Taking a ‘nothing special’ bike and turning it into something special. What’s better than having both a Rivendell for style and a Monopole for utility? Nothing. However, this 1984 Apollo (Kuwahara) Aries step-through with the Crust Clydesdale cargo fork gives me a fraction of each at a fraction the cost. That’s good enough for me, I think. I took some inspiration from @garysprojects' Diamondback/Clydesdale, and I’ll be paying attention to @JoyOfBike’s Univega/Clydesdale. Single speed (for now) because the streets took my 9-speed CUES groupset. I hope the thief uses it to build a cool bike.
Cross dissolve transitions galore.
Hope you enjoy the video.
Music by ODennehy from Pixabay
Edit: Outro music replaced.
Green Leaves by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:23 - Disassembly
02:18 - Bottom Bracket, Headset, Seatpost & Saddle
04:28 - Cranks & Pedals
05:39 - Wheels, Tires & Drivetrain
07:56 - Enter Clydesdale & Billie
10:19 - Cutting the Steerer
11:14 - Grips & Tape
13:44 - Brakes
16:49 - Accessories & Cargo Crate
18:09 - Outro
Parts & Accessories:
Crust Clydesdale 1” fork
TAXTIX collapsible basket
49N DLX double leg kickstand
Tourbon leather handle
Kalloy 26.6mm seatpost
Brooks B17 saddle
FSA Orbit X 1” XTE1625 threadless headset
IRD threadless 120mm stem
25.4-28.6mm stem shim
Nitto RBW-31 Billie Bar
Nitto FW-25 large bar ends
Ergon GA3 grips
Rockbao 20” front wheel
49N 26” rear wheel
MAXXIS DTH 20x2.20 / 26x2.15 tires
RideNow TPU ultralight tubes
Shimano BB-UN300 68/122mm bottom bracket
KKT RMX pedals
Sugino VT 110 BCD / 170mm cranks
Sugino 38t chainring
Tanke 16t rear cog
KMC X8 chain
Avid SD-7 V-brakes
Shimano BL-R780 brake levers
NISSEN mesh brake outer cable
Pinhead QR / headset locks
Blue Lug KOMA lights
Blue Lug MINI triangle reflector
Blue Lug sandwich reflector
Blue Lug brass crank caps
Blue Lug 1” spacers
Blue Lug cotton cloth bar tape