Any love for the old Carrera’s here?

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

I've currently got 3 of the things. An 89 and 90 Quattro comp and a 92 ? Estay Quattro model as well. Originally bought for the XT groupsets but didn't have the heart to strip them. Well not yet..

Can we see some pictures please?

 

[MR OX]

I've Had a couple of the 91 Quattro Pro's both only had partial XT, my current one (Which I'm selling now) I've rebuild with 560 LX, I also have an 89 Quattro that I haven't even started, I'll probably end up moving that on now
I also rebuilt a 91 Katmandu that been sat out in the element for years a few years back.
I remember lusting after The Quattro Pro & Katmandu in my local Halfords bitd

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

I've Had a couple of the 91 Quattro Pro's both only had partial XT, my current one (Which I'm selling now) I've rebuild with 560 LX, I also have an 89 Quattro that I haven't even started, I'll probably end up moving that on now
I also rebuilt a 91 Katmandu that been sat out in the element for years a few years back.
I remember lusting after The Quattro Pro & Katmandu in my local Halfords bitd

Me too, can I see pictures of the one your selling and the one you haven't started please? Asking for a friend

 

[MR OX]

Here's the one I'm selling: https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/carrera-quattro-pro-retro-mountain-bike-21-speed/1479591095
& here’s the 89. Before & after pictures of the Katmandu.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

The Katmandu is gorgeous, I'm glad the Quattro is too big, not a fan of the custard peril paint job either. Breathing a sigh of relief

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

@MR OX the e stay is a nice bike though with the LX. A nice group set.

 

[Y282]

Worked on some of the early ones in the late 80s in Halfords. they were ok to work on and were clearly trying to make a name for themselves but no one really wanted them to start with.

The one we all REALLY dreaded working on/building was the Apollo Blizzard

 

[DaiP]

Lots of bike for the money, I've a couple
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That Corsa takes me back. I had one of those off my parents as a Christmas present back in about 1990. The one in the Halfords shop was a previous year’s model with a 531 frame and Ultegra groupset up for £400 instead of £600. One of the cable guides had broken off the 531 frame though so the guy in the shop managed to get me the current year’s 708 frame, like your one but fitted the previous year’s Ultegra groupset. I loved that bike, kept it for about 15 years and loved (almost) every mile on it.

 

[Mace4130]

That's lovely, I need one

The components are so clean, they came from an ‘89 model with a broken frame, that had seen hardly any use, the original Sedis chain is not worn according to my chain checker tool!
This ‘90 frame came up locally on Marketplace cheaply, but looks as if it’s been in the Sea!
I love it though!

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

That Corsa takes me back. I had one of those off my parents as a Christmas present back in about 1990. The one in the Halfords shop was a previous year’s model with a 531 frame and Ultegra groupset up for £400 instead of £600. One of the cable guides had broken off the 531 frame though so the guy in the shop managed to get me the current year’s 708 frame, like your one but fitted the previous year’s Ultegra groupset. I loved that bike, kept it for about 15 years and loved (almost) every mile on it.

Mine has an old man triple conversion with a long cage RX100 mech and a triple front mech. RX100 brakes, 600 pedals, 105 headset and bottom bracket, RX100 hubs and Araya rims. It should have come with the champagne 105 group with the 708 frame and as you say 600 with 531.
It's a really responsive bike and is easily on par with Italian or English hand built frames for ride quality.
One of my favourites.