Carlos Martell (right) , aka Sir Maldoror is Brian Baylis' (left) protege at the new San Diego-based framebuilders & painters cooperative .Lately Carlos has been putting some of their framebuilding and restoration work online at maldororbicycles.com.
Without giving away too many of Baylis' hard-earned professional secrets, Sir Maldoror shows some of the processes involved in restoring vintage bikes after after a lifetime of hard use.
Some of these jobs, like paintstripping by hand are just nasty, while others, such as masking lugs, require incredible attention to detail in what seems like a mundane task.
Sheldon Brown's Baylis-restored Raleigh Professional
Baylis gallery at the Pacenti Cycle Design site.
Photo of Brian and Carlos by Matt Gorski, from WoolJersey
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