We're nearing the end of this bicycle-assembling saga. This time, it's the bell, the gears and all the good bits, really.
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9:23 We are now in Top Gear lolll, back to the studio
After watching these videos I can safely say I would not let James build a bike for me.
Spiffing may
Clamping the down tube will cause interference with the gear cable for the front derailleur . I always clamp the seat pole so nothings in the way , also means the bike is lower and easier to work on
In defence of the bell, as a hiker, I wish more cyclists had them and used them, rather than suddenly appearing next to me squeezing past at breakneck speed on a narrow path.
It is the mark of a true nerd to appreciate the difference between a Phillips and a Japanese Industrial Standard screwdriver. Because, honestly, who else cares?
The guy talked about a bell for 3 minute Not long enough
I want that James tshirt
Bet Jezza just needs a hammer to put that all together
Subarus had those reversable screwdrivers in the late 90s through late 2000s
James is the new Bob Ross
Bad focus on the video...
I could watch Mr. May pull apart and put back together something as mundane as a telephone and enjoy it... oh wait...
I bought the same bike in a different colour after watching this.What an awesome bike for such a low price(it was on sale).I love it,its on my channel.
I love his videos but I wish he would do something.
No bell for me. I have a whistle on a cord around my neck. Effective. My son and I cycle and friends bike on jungle tracks. We al have a whistle so if we lose each other or we get lost we can whistle for help. Is it okay to use a whistle for biking in England?
Yay, It's 'Jame's'L'Fix it'
Don't forget the peanut butter.
Only thing that could bore me more than watching this vid would be watching the cameraman giving it to his son on his birthday
my bmw e46 had a reversible screwdriver too
I would love to see James out together a Carbon + DuraAce road bike just to hear his appreciation for some marvelous but simplistic engineering
Where can I get that t-shirt he is wearing?
why hasnt u cut off the excess of the zip ties?!
The front reflector is the wrong way and the brake pads are touching the discs when the brake levers aren't even being pulled. Very poor bike building here
brakes are set up appallingly unless you're trying for resistance training , you got your greasy fingers all over the front rotor on install so probably contaminated the fornt pads and the front reflector is on sideways, if you want to set up a bike properly watch anyone else do
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Liked, not because I like bikes, I hate them, but Battenburg is the best, a fine choice of snack.
the bell sounds like a sound effect
Thank you for the wonderful non-political entertainment! Love the dry British humor (or humour), and just sit here giggling while I'm working at home.
The bike was already a classic its now a relic...
NEVER make me wait this long again
I don't understand but I clicked because it's James May.
Like the t shirt
U should team up with berm peak or mahalo my dude
zzzz Tires so bad , need spec. ground control!
Is the front disc mounted the wrong way around ?
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Young people in the bunker stay Fritzl
Bordering asmr James haha
Brakes failed because you installed them 😂 I want someone to film the bike being checked at a bike shop 🤷
How is James the best thing on ISworlds already 😆
Phark, this Channel must be short on content............
for no shave november james may must grow out his beard and become santa clause
9:30 “we’re now now in top gear”😝
Hello James May, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard the Little Hammond, I hope my message finds you well I want to request if you can review a car and give an honest opinion about it. This is the car of my dream. Toyota GR Yaris 2020. Lets hope the 1 and only comment of my life gets picked up 😇😇
Lower the Stand please Bim
Wow back brakes dragging bad lol cool bike !
Three parts really
Them TShirt, might need the apparel link in the bio too :)
Orphans taken out for walk by nuns.
Why does he have fireblade?
Just show us the new grand tour episode.
I can’t imagine James riding a Fireblade, even though he has a couple of them. Thought he’d be chugging around on Brit classics.
Why Jeremy and Hammond don't upload video Please like to see
More of an assemble than a build.
That front reflector is killing me..
I could watch James May knit a cap and I believe I’d be entertained
Sometimes I bunny hop onto car bonnets then bunny hop onto the next car bonnet, just to get to the other side of the road.
Sorry how does a five minute job turn into 3 episodes.
Love it 👌👌👍
Kids probably too big for the bike by now
As a bike mechanic, this was kind of shocking to watch. But fun at least ^^
6:00 😂🤣👍
what an odd.... Super expensive toys around the cave and this peace of trash, you call a bicycle :D :D :D
Hmm, nothing ahs ever happened on the Archers? I remember in 1987 Lizzie Pargeter bunked off a job reporting on a fete and missed the exploding marrow. Becasue of this she got into trouble at the Borsetshire Echo because she wrote up a generic piece and missed the big news, the exploding marrow. That was a highlight and quite thrilling. I would agree that nothing happened before and and after that.
I've been riding, fixing, and building bikes for decades. I only recently learned that British bikes have their brake levers reversed. But are you also telling me that at your right hand you have the front brake and rear shifter? Madness.
That bell frequency is inaudible to many old people. You can ring your bell all day trying to get past them.
James the dork disc is the clear plastic one on the rear hub, the front one is a bash guard which can be very useful for mountain bikes
I could literally watch James May discussing the drying of paint and be entertained.
JAMES the front reflector is a the rongway and b it's ment to go on the bracket on the front forks just above the tyre hope this helps not trying to be a know it all was a bike repair man for some years and there should be a bracket for a red feflector to go on the seat post👌👌👏👏👍👍👍👍👍
Yeah... back brake needs setting up.
Fix the bike clamp to the seat post, rather than the seat tube. Especially for higher-end bikes that have tapered steel, carbon, titanium tubing; you may damage the frame.
Is that his garage !!!??
This is how you knw that hes done with cars, when hes already gone through 3 parts of building a bike
Also fun fact, you actually need a JIS screwdriver for working on bikes as all Shimano derailleurs use JIS screws for the limit adjustment. Using Phillips massively increases the chance of stripping the bolt.
The only place for a bell is under the saddle or under the bottom bracket.
So... The shifter for the front derailleur is on the left side, yet the brake lever for the front brakes is on the right side of the handlebar..?
By the time you make it he’ll be driving 🤪👍
Reflector goes at the back under the seat so cars can see you when coming from behind as you ride in the same traffic direction.... Does not go on the front....cmon.....you can surely see it wrong and silly on the front....
This is the most entertaining bike maintenance video on youtube. Not the most useful, but you cannot have both. Well done Mr May.
I would recommend throwing that terrible pushbike in the bin and getting hold of an actual mountainbike. P.S. strange how it has a tapered headtube but doesn't have a tapered fork.
Year 2239 : James May builds a bicycle | Part 3578
James, mate, assuming this is your personal garage, could you please do a walkaround of all your motorbikes? My curiosity is killing me.
I never thought one day, I will watch an old lady build a bike!
Now surely this all needs to be done with the bike upside down resting on it's seat and handlebars:-)
It should of been called Bim Builds A Bicycle ..
I feel as though I would have been more successful in life, had James been my mother.
The entire segment about young people risking death is obviously about Hammond
I can completely understand why clarkson lost his temper when you built that caterham
No rules about bells, but at least where I am you must have a light of some kind to ride at night.
0:38 It’s true. I’m 14 and I’ve died and came back to life
With the RD limit screws you will want to manually push the RD towards the wheel to check the limit is set correctly. Just doing a visual inspection all you are seeing is what the cable is doing to limit the movement.
At this rate, the poor kid will be a pensioner on wheelchair before he gets in audible approach range of this bicycle.
Isn’t the reflector supposed to be attached just under the seat and not the handlebar?
I have one of those higher end Shimano shifters. 4 gears if I push all the way. But my ferrule is cracked and to change it I need to remove the end cap . Which seems like a real hassle so I've not done it yet and therefore my shifting is a little off.
The funny thing about that bell is if you were going fast off road, it would be dinging non stop. I took one that looked the same off my bike because it would ding on every little bump.
Hahaha so funny
i think the bell thing is a law here as well but its one of those "laws" like Jaywalking or turning on your headlights when the street lights turn on or the millions flag rules that no one enforces.
Hmmm you guys in britans have strange ways
Only James May could find a way to stretch out a day day build over three days