1985 Barron restomod single speed

[James_CX]

Barron’s designer did a better job on this lovely headtube logo which I also redrew as the original is in poor condition, although I’ve not yet replaced it.

Edit-not sure why the colours are inverted!

 

[James_CX]

The completed bike. I removed some small patches of rust, T-cutted and made a token effort to fill some chips before adding the vinyl decals. I gave the whole frame a coat of clear to soften the edges of the vinyl and make the old paint pop.

I’ve deliberately used incongruous modern parts as I love the contrast of old with new, so we’ve got Record carbon cranks, Centaur brakes and a Fizik post. The bottle cages are Chinese carbon, as is the saddle. Despite the looks, this is very comfortable!

 

[James_CX]

Up front the carbon theme continues with Centaur levers on ergo bodies with the internals removed. I don’t recall which models but they were bought separately on eBay with broken shifter mechanisms, both for a few quid each.

 

[James_CX]

Wheels are Sciroccos which are on their fifth or sixth frame now. Tyres are Pirellis retired off another bike, previously tubeless but each with too many cuts plugged with sealant for comfort (but each saving me a puncture ).

The stem sits on a Deda quill adapter. Normally I hate these but this one looks OK I think, with the stem so low.

The chain catcher is not necessary but i don’t like having an empty braze on mount. I don’t love the empty down tube and derailleur mounts but I’m stuck with those

 

[James_CX]

73 degrees head tube angle?

Ah! Yes could be

 

[MartinB123]

Love the build btw! I also hacked up some broken campag levers recently for SS and it was most satisfying!

 

[James_CX]

Love the build btw! I also hacked up some broken campag levers recently for SS and it was most satisfying!

Cheers, they do come apart quite easily don’t they!

 

[jamesdak]

I really like how you've done this one! Pretty sweet ride, for sure!

 

[James_CX]

I’ve been using this quite a bit as a single speed, so off go all the redundant braze-ons and on goes a new coat of paint. The carbon forks came with a Bianchi frame I bought recently. The Deda logos in red were sanded off and the inside faces of the forks painted to match the frame.

 

[James_CX]

A nice new head badge from H Lloyd. I bought an off the shelf decal from them but the artwork was quite poor. They replaced it for free with one from my own artwork file, based on the original. Great service from them.