Shiftless Bastards How to remove braze-on's!

[eatsleepbike]

Will it come off if you just heat it with a torch a bit?

[sleepykitty]

Is the bike that you took off the derailer cable bikes a tokyobike? The headbadge looks like it's a tokyobike

[JasHin2BarA]

How do you cut off the shift levers?

Cause I've seen one with screws.

Please reply!

[maxchartier]

damn you remind me of allyn from soundman car audio

[chchchino]

3:36 anal lol

[thienly]

what about doin this to aluminum

[ShiftlessBastards]

@thienly

please don't do that!

[thienly]

@ShiftlessBastards then how do you remove em for aluminum?? thanks

[ianjk]

Can't believe they posted this. Great way to ruin any frame!!!!

[ShiftlessBastards]

@ianjk you're talking about me like I'm not even in the room!!!

How embarrassing for you!

We posted this because we are aware people take braze-on's off frames, and it's better to do it properly then hack sawing in to the tubing and compromising the structural integrity of it.

[ianjk]

@ShiftlessBastards Not embarrassing at all. The bond between braze-on and tube is pretty damn strong, hammering can deform/weaken the tube. Even if the frame isn't perfect, why not take an extra 10 seconds to cut/file/sand or hit with heat (carefully) instead of possibly compromising your frame? I'm not a pro framebuilder, but build custom bicycles and motorcycles and have seen/made enough mistakes to know that the easiest way (brute force) isn't always the best. Just my $.02

[ShiftlessBastards]

@ianjk awesome! Thanks, man.

[marlo916]

what about bottle cage bosses?

[slowlowchev]

Heat em up with a torch and pull them off. Then melt the little bit of left over brass and wire brush it off. Smooth as ever.

[ELgrandeNegro]

I usually heat the braze ons up with a torch very carefully then knock them off, come off a little more clean.

[error204]

@ELgrandeNegro what torch do you use? regular propane torch? or acetylene?

thanks

[willyum236]

clean metal primer + ironlak matador = amazing paint job

just got done with fork couldnt be happier for my first time painting a frame.

but i do have a question can a flat screwdriver work as a chisel ?

[420witchdoctor]

Noice

[danielgoneloco]

yeee!

[ShiftlessBastards]

answer your questions?

[danielgoneloco]

most def