The EASIEST bike to flip for MONEY! '00s Trek Hybrid Bicycle gets RECONDITIONED for an EASY SALE!

I sold this one the next day! I really can't say enough good things about these bikes. The Toyota Camry of bicycles. So easy. So comfy. Love 'em to death!
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[@michaelhughes511]

He knows what he’s doing. Playing piano in the background. He wants us to sleep and let auto play do it’s thing😂

[@bkefrmr]

I tell my friends and family I’m putting boomers to sleep on KZbin for a living now.

[@jeffk2481]

It's the sweetest hit😴

[@Crankaholic]

⁠​⁠@@bkefrmrI would like you to know that I’m a Millennial and I don’t like labels!

[@PLAZALOT58]

@@bkefrmr I tell people who use Boomer as a derogatory name to not laugh too hard because you are next in line my friend.

[@dwightmcclain482]

I went to sleep 😂

[@mikeandpaulaclay6605]

OMG, I was adjusting my wife's rear brakes per Bike Farmer's example, when I dropped the wrench and without a thought said “Ope!” The brakes work great, btw. I owe you!

[@kingedwin]

I have several nice bikes, but my Trek hybrid gets ridden the most. It works for almost every type of riding.

[@ShepherdsSheepdog]

Same here.

[@ericsande5345]

Dude is like a surgeon with that micro-straw from the Tri-Flow bottle. I'm a fan of TF as well.

[@bkefrmr]

It’s not about age, it’s about being from that very, very entitled generation and its lack of self awareness.

[@joeymacme]

I love learning about normal/old-school bikes, but I think the real reason I watch is for the natural and honest flow of the monologue… from filth attracting filth (Govt the world over, not just DC) to “wiping as you go… not my usual angle on things”! Ye just can’t beat Brian K’s videos.

[@waktosha7378]

My local bike shop mainly sells old worn out cheap Wal-Mart bikes that are filthy for around double to quadruple the price as new! That leaves me to have to go online to buy my bicycles.

[@danielross7347]

Andy, I heard you with Russ discussing the versatility of the Bridge Club frame. Multiple builds on that frame might make a good video series , illustrating the different ways you can tailor it to types of riding.

[@bkefrmr]

Daniel, I read your comment regarding the Bridge Club video series. Maybe sending me a $1,500 Super Thanks would get the ball rolling on your idea.

[@CharlieMetcalf]

I found that Hybrids make great inexpensive "gravel" bikes. I personally have a Bianchi Strada from 2001. I have upgraded everything except the frame and fork, but man it is a sweet ride.

[@stevencarter385]

I had one of those. I rode it to death and got ten bucks trade-in.

[@bkefrmr]

lol 😂

[@liamstraub3394]

I did my first bike flip today inspired by your videos! Thanks bike farmer! What I love most about your videos is now matter how many times youve explained your refurbishnig/tune ups techniques you never skip a beat or recommend we go watch another video of yours because youve "already covered it". now my question of the day: I went back watched your bikepacking videos but I cannot seem to figure out what Randonneuring bag and half frame bag you use on your green rivendell. If you happen to know that off the top of your head please let me know. Thank you!

[@bkefrmr]

Swift Industries and Oveja Negra

[@R33GTRRRR]

I feel like I’m watching myself. Clean wheels and hubs FTW.

[@69Harveyb1]

Me too. I guess we're here for a reason, eh. (Sorry. I got transplanted to central Minnesota from eeeast Waukesha county)

[@lucafwn]

I love hybrid bikes. You can go almost everywhere and do almost everything. Century? Check. Easy trails? Check. Commuting? Check. Gravel roads? Check. ...having one stolen? Check :(

[@richardchaney6990]

Burgers on the grill, a cold beer, bike farmer video! A perfect Sunday night! Cheers! Key West Rick

[@bkefrmr]

Damn…I gotta ride down there sometime. Sounds so lazy!

[@MNpicker]

Its so fun watching someone do what they do... when they actually know what they do😎👍🏻

[@malloott]

Do you ever find Dutch style bikes there? Fenders, chain guards, steel lazy sit frames?

[@sebastianokelly2243]

I so agree with your outlook on bikes. And wish you well selling them to your community. I have a 1990s steel Marin Bonas Ridge 26 inch MTB seven speed, friction shifter triple (42, 34, 24) that I bought second-hand for £85 ($108). I made up some better quality wheels on decent hubs, fitted a butterfly touring handlebar and last summer rode it 1,400kms across France from Normandy to Provence, going up the Loire until it becomes a stream and camping all the way. Only one guy in my cycle club appreciated it: others thought it was out of date, slow and heavy (it is, but so is any camping tourer). In Provence I hired a KTM carbon road bike with Di2 electronic shifters and disc brakes and rode up Mt Ventoux. But I was quite happy to return to my bullet proof , well-loved tourer at the end. The guy who saw the point of my bike has toured down west Africa and across the Atlas mountains in Morocco, so he sets the bar quite high. You absolutely do not need expensive bikes to have fun.

[@zellerized]

The gear clicking while you were riding lol

[@dsonyay]

I have a an old 2000 era Madwagon hybrid. Recently serviced and made a bit more upright with handlebar upgrade. Perfect dad bike.

[@dsonyay]

Those are great bikes to run errands, commute, etc.

[@aaadamt964]

I use yellow "awesome" cleaner. You can dilute it and its super cheap. I do the same thing with cables but i also clean them with a light scuff pad and awesome before i lube them. Ill put a thin film of grease on them before triflow. A lot of the bikes i sell end up living outside. Any bit of protection from the elements helps.

[@oreocarlton3343]

Recession-mobiles! you can see that 2000s were a poorer age than the 90s simply based on the colour combos, recession-mobile parts arefar lower quality than the 90s as well, but utility os them is still here.

[@andymoss]

Another great episode!

[@JimmyB463DP]

Trek 4300 with wide street tires is my preferred Dad Bike! It just “feels” good!

[@triplebutted]

Heya BikeFarmer, love your videos. And because I want you around for a while, I don't feel bad for saying: put some darn gloves on! Tri-flow isn't the kind of thing you want to be washing your hands in. Nice tuneup.

[@TheGameBoy56]

Looooool every seat bolt in that shop must be screaming bloody murder lol One day that bolt gonna be half striped and ur gonna fly into the other room 😂

[@rsrnsrwds]

Mesmerizing. Like Bob Ross videos. Really enjoyed this video! I have actually had several of those Trek hybrids.

[@joew717]

Just took my old 7200 for a little mid-day ride! Love my zippy dad-bike!

[@michaelpeppersack8599]

I like the end you always test ride the bike! other bike rehabbers don't

[@mattgies]

If it's not test ridden, it's not done!

[@phoboz666]

I really have to say that the musical background has become much better...

[@monkmchorning]

Can't kill these old Trek 7k series comfort bikes and FXs. Also, MTBs from the Trek 3k and 4k series, Raleigh M series, Bouldlder era Schwinns, and any Gary Fisher.

[@davemeise2192]

Your videos are so good. Thank you for such genuine and realistic videos. Biking is for the masses.

[@markzablocki8285]

Thanks!

[@bkefrmr]

Thank you!

[@jhm054]

Casual peaceful dig at DC lol

[@ktmorimoto4872]

Thanks for showing practical methods to bring bicycles to everyone.

[@jacklinn6305]

Thank you for the great advice. I teach a bike class through Project Bike Tech. I use your videos often for the class. Your explanations make it easy for the students to follow.

[@StoicCynic]

That was a lot of fun!

[@kovar2344]

Only found this channel last week and i absolutely love your pragmatic approach.

[@r.williams8349]

Learn a lot from your videos, thank you!

[@allanthompson4427]

Great background music! Thanks.

[@69Harveyb1]

Exactly the bike my wife owns.

[@bertramsturgies485]

I Agree with everything you've done, but a little tension on rear derailleur is good to account for cable stretch...

[@raceface_m2579]

i really love your channel. you explain everything well, and ramble on, but in a good informational way. ope, there it is!

[@zenicfox]

You inspired me to tune up my dads old trek bike! Very similar to this bike.

[@6479rob]

Would you consider training a KZbin’r how to true a wheel for a possible fee if we showed up at your shop ?

[@texastoastchris3929]

If I didn't know better, I'd say this looks an awful lot like a Giant Cypress DX. I was once told by a Giant high up guy that these were the bikes that ran the industry back then.

[@mattgies]

Since you do know better, what does it actually look like?

[@stevek4382]

Liked video. mr. Rogers, theme music I can’t take it

[@KittysAreCute]

All the flossing…it’s like being a dental hygienist for bicycles. Do 9 out of 10 bike farmers recommend flossing? lol

[@Bikemaddad]

Love it man. Great bike.

[@Moostery]

Thanks for all of the videos. I just pulled an old raleigh rapide out of my shed and got it shined up nice and running well. Now I have a nice vintage 10 speed to go with my modern MTB. One to tear up the trails and one to glide around on pavement.

[@sveablu]

Hey Bike Farmer! I wonder if used Treks sell better than other brands in your area due to the fact that you are so close to the Trek facility. I've got a Trek FX 7.4 that I'm going to put up for sale as soon as the weather hits that sweet spot for riding. It will get the Bike Farmer treatment and someone will be happy with it.

[@christopherwinstone434]

Love the content and a super bike 👍🏼

[@BrasssMunky]

I ride one of these (a 7100 with same graphics but blue), and I really like it. And my only gripe with it is that there isn't as much tire clearance in the rear as you might think. I had to file down the kickstand plate / chainstay bridge thing a bit to allow for my 47mm width tires At this point, the only stock parts on it are the bb/crankset though. Rigid fork was the biggest/best change I made, got a lucky dirt cheap score on a rigid soma fork with tange tubing at a bike swap. These things run the "oddball" 1 1/8 threaded headset, so it's easy to go to threadless if you want to change up the fork. I dad pretty hard on my trusty trek hybrid frame, learned a ton of bike mechanic stuff along the way

[@brucebarthold5359]

I also have a Trek 7100 I've enjoyed and ridden on local trails and for a few 100km rides.

[@boazheller]

Thanks

[@bkefrmr]

Whoa! Thanks! Not sure what a DKK is worth, but it a lot to me! ❤️

[@mattgies]

I also clean the hubs every time I tune a bike, but I think my way's a little faster and easier: Wheel is in the truing stand and valve is at 6 o'clock. Grab opposite (diagonal) corners of the rag. Pass one corner between the spokes at the valve, and loop it around the hub so it comes back out towards the valve. Hold the corners of the rag and floss back and forth. Then, to hit the other half of the hub, turn the wheel and push the rag as you go, and do the flossing maneuver 180 degrees from the valve.

[@bkefrmr]

Yeah, that works too. But you still gotta get in the nooks and crannies…

[@georgemartinezjr]

Love the Smell of Tri Flow in the Morgning SMELLS LIKE Bike Shop😊

[@jeffk433]

Nice video! I have wondered about those torque keys. I find the issue with all the adjustable torque wrenches, that are like the Park one, is having them correctly dialed in. Lots of potential for inaccuracies caused by turning a few degrees too much or too little.

[@irondistance4313]

Love you just got me with another N+1 guess I need a 7200 now 😂

[@wolfgangweber9924]

Nice video again. For the longest I was worried you wouldn't drop anything. But I was relieved when the 6mm Allen wrench went down. I'll try the finger on the V-brake cable stop. That looks professional! Your affiliate links worked for me! How about adding boxes of disposable gloves to the list?

[@TubieMcTubington]

Great video! I’d love to see you tackle refurbishing one of the suspension forks that used to come on old Treks like this one. The fork on my old Trek 6500 is getting wonkier by the minute. Still a great bike though

[@bkefrmr]

Hell yeah! Thanks!

[@Andoanderson88]

watching all your vids makes me want grip shifts again

[@Crankaholic]

Great video, thanks for helping me enter the noodle zone.

[@georgemartinezjr]

Does that Bottle of Tri Flow come with that long Thin . Applicator Or did you Fabricated it

[@johnzee691]

great van halen for the background noise...😜

[@TwoWheelWarrior]

Careful up near those handlebars. They are so high in the air there would be a lack of oxygen.

[@mitmon_8538]

What are your thoughts on those "safety brakes" on the front - the noodle with the spring in it?

[@bkefrmr]

Super gimmicky and they make the brakes feel soft. But it doesn’t piss me off enough to do anything about it…usually

[@bkefrmr]

And thanks for the $$$!

[@steelisreal4313]

Chains are inexpensive but cassettes not so much. I get my 6,7,8 speed sram chains with quick link from jensonusa for sbout $7 when u order $50+ free shipping. Still looking for a deal on cassettes though.

[@Carterofmars]

What did it cost and what did you get for it? May I ask?

[@DOGPC44]

Can you tune my Colnago C40

[@claudiofiero8523]

Just found out these Promax brakes on my new old Bianchi My 2020 bike's don't feel as good as these lol Bought another pair for 7€, just in case

[@user-nl4nu9qp3m]

Personally, I like the sport saddle on my 7200. I think it's more about riding position and geometry why people think they need such a wide seat. Some Trek 7200s seem to have a more "comfort" riding position than others. Great video!!!😁

[@the_nondrive_side]

I have a 7300fx disc a 2005.. with a surly fork and a little rasp work to fit a 2.1 kenda happy medium. I tend to tighten the adjusters before setting up brakes then back off the adjusters for pull. just reset my mech discs this morning on two bikes. adjusting the rear caliper and the trigger to hold the thing with cable then just having the tiniest backing off 26:30 AMEN!!!!

[@69USD]

Hey bikeflintstone did i hear you say Liddledabbaloob? ♥️

[@Pleasestopthat]

Hey Mr. Farmer, love the videos and love to see your channel starting to gain traction but a small thing that I think would improve the enjoyability of your videos is investing in rights to use some better background music. This one was almost a little distracting to me and didn’t fit the “vibe” of the video. Keep up the great work!

[@marta150]

Hey BujeFarmer, I notice you pretty much ignore the old suspension forks on these rehabs. You ever replace with rigid or service the fork in any way?

[@bkefrmr]

Not worth the effort. They’re gimmicks anyway.

[@marta150]

I wish there were inexpensive threadless rigid forks available, but they are not priced low enough to justify Once in a blue moon I find one at the local bike coop. @@bkefrmr

[@turntabillist]

Does a dadbike dad also listen to dadrock music? You know, like Boston, REO Speedwagon, Styx, etc...

[@bkefrmr]

I listened to ELO this morning before editing this video, does that count?

[@turntabillist]

@@bkefrmr Fantastic. Of course! As long as you didn't listen to any Pink Floyd, Deep Purple or Jethro Tull. Those bands are a little too cool for dads to be faffing about with.

[@gerardsaylor-personal8331]

I have a 7200.

[@tonyp9179]

Great channel, but imo i think it may be time to expand your content. Maybe take us on some rides, do some torture tests, product reviews...

[@bkefrmr]

The problem is that bike season is here and I already buried in bikes. Every spring I need to “catch up” financially before letting off the accelerator in June. By September, it’s adventure season and you’ll definitely see more ride videos then!

[@centralindiana7736]

What retail price would you put on that bike?

[@bkefrmr]

$399

[@6479rob]

Can you show us wheels that are to far gone sometime ?

[@6479rob]

This was a nice video even from a editing standpoint.

[@bkefrmr]

It’s bound to happen sooner or later. Gotta keep watching I suppose!

[@trep53]

Bike Farmer rules. The high prices and strange selection of new bikes is a problem. I’m not against a new bike but it won’t help me get more satisfaction from riding. My entry level hybrid bike plus my local bike tech are all I need to keep me riding. This season I’m going to remove my bike computer! BTW can you add links for the comfy upgrades for seat, swept handlebars, grips, tires?

[@denverman6161963]

Ummmmm, the front shock needs to be checked? To a lesser extent, I'd have checked the seat post shock as well.

[@kenlang6672]

Someone needs to invent a device made of, let's say leather, perhaps a discarded section of dog collar. Something that could be buckled to a wheel's hub. It could clean the hub as the wheel turns. You could even add a small reflector to look cool.... Jus an idea...

[@johnwinn3254]

When I was younger used to see people tie a small piece of shoelaces tied around hubs for cleaning purposes

[@6479rob]

When i was a kid thay had leather loop things with a refector in them that hung in the hub Very 70’s feel but it did keep the hubs somewhat clean.

[@billkosses3808]

What was the noise in the test riding sequence at the end?? 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@staticdisaster]

twist shifters noise

[@billkosses3808]

@@staticdisaster Ah! Thanks 👍🏾

[@mattgies]

He's doing it wrong: Shifting multiple gears at once, as he also does in the stand. To test shifting accuracy, you should do one shift at a time and make sure it worked correctly before shifting again.

[@papalegba6796]

@@mattgies God almighty are you everywhere in these comments lying about everything? Do you even ride a bike? 😂

[@mattgies]

@@papalegba6796 U mad, bro?

[@Shopsmith10er]

More click$ and I don't mean STI. Now get some WD40 and saturate, air in the rubber and go fetch $25. That'll cover lunch McChemical's.

[@kona0197]

I can't believe you lube the cables. I worked in a bike shop for a number of years. We never lubed cables. We always replaced the cables and all the housing. Tri-flow is meant to be used on the drivetrain only. New cables and housing will perform better then just using Tri-Flow on the cable. Especially if you use cables and housings that already have teflon and/or grease on them from the manufacturer.

[@bkefrmr]

Couldn’t agree less with almost all of your “I would do it this way” comments. You know what you’re talking about, but I could never hire you. Nothing you say makes business sense. Nobody wants to pay for all new housing and cables and labor on a $200 bike bro. Replace if NEEDED, not because you think it will perform better, which also isn’t always true. You would cost me so much money 🤣😂🤣 (but thanks for watching and commenting because that makes me money 🤑)

[@papalegba6796]

@@bkefrmr hey don't suggest that old cables already have all the stretch removed so are more efficient than new ones! Or that the "lube" they come with new is either useless or non existent! He's a bike shop guy he knows it all! 😂

[@kona0197]

@@bkefrmr My apologies. You are right of course. I was thinking about what I would do if the bike is mine rather then what's good from a business point of view. I know flipping bikes has a razor sharp profit margins. I've always just replaced everything on my bikes. Have you considered using a grease that sticks to the cable instead of using Tri-Flow?

[@kona0197]

@@6479rob Buying 4 cables at $4 each and housing at $2 a foot isn't going to break the bank. No where the cost of a new bike even when factoring in labor.

[@6479rob]

@@kona0197 When I had new cable’s installed for a stem raiser upgrade it wasn’t cheap like that , I asked two local bike shops for a cost after all the new parts it was definitely more than i expected.

[@arandomdude5304]

What was that sound with the brakes 😭

[@tonyp9179]

You're looking more and more like Jeffery Dahmer's mugshot

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[@bkefrmr]

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[@Manetty6]

There's only one thing that separate this bike from the perfect average people bike, it has too many gears.

[@bkefrmr]

Very very true!

[@scottwistinghausen1888]

Honestly Trek is notorious for producing bikes with zero sex appeal. Utilitarian to a fault in my opinion.

[@bkefrmr]

Hot contrarian take!

[@papalegba6796]

Chain wear devices are pointless.

[@bkefrmr]

It’s a guideline, not a rule. Definitely not pointless.

[@mattgies]

How do you mean? I think some are more pointless than others.

[@papalegba6796]

Chains & rear cogs wear together. They can go tens of thousands of miles before wearing out. You know they're done when the chain is slipping off the cog. Then you change them both, and unless you're a mug riding a mug bike it costs under £50. Then the next chain & cog last tens of thousands of miles more. Those chain wear devices will have you changing chains every 500 miles when there is no mechanical reason to do so. That is why they're pointless.

[@mattgies]

@@papalegba6796 Change the chain before it gets to 1% elongation, and you can replace multiple chains before your (more expensive) cassette is worn out. Doesn't seem "pointless" to me.

[@papalegba6796]

@@mattgies how about I don't change either until the chain is slipping off the cassette, because there's nothing wrong with them until then & it takes years for that to happen? Plus cassettes & chains for my bike are the same price anyway, £13 each at most. No idea what you ride but it seems a huge waste of money & I bet you don't go any faster than me 😂

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