Building A Raleigh Moonrun Commuter - restored mod retro bike build vintage MTB restoration 

Generally beautiful. Very good combination of orange and purple over all black which looks mint. It was the best half hour of RU-vid I've ever seen.

Cantis look cool. I’m glad that you made them work. But I just use V-brakes. I can make them work. Shimano T4000. Cheap, strong.

Love this but you didn’t mention the fenders! They really set it off with the complete commuter vibe.

Been missing the build videos. Really glad you’ve got more coming up. Thanks as always for the amazing inspiration.

Very well put together the orange and purple on all black looks mint.

Best part was when the beat matched perfectly at 11:54 lol nice ride

Really good build, very nice bike. But friction shifting...never fails, always in tune.

I have that microshift 1x10 setup too but I have the thumb shifter and run it friction mode and love it that way. Might be a work around if you can’t get the hanger straightened out.

Thats a bad ass bike man GREAT work

Bike looks great well done!

This is my favorite build you’ve done really tasteful

Oh damn that rear brake yoke is really original niiice 👍

This look DOPE. NICE JOB

It is a brake hanger for the rear. You need a threaded barrel adjuster typically used on 80's road calipers. The adjuster allows cable tension & a stiffer brake bridge.

super build and even better editing 👌

I really like what you did with the various anodized bits. It added some nice color contrast with the black frame. This past summer I found an old Trek 800 Multitrack frame on garbage day. I've been thinking about doing a similar build with that bike.

👍 for the use of correct tools

Great looking bike.

My dude, you really need a third hand tool. Especially for setting your cantis. Literally life changing. That "brake booster" is so cool though, I think I want to try that out!

This would be the perfect bike for me❤ great job 💪 i especially like the mudguards. They are important for everyone who drives every day, but hard to find a pair that fits the style so well.

thats a really cool bike nice build👍

Finally a new build!!

Oh, and ahh, slippers are the perfect bike building footwear! Build looks great, not too much colour

Sweet ride

I love it Craig!

Beautiful bike

ASTRA crown cap!! That's sustainable: "Drink beer and protect your screw"

That thing is sweet!

Since your fork has ISO mounts I'm surprised you didn't do disc brakes in the front. I vote blue, red, or purple for the Bulky Boys Bike Club sticker.

I had one of those when they came out.

Nice build cantis are awesome once set up right i picked up a bike in japan with cantis serviced it changed up the brake levers and love cantis ......the praying mantis of brakes lol

This build was soon fun to see. I loved the pizza now I want one

great channel love your content keep it up

Mate that basket looks sick. Gidday from Aus.

Bulky Boys Bike Club for the win!

I'm in the middle of a 26" retro-build myself and on the fence whether to ditch the idea completely. Really wanna go 1x but a custom wheel build to fit a 26'r is beginning to feel ludicrous. The lynchpin to all this... I want XTR shifting to my 3x drivetrain; or any drivetrain and retain my existing wheel set. Anyone's 2-cents?

Would love to See you try the schort krank life :) at yoursize maybe some 155mm ones. Really makes riding amazingly comfortable

Heatgun makes removing decals super easy :)

I really want one of those manivelle bags

Nice!

Don’t think I’d be sporting “Juice Lubes” sticker anywhere near the saddle.

Awesome build! What are your fenders? They fit the gravel kings so nice.

Great build as always! A question for you: Where do you buy the cable hangers, the regular steerer mounted and this new one you used? Can you share some links with international shipping? I always struggle to find ones Cheers!

Did the longer straddle compromise the front brake performance?

Super Nice video. Thanks. What is the brand of the fork again? Merci beaucoup

Nice build. Did you use the B screw setting gauge that comes with the derailleur? I have found the AdventX easy to set up using it.

I pop a barrel adjuster in the mount on the seat stays

Another great build, but can you show us more about that crazy cantilever brake booster? I've found them for sale, but only in the UK (i'm in the US), but i would love to see how it works, in action. Not riding, mind you, but just a few squeezes of the lever while the camera is fixed on the rear brake?

Im beginning to see a trend among RHCP fans now, they like fixing stuff, & have cats, \m/

What were the wheels on this build? Im looking to convert an old 7 speed bike to 10/11 speed and im wondering if yhere are any pre built 26" wheels out there that anyone woild recommend before i build some myself.

Hi there, loving your videos. I have a feeling this could be my new obsession and I’m looking to do my first bike, I’m 6 foot two and would normally have a 19 inch frame but there is an 18 inch that come up locally to me. I’m just wondering if you have extreme raised bars in some form or another does that mean you can get away with a smaller frame and a higher seat, saddle and bars?

Bulky boy bike club stickers in blue please mate

Mate, Dunkin Donuts called, they want their primary colors back. But srsly, this build is so practical parts-wise. I'll look this up in the future if I scrounge up enough dough for a similar build like this.

Siiiiiiiiiick as fuuuuu Cheers from Brazil

Could you do some more explaining when your building, like why you were using the spacers ect. Think this might help for people that are not quite as knowledgeable in building.

Great build and vid. Do let us know how the Turbo seat stands up to the Charge.

Daaaaaang!

Nice video. I'm picking up a Moonrun this weekend. A lot of original fixtures and fittings are already there so I may keep it. (Front derailleur gang keeping it high) but you've done a nice build. What were the head set bits you hammered in, the anodised ones. Savd old bikes 🎉

Got a link for the basket?

Sticker in baby blue would be bought.

Do you have a link for the saddle please ?

Yes Raleigh moon run! Crashed my uncles one in the 90s whilst trying to put my feet on the cross bar. Awkward convo followed 😬

🔥🔥🔥

what mudguards are those?

1 1/8 fork on that frame? Im surprised it accepted such a standard, has it come with 1 1/8 threaded fork originally?

what are this mud guard ?

amazing fork! was that included ?

which fork did you use?

Bike looks great. The brakes look like a avid shorty 4 copy. So does the brakes still working good?

What happened to the turbo saddle?

Decals are far easier to remove with a heat gun or hair dryer

more info on the purple seat clamp pls

I'd like a Bulky boys in purple

Healthy!

Raleigh Moonrun was my first proper mountain bike 🚲 n the 90's. I still have it although in a very sorry state and keep saying I want to get it up and running. I can't bring myself to get rid of it.

Advent X or bust!!!

Do you think that 11-46 with a 32 is a good option on a 26 Mtb? All the information that I found is allways for 29. My other option could be 11-51 Deore 11 spd but I think is to much range. Thanks!

There's no way the front brakes perform well like that with such a small angle in the cables

if it works is it really the wrong tool ?

Dude, what is the proper name of that Tektro thingy? I've spent 10 minutes searching for it now and nothing!

I'm sorry. what was the name of the french brand fork? great video! Edit: Atelier Medium. got it

Hey, i would like to build a Commuter Bike of a retro MTB Frame. What Frame Size should I buy? My hight is 177cm. I found a 17" Frame and now I am not sure if its fits fpr my Height. Thank you to everyone who can answer my Question.

Can you build a folding bike?

wtf astra :D

Can u gimme the name of rust conventor pls ? 😅

Silver or Purple! for sticker

Pink sticker

The orange crank thing is indeed too much, it look kinda cheap i think...

Hey man, Do the f*****g sticker in turquoise. Cheers man. I wanted to try the Oryx on my Cinelli Hobootleg... I think I might now. X Peace 🕊️

Those Tektro Oynx cantilever brakes are *pure junk*. The absolute worse non-post mount cantilever brakes in existence. Note, Cane Creek's are just rebranded Oynx. The Oynx wont stay in adjustment and when they do, the breaking power is so much lesser than other offerings. Avid shorties or Shimano CX50/70 are *so* much better.

Has anyone heard of a Raleigh Moonrun? 🤨