chickendrumsticks
Senior Retro Guru
Re: 1960s Eddie Soens restoration
Now, I was going to list all the kit that was on the bike when I got it (watch out - I probably still will!) but I thought I'd start with the bottombracket, and the shell. After all they amount to the same thing, and as you'll see, they literally are...
At some late stage in it's life a fairly, no, very crude repair has been done. The seller has no knowledge of it being done. And if I'd done it for her I wouldn't have drawn attention to it either, would you?
The net effect is that the fixed cup (a Bayliss Willey, probably the original from the 60s) has been incorporated into the shell. Adjustable cup is a Sugino and so is the axle probably.
What could I do? I enquired about fixing it with that nice Mr Yates; he'd have to see it before quoting but likely to be in excess of £150 if new shell was fitted - and I expect it would need this.
Can't afford that - likely as much as, or more than, the value of the finished bike. So I've done a fair bit of fettling to smooth things out and make a rough sort of groove to represent the interface of cup and shell. And sent it off to the powder coaters Hopefully the thickness of the finish will cover up most of the mess. (Not that I would fail to disclose this if I decide to sell on). I guess by telling you all about it I have sort of disclosed it already.
Does the phrase "caveat emptor" spring to mind?
Now, I was going to list all the kit that was on the bike when I got it (watch out - I probably still will!) but I thought I'd start with the bottombracket, and the shell. After all they amount to the same thing, and as you'll see, they literally are...
At some late stage in it's life a fairly, no, very crude repair has been done. The seller has no knowledge of it being done. And if I'd done it for her I wouldn't have drawn attention to it either, would you?
The net effect is that the fixed cup (a Bayliss Willey, probably the original from the 60s) has been incorporated into the shell. Adjustable cup is a Sugino and so is the axle probably.
What could I do? I enquired about fixing it with that nice Mr Yates; he'd have to see it before quoting but likely to be in excess of £150 if new shell was fitted - and I expect it would need this.
Can't afford that - likely as much as, or more than, the value of the finished bike. So I've done a fair bit of fettling to smooth things out and make a rough sort of groove to represent the interface of cup and shell. And sent it off to the powder coaters Hopefully the thickness of the finish will cover up most of the mess. (Not that I would fail to disclose this if I decide to sell on). I guess by telling you all about it I have sort of disclosed it already.
Does the phrase "caveat emptor" spring to mind?