Carrera Quattro Comp Reynolds 531 with XT on Facebook

[jonnydiezel]

Came across this on FB, looks to be 1990/91 XT group and 531 smokey frame for only £60
https://www.facebook.com/share/1Aep7o3zwV/

 

[scant]

big price drop since the first time it was advertised

 

[Markybeau]

Ahem...

It's an old joke, but I like it

 

[scant]

^^^ not sure what you're seeing Markybeau, but your pic is of NHS organ donor card..

 

[27motorhead]

^^^ not sure what you're seeing Markybeau, but your pic is of NHS organ donor card..

That’s right Mike, BITD this was always a donor bike. At some stage it was cheaper to buy a complete Quattro Comp than it was to buy a complete XT groupset…

 

[trailwright]

Still a donor bike by the looks of things. Despite these being 531 there was something low-brow about them; a sort of two-wheeled pig in lipstick. Was it the Halfords connection?

 

[Russell]

531 frame with a complete XT groupset was never lowbrow. The problem was the links to Halfords upset the bike snobs…. And still does.

 

[trailwright]

531 frame with a complete XT groupset was never lowbrow. The problem was the links to Halfords upset the bike snobs…. And still does.

Don't get me wrong, I liked them, but you're right, it was a prestige (not Tange!) thing

 

[XTSTIMAN]

Only a Carrera, but I do like the smokey finish, and luckily not near me!

 

[mk one]

They actually ride ok.

I am guilty of stripping one of these myself for the groupset, as I'm sure many others on here have. I doubt it is still available at that price though, a bargain for someone.