1956 Claud Butler - Vintage Bicycle "Rustoration"
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2016
- Sometime last year I bought two rusty bikes off eBay for £30; a mid 70's Raleigh Scorpio and this 1956 Claud Butler. The Scorpio was in the better condition, of the two, so I quickly cleaned that up and sold it on but the Claud has sat at the back of my garage ever since.
The Claud has a lot of rust on it and to some, is only good for scrap but I thought the old details were too nice to let go. I could have chosen to send the frame off to a bike specialist like Mercian for a complete restoration but with the price tag attached to that, it's not something I could justify. That was when I decided to try a "rustoration" so to speak. Clean it and lock it in time.
Parts replaced:
Front and rear rims - Rear rim was completed rusted and the front was a 80's ish replacement. Replacement rims are Dunlop LA rims. Fancy.
Front hub - Whoever had replaced the front wheel had used the wrong sized front hub. I built the front wheel with one of my period spares adding some GB "quick release" nuts.
Saddle - The original padded saddle was torn and rivets were broken so I replaced it with a Brooks B17 Standard that I had lying around.
Stem - As a temporary measure I have replaced the original stem with a GB spearpoint. At some point I want to replate the original stem and use it again.
I've cleaned every steel part and every chrome part in Oxalic Acid to remove the rust. The frame and forks have been sprayed with a top coat to try and "lock in" the age. Every alloy part has been cleaned and polished extensively. All cables and bearings replaced.
The most difficult part? Getting the rear hub working. It was seized solid! It took a lot of soaking and a complete strip down and clean to work again, something I've never tried before. I found out the main problem was the locating collar for the shifting pin was seized to the shaft but I'm happy to say now, after a lot of cleaning, everything works!
It's quite clearly still got signs of rust but the bike was too good to scrap and I'm happy with the result.
Hope you enjoyed the video. - Sport
@MonkeyShred What music did you use for the build ? I Watch this video at least once a month and love the build
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Here you go bud. Apologies I thought I had it linked already! Ryan makes some sick music!
Thanks!
MonkeyShred This music carries me through a busy day for sure..
@Wally Custard well you suck.
MonkeyShred first song sampled from baris manco - aynali kemer czcams.com/video/fuYgtGZbl0I/video.html
Finally a video where the frame isn't stripped back to metal, a patina like this is something you can't replicate and adds so much charm and uniqueness.
This is a real restoration. Not just change all parts for the new one. Save as much as you can to keep the genuine condition. Respect for this .
Love how you've kept the patina. Good tunes, too. Lends the bike an air of sexy heroism...... until it falls over. Nice touch. Always have a soft spot for old Claud Butler's.
It's definitely a bike I regret selling. I won't find another!
@@MonkeyShred Doh!
Great job! I like how you used the bag/box to derust the frame. I may try something like that.
RJ The Bike Guy commenting on my video. It's an honour Sir. Thank you.
Wow, you gotta REALLY have talent to be able to paint with a bench grinder! I salute your innovation!
20alphabet great joke!
Look forward to your video.
SouthHemiTV 3 Wanna know it too
Most respectful restoration / maintenance, I’ve ever seen. Protecting the soul of bike and its relationship with time.
Thank you
I just brought home a 'barn find' 1961 Claude Butler racer... and then saw this video which has sent my enthusiasm spiralling to a higher zenith! Thanks! I'm inspired! Great restoration!
I was hoping like crazy that you would preserve the paint job!! That made the whole video for me, great work!
Agreed, awesome patina and preservation.
yeah that's what i said in the beginning i was like lets see if this guy really knows how to restore! I saw some hd videos where some kids just destroyed a really nice painted bike! I gave them an A for effort but, was not happy at all!
The bike looks very tired with the faded paint. Personally I'd prefer to strip it back to metal and repaint to make it look like it did when it was brand new
agreed - patina everything on this restoration.
same
A gorgeous restoration job. Another classic saved from the scrap man.
This might be my favorite bike of your collection
It's long gone from my collection unfortunately!
Very nice. Appreciate your approach, as others have said, restoring the paint and preserving it with a clear coat.
Yes, 1956, That was when I was in my prime at 18, Claud Buttler, No 1 Bike frame builder for London, But I had my bike frame built by Condor cycles. They were a lot cheaper and just as good with fancy scrolled lug work, ( I'm useing a 10" Samsung tablet for this comment, And it's doing the thinking for me, It's on thought mode. ) I'm impressed with the Dutch, They have made an industry out of restoring there antique bycicles. The big step in too bike feels as if I was riding in an arm chair. And a woman in full evening dress would have no difficulty stepping on or off one of those splendid upright antique bicycles. 1957 At Bagshot, The 1st year of the, National Cyclo-cross championship in the U.k. I road with the Army team, 68 of us at the start, 28 finished, I think,! Very disauganized, I came in 2nd to last. I got a good ovation from the 50 or so spectators. Most of them were friend's of mine.
Jack Duffy ...50 or so spectators, most were friends? You're lucky to have that many friends. 🍻
I applaud you for having the patience to mess with all those ball bearings. I also love that you kept the original paint.
i can't believe the bike work i just saw, that sir was like a true work of art i can't believe the beauty you put into that bicycle.thank you for sharing that with us,i feel honored that you gave us a chance to see this exquisite work.
Looks magic. I’m building something similar, just a bit more basic with a coaster brake. I wanted to keep it clean with no cables. I love the older bikes.
Awesome. Good luck with your build.
@@MonkeyShred are you on insta? I put pics up there, I really should start yt. Maybe one day I will.
Beautiful job!
Thank you!
I love old bikes! Great video!
I like how you restore! I am 28 and i just started restoring bikes and i love it! I feel like I finally get it now! The true value of a restored bike is a bit hard to put a price tag on!
Definitely. My rare bikes have cost me an arm and a leg to get all the parts together, which I might not ever see back, but seeing the finished result always makes it worth it.
I'm restoring a '75 Scorpio and your blog post was v useful. Shame you didn't vlog it!
Ah yes! Back in the blog days. I should have just done everything on YT from the start!
It’s great to save original paintings. Wonderful job!
great job ! I like that you kept most of the original parts, included the gears hub.
Awesome job! I am in the process of doing the same thing with an early 1970's Liberia 10 speed. I decided to use a clear high gloss on the cleaned original paint. Thank you for all of the good tips.
Thank you. I should be doing another in a similar style fairly soon....ish... I have too many projects on the go at once...
Well done! I prefer the preservation route to full on restoration. I'd rather the frame have a nice patina than a respray. It's only original once, as they say.
Thank you. I have a 1946(ish) Norman Rapide in the pipeline too. It's still showing all the original transfers, albeit very faded, but the top tube seems to have suffered from, I guess, a lot of sweat dripping on to it. I'm borderline whether to send it to be professionally refurbished or preserve the bike. Tough choice on this one.
Man, you get your hands on some properly old bicycles! I haven't done anything earlier than a 1972 Atala Record Professional. I just touched up a mid 80's Peugeot road frame with a similar issue. I sanded back the rusted area to bare metal, coated it with rust converter (Kurust in the UK) which turns it black. Then I matched the paint as best I could using enamel model paints (going to try automotive lacquers next time) and touched it up with a brush. It looks okay as is but I'm going to try and distress the touched up area with a heat gun to match the age of the original paint on the frame. Hopefully it'll work out. Keep up the good work!
Haha, I have a few bikes... Perhaps around 20. In various states of repair but my earliest is a 1920 Raleigh and my Grandpa's 1935ish France Sport which I believe is one of a kind now. Lots more videos like this to come I hope!
Haha, I hear ya. I have about 13, but only two are currently rideable. I can't complain though.
Enjoyed it top video.love the music too.brilant .👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Good work. You’ve saved another one.
Very nice. I love to watch preservation in justified cases like this one. True restoration is also great but this bike is definitely better showing its age and being preserved like this. Beautiful job
It was a truly beautiful bike.
That is a seriously cool bike.
That is one heck of a classy restoration job mate, the temptation to respray and re-chrome is so strong, I don't know how you resisted but am glad you did and to keep the rich patina is fantastic. Is one of the things I love about cycling is how every bike tells a story and you have certainly kept the story alive there. Also great to see the made in England on the rims and brakes. How do you ever put a price on a bike like that, impossible is what I'd say. Well done.
Last year I took my fathers 26" Diskus bike from 1955 and gave it a complete overhaul. It was in much worse shape than yours. The only thing I left untouched was the frame. All other parts went through a total restaurarion incl new chrome for the cranks, steering, brakes, etc. It was a lot of work but it payed off when I presented it to it's owner in october '18 for his 80st birthday!
Wow. What a gorgeous bike. You did a beautiful job bringing it back. 3 cheers. Another bike saved from the scrap yard.
I like the clear over the original paint #savetheratbike
Congratulations, great job!
nice job! love that you kept the patina! its an excellent reno! keep up the nice work!
That's awesome! I did a Raleigh twenty in tge same way keeping the period '79 patina and replacing every single bearing and stripping the Sturmey Archer three speed, the woman that bought it loved it!
Beautiful and so satisfying to watch! =)
Amazing job !!! Congratulations !!
Good job👍
Probably the best looking bike i have ever seen. Congrats!
What a beauty.. Nice job, keeping the paint was the best idea
Good job 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you! 😃
Love the bike and jazz funk.
So cool!! Great video, really cool looking and a great idea!
Great cinematography. Awesome conservative build. *thumbs up!*
Amazing job' love that you kept the natural petunia it had built up
Thanks. With all the kind words on this video, I think I'll keep another rare bike I have as a preservation rather than a restoration too
this is well done great job!
Man that's a beautiful bicycle, good job.
Nicely done.
Pure bike love. Very nice restore. Impressed!
Nice work! very cool build.
Very well done!
Wow...impressive. Sometimes things are better done this way...new parts where needed but homage paid to the age & original features.
Here here 👍🏻👍🏻
+Vincent de Guard +Westcliff GoPro
You guys will like my '54 Trent Sports then!
MonkeyShred oh you spoil us! haha
I forgot hiduminium thanks for the close up !
Nice Bike. Good Job !!!
I'd be happy to ride that bike. Good decision to save the patina. Makes the bike distinctive.
unreal bike keep up the good work
Well done 😍
Wow, oxalic acid. Molassas works as does vinegar, but both are slow. Sure like what you are doing and I'm right behind you with an old bashed up motobike Gendron from the teens using whatever components come along. Live 100 years. Thanks, Paul v
Clever what you did to the rust on the frame.
Good job.
Awesome. Thumbs up video. Loved the patina. ;-)
Beautiful work. Only one thing missing: that grand, old steed wasn't built to just sit there on display. The last scene should've been you, or another deserving soul, taking it for a ride. I would've enjoyed seeing all those lovingly restored parts actually working again.
Great video, love the music, bass drum!
awsome build
Nice work, great bike!
Thank you.
Awesome job I hate when people tell me to paint my bicycle. I think that’s part of the charm and history of the bicycle. Good idea putting a clear coat. Am working on a old Schwinn ten speed now made it to a single speed and changing the look with fatter vintage looking seat more urban style handle bars and a wooden box in the rear. My ride to go to the market. Jc
Fantastic job ,you gave her new life. Shame the chromed lugs where so pitted.
That patina is a great wall decor as a way of storing while not being ridden.
nice jobs on. restoring the bikes lots of work on restoring them bikes
nice job love the preservation of the original patina, got a 54 CB new allrounder built it from just a frame so not all original running gear borrowed from a 69 falcon gradually getting back to original .
Finding original parts is tough! I've got a couple of long term builds ('61 Raleigh Blue Streak & '47 Norman Rapide) that were both bought as frames but I'm determined to find all the original parts. I'm close... very close.
buen video y muy buen clásico 👍
Wow. Looks gorgeous 😍
Thanks! First trip out tomorrow to a beer festival! Let's just hope I don't end up in the canal on the way home...
+MonkeyShred haha 🍺🍺
Very cool , love the refresh but kept the frame "locked in time" like u say!
goodness, that sturmey archer hub and shifter is legit!
That’s cool. I’d like to search for more bike restore videos
Plenty on this channel
nice work, sweet i like it.
Well done, this beauty was worth it!
Two more on the way :) Actually, maybe more. I might do a video for each of my bikes.
Wow! I wish this was my bike 😍
I love the ending, thanks
WOW! Awesome work, man. I'm astonished, great idea to preserve and just clear coat the original paint. Subscribed!
Thanks Luciano. Many more in the garage to come. One very soon.
love the style of the bike
If someone rolls up such a rusty bike in front of my face i'd say it would be garbage, but its awesome what you did with it!
Thanks. I love riding it. It's so smooth and light!
great job
Love the result, I'm going to get some oxalic acid and try a few things out, I've got a cheap frame I was going to strip to metl but I'll try this on the forks and see how it goes
un travail excellent ; good job, indeed ! ;mich
no one will steal you bike .. nice video
Good Work !!!
VERY VERY nice build!!! Absolutely love that you kept the rusty look!!! What was in the "bath" you pulled the frame out of? Excellent bike, excellent video.
Great job!
An old bike into an old bike nice.
Brilliant!
Beautiful bike
They don't make them like that anymore.
Thanks, I picked up a trick or two!
Sweet Rust Bucket !_!
Big thumbs up !!
Very nice.
Lindíssima!!!!!
Gracias, pero no hablo portugués, solo un poco de español
Great vido
Great work on salvaging the SA hub. I'm wondering about the cable ties for the rear brake housing along the top tube. Why not vintage-looking clamps available from multiple sources?
bravo !
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Nice work. Love the finish, what spray did you use?