@@juliangoulding were you able to remove that star nut...? I heard putting one of those in carbon forks is gonna scrape the hell out of the inside and damage the steerer if you remove it.
😯 I gasped watching you bang a star nut in there. That star nut install can and will crack the steertube. You will want to give it a really good look over... but I wouldn't trust a cheap carbon fork after that mistake. Star nuts are ONLY for metal steertubes. Stay safe brother. Really cool build BTW, Julian. It's a really good looking 🚲
It was and it scared the hell out of me. During the footage of turning the screw into the starnut I honestly thought 'OK, next he'll say he was only kidding'. Kind of an obvious safety blemish on an otherwise cool video!
Boy this guy did a clean job on this build of single speed gravel black & gold theme bike.. I bet she is super-light like a feather sure looks like it has a nice stance ! ;0)
Dear Julian, my 34 yo nephew has the same name, you made a great job and I love watching the build of old bikes to a new shime. I am from Germany and my husband and me had the pleasure to travel to NZ in 2017. Hopefully we can visit this wonderful country again in the near future. Keep on going and stay healthy 🖖👍🌞🍀🇩🇪🚲
One of the greatest feelings in the world is taking an old bike and repurposing it. I did this to an old late 90’s Cannondale MTB, turned it into a beefy gravler, and rode it for a few years before donating it on. Great experience, and I learned a lot!
It looks awesome. But I would argue that drop bars don't make a lot of sense combined with such a short gear ratio, you won't be able to go fast enough to have any aerodynamic advantage. So you just end up with a narrow, hard to manuver handlebar setup
I also built my not so old 26er bike. then changed my wheels into 700c x 38c tires. suspension fork to rigid fork, corner bar with bar end brake lever and from hydraulic to dual piston mechanical brakes. the reason why i used bar end brake levers coz I'm not a fan of exposed cables. And ditched the shifters coz I like single speed bikes.
Over the past few months I’ve been heading down the gravel bike route. My ‘93 diamond back Sorrento is slowly undergoing the process of becoming my “gravel bike” but recently I was gifted two GT Avalanche ( a 1.0 & 3.0) both in fairly sorry states. I think the 1.0 is crying out for resurrection and to become my gravel bike. Seeing this video certainly helps inspire the route to take. Gold and black an absolute killer combo BTW!
Nice ride! I did the same thing with my 2010 Scott Scale 29er hardtail. -Stand Crest ZTR wheels with Vitorria Mezcal tires with Stans sealant. -Salsa cow chipper drop bars -Shimano 105 shifter coupled to a Tan Pan to keep shift ratios to an XT derailleur coupled to an 11x52 cluster and a single Wolf tooth 32 upfront. -The front brake is a hydraulic TRP brake to compliment the hydraulic 105 shifter/brake. -I replaced the Reba fork with a Surley Krampus. I ride this more than my road bike and mountain bike combined as it is so versatile. Keep riding
I was 12 years old with no drill, nothing but hand sanding. It took me like 3 weeks. Pure elbow grease. On a steel frame, 17 years ago, so I had to repaint it without the advantages of advanced coatings. I don't think I'll ever paint a frame again. 😊
If you want a cheep tool to cut any pipe straight just use two hose clips one on either side of the hacksaw blade. Also an old piece of hardwood with the right size hole saw hole in it makes a good headset lower race settings tool.
Had a similar experience with the fork on a gravel build last year. Alex TD 20 wheels and disk didn’t align with brakemech. Simply added a washer for spacing between the outside of the wheel and inside of the fork. Quick release holds all nicely in place.
you know the funny thing is? i have the said frame GT Pantera same color way i have it as an MTB, then i have a TREK DOMACE AL4 road bike color way is beige and gold its like both of my bike squeezed into one. lovely build.
as someone who just had their frame sandblasted, man that paint stripping wheel looks way better 😅 The sandblasting left a bunch of pitting (and super dull finish) which took forever to sand to acceptable levels! Great build!
Kia ora. A year on, RU-vid recommends me this video. A shame it wasn't sooner but better late than never. 1.Great vid production and background music 2. Sick build, about to go on a binge 3. You're very down to earth ( and the epitome of giving things ago and you may surprise yourself.) Well done
this is sooooooooooo similar to my current gravel bike build! I used GT Avalanche frame, changed from a VERY similar fork with the same problem to a chromoly steel fork that was perfect, used Gevenalle Shifters so I can have a 1x10 mountain bike components work with road/gravel bar shifters. I was thinking of doing a paint job but in the end I loved the colour I had so I kept it as is. nice video and if you get a chance to see my setup you'll see some similarities, cheers mate!
Nice build , I have a 1994 Trek I’m rebuilding.I’ve used those forks before , they have a crazy clearance they didn’t look right at all on the bike I used them on
Very nice finish I must say. Black and gold give a classy look to the bike. I have a black color specialized rockhopper looks very classy when polished
Beats my frankenbuilds ...my bikes look like the zombie apocalypse but for some reason I get compliments on parts bin builds that I do in a room without a work stand ...crazy stuff
Crazy build, actually blow my mind, I have an avalanche sport 2018 and never think that's an awesome frame for gravel... For me this one with big tires and 10 or 11 speed will be on fire Cheers from Argentina (sorry for my bad English) new sub 🔥
I like this bike build but I would have left it as a multi speed bike and added a mid drive electric motor ( 750 w or more ) and besides the gear set up that comes with the motor add a thumb or finger shifter for the bike gears that are set up with the cassets of the bike that would normally be there without the motor. It would add speed and better hill climbing abilities. Let me know what you think.
I’m literally looking at my 2019 GT Avalanche hardtail now… I could use an upgrade on the hardtail… 😆 This build gives the Chamois Hagar a run for its money! Wow!
I bought a Rohloff tensioner so I could use 2 chainrings. Had an eBay sourced Surly clone that wobbled. Bought an Origin8 tensioner. It wobbled. The Rohloff had a bit of wobble but a pedal washer fixed that. Your bike is GD awesome.
Great build. For single speed brake levers I'd say try either the Cane Creeks that resemble older Campagnolo shifters, or the SRAM ones. How did the fork perform after the dropout/brake posts sanding? It would make me a bit nervous...
Beauty! Not sure what I like doing more, repainting the the bike OR the build OR redesigning the logos along with figuring out the color scheme. Been doing this stuff since my BMX days with Quad Angles, PK Rippers, and building my own Torker from scratch which I still have. I've done this this to older 26" MTB and plan on taking a gamble on a 29" Chinese carbon HT frame and coming up with the Company name, frame name/model, graphics and make a 2x11 CX Rig. Beauty build Mr Goulding! I am sure she rides like a snappy little dream.Cheers mate...
@@juliangoulding Actually, seriously thinking of deleting my Discord App since it seems it's making my Android phone act very buggy. I can't type a message on Discord without the keys miss-typing, dbl typing, the space bar makes the entire screen skip, just to begin. Gonna try to reset some setting and delete some older apps to see if it helps. But it seems Discord just will not jive with my particular LG phone.
Hi julian! i really love you video, I have a suggestion so that the shifters won't go to waste You can instead use Road Leavers (those one without the shifting mechanism, Just the brake mechanism)
I just got a bunch of old Cannondale bikes from MGM Las Vegas properties. The parts are shit but the frames are in excellent condition. I may have to convert these.
I usually never comment on a YT video and I usually do not subscribe any channels. But this clip is really cool. You are an artist and the bike is magnificent.
16:48 wrapping the bars should be done vice versa, from the outside the inside, so that when riding the bar tape would rather tighten than open up. Get what i mean? Sorry, my English isn’t the best... 🙏 Great build!
Very Nice! - and a unique final look. I've completed a few builds now but not been brave enough to delve into paint. Your video may well change that from your relaxed approach - Great, and Thanks for documenting.
Great build, but a heads up, use a compression plug for carbon steerer tubes next time, those star nuts are for steel and aluminum only, I’m surprised you got it to work, super not good for carbon steerer tubes.
I would go crazy only having a 32 x 11 as a high gear on a bike. (not high enough) I was a bike store owner for over 12 yrs/ frame builder for over 20 and I can tell you that you put that bottom bearing in upside down.
I love this bike so much that I've watched the video 5x! You might have single handedly made it almost impossible to find a used GT Avalanche:). I can't wait to try a build like this
4 years ago I renounced to buy phones from big companies that have there own android and you have to make an account for there brand software and went to no name rugged phones that are cheep durable and reparable
Really really awesome 😎 That black color is just so cool looking! And that GT frame looks stiff and agile, I really like how the bike turn out!😊 Greetings from Croatia from Kris 😎