7Speed's 1992 Brodie Sovereign

[7Speed]

Finally getting to this one - originally @Tomianson 's and I have been sitting on it after a re-spray. Coming soon in all it's Wasabi Green glory.

 

[Retro_Roy]

i'm waiting.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Me as well

 

[Attempted Mustache]

Boy do I want a Brodie…

 

[vtwinvince]

Subscribed, and still vainly searching for a large Sovereign.

 

[7Speed]

When I stripped back the frame I had to make a decision on a re-spray or not. Normally I wouldn't, but this time I decided to go ahead after discussing on the forum. The re-spray on the rear-triangle also helped make the decision.

 

[7Speed]

Update time...Living in Amsterdam the one place everyone suggested for a respray was with Joris at BECA Bikespray. Its an impressive shop that costs a bit, but the results looked great and Joris could even do the classic DuPont Imron colours used by Brodie.

 

[7Speed]

While I was getting the frame re-sprayed @raidan73 put me in touch with @Si_33 who agreed to sell me an original Brodie ICR stem. I dropped this into Joris for a respray too. Joris was making good progress on the Brodie doing a thorough rust removal and prime. A lot of fancy carbon here too...

 

[7Speed]

Joris did a great job and I was delighted with the finish...but he did disassemble the Gatorblade to spray the legs which I had asked him not to do - knowing they were not meant to be taken apart. Something got lost in translation, but more on this later.

 

[7Speed]

@raidan73 was kind enough to put me in touch with Paul Brodie so I could ask after the assembly specifications for the Gatorblade. Paul was quick to reply and really helpful. Simple solution even my engineering skills can deal with was:

Put blue Loctite on the threads, and tighten the allen screws to 30 ft/lbs of torque. That's it. It's good to then check the alignment, but they should be pretty close.

Sorted, and an exchange with Mr B too boot