little bit more shrewd and see if we can make more money.
However, I'll take it over negative 120 something any day.
As we flip more bikes, we'll learn how to do it better. See
really wanted to do right. So next time we've gotta get a
you next time.
job. So clearly we made that GT a much better bike and we were
sixty on the fork, ten on the pedals, and five on the stem
$682 but we got credits on the parts. Fifteen on the seat,
more on that bike but we got a little too personal and I
$5 on misc hardware, and $50 on the tire. For a total of
a profit of ninety-eight dollars. That's a huge
So they ended up taking the bike. She loved it. It shifts
the handle bars, fifteen on the seat, 117 on that new air fork,
plainly see that that fork we installed was really doing its
fifteen on the handle bars, twenty-five on the drivetrain,
smoothly. She was impressed by how light it was and you could
for a total of 130 dollars. We sold the bike for 650 and made
improvement from last time. Now, I think we could have made
compression damper. Why don't you take it for a ride?
question is, did we make a profit? Well, I've got our
pedals, 100 on the drivetrain, forty on the cranks, fifteen on
notes right here. We spent 300 on the bike, forty on the
on it. Yeah, every detent is a setting. It's just a
left with all these parts that we can use on future bikes. The
Scarlet, this is what I was telling you about. See how big
I taste pretty good. Alright, let's try it again.
it's a proper mountain bike like I'm claiming. This is so
this back cassette is? Yeah. It's got authentic Fox labels
Alright, I see them out there. We'll see if they like this
much better than the suspension that came with it. It's like my
bike to look cool. She wants her bike to look grown up. It
So, this is a sweet ride. Yeah, time to stare at it.
it a real test.
meet you. Good to see you. Scarlet, how are you? So
That's over two pounds less.
Let's put a gloss black Berm Peak sticker on the flat black
the ethics committee.
I have got a Fox thirty-four decal kit. I just wanna see
here. It'll be barely discernable. Only anybody who's
watched this video will know that it's there. That's super
So, if you're let's say a ten-year-old girl and weigh
size. I really like the geometry actually. Oh, this
slick. It's not straight but it's super slick. Well, before
I think if there's anything to shake loose, we we would have.
bike feels right. I'm bummed to give it up but we're actually
it actually compresses and absorbs shock for you. We don't
and black but I have something borderline unethical we can do.
we stare at it, I gotta take it for a test ride and make sure
selling it. No, we're not keeping this one. Let's go give
If any of these get damaged, you can just unscrew 'em,
improvement it made, I wanna put a Berm Peak sticker on it.
Elastomer forks have basically a hot glue stick inside. It
Whoa. This is so, this is one of the coolest bikes we've
we're building this bike for a growing rider. I want it to be
know what company really makes it. It's just kinda off-label
special and I think we can do better for her than this fork.
what it looks like if I put it on this fork. She wants her
probably built here in terms of how it looks, how big of an
results and best of all, it's an air fork. It's adjustable.
pedals, you have metal pins. They grip your shoe much better
a more grown up look with a murdered out black seat. So,
doesn't feel so good. This is an inexpensive air fork that I
and when you're going downhill really fast, that's important.
like sixty pounds, we can reduce the air pressures that
nice for your pedal to work smoothly. Also, these plastic
you normally find three-by drivetrains. It sounds fancier
Pretty cool that we were able to cobble together a one-by
is gonna be much more reliable, much smoother, much easier to
replace 'em. So, we're gonna do an even swap for the seat. The
these better than the ones that were on the bike? Well, first
you're not gonna have any more grip on the pedal. On these
nine speed derailleur. That'll work with this. I found a
pedals with the knobs built in, if these knobs get damaged,
of all, they've got better bearings. They prevent dirt in
wouldn't work right. And so for forty bucks, I have this. It's
existing one's got all this neon on it. We're gonna give it
So if you look at any of my higher-end mountain bikes, they
good drivetrain has a good set of pedals. Now, what makes
grass and when you're going through water and dirt, kinda
use, and way lighter.
use. It's all one piece riveted together and even if you
drivetrain that works awesome and has plenty of range. Every
which is where all of your gears are. At the entry level,
hundred. I kinda wanna change the suspension fork. We are
Is it a nine speed? One, two, three. I found a used Box 3
have what's called a one-by drivetrain. That is to say
serious.
the top of the steer tube are these GT ones that came with
but it's actually heavier, noisier, and more difficult to
indiscernibly lighter. They obviously look a lot more
a set of crank arms and a single speed chain ring. This
chain. Let's see how much better we can get chain
looking.
cassette from an old bike with a fifty tooth nine speed on it.
there is one chain ring upfront and then a cassette in the rear
I think we're gonna go way over budget. I had a Box Three.
gonna have to dig through the parts bin. I found a used
leverage on the front wheel. Now, the spacers that fit on
it's gonna be a major upgrade. So, one of the things I'm gonna
the bike. I'm gonna replace them with these carbon spacers,
it's pretty much brand new and at one point, I think we even
wider and a shorter stem. What that's gonna do is bring the
well and so we're gonna use this but for the front, we're
in one piece which they don't appear to be doing.
Rear tire with a faster rolling tread does tend to work really
for you. I think these wheels look way better now. Even
That's 200 bucks. Bike is three hundred. Now, we've spent five
had soy milk in it. It's going on the front of this bike and
do is put a wider set of handle bars on there. Very slightly
better and we won't have garbage all over the trails.
Hey, thanks for the help with those stickers. I can be there
bars a little bit closer to her and give her a little bit more
So, we're dealing with an old bike. We're taking clapped out
So we got this bike, the rear tire was already shot but it's
actually start working on this bike. So starting weight is
On to the last resort. Adhesive remover and a plastic scraper.
peel the decals off of this wheel. Hopefully, they peel off
make the color scheme a little more grown up and so, I'm gonna
reconfigure the color scheme and make the bike look more
gonna use this really good Vittoria tire. It's used but
perfectly good handlebars. We can actually assign a value to
For the growing rider that's getting this bike, we wanna
14.6 kilograms or thirty-two pounds nine ounces.
weight. I want it to be something she's proud of and
these and get kind of a discount on the parts we're
case, we're taking brand-new parts off the bike like these
Let the fun begin.
spent thirty. That will give me the justification to make this
putting on. I wanna put these $40 Crankbrothers pedals on
parts and replacing them with new working ones but in this
pedals so we can assign a value of ten to this. Now, I've only
feel and replace some of the heavy steel components on this
now decimated and so my job here is done and it's time to
for a while and never really rode it. Except for in front of
said, we have somebody in mind. We're building this for a young
grown up. So before I start ripping apart this bike to show
girl. Now, I spoke to her father and it seems like she's
bike really good.
you what I in mind, I've got one thing I've gotta do.
right now. She's stepping up from a twenty-four inch. I'd
Yeah, looks good. Thanks so much. Yes, sir. You're welcome.
bucks. It looks like it's practically new. So, let's go
kind of a shredder. So she's gonna be looking for a more
bike with lighter ones so we can give it a reduction in
the bike. But I'm taking off a set of perfectly good platform
also like to throw a shorter stem on the bike for a snappier
like you can eat off of it. The chain looks brand new and
tire has some huge bald spots on it and that seems like the
only part of the bike that is worn out. The cassette looks
there's no dirt on the down tube. This thing is mint. As I
bike. How you guys doing? Good. Bill, good to meet you. Nice to
feels confident on. So we can do some simple things to
said, yes. And so it seems I have put us in a difficult
serious drivetrain and a more adult bike than what she's on
ridden, and it was only 300 bucks. He just had this bike
have a lead though in Spartanburg, a GT for 300
his house trying to beat his last skidding record. The rear
So this GT was a slam dunk. It's a 2020 model, barely
looks kinda legit. I gotta make sure that this gets approved by
perfect bike for your daughter. Why don't we meet up Saturday
found online. I've experimented with these before with good
started drilling it out to remove chain rings, they
Alright, thanks.
situation because I don't actually have that bike. I do
morning and see if it's the right bike for her? And he
snag it and see if we can make it work.
It's not a bike, it's a guy looking for a bike for his
daughter. So, I sent him a message and I said, I have the
next flip bike and found something very interesting.
Let's go have a look at today's bike. So, I was browsing Asheville Bike Market looking for our
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