I always admire the balance you strike between leaving no stone unturned on the service vs the 'good enough' assessment you make on component replacement. Very professional.
Love it. I love seeing the variety of European bikes. We don't see (at least I don't) many different kinds of bikes like that over in the US. Thank for making my mid-week.
I haven't seen an enduro style/fully on the channel. I'm currently in the process of getting a bike ready for my son and am doing the no stone unturned approach. Took me a while to figure out a way to get the rear disassembled, one part stuck quite nasty.
Condor are from London. They sell custom framesets not cheap but very high quality with an emphasis on steel but good aluminium (note the 2nd i :)) and carbon also. I'm saving up my pennies for a bespoke bike from them mate.
Pride , pride in one’s efforts, it really deserves acknowledgement. I have watched ALL of your videos, and the pride you take in doing what you do is admirable. Thank you.
I have a Ridley Orion and it's my utility bike and is set up much like this bike - my main bike is an old Italian Steel Bike old style . I really would love if my local bike shop would do this kind of work ! I would pay whatever as it will extend your bikes life by so many many years ! PS I do look after my bikes but your work is exceptional !👌
Always liked Condor bikes. I got my first bike when I was 5 so 54 years ago. So luckily for me I am of the generation where as kids we bought scrap bikes for pennies and learned to rebuild them and also our Secondary school including bike maintenance in its mechanics classes so we also learned from that and over the years I have built up a modest tool kit so I service my own bike but it is nice watching these videos to see I am doing my maintenance correctly still. There is something very satisfying riding a bike you have freshly serviced yourself.
That's what I thought. I assumed it was Reynolds, until towards the end and I saw the sticker. Its a cracking bike and great to see it so well used and serviced so diligently.
What a service shop I'd like to have just round the corner! Amazing work, really appreciate the people that do spend their time and effort to any detail there is, and there are people that will find and notice this difference, rest assured your work is and will be appreciated.
Oh wow that's a proper bike, one to be used and enjoyed, fabulous colourway. Thanks to the owner for getting you guys to do such a thorough job. Great video as always.
I have given a👍out of respect for the effort,and quality of service. I truly respect the work that you put in to putting out these videos. 👍from Louisiana
Awesome looking bike. And again learned something new from you about the chain length. I only ride Singlespeed/Fixed but service my families bikes. So their bikes gonna appreciate your wisdom!
If we get one in we’ll do one! That’s what we always say we get so many different bikes in its just about picking one that works best for filming so if we get a nice in depth job we’ll film it🧡⚙️
What a beautiful bike this is! I know that sometimes you get comments about how the owners can neglect their bikes like that but I have to disagree there. Bringing your bike to a quality shop like yours is the best thing that can happen to it! Even though I’m able to do most of the stuff you show in your videos by myself - being perfectly honest, my (city) bike doesn’t look any different 😄 Keep on your great work. Greetings from Germany by someone who had to rewatch some of your videos because they are so entertaining 🙈
Hi guys lovely video again love watching your videos it helps me do my bikes and I’ve also done the the logo on tyre by the valve it looks amazing thank u 🙏
Lovely strip down and service. Bet the owner is well pleased to have it serviced already for the winter season. I have my Cannondale Slice fully stripped down by local store Velo & Oxygen here in Finland 🇫🇮. Team did a great job, had a new cockpit created (bull bars and Tri bars), all new grease to headset and BB. New cables as its rim brake and mech gears. Also new chain and rear cassette. Top quality job it came back a new bike.!
Fantastic job as always. Autoglym SRP is a great polish but I can also recommend Autofinesse triple which is really lovely to use and polishes/protects in one.
Excellent video as always Lee, Loved watching the full rebuild and all your comments. Would you consider doing a video explaining all the tools that you have and what they are used for?
We spend so long making these videos, for now they really only give us an advert for our shop but if they payed in a way that made it worth uploading more in the future we definitely will🧡
Thanks for another great video. I learn so much from watching these and it's a highlight of my week :) Just got into doing mechanics last year, now looking after all our household bikes and a few of my friends' as well!
Wonderful job! As for the bike itself, I like it. Haven't seen a condor. Slightly curved seat stays for a bit of comfort. Looks like a very nice commuter/ everyday Rider.
Great video of a beautiful bike. Indeed, reassembly of a beloved bike is rewarding. In my experience it's the shifting and braking which stand out making the bicycle feel like new again. Cheers! 🚲
I love the detail and care you put into these bikes. I plan to bring my mtb into my local shop this winter once the first snow hits. Hope they put the same about of care into mine as you guys put into yours!
Bravo guys, absolutely love this, my new favourite channel! Could watch these videos all day long. Been making my way through the back catalogue and the only thing I’d say is, spend a bit longer on the after shots of the finished job! It’s really satisfying seeing the finished bike but it’s all over quite quickly. Tempted to bring my bike in for a service even though you’re about 165 miles away 😄
Nice job. I've just stripped and cleaned my gravel bike. Wish I'd done it sooner. Feels like a new bike. AutoGlym is a good tip. Thanks for a great video.
This might be a bit much to ask, but would you consider making a workshop tour? I’m currently in the process of converting my garden shed into one and it would be great to have a good example and some inspiration!!
In terms of workshop what you see is what you get, the rest of our shop is packed with stock and bikes. We just work off our one workbench with various tools in all the drawers!🧡⚙️
Hi Bikespeeds. You've probably covered this in another video. You refer to super slick cables. What brand are they please. I'm going to give them a go see how they improve shifting. Cheers and keep up the good work
Weirdest bike who knows. We definitely get plenty in that are unique, tandems, tall bikes and such! Essential tools is part of the reason it’s good to have a lbs because even we buy new tools every single week, there’s always a new fitting we haven’t seen before⚙️
This bike was really easy to assemble ru-vid.comUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA and required very few adjustments out of the box. The wheels did not require any truing/adjustments. The frame had some small scratches, but nothing major.I did replace the seat though - the seat it came with was very uncomfortable. The tires need to be re-inflated every 4-5 days, but this appears to be quite common for the narrow 700x25 tires.Overall, in my opinion, this bike looks and rides like a much more expensive bike.
