My first build thread isn't going to be the one I ever envisioned. I'm building a bike I don't want or even really like that much, however, it's a bike build that I hope will make someone else smile and rekindle some good memories for them. It might even get ridden!
I've kept a (very lazy) eye out for one of these for quite a few years and when @sparkybhp bought one for it's groupset ( Thread 'Any love for the old Carrera’s here?'
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/any-love-for-the-old-carrera’s-here.494426/ ) an ask was made and he was good enough to do me both a great deal and put the effort in to safely package and send me the frame, forks, seatpost plus (with second sight premonition) the front mech.
So, without further delay here's the frame and forks after a quick wet wipe and the removal of about 1/2 Kg of aluminium oxide and crud from the bottom bracket.
All quite tidy bar a few scuffs and some decal wear. If anyone one wants the serial number for the B52 register please let me know!
It's not going to be a posh build, just something durable and rideable and hopefully not too pig ugly. Apart from cables the aim is to source everything from my parts stash. The one component I would have been short of, a bottom pull front mech, was taken care of by sparkybhp's telepathy.
Here's a first gathering of parts.
I have shifters and BB's, just need to sort out which ones to use.
To the bike stand.....
I've kept a (very lazy) eye out for one of these for quite a few years and when @sparkybhp bought one for it's groupset ( Thread 'Any love for the old Carrera’s here?'
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/any-love-for-the-old-carrera’s-here.494426/ ) an ask was made and he was good enough to do me both a great deal and put the effort in to safely package and send me the frame, forks, seatpost plus (with second sight premonition) the front mech.
So, without further delay here's the frame and forks after a quick wet wipe and the removal of about 1/2 Kg of aluminium oxide and crud from the bottom bracket.
All quite tidy bar a few scuffs and some decal wear. If anyone one wants the serial number for the B52 register please let me know!
It's not going to be a posh build, just something durable and rideable and hopefully not too pig ugly. Apart from cables the aim is to source everything from my parts stash. The one component I would have been short of, a bottom pull front mech, was taken care of by sparkybhp's telepathy.
Here's a first gathering of parts.
I have shifters and BB's, just need to sort out which ones to use.
To the bike stand.....
looking forward to this.
