticraccon Exactly. The vibe is always light and extremly positive.

[@Mikemalone7873]

If I had two nickels for every pair of Oury grips I’ve watched you install… Seriously, Sunday mornings, coffee and an Oldshovel video starts my day right! Thanks for more great content, Rob! P.S. - my ‘87 Schwinn Circuit likes that white Turbo saddle.

[@spencerrhodes6706]

Rob...your spare parts bin in my shop is labelled "Super Awesome Stuff"...hahaha. Great build and video as usual. The tone of the video goes perfect with a single origin coffee. vintagerhodesbikes

[@oldshovel]

Awesome thanks Spencer.

[@oldshovel]

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[@slaff55]

Привет, спасибо за подобные видео! Жаль что скорее всего не прочитаешь т.к. пишу на русском

[@pisto_run_cycling]

I usually give you a like before your done cause I know no matter what.. even if its not my style.. it will be a dope build..

[@oldshovel]

Thanks 🙌

[@gzo313]

Few things are more satisfying than a headset being regreased….well hubs being rebuilt are awesome. I really enjoy a well loved bike being cleaned/tuned up, it feels like it is now the ultimate sleeper ride.

[@oldshovel]

Totally 🙌

[@gregkellow4723]

That is the whole idea of a build like that. Mix and match to see what works and what doesn't. I call it a "velcro" build....throw stuff at it, see what sticks! Fun build. Thanks for another great video!

[@blueskiestrevor5200]

Yeah unfortunately while cassettes and chains are pretty interchangeable you cannot usually use a Sram derailleur with a Shimano shifter and vice versa. The pulls and throws of the shifters and derailleur don't match well. The only exceptions I know about are Sram MRX shifters which are specifically designed to be used with Shimano derailleurs.

[@UltimateWedgieParachuteCo]

Been thinking about rebuilding my first mountain bike, a ‘90 High Sierra MOS. Identical frame. Thanks for the inspiration, bud.

[@oldshovel]

Awesome Jeffrey. Good luck with the High Sierra.

[@johnmills837]

Try to keep it 3X.

[@ChrisAngeloni]

I'm rebuilding an 88 High Sierra right now, similar 1x wide range setup

[@earnestp.worrell5389]

Shimano shifters are a 2:1 pull while SRAM is 1:1. Except for some of them. Just because....confusion.

[@sovawls]

Tiagra shifters from 4700 series are not compatible with other rear derailleur. I had the same with road shifters from 4700 and 105 derailleur. When i use ultegra shifters all working ok. There is a different string pulling between them.

[@0pvo0]

You really don't like front derailleur right?

[@oldshovel]

lol it’s just so much easier 😁

[@onadpaguirigan3059]

When u get security cameras for the safety of ur bikes..... And ur family😁😁 love the way u said it.haha

[@jamesl6950]

Yup, can’t mix/match sram/shimano rears. SRAM is a 1:1 pull ratio and Shimano is 2:1

[@riyam6924]

Hi! Was that a 1"threaded headset converted to 1 1/8" threadless? I asked because at the beginning of the video the quill stem was hanged.

[@ElectronicPleasure]

Soon as i seen the Tiagra shifter I was like, What are going to pair that with that can take a wide range...Then i saw the X9 and I was like ehhhh naw... Not gonna work, Pull ratio is different. lol Nice try though. :)

[@sashawttnbrg5141]

Just in time I was gonna type comment how can sram x9 and shimano tiagra be compatible you showed new shifter :)

[@jonathanreedy8095]

Tell tale sign of a true bike mechanic:They always line up the tire logo with the valve stem.🤣

[@ipodgolfer13]

That was an absurdly long looking seat tube you pulled out ha

[@jullyanoaf]

É sempre uma alegria quando chega um novo vídeo. Você faz um ótimo trabalho e nos passa uma grande paz. 👏🏼🇧🇷

[@laydonchristensen2376]

This channel inspired me to restore a 1989 specialized hard rock it was such a fun build and is super fun to ride . love your videos old shovel! good luck with your future builds!

[@kimdavis5522]

I had a Paramount back in '91. Great bike with all Shimano XT, Manitou front suspension, Smoke rear tire, Porcupine front tire. Also had Shimano SPD pedals that I busted my butt with several times early on.

[@adriangoodliffe8704]

I just love the part when you open the drawers and boxes chock full of parts - a mechanic's dream. I unfortunately live in an apartment with a small cellar where my small bike parts shoe box competes with the rest of the family's stuff. Ahhh how I miss the full garage where one can just sprawl out. Thanks again for the great video

[@scenesfromearth4666]

Brings back memories of my Paramount PDG 90 with a gorgeous red, white, and blue frame, and a Marzocchi suspension fork, my first suspension equipped bike. It was a great bike but the seatpost seized in the frame (my fault for never greasing the seatpost), and an aggressive last-ditch effort to unseize the seatpost toasted the frame sadly. Nice to see you bring a PDG back to life.

[@markowsley4954]

The red white and blue paint job from the pdg 90 is what I had put on my custom Waterford built Schwinn Paramount OS. That paint job was gorgeous.

[@ggli8]

What is the Park Tool wrench you are using on the rear hub at 9:25?

[@slomtbr]

FR-5.2H

[@nicoagressor]

15:00 - you didn't align rear tyre right.

[@aaronnortje3474]

Pleaseeeee make the giveaway world wide

[@raulcervera5554]

Me gustan mucho tus trabajos y las rutas por las que vas preciosos paisajes FELICIDADES UN SALUDO DESDE ESPAÑA

[@skierrocker]

For those wondering, the SRAM X9 uses a 1:1 pull ratio, which makes it incompatible with Shimano shifters. I also learned this the hard way hahaha!

[@techjeeper8800]

I’ve put a ton of miles on a drivetrain just like that. I gave it to a friend on a bike so he could get out and ride. It was an X9 type 1, shifter and 11-42. It really is a great range for MTB.

[@CngBng]

I'm sorry but you getting blasted in the face by that dust is relatable and made me laugh

[@oldshovel]

Lol 😂 😂😂🙌🙌🙌 I put it in there just for you. 😁

[@benhockey380]

What is the reason you put the coin in the grip? Great video by the way

[@oldshovel]

End caps inside the grips. The nickels are the perfect size.

[@rubencandanedo9912]

Hello bro🇵🇦❤😍😍😍😍💪🏼😌

[@phillscott5221]

Your multiple boxes full of random old bits makes me feel better about having a shed full of "spares" haha. Love the video, as always 👍👍

[@karlnorgaard9447]

I have a PARAMOUNT "SKID". Says its a Limited Edition. Neon yellow, pink, blue, green splash style paint job. Anyone seen one of these? Deore equipped, very 90s looking.

[@captjerski4165]

ever since I watched your video 2 years ago I bought a used neglected no famous brand dusty and rusty bike, washed, cleaned and lubed part by part I replaced the Suntour fork with a rigid and enjoyed it, then bought a used dirt jump bike frame and another used bike to get parts for the DJ , I was inspired by your Specialized DJ bike build. Thanks a lot for giving great ideas and wishing you the best.

[@josephmorgan545]

Hey There I'm A Fan I owned A Swinn Researcher mountain bike. Can you save my Swinn Researcher bike....

[@zoladkow]

Those chainstays look like repurposed fork blades... interesting

[@oldshovel]

I thought the same thing.

[@theretrobikeshed3392]

Great job again bud, i really love you vids you really do prove that no matter what age or condition any bike can have new life 👍🚴‍♂️👌

[@saylaveenadmearedead]

Boom! The good ole schwinn before the cheap overseas mass production happened.... I built a bike or 2 that probably cost me $800 in frame and parts that you can now buy better new for $399!!!

[@fabroskate2057]

Thanks for share this videos bro!! Blessed from abya yala south america !! Very nice restoration and ensembling in this bike bro!!!! Regards!!

[@henryoddsball2164]

[@oldshovel]

Lol yep. I wondered if anyone would notice that. I picked it up at the same time I got the Paramount frame. I’m still debating what to do with it.

[@henryoddsball2164]

Appears to be a Reynolds 853 Nevada City. That’s a tough one on what to do with it. Clean it up and ride it is the obvious, but not so exciting for a video. Not quite “racey” enough to justify a retromod build with a new groupset. Could do a flat bar roadie. Or a touring setup for bikepacking

[@devonschamp3103]

I'm on a older Novara chromoly mtb with a dirt jump ridged fork flat VP pedals short pivot stem and nice bar with rise looking to 1 by it not sure to go to 1x10 or 1x9 it it will fit my Shimano silent clutch hub on Araya rims with nipple supports

[@jp93309]

I have an old Diamondback Ascent frame that shows some surface rust similar to your Schwinn. Any thoughts about rust treating the Schwinn or is it not a big deal? Thinking about Eastwood’s rust encapsulator system.

[@lindenbasket]

I'm wondering the same. I reckon mr oldshovel isn't phased since the frame is Cr-Mo (Chromium Molybdenum) which is somewhat rust resistant. Last week I bought a bike with a Cr-Mo frame in a bit worse shape regarding rust. Thinking I'll sand and use rust converter. Is your Ascent frame Cr-Mo too?

[@jp93309]

Rumple TrueTemper double butted. Will probably go with Eastwood rust encapsulator as it sounds more like what I need for surface rust. The by product is a black finish I believe and that’s fine as the frame paint is a swirling blue/black design.

[@xerxoid9331]

I just picked up one of these and need a replacement headset. I’m a novice builder though.. anyone know how to size it? Outer diameters and such?

[@layspeed]

That green steel dust though. I had to cough with you. 😂

[@oldshovel]

😂😂🙌

[@Sir_Arlin]

I saw a lemond. When is that gonna make a reappearance?

[@oldshovel]

I’m looking at it this morning before Thanksgiving festivities. Sorting out what I have and what I could do. I have some fun ideas.

[@yardsalecycles]

Shimano and sram usually don't play well in the rear but you can get away with mixing them in the front

[@lukehaddix4710]

Loved the video. I really love your selection of music. Your should put together a pandora station or spotify channel. Thanks

[@wiggettyg2732]

I wish my spare parts bin looked like that! So full of goodies!

[@marcegzlz]

Hermoso trabajo!! Consultas: No quedó el sillin por arriba del nivel del manillar? A los cables de acero le aplica lubricante? Cómo se llama el tema musical del final? Gracias!!!!

[@charliegorospe7701]

Great Job I always watch your videos from Edmonton Alberta

[@thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind]

Was that an original USE suspension seatpost that you yanked out of that frame? If so why didn't you use it? I still have mine and it works well and is light as a popcorn fart.

[@AngelGutierrez-gw3ff]

Wow just unsubscribed with that promotion he did! 🤦‍♂️ no bueno!

[@burnproject9028]

Sorry out of the content, please made colour titanium raw, like curve GXR bike or moots bike

[@darylflores8487]

Cool 😎

[@shakedydogshake]

Man, and I thought I was a bike parts junkie. I got nothing compared to this guy!

[@steffen_a]

„Parts bin“ is a bit of an understatement here. What a collection!

[@markhoppe4391]

Was that one of the frames built by the factory in Waterford WI?

[@oldshovel]

Good question. I’m not sure but now I want to find out. Thanks for asking.

[@rooseveltgarcia4771]

great video as always wondering why you make some of your bikes 10 speeds i can never understand the higher speeds and lower speed bikes

[@StuartJanssen]

My wife has a Paramount 50 adventure-townie bike.

[@brv002]

I didn't know you can put a threadless headset and stem on a bike that previously had a threaded quill stem?

[@phillipbird8364]

Do you dilute the Simple Green when spraying the frame?

[@Travelakad]

Man, that cloud of dust triggered my asthma. LOL!

[@TheParsifal1]

una volta facevi restauri veri...ora ti limiti a mettere brutta roba moderna su telai vecchi semplicemente ripuliti... Bah.

[@DavidPulsipher]

your "parts bin" is like a fully stocked LBS.

[@glennpettersson9002]

I just finished a 90's road bike which I grabbed from a hard rubbish collection. A thorough clean and lube, tires and tubes and a new/old derailleur and it's good as gold. Bikes are like cockroaches 😂

[@oldshovel]

Lol 🙌

[@ElFurioso]

That rear tyre does not look right.

[@sylrecyclevelos8999]

Good djob 😉 j'avais déjà essayé les shiffter Shimano tiagra, il ne sont compatible qu'avec les cassettes tiagra. Même 105 , ou ultegra sa ne passe pas. Shimano m'avais expliqué que c'est un groupe unique 😉

[@oldshovel]

C’est vrai. Merci.

[@barthanes1]

I deeply despise pedal clips. My hate for them is unreasonably intense.

[@jackiegammon2065]

Great video, although that rear tire needs some work sitting better on the rear wheel or a different tire all together. A great looking bike though, thanks for sharing!

[@СергейСергеев-т1и2ю]

Shimano shifter combined with sram rear derailleur:)))))))))))))))))))))

[@ramskrall]

Great vid and a very big fan of what you do. 👍👍👍 The rust damn coming out of the frame wasn’t optimal but when the dust stops spray oil inside and also in the small holes where possible in the frame just to stop even more corrosion and hopefully it will last for many more years 👍👍👍

[@oldshovel]

Good tip

[@exepcustomod7440]

great buil again, btw. Sram and Shimano have different actuation, you can mix em only when using front shifter and mech.

[@oldshovel]

Lol I know. I knew it would be at least a little off and was curious to see if it would be sufficient… it wasn’t.

[@ungarlinski7965]

@13:40 Are those new readily available Dia-Compe brakes? Which are they? Do they work okay?

[@oldshovel]

The are old used ones I picked up at the Salt Lake Bicycle Collective. They are really similar in function to the old parallel push Shimano xt and street brakes. They work really well also. I actually did not know they’re until I found them at the Bicycle Collective.

[@trolololinger2870]

i just realized that all my bikes are rat bikes xD

[@oldshovel]

Awesome 🙌😁

[@jeremypollard2548]

The head tube angle looked kinda slack for a 90’s frame.

[@humanidadhechocanal8816]

Un gusto ve como con tanto ainco tu armas las bicis un saludo desde Ecuador amigo

[@Gabbro.88]

Telaio vintage e componenti moderni.. ottimo 👍

[@cstaff4773]

Wow That’s a lot of parts

[@oldshovel]

I’m starting to get a lot of spare parts. 😁

[@FDMedic78]

The actuation is different between Sram and Shimano. Shimano is 1 to 1 while Sram is 1 to 2. That's why the shifter didn't work. I love your videos and that there is another old guy who loves reviving old 26er MTB bikes like myself.

[@benboo6351]

Ah, I was wondering -- haven't finished watching yet but I thought the shifter & derailleur might not match

[@newenglandtrucker6049]

What camera are you using when your riding your bike?

[@stuartgoodall225]

Hi been watching youre vids, for sometime now! , why do you put coins inside the handlebar grip's ?, Thanks Stu

[@oldshovel]

They work as bar ends inside the grips.

[@juanmiguels.fausto2202]

can i have a bike parts for may folding bike?ehehheh

[@bikingwithryan5968]

What would you say are some specialty toools that you use quite often?

[@isaaclavoie]

We all want a bottom drawer like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYbYXpuYicl5Zrs

[@myvicariouslife4012]

@0:00 Cough Cough ....Rust Dust

[@jenmac287]

i enjoy the channel but curious do u keep or sell or give finished bikes away.

[@oldshovel]

I have kept most of them, but have also given several away. I have yet to sell any.

[@jenmac287]

i enjoy doing same but usually get frames powder coated...done about 3. 1 road & 2 mtb all old school 1990 stuff

[@oldshovel]

Awesome

[@captjerski4165]

bike's a beauty sir

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@daledubose3032]

The riding/outro footage was awesome. Thanks for another great video.

[@oldshovel]

Awesome thanks

[@allwrong3114]

So I got on my first MTN bike in 1989. In the early 90’s the Schwinn Paramount was the premier MTB that I could not afford! I used to drool over that bike. Awesom.

[@fahradbike2256]

How much money did you spend on the bike?It was nice very much. There are many parts at home for you, lots of bikes are enough

[@fahradbike2256]

how much did the bike cost?

[@robertgrell486]

I'm from Poland.I like Yours short videos with restoration old bikes 👍 Best regards from Mosina near Poznań in Poland 😉

[@bsowhat]

Very inspiring video. Thank you. Btw you can make $1000’s selling all those old parts on eBay.

[@Lofty2006]

Every time I see a build like this it makes me want to build my old '99 Sunn...

[@oldshovel]

Awesome

[@haatemee6966]

That bike came out nice indeed 👌, I was however thinking that it wouldn't work with the Tiagra shifter and SRAM derailleur but I'm super stoked about the build regardless, very good job and I live the channel. Keep it up

[@Peo_Sahlin]

Why all this hate against front derailleurs?

[@notgivennotgiven7776]

Dude, I've got a Paramount that I bought in the late 80's. I haven't riden it in probably over 25 years, and it's been sitting, but it's still in good shape. Mine's a road bike, and I'm getting it back on the road. I like that you didn't mess with the old paint. Looks awesome. Yeah. Peace

[@rolandovera5935]

So that’s where all the world’s parts have gone. 😜