Repairing a Vintage Ritchey Frame! // Paul Brodie's Shop
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- 00:00 Intro
01:37 Removing chainstays
06:49 Chainstay Jig
08:07 Dimpler
10:12 Rear notch
13:59 TIG Tacking
15:12 Fillet brazing
21:15 Chasing the threads
23:19 Facing the bottom bracket shell
25:20 Frame alignment
35:42 Bridge tube
37:38 Outro
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Imagine having a TOM RITCHEY frame, repaired by PAUL BRODIE… wow.
Gee, I'm at a loss for words...
It's a beautiful thing to watch.
@@nathanchalecki4842 Thank you....
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Two Master Frame Builders have had their hands on that frame 😮.... Is it worth double the price?😂 (Actually Paul Brodie said that the Tom Ritchey frame was probably built in Japan but it's still a Ritchey frame built on Tom's geometry and specifications and I'm still drooling 🤤🤤)
Every time I hear the outro music I have this little bit thought of disappointment. "Is it over already?" As always Paul and Mitch, good video. Good to see you out in the shop doing what you love.
Thank you!
*_Japanese made stuff is really good. Back in the 70s everyone complained about Japanese stuff as garbage, but it wasn't true. In fact, their stuff was very high quality back then and still is today. They take a lot of pride in their craftmanship. Much like you do Mr Brodie._*
I agree. Japanese frames are usually very good.
That is so true, I started riding motorbikes on a Yamaha RD 250 in '79, people with leaky slow Brit bikes thought it was 'Jap Crap'. Once I got the 400, they were history.
This guy makes great frames... th-cam.com/video/oLqdyvJv4VY/w-d-xo.html
People do the same today with China, as they type into their iPhone pocket miracle, made in China. 😄
@@AmazingChinaToday sorry but the vast majority of chinese goods is garbage. And one thing I don't like is the use of concentration camps and forced labor to make goods. Im jewish and my family already went through that 80 years ago. China is a dictatorship threatening taiwan and I'm not having it. There is no comparison at all to japan in the 50s, 60s, 70s. And just because I esteem the quality craftmanship of the japanese doesn't give them a pass for what they did leading up to and during the war.
I always find the brazing videos fascinating , so many years of talent make it look so simple.
It really is! Thanks for watching.
Totally agree 2 Mike. Was thinking exactly the same. Paul really refines THIS Ritchey frame with his work.
@@mbi379 If it were my bike I would have all the joints brazed .Then I would polish everything up and put a nice clear coat on.
P22 in the classic WCS fade - one of the dream bikes at the time & still today. Along with the Bridgestone MB-1 and of course the Brodie Romax! Love to see this come full circle. I feel the need to build up a classic hardtail and ride it hard on my Scots island trails.
Philip. I thoroughly agree that you should do that :)
@@paulbrodie Know of an available Romax frame I can put a front suspension fork on then? I did actually build up something similar some years ago in a quest to make a 20lb steel MTB using a Kona Prestige Tange frame. I got within 1lb of the goal (no suspension obviously) with the fabulous but long-gone Cane Creek wheels but then stupidly sold it & moved on.
@@philipbarrett3151 I do not know of an available Romax frame, sorry...
That was/is a sweet piece of ridable art. I had the MB-Zip back in the day. Alas, the frame was a bit too flexy and the Mavic MTB/Suntour XC needed to be a little tougher for the shore. It was beautiflul though.
This was so cool seeing a OG frame builder repairing a OG frame, especially using the belt sander you bought from him back in the 80's. Im sure mr Ritchey would approve. If it was my frame I'd have you sign the chainstay and i'd clearcoat the whole frame as is 😎😎😎
Thanks Mikey. Good comments!
Paul, you’re an absolute legend!
Thanks Bryan. However, mostly I'm called an "OG". Which either means Old Guy, or Original Gangster...
Great to see you working on bikes again!
For a little while anyway!
A real treat to watch a craftsman at work. Well done Paul.
Thank you.
I learn something new every time I watch your videos. You’re a very talented fabricator and an amazing teacher.
Thanks so much 😊
Paul, love to see you again ... but big thanks to Mitch to team up with you and make this awesome content available!
Thanks for watching :)
2:00: Now it's a Ritchey Breakaway! 🤣
Cool belt sander history! 1984 is about when a friend and I rode over to Hellyer Park to sneak onto the velodrome. Ranger came along and caught us. Read us the riot act and I didn't even ride on the track! (Returned 4 years later to train though.)
Hope that goes down to D&D so Rick can give it the paint job it deserves!
Facing & chasing. We all say it backwards since time immemorial.
Hey, pro tip: For those who just need to clean out rusty, grimy BB threads, a 1 1/2" radial wire brush in a drill does WONDERS! You'll be amazed at how new those threads will look.
Who sharpens your tools? Cliff at Pacific Reamer??? (Probably not, since it's south of your border.)
I bring a friend's tools to Cliff on occasion for sharpening. Apparently, Cliff sharpens much of the US bicycle tooling. All in a little Oakland machine shop on Broadway. Cliff won't be around forever. Sure would be nice if someone took over for him.
When I needed to respace rear dropouts in OX Platinum frames (without chainstay bridge, mind you), I had to use my entire 200 lbs. to get them to move just 2.5mm. That stuff's STRONG! No way could it be done like how you're doing it.
Great video. Thank you for sharing your craftsmanship with us!
Thanks for watching and commenting. I sharpen my own tools...
Paul great post as always, remembering brazing bicycle frames together as a teenager with a carbon arc torch.
Thanks Orlando. I don't think I've even seen a carbon arc torch....
I love you, your office and your tools so much. I am so happy when you work on Mountain Bikes.
Thank you. Our next video is a one-off bicycle stand :)
I like how you measure in imperial on longer components then switch to metric and sometimes the other away around. I'm the same at work it confuses the people under 50 odd years of age lol . Great vid as normal.
I just have one standard of measurement... it's called metric and imperial :)
seriously, watching this... watching you work... wow... it gets to a point where the sum of knowledge, skills and teaching clarity transforms into pure poetry
I don't think it can get any better
that's perfection right here, something that inspires and drives you up
respect !
merci pour ça
Thank you Sebastien. Appreciate your comments very much!
I've been in engineering all off my working life (74 now) but I've never done anything on bicycles , so I find this fascinating .Keep up the good work Paul, and well filmed Mitch!
Thanks Ray :)
25:45 "I made a fancy one. It's even balanced, look at that!" EPIC!!!
Thanks :)
Thanks, and Thanks to Mitch!
Yes, no way can we forget Mitch...
Not sure of the wisdom of this repair but the photography was nice and I'm sure it made Grandpa feel useful.
Do you even ride a bicycle?
The red white and blue Ritchies were THE frame to own at the shop I worked at. Classic frame set. Glad to see one being preserved by a master builder. I still have one in my barn somewhere, I’m gonna have to dig it out this weekend and spruce it up.
so hypnotizing and educational to watch you work on that Ritchey P21. Two legends of steel-frames. 👍👍
Cheers from Berlin, germany. We MTBers here , who became MTBers in the early 90s, still know your beautiful bikes very well 🙂
Thank you. So glad you enjoy watching our channel....
Satisfying! Thank you for taking us on a really cool ride!
Thank you!
Hold still, Mitch!
Paul you are the anti-Sampson! Your fine head of hair seems to have been keeping you back. Your new coefficient of friction hair style is letting you fly in the shop!
Your productivity inspires mine!
Chris, thanks for watching :)
Initially I wasn't interested in the title but I thought I'd watch. It was really fascinating and so well explained with simplicity. The production was great. While I'm sure I won't do that a lot of the concepts and tid bits are potentially useful in future endeavors. I really like that. THANKS to both of you.
Thanks Barney. Appreciate your comments!
Appreciate the effort you and Mitch have undertaken to share what I am sure is but a tiny fraction of your knowledge and expertise. True craftsmanship and know-how.
Tony, thank you very much!
A legend not beeing to bad working on another legends work! So great to see you again Paul! Would be nice to see Tom Ritchey here aswell, as he influenced you for so long .... Hey Tom.... Greets Tim
I don't think Tom has time to stop by and visit my shop, but he is welcome here..
The frame I love the most.. when I was riding I always wanted one of those... thank God you restored it
Yes, the P22 has been Revived!
I seem to recall back when the big names in mtn biking were going more mass market, that Ritchey was having frames made overseas, but Tom Ritchey was doing the seat clusters himself back in the states (seat cluster being the 'money shot' of the fillet braze world), lending the frames a bit of Tom R magic but still hitting a price point.
I find the checking and adjustment of the frame alignment fascinating. While you make it look easy and explain it so I can understand, it’s the fixtures and experience that underpin this as well as the great camera work from Mitch!
Jeez Paul, I see a couple drain holes in that chain stay bridge! Lol!
Yes, and I left out those holes on purpose :)
Those steel frames are artwork
Yes, they certainly can be! Thanks for watching...
Awesome video,it's really interesting to see all the tricks of the trade,safe riding.
Thanks 👍 Appreciate your comment...
So much love for this channel and the great work Paul and Mitch do. I've always admired Paul's attitude (in general) but especially towards teaching and sharing his wealth of knowledge.
Thank you Daniel. Appreciate your comments...
Keep those wheels turning 😊
Enjoyed that episode. Perfection!
Thanks Paul...
Seeing you hacksaw reminds me of Allen Millyard… more hacksawing please 😊
You are a master. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks very much!
Ran into Tom back in the early 90s up somewhere by dirt Alpine. As a bright eyed bushy tailed youngster on a relative Sh@#t bike with a couple Ritchey components, I thought he'd engage. Totally blew us off. Smug as could be. Exactly the opposite vibe I get from you Mr. Brodie. Keep rocking in that shop as long as you can, and please keep us along for the ride. BTW, never bought another Ritchey anything!
Oh a Tom Ritchey frame!
From a machinist's point of view, hats off to you ! I wish I had your welding skills.
Outstanding workmanship, Paul.
Thank you :)
Terrific video, so informative! Thanks a lot Paul.
Thank you Colin....
Absolutely superb and great to see you back at it. There's a reason we say "steel is real" is this is why!
I have studied frame design and construction for forty years. I learned a half dozen things in this video.
The cinematography is perfect. And your fixturing is stunning.
Thank you.
Wow, thank you! Nice comments :)
So many comments on this video so I can’t confirm whether someone else mentioned this - but it’s likely that the front was tig welded by Toyo in Japan - and then sent back to America with Tom himself brazing the rear triangle. I know that is how some of the bikes were completed in the 90s era.
Yes, I have heard that too, years ago, so maybe there is some truth to it...
Another fascinating video! I'm slowly teaching myself brazing, so I really enjoy seeing you in action.
Another great episode, thank you both.
That's for the demonstration. Good to see you back in the shop.
Thanks 👍
Thanks, love this kinda stuff!
Fascinating.
Bravo.
Thank you Denis :)
The wheels are always turning 😂 Paul/Mitch - another great episode 👍👍😎👍👍
Thanks!
I love you Paul Brodie!!!!
Hmmm... don't really know what to say :)
@@paulbrodie Say you will keep the rubber on the road!
Truely an artist at work!
Beautiful brazing work. A Ritchie/Brodie frame, what more could one ask for!
Thanks Paul.
Excellent tutorial, thank you.
I really appreciate you taking the time to show the process of whatever you are working on. You do a good job of explaining what you are doing and why. I'm always amazed at all the fixtures and jigs you have, and think about all the time it took to MAKE those fixtures, because they are as well made as the actual thing you are working on!
Thank you Jacob. Appreciate your comments...
Hi Paul - I love watching your masterful work. I have a Ritchey steel frame that is one of my favorites. All the best!
Great video Paul
Glad you enjoyed it
Brilliant !!
Thank you Nodbag!
Amazing to watch and a real pleasure to see you back in the workshop Paul,i hope your recovery is going well 👍🏻
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
That belt sander is a beauty. Great video
Bullmoose belt sander?
It is always a pleasure to watch and learn from a mastercraftsman. Blessings for continued health and recovery. 🙏
Thank you Salvador...
thanks Paul, fantastic.......love watching your work !
Very detailed and a great vid as always, thanks paul!
Thanks Max!
Great job !! It is always a pleasure to watch you work.
Thanks.
Thank you Paul and Mitch. I find these videos so informative and helpful as a new framebuilder myself. I’ve watched your romax series and fillet brazing series more times than I’d like to admit and it has been such a valuable source of information and help.
Also, huge props to Mitch! The production value of these videos gets better and better - amazing angles/shots and close ups. I don’t know who is working harder sometimes, Mitch or Paul. 😂
Ben, thank you very much from Paul and Mitch :)
WHO'LLY SHIT!!! I Clearly remember those frame sets with that color scheme! You wanna talk retro? I still ride my 1989, "freebe" team issued, Diamond Back(Canada) frame set. Syncro's Ti bottom bracket, seat post and bar stem with Answer Product front suspension (all, still in great condition). All the Syncro's freebe's were from Pip himself.(founder and CEO, SYNCRO'S) Me and my buddies knew and skied with Pip when he started Syncro's. He started building his products in a garage in Vancouver (Kitsilano) Cool eh! I'm now 60, and was out yesterday for a ride on the same bike, and still hanging wheelies like a kid! That's right, still hanging wheelies!!! 🥺🥺🥺👍 Cheers Paul, from the Fraser Valley. Thanks for your contribution to the development of Mountain Bikes,
and for the support all those years 👍 (and yes I am subscribed)
Haven’t watched it and already liked! Comments have me very excited to sit back and enjoy. Thanks!
Thanks David :)
Another great video! Really love seeing your work.
Thanks Matt.
Absolutely love watching you work on bicycle frames Paul, the experience and wisdom just oozes out.. =)
Great to see you and new videos Mr. Brodie!
Thanks Mike.
Love the live commenting while brazing. And also the sound is super great. Thanks for another super interesting video!
Thank you Paul,
I appreciate the lack of BS on your channel, it's refreshing.
M.
Ps. Great work (as always).
You are a master.
Thanks very much :)
Awesome to see how it's done.
Outstanding work yet again true master at work great to see you back in the shop I always learn a lot from you
FYI frame was OEM production by TOYO, Japan for Ritchey - Same for P-23. Toyo made a lot more OEM frames for other brands sharing the same frame design features.
Fascinating, makes Swiss watch making look like heavy engineering.
30:24 I used to own a Kona Haole titanium frame that had a misaligned derailler hanger, so I took it back to The Bike Cellar to fix it. They had a LOT of difficulty aligning it due to the amount of spring back you have with titanium.
SO you did Tig the stays at both end before braising!
Yes, both ends before brazing!
Made my day as always! Thank you!
Thank you!
Your workmanship is impeccable 👌. Thanks for sharing 👍.
Attention to detail is superb Paul. Thank you for sharing your skills.
David, thanks for watching...
Thanks!
Master craftsman at work!
Thanks John!
I know where to come now if I need a repair on my Fat Chance Yo Eddy frame!
@@johnhickman2033 John, I am retired, hope you realize that...
@@paulbrodie My frame will outlast me, so, no worries Paul!
+++ Two Legends +++
I've been lusting over these frames for many years now... Thank you for yet another fantastic video Paul and Mitch. This channel is a real diamond amongst all the coal on TH-cam.
Bike lust is a real thing.
Looking strong Paul, nice to see.
Getting there....
So much hand precision. I'm exhausted!
I hope you sleep well and recover!
Thank you. As always informative
Thank you.
Beautiful work ! Thanks for the great video.
Thank you! Cheers! Coffee soon?
Got out of work to a new Paul and Mitch video, lets gooooo!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much for your videos, you are a great example of what I want in life!!!!
It would take a long time to get that good and it shows.
Thanks for all the lessons.
You are welcome!
Man you guys are pumping out the content, another great video thanks for taking the time to share with us mere mortals!
Thanks Rick :)
kalau di negeriku biasanya ada ahli patah tulang, ini ahli dibidang repair sepeda sekaligus tukang urut sepeda ... mantap om
Hi Paul & Mitch, another great episode! I love to watch you work your magic, Paul! It's so satisfying to see the frame finessed into alignment! BINGO!
Thanks Tom :)
Paul, you just explained why a decent bicycle costs so damn much money.