Scott Plasma post overhaul - I would ride this bike now 😊

[@bb-r5710]

Really nice work. You really serviced this bike back into riding condition❤

[@jerryyoung6494]

Hopefully the video will make up for the extra time you spent. It doesn’t help you, but you motivated me to overhaul my tri bike!

[@SeeYouUpTheRoad]

Niice! Enjoy! These video make me just pennies...

[@rogerremnant1601]

Above and beyond!

[@SeeYouUpTheRoad]

Thank you for watching Roger!

[@jackiegammon2065]

Sadly, I have seen a lot of bikes like this the past couple of years, and it is nasty and painstakingly slow work. I've decided to add another tuneup option for bikes like this, and that should help cover some of the labor and issues that arise when doing a bike like this. Thanks for sharing!

[@SeeYouUpTheRoad]

Yes it's a labor of love. You hope that you make the customer happy and they come back and in the end it all breaks even, Thanks for watching

[@rosomak8244]

There are cases where it is adequate just to go to a car cleaning stand and use the pressure washer...

[@dorohmc]

Great work, thanks for sharing!

[@SeeYouUpTheRoad]

You're Welcome and thanks for watching please consider subscribing if you haven't already 🙂

[@jackyl0712]

I know it’s probably difficult to pull off but I’d like to see process videos.

[@SeeYouUpTheRoad]

I know people have asked for those types of videos. But I work alone. No one to film me means I have to constantly set up a shot then do the thing and move the camera do the thing -- over and over and over. Then take all the clips and edit and put them in one video. Hours upon hours of additional work when I have a shop full of bikes with customers waiting on them. Oh and I want to ride on my off time lol no spend hours in front of my computer editing. Side note - I have done videos that tap me out as far as my artistic and creative and software abilities and they don't get the views. So I just can't devote the time to it ... yet 🙂 Also I don't want to be the "how-to" video channel. I think so many other channels with bigger budgets and more staff and support do a much better job than I ever will. Lastly, I am a shop owner/cyclist with a KZbin channel not a KZbinr that rides -- big difference 🙂

[@jackyl0712]

@@SeeYouUpTheRoad I completely understand that… it’s one of many reasons I don’t have a KZbin channel…. The main reason I don’t is because I have a face made for radio!

[@SuperOlds88]

Now that the corrosion which you removed, has compromised the finish/surface of those parts I have to believe the corrosion will return much quicker. Do you ever use a dremel/type tool to remove corrsion or blemishes? I have used them and they are pretty quick but still too much time when you are billing a customer. The bike was ugly when it came in, now its still ugly but it works so the customer should be thrilled. Hard to believe there is corrosion on the rear brake, he must be a sweating beast.

[@SeeYouUpTheRoad]

Yes he admits to being a heavy sweater. He says he has a stack of towels sitting next to the trainer. He drapes a towel over his shifters and bars and as they get soaked he grabs another. I said well you may have to do a fresh water spritzer wipe down after every ride from now on.

[@MAGAmaniac1000]

I think a lot of shops would tell the customer they need new shifters and wouldn’t consider spending any time cleaning the original shifters. Honestly I feel if you spent 8 hours working on the bike the customer should be billed for the entire maintenance time spent.

[@SeeYouUpTheRoad]

The challenge is these are 10 speed shifters. Older parts are getting harder and harder to find. Labor rates range between $85-$99 per hour here. I am on the upper end of that scale because of the meticulous care I take on bikes. Customers just aren't willing to pay all of the labor time.

[@ifc2000]

This is why I don't use a nice bike on my trainer. I have an old alloy frame with a 1x9, square taper crankset, seat and bars. And I use a lot of towels to catch the sweat.

[@SeeYouUpTheRoad]

@@ifc2000 smart move! Thanks for watching

[@aaronhamlen8215]

How many hours did you work on this? Cheaper for him to leave it on the trainer.

[@SeeYouUpTheRoad]

So many hours lost count. It was split up over several days. Some things were seized on the frame and some things I had to order.

[@aaronhamlen8215]

@@SeeYouUpTheRoad Wow! seized to the frame that's crazy. Tell him to purchase a hose to wash it. Thanks for sharing looking forward to the next project.

[@aaronhamlen8215]

I would remove the brakes being a trainer bike.

[@SeeYouUpTheRoad]

He wants this as a back up for road use. That's why we spent so much time and money to get it road worthy

[@brockjennings]

Working on a customer's bike with crusty human sweat may require a hazmat suit per OSHA guidance ☣

[@SeeYouUpTheRoad]

Ha Ha I had a Hazmat suit complete with double gloves and face shield lol!

[@HumeWebb-r8f]

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[@ozgurinsan]

Gross.

[@SeeYouUpTheRoad]

@@ozgurinsan thanks for watching