Bratton Bike and Garden Machinery Barn

05/10/2022

Refurbishing 3 Blades Cutting Deck

05/10/2022

05/10/2017

Finished Moulton 1966.

17/03/2017

1966 Moulton ready for the spray shop, cable guides attached, wheels rebuilt with new spokes and rims. This refurb project is on the penultimate phase.

17/03/2017

John's bike sprayed in Celtic FC colours the completed article.

01/03/2017

A 1966 Moulton restoration project. New rims and spokes for front wheel and 4 speed Sturmey Archer rear wheel. Cable guides made by hand from welding rod and soldered in place. The frame was made in Nottingham.

07/02/2017

Bonnie overseeing the work at my new workshop.

07/02/2017

Bonnie overseeing the work in my new workshop.

06/02/2017

Did you know that I do a 25 point inspection on every bicycle that I service, sell or renovate?

08/06/2015

This bike is an old Ludwig and was rescued from a second hand shop in Hackney. The frame was stripped of paint and powder coated in British Racing Green. The running gear and brakes are a hybrid collection of Shimano and Campagnolo components. The bottom bracket (BB) consists of 2 x shells, 2 x sets of bearing and an axle. It is unusual in that both shells are 36mm x 24tpi diameter right hand threads (RHT). As opposed to the normal set up of shells being 34.5mm x 24tpi in diameter of 1 x left hand thread for the drive side and one right hand thread for the non-drive side. The problem that I encountered with having 2 x RHT shells is that the drive side, due to the action of the ball bearings tends to unscrew it self, when pedalling, after a 30 mile bike ride a gap of 5mm had developed between the drive side BB face and the BB shell face.. To fix this problem I ensured that all threaded areas are clean of rust without burs so that the shells and locking nut screw in and out with finger pressure. I also faced off the drive side bottom bracket face to give as large a flat surface as possible for the BB shell to tighten against and then I assemble the drive with thread locking compound and left it for 48 hours for the compound to set. I will test on another cycle ride this week and report back.