Folding bike build - Raleigh 20 mods

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00:00 intro
02:45 disassembly
4:32 BB re-threading
06:36 BB trimming/facing
09:52 paint cleanup
10:59 painting the fork
11:47 more paint tidying
12:51 more fork painting
13:27 final frame cleaning
13:34 24tpi BB install
14:38 cranks install
16:09 fork install
16:56 headset mod
17:22 stem/cockpit install
19:15 front caliper install
19:52 quick front hub grease
20:24 front wheel/tyre install
21:02 dropouts/rear rear wheel install
24:06 cables
27:36 chain
28:08 rear roller brake
29:30 rear rack install
29:56 seat/seatpost
31:44 folded in bag test
32:28 loaded for airport/riding!
33:13 Finished view in Invercargill
34:02 wheelies!
34:31 final look
36:43 upcoming projects/outro

[@toastyrides]

Hey everyone! *Small wheel gang unite* 💪 bit of a weird folder today, but hope you like it! Some cool parts, handy mods and nice long wheelies to cap it off. See you in another video in the next couple weeks, Kona is up next 🫡 💓

[@chemclimber]

Love the sound of the NZ birds. Reminds me of my honeymoon

[@TyBraek]

The first folding bike I've seen that actually looks cool

[@samblenkharn8099]

Tidy job, very innovative. Love a folding bike I do - they might make you look like a circus clown but you're the one laughing when you can just hop on the bus or the train with it. Growing up in England in the nineties, Raleighs were everywhere.

[@Wanderin-Wheels]

That goose neck stem looks perfectly matching for bike of such size. I will consider this example for my mini or folding bike build in future. Thanks ❤️

[@2NDLIFEBIKES]

HACKSAW TIME!!!! 😂

[@JogieGlenMait16]

That velo orange stem is truly a masterpiece for small buke builds.

[@toastyrides]

Really is quite handy! Have a couple of them and love em, great for dropbar conversions on old mtb’s too. Gets the bar nice and high 👌

[@CradleOfBikes]

Cool bike toasty, what a transformation.... your wheelies are outrageous!!!

[@stickyprickle]

Incredible. Thank you so much for this video. It has inspired me to modify an old Riley folding bike I have for a travel. didn’t realise I’d have so much to consider though with Paul bracket et cetera.

[@glennpettersson9002]

It's a folder but it fits you really well. Thanks for the video, today was a master class.

[@toastyrides]

It’s a good size these, nice handling too once the headset gets sorted 👌 glad you liked it, cheers for watching!

[@user-zj3fn4xg3e]

I just received some parts yesterday for the Bike Friday folding bike that I’m refurbishing, how serendipitous!

[@toastyrides]

Ooh lovely! What are the odds 😆 will be a fun bike once it’s back together, enjoy! 🤙

[@kareloh]

Great build! You inspired me to restore my old czech folding bike! Might have to find some 24" Nexus 3 wheels for it.

[@toastyrides]

Glad to hear it, have fun with the build! 24” nexus will be cool 👌 good luck with the search!

[@MinTieS.]

You could add like a quick release on one of the steam bolts so you can easily twist or remove the handlebars

[@chrisarnold462]

I swear that's the frameset I nearly bought on ebay a few months ago! Very nice. I ended up with a non folding one.

[@toastyrides]

Ooh rad! The folding one is really handy. We don’t have eBay here but this came to me free from a mate, the best kinda source 👌😆

[@Downhillsmoothtarmac]

Great to see I’m not the only one mad enough to take on a custom build with one of these! Loved how mine turned out - great to ride too!!!

[@reeceholmes8546]

my sister had one when we were kids, thanks man

[@toastyrides]

Happy to hear it! Once were very popular bikes, for good reason 👍 happy riding!

[@whitecompany18]

Love me a 20 shopper build😍👍

[@andypicken7848]

This bike has to be one of the quirkiest project you have done. You have turned a naff machine into something attractice and interesting. Thanks for posting, I enjoyed watxhing

[@necrodefecator]

Jaysus those XT brakes are totally overkill but I love it 🤣

[@toastyrides]

Haha I laughed to myself as I spotted them, couldn’t resist throwing them on this 😆👌 Raleigh20 crappy brakes be gone! ✨

[@Stuntman175]

The Brompton fold is called the "tri-fold" since it folds into 3 parts. Swingarm, center frame and steering.

[@draggonhedd]

Whoa! Dia Compe Puzzle levers! I recently sold a set of those for 200usd. They are supremely sought after in the retro bmx world.

[@toastyrides]

I didn’t know they were worth that much 😆 I’ll be replacing them soon with some Dia-compe Mx2’s so I can have matching levers 👌 Might put them up for sale once I swap them 😆

[@draggonhedd]

@@toastyrides yeah i was surprised too! came on a bike i bought and more than paid for it

[@arpadlazar7397]

I learn so much from you! Running to get my hacksaw right now.

[@toastyrides]

Happy to help! Haha gotta appreciate the hacksaw 👌😆 thanks for checking it out, happy cutting!

[@paulthesurfer7470]

Sweet build, Bro. Respect. I am a big fan of Morrison's N.Z. Raleigh 22" H frame shopper. Lovely racks back and front! I also have 2 x BSA 18"s and a Sun 20" of the same design, altho none fold. All have S/A 3 speeds with original Brooks leather saddles on the English ones. Really cool urban bikes in my town with few hills. Cheers.

[@MonkeyShred]

HOW DARE YOU! How DARE you DESTROY such a RARE CLASSIC amazing bike. It was a MASTERPIECE before you DESTROYED IT!! Sorry just had to get that in before the crazies get here. Great job Ad. I’ve still got mine stashed away that I did exactly the same mods to a year or so ago 😂 The fork is a good idea though because fuck Raleigh standards and the shitty long reach brakes!

[@toastyrides]

Hahaha Mark here representing the angry British purists 😂👌 love it. Thanks heaps mate! The fork was a big bonus, gives plenty of tyre clearance too. The roller brake sort of made the V up front redundant as it works so well, only on long or steep decents I really needed the front brake. Happy to have it there for those times, bloody strong brake 👌 those long reach brakes can go to hell! Disc convert one 👀

[@dropthesubjectkiddodropthe5450]

I'll watch it first thing in the morning.

[@toastyrides]

Cheers Arphy! You beat me to posting my comment 😂👌

[@philipbyrne3037]

Sheldon Brown lives! Old school restomod!

[@EriebyCycle]

I appreciate your home brew machine work.

[@toastyrides]

Cheers mate! Haha stoked to have a cool Raleigh20 in my lineup now 👌

[@elpepi_elpepi]

Something fresh and unique 👌

[@jessiedamon676]

I hv a redline Has those cranks already just needs the rear single speed sprocket This kind of inspires me to make it like this

[@CheeseRat12]

Very nice; just the right amount of jank. You don't see many internal gear hubs and roller brakes in restomods.

[@toastyrides]

That’s what I go for! Jank with some practical/usable upgrades 👌 gotta keep it safe enough to rip around on and neglect for a while too, as it tends to happen. Haha only on a Raleigh20 would a roller brake be a huge needed improvement! 😆 thanks for watching!

[@bigmikeshooter]

Very interesting bike. Cheers from Greece.

[@toastyrides]

Very strange standards on it too haha, thanks for watching! 🙌

[@oreocarlton3343]

Hacksaw facing! Brilliant!

[@twintype]

Mint build ❤

[@2hiperkemanci]

You keep showing impossible conversions. That BB cut is amazing. I still remember how you converted a 12-speed with an old Deore shifter. Please make a video of that.

[@PARADAMDAD71-tb1im]

❤❤❤❤

[@michaelhughes511]

The odds of this video the day after I buy almost the same bike

[@toastyrides]

The timing! What’s the plans for yours? Have fun with it 😎👌

[@michaelhughes511]

@@toastyrides just a little restore to good enough condition. I’m a trucker so it’s nice to have a bike on the road!

[@MrJonas2255]

Can you wheelie it and fold the front end at the same time? lol

[@toastyrides]

I think I’d end up bending it 😂

[@the_nondrive_side]

6:50 ouch. just the tip take some off just for the Hell of it. I approve. lets go for 69mm thanks for all the shout outs. XD 10:30 I have a Rockhopper in about that exact color here beside me... Violet Grey 94 I think

[@LuizMarcelo-lv4ow]

Eu tinha uma bicicleta parecida com essa , só o quadro não era dobrável. Isso há quase 40 anos atrás ...

[@ricardosemino8133]

Linda bicicleta

[@hookerjl1]

Hey Toasty😉really cool build🌸😎because of my smaller size I like the 20th much and be proud to own some 20 and 24 inch ones😃my oldest one is a single speed, really rusty over the decades. I took it apart about 30 years ago, rebuilt it, painted it black and called it „little black one“☺️it’s still running and actually pulls a little trailer on local cleanup days! Excited what’s coming up next, cheers👋🏻

[@toastyrides]

Hey! Thanks so much 🥹🤙 I love the smaller wheels, even at my height they’re so much fun! 😆 the little black one sounds like a great bike, thanks for sharing 👍 I should try my trailer behind the Raleigh20 sometime 😍 Thank you, see you in the next one!

[@hookerjl1]

@@toastyrides You’re welcome! Pulling a trailer is much fun with a 20😎