1998 Orange Clockwork.

[Si1188]

Hi people I'm new here so if this post is in the wrong place I'm sorry. First things first I have as the title suggests I have a 1998 clockwork orange that I'm looking to restore. As I was striping what was left off the frame I came a cross a bit of a problem. The collar part that the brake system is held on with is bent and looks to be crushed as well.
As you can see in the picture it has a hefty bit of damage to it. Does anyone know a way round of fixing this? I contacted several fabricators in my local area to see if they would be able to do anything with it but because it's ally they don't want to touch it.
It seems a shame to stop where I am with it please help.
Here's a pic of the frame.

Thanks in advance.

 

[hamster]

It's steel not Aluminium. Any decent framebuilder should be able to braze on new brake bosses. In all likelihood you will need a pair done to get the positioning right as the replacment is just bound to be slightly different. I would have thought it's a sub-£100 job.

 

[xerxes]

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That's a shame, I love that colour.

As Hamster says, it's definitely a steel frame and you should be able to get it repaired. I was looking to have cantilever bosses brazed on a while back and it was about £50.00 for the pair. Here's a price list I found: http://www.ellisbriggscycles.co.uk/fram ... terations/.

If you get the frame repaired the paint around the repair will be ruined, so you'll have to factor in the cost of getting the frame either partly or wholly re-finished. You could perhaps just re-paint the rear triangle, although colour matching the rest of the frame will be tricky, but you could do it a contrasting colour, maybe gloss or matt black.

I had a frame and forks powder coated a while back for £40.00 at LSN in Castleford: http://www.lsn-coatings.co.uk/ and you can get replacement decals. Of course, all this adds up and it might be cheaper to look for another frame.

Here's the frame I had done at LSN:

I told you I like that colour.

 

[hamster]

Looking at it some more, does the canti bolt screw in still? I would try to wind a bolt in (use a hex head bolt with lots of grease and a quality socket driver) then re-tap with an M6 tap. Afterwards it would need some judicious filing to get the outside round again. Fortunately any braking will push the canti onto the boss, so a slightly imperfect bolt fit won't be safety-critical.

 

[Si1188]

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Thanks for the replies. Not to sure about the frame being steel? I'm dam sure that was the p7 and not clockwork.... After writng this message I took it to the local cycle shop and he said the canti was steel and frame aluminium.
Any how the metal part aside I know it will need a power coat or paint of some kind I don't think you'd ever be able to match that colour out of a whizz can. The bolt won't fit in to the canti (if I'm using the terminology correctly) but I'm glad I'm not look at £100s to get it re finished. I hope in a way it is steel as is be able to then go to my local frame builder as I also phoned round one or two after writing this message. None of them would re fit one as I told them it was ally.
Please don't take this message the wrong way as you guys probably know a hell of a lot more than I do.
Again thanks for the replies.

 

[xerxes]

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It's definitely steel. I'd bet everything I own on it.

Try it with a magnet.

Plus, aluminium just looks different, chunkier, because it's weaker it has to be thicker. You also get the characteristic chunky welds:

 

[hamster]

Seconded, it's steel. Unless it's magnetic aluminium...in which case you have a scientific breakthrough. Honestly, the stays and dropouts are too dinky to be alu.

After advice like that, I suggest you find a different bike shop. If they cannot tell metals apart, I shudder to imagine what happens if they get tools into their paws. :shock:

 

[brocklanders023]

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It is 100% steel. Every Clockwork right up to the 2007 was. It's only the recent 29er that's aluminium.

 

[Si1188]

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Sorry for the late reply I totally forgot about this. Thanks for the replies yes your all right it turns out it was steel which is good news in away. I'm going to get it to a fabricator and powder coat soon. Maybe start a build thread here for it if anyone is interested?
On other news this was waiting for me when I got home from work earlier today.

Not quite a retro but I'd thought I'd share.
Please excuse the state of my grass I haven't found the time to cut it I've been do busy at work.

 

[ishaw]

You could cut both sides off, tap a thread and then simply screw on a replacement set into your new threads, assuming there is enough metal to tap a thread in?