Basic Bicycle Tuneup ANYONE can do at home! Cannondale hybrid revival!

This 25 year old hybrid has been sitting for most of its life in an attached garage, which makes it a perfect candidate for a basic tuneup service. Watch as I pull this bike out of it's slumber and make it "BETTER THAN BRAND NEW" with a few easy steps and almost ZERO TOOLS! Just some simple household cleaners, a rag and some strategically placed bike lube and this this springs right back to life. It's so easy! Anyone can do it!

Check out the other videos all sorts of bicycle repair as we refurbish and restore used bicycles or tune up customer bikes from all major brands including (but not limited to) Trek, Fuji, Specialized, Giant, Raleigh, Mongoose, GT, Schwinn, Rivendell, Waterford, Cervelo, Felt, Kona, Cannondale, Bianchi, Marin, Canyon, Scott, Salsa, Surly, All-City, etc. We will fix skipping gears, noisy chains, flat tires, presta valves, bent rims, numbness in hands, sticky shifters, squeaky brakes, uncomfortable saddles, upright handlebars by adjusting derailleurs, brake adjustments, new cables, new chain and cassette, freewheels, shifter overhauls, changing brake pads, lubrication, adjusting hubs, headsets and bottom bracket replacements, etc. or even just the easy way to tuneup your road, hybrid, mountain, MTB, ATB gravel, comfort or ebike bicycle! Heck you might even see some randonneur bikes for randonneuring or bike packing or touring or camping or single track or rail to trail or bike path style tours with urban cycling mixed in!

[joshuawilson-bh]

We need more of guys like this in America. Down to earth, just wants people on bikes. You don’t need a 5k carbon race bike to get to work or around town. In fact I’d be afraid it’d get stollen or banged up. These old bikes ride great and have thousands of miles on em. If his bike shop was in NYC, I’d be telling my patients to head his way to pickup a bike that’s gonna get them healthy and be a reliable and fun ride. Definitely a cool bike channel for the n+1 crowd. 10/10

[sci-fyguy]

Anyone wearing a Casio over a smartwatch is my kind of bike mechanic. 🔥🚴🏻‍♂️🔥

[richardwest]

The Bob Ross of Bicycle maintenance! Looking forward to seeing more!

[CrazyCranker]

It's hilarious how the bike industry has brain washed the public into buying all that expensive snake oil lube and nonsense chain waxing stuff. It's an utter waste of time. This channel is a breath of fresh air! Keep it simple and ride on!

[HomieHektor]

I don’t know a thing about bikes but everything made perfect sense 🚲

[markmartello]

Nice video Andy. That's a great example of a bike that is as good at 20 years old as almost anything you'd buy today. For the riding that most people do, 7 gears is going to be just fine, rim breaks are going to be just fine, and the upright position is going to be much more comfortable.

[inDasInnen]

this "little sluggish coming down" is totally common on old bikes. There is a spring inside the rear deralieur and when parked for longer time, you should always put tension off that spring by switching to the fastest/lowest gear on the casette. If you dont do that (what usually most people do) the spring is then always on tension, maybe for years at a time when the bike was not used. The result is a slower downshifting performance because spring tension has worn-out by the wrong handling.🙂by the way, i love those old bikes. You are totally right when you say, "get one when you know what to do - its a bargain" - absloultly agree. I personally own a now 30 year old Aluminium Hardtrail with a Marzocchi Z Suspension Fork, v-brakes, XT thumb-shifters, ets. i love this one its very reliable and i always maintained it all the years. This baby is still performing super well, 30 years after purchase ❤

[BenjaminSmith]

Very educational, great for those looking to do some maintenance themselves. One thing I might add is a visual inspection rear derailleur to see if the hanger is bent or scratches that might indicate a fall.

[drakegabrielvereto]

"You AND your bike would stay tuned"
INCREDIBLE

[marthagomez]

I have a single speed senator, single speed Hercules oldies from the 60s no hand brakes. Also a 1980 Nishiki ten speed. The three are good bikes.

[lifestyle]

bikes just feel better after giving them some love

[iwearLingerie]

Old bikes where so simple 🥺 i have an old trek 7000 1993 i think

ive upgraded it with modern parts but i absolutely love the old Deore Cantilever Brakes so i left them on but upgraded everything else

These bikes just work so well they just work and they're easy to maintain and light enough not to be disappointed

[brianflanagan]

Brings back memories. Commuted with a modified H300 for years. When I replaced it with a Cannondale Quick the H300 had an estimated 50K miles on it.

[sbrown]

Your channel was mentioned on Reddit r/bikewrench "Watch this dude. Getting old bikes back on the road is his jam." You have a new subscriber, thanks for the excellent instructions!

[mattyfrommacc]

Its a great time to get hold of older bikes and clean andf tune them up, I still have perfectly working Deore II Thumb shifters from the late 1980s alongside the first ever 1990 Deore LX GS (it was called Mountain LX before hand I think) Its great how these old components still work graet with some TLC, Ive also cleaned up & upgraded a 2008 Trek 4400 withn some nice Rock Shox and Deore XT compoinents and some beefy Maxis tyres

[TrulyUnfortunate]

As a former BMX and road bike racer the best thing you can do if you want to work on your own stuff is to get a bike stand.
Preferably one that clamps on your upper or seat bar.
Trying to work on a bike any other way is a major headache.

[mustangeek]

I like the older Cannondales they make a great bike.

[peterweatherby]

You just make me happy bro! And I always learn something. Grateful for who you are and what you do!

[Kelekona_]

Dawn Power Wash is my new favorite thing! I must have the cleanest 30-40 year old Schwinn World Spot that still goes out for regular rides. The cleaning process actually helped me to realize that the rattling of my front light mount was from a screw that had backed all the way out. Regular maintenance, who knew... ;)

[wyrierit]

I am from Russia, and the snow is about to come. I am thinking about courier job in the weekends but worried about the service of the bike. I tried road bike for the first time and... I liked it! But I was thinking about buying road bike, but on winter turn it into single speed. Probably most cheap idea.