In my own special silliness, I decided to fabricate my own brake bridge instead of ordering a ready-made, cut-to-fit jobbie.

It took all day. The tubing I used was uber tough and difficult to drill. But it turned out great. It's not brazed in yet, but will be tomorrow. Then I can safely run these hills. Slowly but safely. My conditioning has slipped tremendously with the two months I took off...