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Old 04-02-19 | 05:29 PM
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B. Carre #2

I posted about a really nice B. Carre frameset I got recently (thread). Here's the other one I got.

I could see from the seller's photos that paint had been removed from the downtube near where the shifters would mount. The fork looked suspect but I couldn't really tell. Besides that it looked ok. I figured I would do some frame mods and a repaint as the frame was relatively cheap.

I received the frameset today and inspected it. 121mm rear spacing with Campy dropouts. The brazed-on stop for a clamp-on downtube shifter mount remains despite the removed paint. The seat lug binder ears have been pinched together. The rest of the frame looks good. The fork, on the other hand, is clearly bent back a little bit. The steerer threads are pretty messed up. Removing the headset was somewhat difficult. The top bearing cover was threaded on a little crooked. The lock nut is marked 25.4mm x 24 TPI, even though I'm pretty sure this is a 25mm x 1 French threaded fork, but maybe not?





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