Pottering in my shed,

gtvlusso
gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
edited December 2008 in Commuting chat
I am a firm believer that "pottering" whether in shed or garage should become an international sport, with an olympic discipline.

However, I will be pottering over Christmas (with my newly fitted shed lights and heater) and building a fixie.

I have a 1980 Barron time trial frame - not the lightest, but pretty good for it's age. Seems to be sturdy and strong

Things I will need:

Wheels/hubs/tyres
Quill stem and bars
Possibly new headset
chainset (chain and sprocket)
Brakes (Caliper and lever)

Any thoughts on parts, I suspect this is an English thread BB shell - can anyone verify this?

Wheels may be the tricky bit....

Roll on winter/Christmas pottering!

Comments

  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    Pottering is fabulous.

    Here's a thing - I think you need a vernier gauge to measure the internal diameter of your seat tube.....

    That must be worth a good half day getting one and then measuring things.

    You can thank me later....
    Fixed gear for wet weather / hairy roadie for posing in the sun.

    What would Thora Hurd do?
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Give Barrons a call. I think they're based in Stow, near Lincoln, I think.

    It might have been one of their first frames.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    They're still going?!?!?!?!??!!!!
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    gtvlusso wrote:
    They're still going?!?!?!?!??!!!!

    Yup, looks like it (contact details below):

    http://www.yell.com/find/s/Outdoor-Acti ... ncolnshire

    http://www.bottombracket.co.uk/bike-shops.html
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."

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