Making a MANTIS STEM // Paul Brodie's Shop

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[@gerworks]

It is much easier to understand the process when the cameraman knows what the artisan is making and shows all the details. Thanks, Paul and Mitch!!!

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks very much!

[@arthurmiller-vl6sw]

Allen Millyard is the King of the Hacksaw. Made me chuckle you mentioned him.

[@paulbrodie]

I like to mention Allen Millyard!

[@GeneticVehicle]

Richard Cunningham was a true visionary, great to see you working on this piece. edit - that was great, I'd love one of those.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks for liking our videos.

[@teodelfuego]

Richard should be in the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, if he isn’t already. He also was the editor of Mountain Bike Action

[@markzurowski3627]

The Mantis were such cool bikes, and I've always liked RC's writing. Love the stem reproduction!

[@ciaranmooney3636]

I built my first full suspension mountain bike in 1996 around a Mantis Pro Floater frame, still have it. Two inches of glorious travel!

[@jeffh8803]

What a fun little project. Thanks for sharing

[@FernandoBR1951]

I really like you smiling when things go well. Regards from Brazil.😊

[@paulbrodie]

Greetings to Brazil... Thanks for watching!

[@James-gx7sk]

Fantastic as always! It's always a joy to watch your mastery in the shop! Thanks Paul!

[@JeffMendoza]

Superb! Thanks for bringing us along.

[@philipbarrett3151]

You're good with the hacksaw reference as long as you don't start eyeing up those Aermacchi engine cases!

[@joell439]

Such a fun project. Thanks Paul and Mitch for showing us how it’s done 👍👍😎👍👍

[@richvandervoort2950]

Jacquie Phelan stopped by the bike shop I was working at in Winter Park Colorado to work on her bike during the Norba race in 1990. Her Cunningham bike is the only one I have ever seen in person.

[@nauvoo100]

As always, a pleasure to watch you work!

[@billholmes6639]

Such great craftsmanship!

[@tomthompson7400]

Ah joy of joys. Its rewarding when you spend time working out how to do things , and then it works out .

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Tom. Always appreciate your comments...

[@ScrubsIsee]

A true master at work. Thanks a lot for sharing.

[@user-hc5hs3sv2v]

Glad to see some great crafting going on.

[@thmawhirt]

Bicycle parts as works of art. To be able to do that would make anyone smile. Great to see you enjoying your "work".

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks very much..

[@kevincorbin6273]

Outstanding attention to detail, you are an artist to be sure

[@RR-mt2wp]

Lovely work, greatly enjoyed Paul.

[@user-lr9wy6wb7n]

Hello Paul, incredible, all those nice little details in your work. For me it get's understandable, how to make and how to succeed. I'd never be able to make things like this. And many thanks to Mitch for showing these details. Regards from Germany👍

[@siTTinLo]

Such a cool looking stem! Very trick 👌

[@xpndblhero5170]

That was an impressive welding jig setup.... Great video, Thanks guys. 😂👍

[@MrPhotodoc]

Anything Paul makes is worth watching. I always learn something.

[@dennisyoung4631]

Cardboard? Will have to do that one in the future! Has the big jar of Dykem! Thanks for reminding me!

[@andeanrider6355]

Thanks Paul. Great job.

[@user-kh6kn9vj3m]

trophy trophy That was awesome, thanks Paul

[@johnbritton9194]

Paul, U R a star, great watching your creations, keep them up 👍

[@matthewsmith6486]

Gorgeous!

[@richardcunningham4335]

Watching a master builder at work. Thanks Paul!.... RC

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you Richard. Just found your comment! Are you THE Richard Cunningham?

[@richardcunningham4335]

Yes, the man who made the original stems.

[@paulbrodie]

Excellent! Pleased to meet you. I enjoyed making this stem, because there was definitely some "reverse engineering" happening. If you ever come up to BC, please stop by. You are always welcome in my shop...

[@paulbrodie]

Also, I just got the Woznot back from the Marin MTB Museum. I gave it to them in 1988. The Woznot is a composite (aluminum / steel..) frame. I built it after seeing your composite frame, was it the Mantis XCR? You really inspired me with that build, so thank you for that...

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

Great skill set Paul. You never fail to impress.

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you!

[@donhuebert9151]

A fun project. I would be tempted to make the whole thing out of aluminum and put heli-coils in the mounting plate so you're not screwing stainless bolts into aluminum. Thank you Paul and Mitch, I always get a little jolt of happiness when I see a new video.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Don. If I made it all out of aluminum it would have to get heat treated. I don't want to get aluminum heat treated... The stainless Allen screws thread into the Steel side of the clamp...

[@dennisyoung4631]

Antiseize on the stainless bolts???

[@donhuebert9151]

@@dennisyoung4631 There can be a problem with galvanic corrosion between dissimilar metals, even stainless. Whenever stainless is going into anything other than stainless, antisieze is always recommended.

[@melclark1066]

Beautiful work.🤓

[@billyjo1148]

super cool work

[@tiffinthyme5822]

Hello Paul, I wasn’t sure you would get the inner tube in place! Wow, that’s a good fit. I could watch you tig weld all day, perfection. Regards Kevin.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks 👍 Kevin. I did enjoy making that stem...

[@lancehatch4475]

Paul makes it look so easy. Nice work.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks 👍 Lance.

[@dutchywv]

awesome channel I had a unique flame on my bike lime green Mustang style with a 5 ' sissy bar unique in every way from any other bike of the 1960s to the 1970s we got told NO parts were available I wear in need of tires for the bike found a use site of tires too 20in in the back and smaller one was in the found to ride it hard as a child too had to have the frame welded up why i know it was very unique would love to find a bike like that again my cousins bought that bike for me i was too small at the time to was from a bike shop here too my dad put blocks on the panels so i could ride it too did come with a hand brake to wear to the pads yearly when i got older too '

[@djfaber]

Excellent tutorial Paul! Also time for a hair cut!

[@jackpledger8118]

Great to see how a craftsman works.

[@nickd698]

One of your best videos ever Paul, great job!

[@paulbrodie]

Glad you think so! thanks :)

[@ccbproductsmulti-bendaustr3200]

A joy to watch 👏👏👏Cheers Chris

[@hermanhandlebars2687]

Nicely done

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you!

[@uncleronny6748]

Nice work on that stem Paul. I can honestly say I've never seen one of those stems and I've already forgotten more bicycle stuff than most people know about. It kinda reminds me of something Cook Bros Racing would have cranked out back in the day.

[@opieshomeshop]

*_We had those clamp type of goose necks for our BMX bikes late 70s, early 80s. They were pricy back then too but if you didn't have them, you broke goose necks all the time. All you need now is a mantis logo to put on the front of that. Laser engraved. Painted, anodized etc..._* 🥸

[@paulbrodie]

I had fun making that stem!

[@opieshomeshop]

@@paulbrodie Interesting you said that because I was going to comment that you like being in the shop WAY too much! LOL....

[@mistermoore5784]

22:08 Paul surprises himself... with the rest of us!

[@chrisfournier6144]

The idea is pretty straight forward but the execution is anything but simple! Beautiful! Always excited when I see blue Record “cramps” as the Brit’s would call them. I thought I’d bought all I needed until Record went out of business. Then I needed twice as many…

[@NewNormac]

Great information and very nicely executed, thanks for sharing ~Smile oN

[@sudipbiswas2718]

Nice steam ❤

[@Commander_ZiN]

New sprays don't use Ozone damaging gases anymore, that's a thing of the past. However I still act like they're bad still it's now a habbit, I always spray minimally still and avoid when not needed. I'd prefer a brush in your case too.

[@WireWeHere]

Sunday Monday brodie plays Tuesday Wednesday brodie plays Thursday Friday brodie plays Saturday, what a day Waitin' all week for you...

[@dennissilber287]

You think of Alan Millard when you pick up a hacksaw because he hacksaws two motorcycle engine blocks and heads to turn two straight 4 cylinder blocks into one straight 6 cylinder block by hacksawing through the blocks and heads and welds them together. When he is hacksawing he always says, “It takes so long but you get there in the end,” when he does the blocks and heads.

[@JamesChurchill3]

Allen is the only man capable of using a Swiss army knife to rebuild a Kawasaki Z400 engine.

[@Metal-Possum]

That hole for the cable tube... you need a curved drill bit for drilling around corners. :D I do love all the oddities with these older bikes, eventually it all got streamlined into some rather boring (but cost-effective) designs for the following decade or two for stuff that worked just fine, but that doesn't make a bike interesting to me. I'm currently refurbishing a relatively mass produced German mountain bike from 1989 just because the paint job looked like an acid trip.

[@monkeybarmonkeyman]

Allen's got a pretty good history of work behind his user of a hacksaw 🙂

[@paulbrodie]

It is true...

[@kostais]

that looks cool

[@karlalton3170]

Nice job Paul 😁😁🤘🤘

[@jcnpresser]

Pretty trick piece!

[@teodelfuego]

Sir. Spray paint hasn’t contained chlorofluorocarbons (the stuff that “ate” a hole in the ozone) since the late 70s. You’re safe to use most anything in a spray can from an ozone perspective

[@federicopralong9350]

I learn so much thanks Mrs Brodie, i would like to take some course from you

[@paulbrodie]

You are so welcome. I am not teaching any courses right now, sorry...

[@cpbremote]

Neat!

[@8664antonio]

wow!!

[@johnpublic168]

Hair is looking good.

[@Free_Ranger_CT110]

Yes, a lot of work Paul, but you created a really great looking quality stem. Allen Millyard can work magic with a hacksaw for sure, have you seen the video where he makes a downhill bike for his son to race? Well worth a watch.

[@slicedbread9003]

Awesome project Paul. Excellent choice of tricky stem to build. I see parts for what looks like an old Schwinn. It is actually the "Sweetheart" chain ring that has me thinking Schwinn. Is that something that you will shoot video on?

[@CrapKerouac]

Wow, nice. Paul, are you familiar with the KZbin channel Path Less Pedaled? They're one of the channels behind the resurgence of bikes that are more utilitarian and reliable, vs what's largely being pushed in the industry these days.

[@TL243]

Awesome! Know it’s not a trophy trophy but it is really.

[@paulbrodie]

The stem is not a trophy...

[@TL243]

@@paulbrodie I know. But the craftsmanship is just amazing.

[@thebrowns5337]

trophy trophy 😊

[@marksun.7861]

👨‍🏭👨‍🏭👨‍🏭👨‍🏭👨‍🏭👍🏻

[@slffan2580]

You need to check out Allen Millyards down hill mountain bike! It is mind blowing how he created them. A true work of art

[@paulbrodie]

I have watched those videos...

[@slicedbread9003]

Allen and Paul came to similar solutions to the downhill bike dilemma at about the same time. Who was first, is unknown or debatable. They were separated by an ocean, so they probably didn't realize that someone else was making something similar. Both are works of both art and solid engineering. Both done by brilliant minds with the hands and tools to carry out these designs.

[@slffan2580]

Oh I agree my friend, just maybe a bit bias to Allen as he only lives 80 miles from me. They have forgotten more than I know 😁👍

[@pm270100]

nice weld for an old bloke

[@dansharpie]

rename the hack saw the allen saw, or the millyard saw ? he should make a saw that is adustable 360 dungarees. i would buy one.

[@paulbrodie]

I like watching Allen work!

[@gargoreg]

Where do you buy your cardboard? Do your friends and family eat a lot of cereal? Thanks for the videos, I pickup a lot of tips. Good work.

[@paulbrodie]

Hot water tank cardboard is a good source. Nice bid sides. I used to eat a lot of cereal, but not anymore....

[@user-jm3wr1ty2j]

🎉

[@herbwhitmore4482]

A stem noodle lol

[@nicksfishroom915]

Great video.

[@vtcyclist]

We live in a great time. That similar minded people around the world can see/share/know the works of yourself, Alan Millyard, Leo (Tally Ho), Nik (Bad Obsession Motosports). Thanks! 🫡