Carrera Corsa Record - Work In Progress

[Tobias Rodriguez]

Another decent ride on the carrera today with a pit stop at mum and dads. I’ve fitted a Rolls saddle which seems to be quite comfy for my old backside. A pair of bargain Vittoria Rubino Pro IV G2.0 Folding Tyres (£15 a piece from Banana Industries) have also been fitted. They ride well, seem quite grippy and hold pressure well. I took the Odyssey Svelte pedals off of my BioRacer and fitted those too. I think the Carrera will get a lot more use, so it made sense. I will move to clips in the not too distant future. The parts with surface corrosion will be sorted in time.

 

[georges1]

very nice bike

 

[Tobias Rodriguez]

Another ride out today, my sister joined me. We had a little pit stop on the Greenway and checked out the graffiti.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

I love the paint job on your Carrera. In fact I love that era of Carreras. Is the paint as good as it looks?

 

[Tobias Rodriguez]

I love the paint job on your Carrera. In fact I love that era of Carreras. Is the paint as good as it looks?

Cheers! It does have a few marks but only a few with a bit of rust showing. It’s where the top tube and lug meet at the head tube end, one top one bottom. Otherwise pretty clean.
I keep checking out a Corsa 14 on eBay, it’s in Wales for collection only. It’s just as well as I’m out of space

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

I have one. Fantastic bike with 708 tubing. I converted it to a triple.

 

[Tobias Rodriguez]

I have one. Fantastic bike with 708 tubing. I converted it to a triple.
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Great triple conversion, love the paint on these