For Sale: 1970s Carlton Corsa Rebuild with vintage Campy bits - 55 / 57cm (C-C / TT)

I rebuilt this from a shed-bound, peeling but sound frame in summer 2011. I had it powder coated in what I can only assume is 'safety handrail' yellow - it's what they had loaded in their paint guns, and I liked it...

Still available: £225

More Photos on Flickr

Components are:

Rear derailleur: 1960s (I think) Campagnolo Nuovo Valentino
Front derailleur: Campagnolo Valentino
Shifters: Campagnolo Valentino
Brakes: Weinmann calipers (surprisingly effective)
Brake levers: original Carlton-labelled Weinmann levers
Chainset & cranks: Stronglight (not sure exactly what model)
Saddle: Charge
Seatpin, stem & bars are the original Carltons

Wheels, tyres, 5-speed rear cassette and chain are fairly generic but brand new - I was pretty limited in what I could get to fit the weird Raleigh factory sizes from the early 1970s. The bottom bracket is a brand-new threadless model, which came loose (I knew it would) after first fitting it, but since I re-tightened it, it has been solid.

I spent quite a bit of time painting the lugs and the stem etc., and I don't know if anyone happens to be a Carlton fan, but there are a couple of places you can buy the appropriate decals if you want to.

I'm selling it to make space for a new bike; I enjoyed building this but to be honest, at 55cm, it never really fit me properly - I'm 6'1"

I live in Glasgow, but I come down to London pretty often, so if you live in either of those places I can deliver the bike in person. Can ship too if necessary.

Price drop --> £250

That is lovely AND cheap. Bump.

I am due to be in Glasgow this Saturday. If this is still available then I will take it off your hands.

Sounds perfect - topleft, can you PM with a phone number?
So, provisionally sold; will update this thread on Saturday...

Ok, since I left it so late, topleft found another bike.
This one is STILL FOR SALE

this is a nice bike but there are a couple of things that bug me and they are the handlebar tape which is badly done and the shifters should be placed above the little notch thing.

amazing paint job though. inspiring.

dtm

Heh, yep I didn't realise at the time that with those old brake levers, you're supposed to loosen off the clamp and thread the tape underneath the lever housing, rather than curve around it. There's one close-up photo on the flickr set that looks creased and kind of bad, but the tape job actually looks pretty neat from arms length, and the tape is solid.
What can I say about the shifters - a moment of madness / distraction on my part. Simple enough to move them up the tube, but some of the powder coat might come off.
Thanks re. paint job - by far the most fun part of that build was painting the lugs... I would happily paint frames for people if they'd let me ;)

well you did a good job of the paint and i'm sure if you did it for a job you would get plenty of work if the price was good.

how much would you charge for stripping a frame and forks and then respraying?
the frame has no rust.

dtm

i've got another one with rust.

where do you get the paint from? did you use a compresor with a normal sort of spray unit?

Frame was sand blasted and powder coated by a local engineering business. I just did the highlighting with black and red enamel

Ok, dropping this to £225. Doesn't seem to be much interest, so I'm going to send it to eBay. PM me with an offer by Tuesday night, then I'll take the listing down.
Cheers