1956 Claud Butler 'Rustoration'.

[Cycleops]

Those of you who are from the 'oily rag' school of Bicycle restoration might be interested in this video:

View: https://youtu.be/ZevADI6Bx7w

 

[Cycleops]

This guy has a few bike related videos if anyone is interested under the user name MonkeyShred.

 

[simongt]

Cracking work on that. Glad to see he didn't mess with the original framework. Must admit though, I'd have swapped for alloy rims; late fifties GB brakes & steel rims don't make for confident braking, especially in the wet - I recall those days all too well - !

 

[Kempstonian]

This guy has a few bike related videos if anyone is interested under the user name MonkeyShred.

I think I've watched all his videos. He seems to know his stuff and obviously likes vintage bikes.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

and obviously likes vintage bikes.

You mean there are some people out there who don't like vintage bikes?? How odd!

 

[otek59]

You mean there are some people out there who don't like vintage bikes?? How odd!

How odd indeed, although it does mean there’s slightly more for those that do

 

[davidphilips]

Really brilliant, great to watch the restoration, Apart from a lot of work i am sure the cost was very little and money very well spent. Looks like Claud is ready for another 60 years just wonder how many new Di2 carbon bikes will last as long?

 

[biggs682]

Really brilliant, great to watch the restoration, Apart from a lot of work i am sure the cost was very little and money very well spent. Looks like Claud is ready for another 60 years just wonder how many new Di2 carbon bikes will last as long?

Or how many updates the software will have had

 

[Kempstonian]

Really brilliant, great to watch the restoration, Apart from a lot of work i am sure the cost was very little and money very well spent. Looks like Claud is ready for another 60 years just wonder how many new Di2 carbon bikes will last as long?

The guy has a garage full of bikes and spare parts, so a lot of the time he can find items without having to buy them. Having said that he does occasionally push the boat out to get the original items and goes to great lengths when he does a 'proper' restoration. I believe he sells them afterwards, except for a few that he rides himself.

 

[simongt]

You mean there are some people out there who don't like vintage bikes?? How odd!

Odd indeed. Went to a big cycle fest / race event in Norwich last week, and the only 'proper bike' that I saw was a Bates VS37 with a close ratio 5 speed freewheel. Quality or what - ? !

 

[biggs682]

The guy has a garage full of bikes and spare parts, so a lot of the time he can find items without having to buy them. Having said that he does occasionally push the boat out to get the original items and goes to great lengths when he does a 'proper' restoration. I believe he sells them afterwards, except for a few that he rides himself.

Thought you were talking about me at first

 

[Kempstonian]

Thought you were talking about me at first

No, I was talking about him but thinking about you! lol There are a lot of similarities