More Than We Bargained For! Can We Rescue It? (frame repair)

Join us on a thrilling journey as we dive deep into the repair of a well loved bike frame, uncovering the secrets behind its mysterious crack. In this video, we tackle the challenges of rust-ridden bottom brackets, neglected drain holes, and a seat tube on the verge of collapse.
I'm Paul Gibson, head frame builder here at Ellis Briggs.
Here at Ellis Briggs we love working on classic and vintage bicycles. After all, we've been working on them now since 1936!
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[@user-sc4sp6tb2j]

Nice work!

[@hananas2]

Repairability is really the main reason I love steel frames so much!

[@madmax2506]

great video, great channel, all the best for christmas and new year 👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌

[@simonlongworth191]

Happy New Year!

[@DSBSB]

Great job - looks awesome!

[@steppings5645]

Love your videos, wish they were longer. Merry Christmas 🎅

[@ellisbriggsbikes]

Well we will be doing longer more detailed videos on Patreon soon

[@billyjo1148]

So I guess these frames can go on for ever how green is that

[@ellisbriggsbikes]

It's very green and sustainable. 👍

[@easkeybikes1966]

Nice work! I would definitely be into a patreon type arangement for the more in-depth videos.

[@ellisbriggsbikes]

Well if there is enough interest we'd love to!

[@aspekticles]

Me too!

[@billkallas1762]

I once made the same mistake of putting a bike away for the winter, after a rainy ride. It ruined a Chorus bottom bracket, but didn't harm the frame, because I treated the insides of the tubes with linseed oil. After that, I removed the bolt that held on the cable guide, under the bottom bracket shell. I kept the guide on with a little hot glue.

[@ellisbriggsbikes]

I once had a frame in with a cracked seat tube halfway and it turned out the customer had stuffed paper down it to stop water collecting in the bottom bracket. He'd inadvertently caused it to rust halfway up instead!

[@billkallas1762]

@@ellisbriggsbikes With your repair plus paint, that would be an expensive mistake.

[@ellisbriggsbikes]

Well yes. That's just one of the benefits of watching my channel, hopefully I'll help people avoid some of these mishaps

[@user-bx7eb3hb2n]

Fabulous video Paul! Really interesting design improvement you made too (externally butted seat tube). Who was the original builder? DO you know. It's not an old Claud Butler is it?

[@ellisbriggsbikes]

Not sure who the original builder was to be honest. Anyway it should be good for a while longer now!