M_V's multitude of bikes and adventures in the land of framebuilding

I'd been advised that silver solder probably wasn't strong enough a joint for brake posts but I'd done it anyway and tbh, the posts stayed in place - felt solid as a rock infact - the few times I rode the bmx with a front brake. However, the brake didn't stay long as I just didn't like riding with it and once I'd removed it, I wasn't for having redundant mounts on my fork.

Considering how solid the brake had felt while riding I was quite surprised how easily a wee dunt with a hammer popped the posts off the fork..

Also changed the rear wheel (back to freewheel) on the bmx and fitted a new hubguard. Needed a bit of modification due to not really fitting as it should with my large dropouts so brazed a cut off bolt into it to stop it rotating. Dead handy having the ability to braze now as otherwise, this hubguard would have been useless.

Recently, more than bike stuff though I've been making some jewelry. I've been using slices of a stainless steel Triumph Bonneville handlebar to make the bands and other various bits and bobs that I find in the workshop/spares box/bin to make the other parts.

Bolt heads cut down to make spanners,

This just has a piece of brass inserted to increase the diameter to fit my finger, I was going to remake it with gold in place of the brass and have it as my wedding band (getting married in September) but I wore this one home under my glove one night and despite my hand sweating and getting damp etc the brass didn't seem to leave a mark so might just use this one.

And also made this out of spoke,

I'm waiting till I can get a proper photoshoot done with the jewellry and then I'll be listing those things on my Etsy shop.

Superted's pics on Instagram have been making me think about brazing some sort of headtube badge onto the bmx but I'd probably need to remove the headset cups and it'd fuck the paint up so haven't done anything about it yet...