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(huffs)
(phone vibrates)
- Oh, got someone one the phone, who's that?
Where's my phone?
It's ringing, Lyody.
Hello mate, yeah, yeah look, yeah it looks really good!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'm sure the viewers will love it.
Yeah, oh right, ha, nice one.
Hang on, I've gotta go,
I've got Ollie on the phone.
I've been waiting for his call for ages, few hours, right.
Ollie, how's it going mate?
- Hey mate, yeah alright.
How you doing?
- Yeah, not to bad, look.
I'm sorry to have to bother you
but, well, I've been trying to get hold of you
because the other lads, they've really stitched me up.
I asked them how to paint this bike
and look at what it's ended up like.
Yeah, just check it out mate, not that great lets face it.
What am I gonna do?
- I think you need to re-paint it.
- Well yeah, this was just a practice lets face it
because I was waiting for this call.
Right Ollie, we see a lot of cool bikes
don't we in the bike vault.
What am I gonna do mate?
- Man, we do.
Well I think you've gotta be original but that's hard,
'cause, you know, we see so many awesome ones
on the tech show and stuff.
I think what you've gotta do right
is come up with a paint job.
What is the last paint job that the viewer
or anyone is gonna expect you to put on a bike?
And whatever that is, do that.
- You're right, what's the last thing
that they would expect me to paint a bike like?
Yeah, I like that.
The last thing last thing they would think I would do.
(evil laugh)
(cheesy 80's pop music)
- You really thought I was gonna leave it like that?
Ye of little faith.
Oh no, no, no, no, no.
I've decided to paint it in one of
the most iconic colors in cycling, Celeste
and I think it looks, well, beautiful.
But we're not done are we?
Oh no, we need to now find out what components
we're gonna deck out this beauty in, so.
Alright Dan, how's it going mate?
- All good, yeah, last you interrupted me during in
my Sufferfest training and now you've got me out the shower.
Not even done my hair look.
- Well at least you're wearing some clothes.
Right, a quick one mate, you gave me some great advice
on painting the bike but now I've gotta kit it out.
- I did, looks good.
- [Jon] Yeah.
- I like the Romanian flag colors.
- Yeah, yeah, anyway yeah,
you haven't seen it lately have you?
Anyway mate, what am I gonna deck the bike out in?
I need your help on this one for a start.
- Oh, well I mean, that frame
now painted in my colors
deserves top of the range kit I reckon.
I'd get that new SRAM RED axis groupset to start with,
that looks pretty funky.
I would put on, Fizik saddle - Okay.
with carbon rails.
I'd go for the Antares normally,
that's the one that's most comfortable for my rear.
And I would also zip 303's on it, all round wheels.
- Right okay, not really sticking within my budget
of about £600, but I like your thinking
and you've certainly given me at least one option
I reckon there that I could get within that budget.
So yeah, thanks mate.
- You've got some contacts mate, you can get it trade price.
Still might not get inside your £600 budget
but give it your best shot.
- Alright buddy thanks a lot buddy, see you soon.
- Soon you soon.
- Right lets see where, what?!
What on earth?
Wake up, what is wrong with you?
- Ah, it's lunch time, I'm having a quick break.
- [Jon] Alright alright, anyway look,
I've gotta get out this cheap bike to super bike.
What am I gonna put on it?
- Well Campagnolo obviously.
- [Jon] You reckon?
- Yes mate, mechanical, keep it nice and retro
and yeah it will give it a lovely little feel.
- [Jon] Disc brakes or now?
- No, rim break mate - Alright, okay.
Just a classic old bike.
- Keep it classic, keep it retro, keep it stylish.
- So, what have I decided to do?
Well, I've decided to replace 105 with 105.
So I'm taking off or I have taken off
that 105 5500 groupset, released way back in 1999,
with this the 5800 version of the 105 groupset.
Now this was replaced in 2018
but there are still loads of it around.
And get this, when I bought this groupset
I even managed to get couple of cheeky bits of Ultegra too.
So I got Ultegra front mech, Ultegra bottom bracket
and even a KMC extra light chain as well.
That has got loads of trickle down technology,
the 105 groupset and it's arguably the peoples choice
when it comes to groupsets.
Now for many viewers out there buying parts online
is perfectly normal, but for others it's not.
But I can't hide the fact that basically
if you are going to look for a bargain,
the internet is often the place
you're gonna find yourself going.
So, for instance this groupset, £324.
And then check these out,
got these vision wheels from Wiggle, £129.99.
Now it's a fairly chunky investment
and also slightly risky perhaps
because well, the wheels that did
come on the bike originally where upgraded and fairly new.
But, well, I can sell those on in
the second hand market lets face it.
But these ones, these look great
and part of being a super bike is about looking cool right?
Staying with the wheels than,
well we've decided to put some new tires on.
Because the 23 millimeters ones that came with the bike,
they're not gonna be that kind
on our backsides, lets face it.
Especially with the sate of our roads.
So something that we all agreed on
was to put some Continental GP 4000's on the bike
because some decent tires can transform the feel
and behavior of your bike when your ride along.
These ones £59.99.
Now the inner tubes I actually managed to salvage.
Which is good news because they had
no puncture patches on them whatsoever.
Which makes me think, Jonny,
the guy I bought the bike from,
had a few punctures and well
he put some new tubes in quite recently.
Right those original handle bars, they had to go.
They were, well, quite frankly awful in shape
and I've got no idea what on earth
the actual designer was thinking when they made them.
They're actually from the time when ergonomic bars
were becoming very, very popular
and every bar manufacturer had their own version
of doing something wild and wacky.
So, we've replaced them with these Deda compact ones,
just £12.95, great value for money.
As well as a new new Deda stem too, £16.99.
Now Si Richardson, he was absolutely gutted
that I had to get rid of that original stem
because he really liked the shape of it and the lines.
So good news Si, I have actually kept for you somewhere
as a little memento.
Now, I've also changed the seat post too
to a Deda one, £17.50.
So again it matches in with the bars and the stem.
And then get this, this saddle, Fizik Arione carbon breaded.
Friend of mine was selling this on Facebook,
he'd literally just put it up there, £25.
This is my favorite shape of saddle, it's so comfortable.
I'm not that fussed really what the other presenters think
because this was an absolute bargain for that price.
And then finally the finishing touch,
a little bit of handle bar tape here, £3.99.
Blimey, £9.64 remaining,
which means I've spent £890.36.
Of course that does include the original bike,
as well as two paint jobs, that just well,
had to be done lets face it.
Many of you will have an existing bike
similar to this at home
that you could well be thinking of upgrading.
So hopefully these choices have your some food for thought.
But what's coming up then?
Well next week I'm actually gonna build up the bike
from scratch, something which loads and loads of you
mention in the comments below.
You're desperate to see it being done.
So I'm gonna deliver just like the milkman
and build this bike up for you, so stay tuned for that one.
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