Mistake Made On This Frame 60 Years Ago, Can We Correct It? | Bike Frame Building

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In this video, find out how we fixed this classic Carlton bike frame. The customer who brought this in, hasn't been able to get his mudguard or rear brake to fit properly since day one and this frame is over 60 year old! So that's a long time to put up with it!

The brake bridge on the 1960s Carlton frame was fitted a little bit too low, so we removed it and brazed a new one in slightly higher, so the mudguard (fender for if you live across the pond!) and rear brake fitted better.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction
01:44 Stripping the frame down
02:00 Putting it on the faceplate
03:14 Removing the old bridge
04:38 Cutting the mitre for brake bridge
08:33 Brazing the bridge in
11:47 The brake and mudguard fits!

Here at Ellis Briggs we love working on classic and vintage bicycles. After all, we've been working on them now since 1936!

I'm Paul Gibson, head framebuilder here at Ellis Briggs.

If you're the owner of a classic bike that needs work, don't despair! In this video, we'll show you how we repaired this frame using traditional framebuilding and restoration techniques. If you have something similar that needs doing or want to know more about our frame restoration services click here-
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