wow, just finished this beauty for my nephew and, maaan this was one of the hardest builds ive ever done.. but worth my effort!
Got the frame, NOS, from a nice policeman, had it in storage for 10+ years
was promised a ultegra chainset, octa bb, and headset in the deal.
My brother-inlaw picked up the package deal, as he lives close by.. when arriving to me, the bb was missing, and the headset was 1 1/8 threaded.!
Second time round, the bb delived was a modern bb ala gxp!..couldnt be more wrong...and an uncomplete headset.
arraaag...and to top that, be frame use a very special seatpost bolt, witch i have looked everywhere for, online, and in 10+ bikeshops..
finally mailed carrera, after good advice on this board... and they had them, and would deliver to a contact in herning, jutland, (im in copenhagen), who had some carrera bikes being deliverd to him.
lets just say, im still waiting for this, +2 months.
waiting for this, i bought a simillar full bike, in my nb-hood as it popped up, just to get the bolt and get the project done..and my nephew on the road!
when the bolt finally gets here, gonna finish the other bike and sell it..its a 52 cm, so cant use it, sadly...
The doner bike also had the orange Coda seat, the black selcof seatp, the Orange Coda/mavic wheelset, dura ace headset, and the 8 speed 600 sti`s, and ITM stem and bars.
so its a mixed bag, but really happy with the result..i was gonna build it in Bartoli mode,..(see pic), as a more discret race bike, but was overruled by my brother-inlaw and nephews taste for bling!
Its been fighting me all the way, but finally done!
Got the frame, NOS, from a nice policeman, had it in storage for 10+ years
was promised a ultegra chainset, octa bb, and headset in the deal.
My brother-inlaw picked up the package deal, as he lives close by.. when arriving to me, the bb was missing, and the headset was 1 1/8 threaded.!
Second time round, the bb delived was a modern bb ala gxp!..couldnt be more wrong...and an uncomplete headset.
arraaag...and to top that, be frame use a very special seatpost bolt, witch i have looked everywhere for, online, and in 10+ bikeshops..
finally mailed carrera, after good advice on this board... and they had them, and would deliver to a contact in herning, jutland, (im in copenhagen), who had some carrera bikes being deliverd to him.
lets just say, im still waiting for this, +2 months.
waiting for this, i bought a simillar full bike, in my nb-hood as it popped up, just to get the bolt and get the project done..and my nephew on the road!
when the bolt finally gets here, gonna finish the other bike and sell it..its a 52 cm, so cant use it, sadly...
The doner bike also had the orange Coda seat, the black selcof seatp, the Orange Coda/mavic wheelset, dura ace headset, and the 8 speed 600 sti`s, and ITM stem and bars.
so its a mixed bag, but really happy with the result..i was gonna build it in Bartoli mode,..(see pic), as a more discret race bike, but was overruled by my brother-inlaw and nephews taste for bling!
Its been fighting me all the way, but finally done!
