Vintage MTB Restoration - Specialized Rockhopper fs 1998

[@test40323]

Nice job. Thanks for sharing all the little tips, here is a tip reciprocated!

[@garysprojects]

Thank you so much !! ✌️✌️😊😊

[@poppawolf26]

I have a 98 mango Yellow Stumpjumper M2 that I'm working on restoring. She rides great...I had the crank bearings replaced as well as my pedal, because those bearings were shot too....Your video is great learning tool for me....

[@garysprojects]

Nice ! Ya do it up !

[@toastyrides]

Yo I aaaaaalllwaaaayyysss forget that rubber seal on the headset 😆 sweet video, Gary! Nice chill beats at the end 🤤 Gotta love an old Specialized build 😎🤌

[@garysprojects]

Hahaha yes ! Always forget till I put it on lol. Thanks man appreciate it, music is just from yt audio library! Cheers 🍻

[@RitchieCaron]

I made an ebike with a similar 2002 Rockhopper and BBS02 that rides great. Over 10k km on that build, very solid frame.

[@garysprojects]

@@RitchieCaron hell ya that sounds fun !

[@JohnPilling25]

The hose clamp will not stop that crack growing through the welds. The welds are substantially weaker than the extruded 6061 the frame is made from. If you want to keep the frame get that crack welded through. It will need to be stress relieved but a blow torch will do that. Then the bb thread needs re-tapping as welding will have distorted it. I’m a metallurgist and that crack will propagate until it’s long enough to fail catastrophically. Personally I’d have sold the frame for scrap.

[@garysprojects]

Ooo cheers man that’s good to know. Thanks for the info I’ll keep an eye on it !

[@layspeed]

This was a fun watch as always Gary. I love the colors of vintage bikes especially the blues. Looks a bit small for you but any bike is rideable. 😆

[@garysprojects]

Hahah cheers man! Ya too small for me , this one has to my wife 👍👍🤭

[@layspeed]

@@garysprojects Nice! Gotta have fun rides for them too.👌😃

[@kenjineered7750]

Nice work the hose clamp rescue was genius!

[@garysprojects]

Cheers man! I appreciate that 😊

[@flexxx222]

So I have restorated a 2002-ish Cube Attention that i got from a friend last year. The Headtube was cracked at 3 places. I have the privilege that I know somebody that can weld Aluminium. I paid him 50€ to weld the cracks and now I'm enjoying my new old MTB. I'd suggest you get somebody to weld the crack. Usually Alu needs to be tempered after welding but I think if you don't ride that hard it will be ok. Cheers from Germany!

[@garysprojects]

Thanks man! Nice job!! Glad you were able to fix it! Welding it def would make it the strongest. Cheers!

[@badger67]

Lovely little bike mate. When I saw the cracked BB shell you did exactly what I would have done.

[@garysprojects]

Cheers man! Yeah I think it was the best option without going too crazy on it 👍

[@beautbike]

Long live the hose clamp! Great vid as always Gary 🙌

[@garysprojects]

Thanks Jack I appreciate it!! The hose clamp goessss hahah 😂😂😂

[@glennpettersson9002]

Great build, the hose clamp is genius.

[@garysprojects]

Thanks homie! It was the most practical solution I could think of without going overboard!

[@gregrobertson9957]

Not a huge fan of late 90's transitional styling but this is clean and looks a pleasure to ride. Enjoy your vids!

[@garysprojects]

Thanks Greg! I appreciate that !

[@poppawolf26]

looks great at the end of your video...

[@garysprojects]

Thank you I appreciate that 🙏

[@alessiosgroi4735]

Bellissimo restauro.bravo.E' bello vedere rinascere una bella mtb vintage.👍

[@garysprojects]

Thank you so much! I appreciate it 🙏

[@PitchChaisaard]

I love your service ❤

[@garysprojects]

Thank you very much !

[@SlowDelSol]

At 31:00 it shows you taking the axle from the non drive side and 33:08 you put it back in from the drive side. Could that have caused the dishing issue you had with the rear wheel? I finished the 1997 Klein Pulse Race I was working on and told you about in other comments. I copied ALL of your method and I still can’t believe how well everything cleaned up. I used normal scratch remover, sorry T-cut, and the color really came back on the Klein. You’re right about the bolts all coming back together easily, but I did have some unused washers at the end 🤔. Only things I had to replace was the chain, cables, headtube bearings, brake pads, bottom bracket, grips and tubes but I also upgraded the handlebars, stem and pedals. Evaporust is the real hero tbh, I threw every single part into it. I’m on the hunt for the next bike to restore.

[@garysprojects]

Good eye! I actually put the axle in wrong way and had to switch it around, I ended up flipping it again, you can see it’s already flipped back around 34:56 when I’m cleaning the wheels. The footage musta got cut out haha 🤷‍♂️ too much footage lol. The wheel was dished different because it was from a different bike but yeah not sure because I think the rear axle space should’ve been the same. Maybe the bb size was different and effected the chain line. I’m honored you copied my methods!! Hopefully didn’t cause you too much pain and I’m glad you bike turned out great!! Ya Evaporust is amazing !! It’s so good honestly, does wonders.

[@sunner222]

My man so zen he puts the fork in perfect equilibrium without knowing it.

[@garysprojects]

Ay thx u my dude

[@emantejada3178]

Nice build mate! Cheers!

[@garysprojects]

Thanks homie! 😊

[@crxxpslvyr7887]

Thats a sick looking frame!

[@garysprojects]

Thanks man! I like it too 😊

[@crxxpslvyr7887]

@@garysprojects Yeah, you got it great looking. Where did you got that polishing wheel?

[@garysprojects]

@@crxxpslvyr7887 it was gifted, but came in a pack, from Bunnings hardware store I think. I have modified the wheel though, I cut some bits out of it, I show how it do it in the “fat chance” restoration video! Cheers

[@hookerjl1]

Hey Gary, pretty clever BB-Fix…same technic as on certain seatpost tubes…it gave me a smile, how easy solutions can be☺️btw: i went to a local swedish store (guess which Company😉) and got myself some of these tiny (and higher ones as well) metal shelves in the background of your videos and i am pretty happy about storing a lot of my bike parts into it😃only waiting for the covers of the lower ones. See you in the following episodes, Achim👋🏻

[@garysprojects]

Cheers ! Haha yes very handy to have storage for alll the bike stuff. Nice to have it organized where possible. Thank you and cheers Achim! 😊😊😊

[@Паша-б6д]

super video

[@garysprojects]

Thanks my dude!

[@gabrieltolentino2162]

Great build what is the size of your headset?

[@garysprojects]

Cheers man it’s 1 1/8

[@thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind]

Great video. I have a question/favour. Can you please measure the rear axle width of that frame. The inside on the drop outs or outside, up to you.

[@garysprojects]

Cheers man , rear measures 135mm

[@SalmiakAlert]

That came out well.

[@garysprojects]

Thanks homie I appreciate that !

[@silver_c1oud]

I Love Vintage bike

[@garysprojects]

Thank you me too!

[@mochster]

Mcgyver of bikes 👨🏻‍🔧

[@garysprojects]

HAHAHHA cheers!

[@lilbtyt7928]

hwst size id it? it looks kinda small? i jsut got a trek 4500 thats kinda small and just wondering how it feels.

[@garysprojects]

Hi it’s a small bike it’s 14.5, for someone shorter that’s for sure! I can ride it okay and doesn’t feel too bad but probably better for someone smaller

[@pulex73]

i think the crack of the bb will get bigger by time if you don't weld it. Nice bike!

[@garysprojects]

Cheers man! Maybe, I’ll keep an eye on it! Thx

[@wb2194]

Rust hack for bicycle chrome is wet aluminum foil.

[@garysprojects]

Ooo nice cheers man!

[@poppawolf26]

only a professional weld will fix that frame....then re-tapping the threads afterwards...maybe you can trade a bike for the fix?....I'd definitely would dump that frame because of the cost to repair...it will be interesting to see how you solved this issue...

[@garysprojects]

Still going strong 💪

[@jesusescudero9721]

Yes sir

[@garysprojects]

Thx u sir 🙏

[@Паша-б6д]

where can i write to you

[@garysprojects]

Right here!

[@timtaylor9590]

braze on is an easy fix. or even carbon

[@garysprojects]

Carbon!??

[@timtaylor9590]

@@garysprojects yes carbon was used with alloys to make hybrid frames, you will also see it on parts like stems and rims as well.

[@timtaylor9590]

@@garysprojects all u need is quality epoxy, carbon and something to compress it together, sand it smooth and paint it over to finish

[@garysprojects]

@@timtaylor9590 ahhh interesting cheers

[@timtaylor9590]

@@garysprojects or those brazing rods work really well as long as its not 7k series aluminium

[@nrevo7]

Try aluminium foil on the fork stanchions with wd40

[@garysprojects]

👍👍👍

[@Паша-б6д]

Ok

[@garysprojects]

👍

[@martinmacmahon4542]

www.youtube.com/@garysprojects can you tell me what the chain line is? i have a same frame but in red. Need to replace the chain wheel but I am struggle one to find. Altus FC-M311 170mm 42-32-22 rubs against the bottom bracket shell

[@garysprojects]

Ahhh I see, I think your bb is too short for the cranks you have. It’s hard to say what bb size is for your cranks but I think I ran a 113mm wide bb. You would have to double check tho because you have different cranks than me