Specialized Crankset Restoration - An Oldshovel Short

[@RobertWilliams-ox4hz]

Still my favorite build. Those custom painted wheels and gumwalls are just awesome.

[@oldshovel]

The HB Rockhopper is my favorite paint job so far also.

[@chrisbruce1925]

Good bit of work. The different colours goes well together. It's good to see second hand bike parts being restored and working to their full potential again.

[@theworldsokayestmichigande851]

You've given me mountain bike fever. I've really wanted to restore one for the last month. My last project that I finished was a worksman newsboy which turned out pretty decent. I have most of the tools for restoring and fixing bikes all I need is decent paint and a bike to fix.

[@oldshovel]

Awesome

[@ltdees2362]

...long or short...they are all inspirational...since covid-19 stay in place order for our state, Georgia it did not limit riding my bike and have put over 100 miles on my Townie 7...I know; not so much for some of you folks but being 70 I think not to shabby❕ Thanks oldshovel 💗

[@oldshovel]

Awesome Tom. Keep riding.

[@Dallasguy1972]

This is good stuff man. It’s people that have passion for design and craftsmanship that tend to be more creative.

[@jaimegomezgarcia7599]

Another great job. Painting the middle chainring gold is a big surprise. It's very nice. Please keep providing us with more videos like this.

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@robpeni5307]

The end result looks really cool! I love the colors added

[@MatthewArnoldmrmarnold]

Thanks for encouraging a rebuild culture instead of the throwaway culture. Does your wife comment on how full the garage is too? Cheers!

[@oldshovel]

Lol. She is super supportive but would like to see me offload a few.

[@carravagio16]

love those specialized strong arm cranks, came on my dream bike a 1996 norris blue, stumpjumper w/ the Judy XC fork and full XT set up - oh the teenage inside my 42 year old body is loveing seeing this video. Its amazing to see all the changes over the years in mtb tech and such. thanks for the vid!

[@oldshovel]

Awesome thanks

[@matejmatej3554]

I love to see vintage bikes restored and you did an amazing job with this beautiful bike and this crankset greetings from sLOVEnia east europe stay healthy

[@oldshovel]

Thanks 🙏

[@dusty80]

Excellent work on the crank

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@sloemost5809]

Such lovely cranks. I put them on a 26 build many many years ago, and using the bike currently as a commuter. They’ve withstood a lot of miles, and abuse for a long time. Great vid.

[@oldshovel]

Thanks 🙏

[@donaldfranklin5391]

Awesome video and awesome colors on a three-piece crank

[@allencruz4811]

Thats a beautiful shade of gold

[@carlodominiclu2609]

Nice cranks! Really like to watch your videos during the Quarantine.

[@oldshovel]

Awesome thanks

[@fernandourrea3677]

Impeccable mechanic and detailing. Your videos had helped me to rebuild me Novartis Roundee 1993. Thanks..Chao...

[@oldshovel]

Thanks 🙏

[@bumck74]

Excellent work and beautiful result!

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@bob-ny6kn]

This was a nice, uncommon touch to a very nice rebuild. I just spent the day helping a friend unkludge a kludged, road Savoy in exchange for a slim Jim beef stick. My friend likes to see unused bicycles in use and rolling again, too. I like carting my tools around to help people fix what they can not. I call it (my)'s Un-CoOperative Bicycle Shop.

[@oldshovel]

Awesome awesome awesomeness

[@davidsparling3505]

Nice! I did this to my old 1991 Sugino cranks on my Bridgestone MB-4. A lot of elbow grease! Believe the Specialized cranks were made by Sugino as well. A 2K clear coat will protect them well.

[@ritchietarling134]

Great video, really like the idea of restoring my current crank set instead of replacing 🇬🇧

[@oldshovel]

Cool

[@exs3574]

Something that Shimano should've thought about when designing the famous "Tri-Color" group, 600/Ultegra, not to mention it perfectly matches the wheels. Looks just awesome all together! Great job... as always 👌

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@henmich]

I'm curious to see if this holds up... I was watching and saying over and over, you are getting rid of a lot of high level corrosion protection, plating/anodizing, etc. and replacing it with paint. Just wondering how that will look in two years...

[@oldshovel]

I am interested also with the cranks. I’m learning how to anodize are home so I may be doing that in the future on these. The other cranks I’ve done this on have held up ok though. For the chainrings they were just painted before. The spray.bike paint may or may not be as durable as the original but it’s hard to say; I guess I’ll find out.

[@henmich]

@@oldshovel please do a follow up when it shows... thanks

[@earlgrey1492]

@@oldshovel I think if you gave the cranks a coating of clear coat it would help prevent them from losing their sheen.

[@raddad8847]

Earl Grey not really, even this bike in a can stuff is just spray paint. It’s not meant stand up to that kind of abuse.

[@littlegoobie]

I'd powdercoat them for you if we were neighbors. I've done many bike parts for myself and there's no comparison in durability. Anodizing is nice too but when i was looking into it, i heard it was very tricky to get consistent results with diy setups ..then i lost interest. hehe.

[@kurtdietrich5421]

Love my Specialized Rock Hopper

[@rubendevereaux6086]

I love the work you do. The 3 gears just look do bulky now. That last song sounded like Afterglow

[@leonardonaylor8671]

New bottle of rust remover and sandblasting cabinet, awesome

[@oldshovel]

😊

[@detroitsippel7370]

Cool build

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@demofactory]

Hi and thanks for the great video. Enjoying your channel a lot. Funny to see this video though. I just removed the exact same model crank from one of my bikes to try and restore it. Now I'm very optimistic that it can look great with time, patience, and elbow grease. Take care and stay well friend!!!!

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@pejuangjalanan81]

i am in the middle restoring the same specialized crank which been exposed outside and rusty and other parts as well. thanks to evapo-rust for doing great for restoring.btw, nice looking crank.

[@oldshovel]

Evaporust is great.

[@florantenobleza19]

Nice! You can also paint the crankarm with clearcoat to make the finished stay much longer.

[@matejapetkovskai5003]

Dude l love youre videos and you inspired me to give life to old bikes and l realy engoi doing itbecause l saw the value in the old bikes and l saw the valju in them

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@mountainsnmoore256]

Loving the look of those after the buffing process. Can you describe that process? What kind of buffing wheel/attachment? What RPM? What is the stick that you are using to remove the residue from the attachment?

[@craniummatter]

nice work, and nice looking bike. Mind sharing the type of compound used to polishing and the attachment for the drill press? thinking of restoring some vintage crank arms as well.

[@r.teotonio7791]

very nice restoration!

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@ProfessorGalileu]

It looks great. Congrats.

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@TonchoTonev]

Amazing job. Love your videos!

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@matg.4307]

Hello. I love your videos! I was wondering if you could tell me what you have chucked up in the drill press or polishing

[@agustingallardo5245]

Thanks for the video, it's simply great!! I'm on a work restoring my 2001 giant Dh team. Please can you explain me a little the tools that you used to polish?? Thank you very much and greetings from Spain!! 🇪🇸

[@snapshot3782]

Very tasteful (as always), absolutely love it.

[@oldshovel]

Thanks 🙏

[@tomalcolm]

I was shaking my head at the prospect of stripping and painting those janky chainrings but it turned out really nicely. Don’t forget to adjust the front der. You’re about an inch too high! The Richey’s must have been old school bigger, when men with legs rode bikes.

[@birdskullmtb177]

Your voice is so therapeutic

[@shaylorcyclingwahoo]

Interesting because I’m doing a lot of rebuilds at the moment and wondered about the chainrings. I spray.bike sprayed a KHS Montana Comp and the colour is lovely, the finish is good, but the paint chipped more than I’d have liked in the rebuild. Seems a bit soft, wonder if I sprayed too much though. Hope it holds up.

[@12mix12]

Old Shovel your videos are a major stress reliever! Can’t find any decent bikes around my way. Bought a frame from eBay with your inspiration. Not the best frame but my dilemma is the front shock I ordered maybe too much for the old 99 hardrock frame. 100mm travel,do you find that ok or not? old fork is a hardrock Jett so 1.8” of travel I think.. Thanks for the videos!

[@aldotv476]

hi! great videos, really cool, im currently working on some old bikes and these videos have given me useful tips. However, what is that you are doing and using at 2.33mins o this video? is it sandblasting? Cheers!

[@damntuff62]

Great video, how long do you think that gold colour on the chain ring would last? I would like to try that on my specialized

[@Hazeder422]

I can't imagine it'd last long on the actual teeth but I think it'd last for quite some time on the face on the chainring, that area tends to get quite dirty though so you'd probably have to clean it quite regularly to still be able to notice the gold colour

[@oldshovel]

On this bike I think it will last a while. This has become the bike for one of my daughters. It’s a size small and she’ll mainly be using it as a city bike.

[@gregkellow4723]

Very nice. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@oldshovel]

😊

[@glynntranter5348]

Found your channel most informative & knowledgeable...awesome restoration skills & tips. Could I ask what you rub on the drill bit you use to buff/shine?

[@oldshovel]

White polishing compound

[@glynntranter5348]

👍🏼

[@jvac1129]

I just got mine powder coated. The sprockets have a slight curve to them. Is there a right way and wrong way to put them together? I think I did it right...I hope lol

[@oldshovel]

🤞

[@voodoo7008]

You have a blaster? Those cranks are where they belong. Nice paint. I don’t recall this seeing the rebuild video.

[@elvzwoods]

Would a clearcoat help the crank arms retain their polish or not? Very good result.

[@oldshovel]

Probably I’d like at some point to anodize them. I’m working on learning how for some future projects. 😁

[@przemokbh8079]

Very nice. Now this crankset look more expensive 😀

[@butlergl]

Always great content!

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@corynardin]

What bike is this? I can't find it in your videos. I love the paint and would like to see the build.

[@oldshovel]

Here’s the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmrciamtocpje6s

[@jamiecox2506]

Strongarm or Son of Strongarm? I saw these cranks shear off near the pedal threads leaving your toes to go straight into the ground!

[@Juan-skye]

Nice work!!

[@inigoeguiguren5880]

Hello from Spain. I am rebuilding my old 90´s Specialized and i have the same cranckset, but the smallest chainring is missing. Any idea of where could i find a spare one? I cant find any chainring with that BCD....

[@EncryptedCryptid]

So I've recently started working on a few bikes myself to help with my quarantine time. They're nothing particularly great or amazing but I have a Gary Fisher Big Sur (1997 I think) that I snagged from a dumpster at an apartment complex I used to live at, a Giant Rincon (also 1997ish I think) that I fished out of the Charles River with a magnet, and my Mongoose Expert Pro from when I was a kid. These videos plus RJ The Bike guy have been great so I appreciate them. Would you maybe have any suggestions for someone that doesn't have a full on buffing wheel or gear to sandblast with those old cranks/sprockets?

[@oldshovel]

Sanding up to 3000 grit can do a lot but you won’t get a mirror polish without some sort of buffer. Using a car buffer and polishing compound may do it or a small buffing attachment on a drill or drumel tool.

[@EncryptedCryptid]

@@oldshovel Awesome thanks so much for the reply!

[@christopherblomeley6925]

Love it, keep it coming...

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@abelarun9108]

I like how u do this video. Very inspiring or me to do. Looking forward for more videos like tjis

[@oldshovel]

Awesome thanks

[@iamrichrocker]

Hey Shovel..what is the difference of bike paint and normal can spray paint? enjying the videos..hope Family is well..

[@td_9979]

Normal spray paint sprays wet, which means it's hard to use well and tends to run, whereas spray.bike sprays dry like a powder (some kind of wizardry), meaning that it's a lot easier to use, and makes far less mess. Durability wise I'm not sure there's much difference, although I guess that depends on how many coats you use

[@whollyspokes3645]

@@td_9979 Spray bike paint is acrilic water based like graffiti spray paint just different marketing ... Not very durable in the long run

[@td_9979]

​@@whollyspokes3645 Interesting, thanks! Wonder why nobody decided to do that before them

[@01FozzyS]

Good stuff as always,Rob. What's your process with the polishing with regards to sandpaper grit ? Thanks.

[@oldshovel]

Typically I start with 220 grit and work up to 3000.

[@01FozzyS]

@@oldshovel Thanks Rob!

[@danmozy]

Is this a decent crank set weight and stiffness wise? Someone is selling locally

[@sujatmikowicaksono4685]

Sir you always use square tappered bottom bracket, is it good if you compare with hollowtech?

[@oldshovel]

I think the hollowtech is a step up. I have square tapper on a lot of mine simply because they are vintage and I try to keep vintage parts when they are still in good shape and still useable with what I’m setting up.

[@sujatmikowicaksono4685]

@@oldshovel because i just change my set up from hollowtech to square again because i want to use certain chainring and bcd set, but in a side of how it works, the different is only at weight of it and seasier to maintain right? Any suggestion sir?

[@danmozy]

@@sujatmikowicaksono4685did you ever discover any info on your inquiry? I’m wondering same thing

[@singlespeedsteef]

Are the chainrings still good? Great video btw

[@kapitantsubasa4939]

Beautiful movies. I cordially greet You with Poland.

[@bobjoncas2814]

..great job...keep safe..

[@oldshovel]

Thanks Bob.

[@DevonNroos]

Front mech could do with lowering a tad, the Ritchey cranks must of had a larger chainring

[@oldshovel]

Agreed... I still needed to adjust everything after the install. I took the video before I finished it all up. 😁

[@keiran9679]

are these cranks off the 1998 rockhopper because my dad has that

[@ivelinrumenov9830]

After this griding and polishing you have to anodisating the aluminium crankset like oriinal( that is protection from skratches)

[@johnhanley9946]

How long will a set of chainrings like that last?

[@joshsmgb7890]

Awesome build. How long does it take you to do all the sanding and polishing on the cranks. Love the videos!!!

[@oldshovel]

For these it was a good 1-2 hours sanding and buffing... and filming. Sandblasting was 10-15 min or less.

[@HNGaddict]

What’s that thing that looks like white eraser to polish the crank arm?

[@RicardoFernandes-zd4wy]

Classic top!!

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@dantetorres2960]

Nice one.

[@ocelot2234]

Excellent love the vid 😀👍🏻

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@stevecrump1375]

They were strong cranks back in the day...cold forged

[@abhiseksaha3221]

Love it!

[@oldshovel]

Awesome thanks

[@blackpete]

Best pedals. 😉

[@demiegamboa8185]

Hey that's what i needed

[@hugo3m555]

where do you buy the paint? plis?

[@furryurry]

Hi, what kinds of sand paper were used?

[@ironhorse6688]

Lol I enjoyed that , n learnt something also , thank u

[@abelarun9108]

Can u also show restoration of Santa Cruz bikes and specialized mtb bike restoration

[@jonathandougherty3677]

Is there any reason one couldn’t just delete the two smaller gears and convert this to a 1x gear set?

[@oldshovel]

Nope that should work great.

[@paulcookies]

What’s uncommon about those?

[@demiegamboa8185]

Dope!

[@linseyyoung1772]

Nice. I'd be doing something with my own current build on a Marin Hawk Hill if I wasn't sat here waiting for the paint for it to be delivered... edit Gutted! Paint arrived, then I noticed the hairline cracks on the headtube welds... If I had a tig welder to hand I'd be in business but I don't. I feel the need for some 90s steel xc action so I better see what else I can find. I'm sure I have a Trek 930 frame around here somewhere...

[@oldshovel]

Ouch bummer on the frame.

[@linseyyoung1772]

@@oldshovel yeah, it's a shame. But I now have a donor frame to cut up for a cargo bike conversion project :-D I've been putting that off partly because I don't like cutting up an otherwise sound frame. And I've also found the Trek - Green/Purple fade 930 in True Temper OX Comp II - made in the USA. Which also needs welding, but it's nothing I'm concerned about for a quick and dirty build that can get me into the hills... The Marin was bright yellow, so when life chucks you a lemon, make lemonade I reckon!

[@fikriabdullah1320]

I'll trying do this on my bike

[@oldshovel]

Awesome

[@tfmaus]

what is the grid progression on the sanding?

[@oldshovel]

220, 400, 800, 1500, 2000, 3000

[@julianbenavides9704]

hello friend you should make a video of how to put the radios to a cycle or how to radiate please i would appreciate it

[@rafahdzamaya]

En el 2:38, qué estas aplicando?

[@SHNRBIKE]

look good :)

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@eliotwolfert8488]

did you loctite those bolts?

[@teweigamer8932]

Nice bro 🙏

[@NaniJapaneseForWhat]

I wanna do this to my cranks but I don't have a crank puller

[@louis.betsche]

go to your Local Bike Shop, and ask them If you can use it

[@linseyyoung1772]

Order one - they're not expensive. You'll not regret the investment.

[@NaniJapaneseForWhat]

Yeah but quarantine says no I'm entertaining myself by attending my bike so when quarantine ends it's all good It can wait

[@NaniJapaneseForWhat]

@@linseyyoung1772 also many sellers in my country's online shopping market are currently on "vacation"

[@linseyyoung1772]

@@NaniJapaneseForWhat Yeah, I ordered some paint for my current bike project about two weeks ago so yeah, I feel your frustration. I missed the delivery on Saturday as I was in the shed. Now I'm waiting in the house itching to go and do some work but I don't want to miss the delivery again...

[@angeryanimal398]

Bro, when you sand stuff especially metal try to wet sand because dry sanding clogs up the sandpaper super quiclky

[@lautonsutley3760]

AngeryAnimal this

[@zoobab28]

Which compound do you use to polish?

[@oldshovel]

White

[@drewsenthused6079]

OoOoO pretty!

[@oldshovel]

😁😁

[@cjggg9982]

Excelente.

[@oldshovel]

Thanks

[@joManTan]

Hope you doing well during this crisis

[@oldshovel]

I’m doing good, thanks. It’s been nice spending time together as family.

[@mattwhite262]

Son of strongarm