Borrowed & Broken, AliExpress Wins & a Titanium Bike With No Brakes

Another week of varied jobs — starting with a bike that got borrowed,
crashed, and handed back in bits. Then some AliExpress tool shopping
that actually impressed me, an electric road bike with a brake hose
that was way too short (and a surprisingly easy fix), and a titanium
Van Nicholas that's been in the workshop for years — this time with
brakes that had completely given up.

In this video:
- Crashed borrowed bike repair — new hanger, rear mech, tyre,
cables & bar tape. Kept costs down wherever possible for the lad
- Stripped pedal thread repair — AliExpress tap set to the rescue
- Handlebar trimming — 20mm off each side, pipe cutter & deburring
- Plastic brake lever fail — yes, they really are plastic
- Electric road bike Di2 conversion — brake hose too short fix
without removing bar tape (motor removal trick)
- AliExpress tool haul — Liico silicon bar end finishing strips
(genuinely impressive), carbon steerer deburring tool & preset
5Nm brake bolt torque tool (game changer)
- Titanium Van Nicholas — brake bleed & disc brake service

Risk bar tape finishers- https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c3pygdSf

carbon bar deburring- https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c4lnaJQR

Flare nut torque spanner- https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c3QYCKzh

pedal taps- https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c4PC0M3H

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