carlton road bike finally sold after 2x time wasters

[alecstilleyedye]

selling my carlton build:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252272521952

open to offers via pm; will chuck in a stronglite ss crank and some standard brake levers if you're planning on doing a ss conversion…

 

[alecstilleyedye]

re-listed:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/252279801944?

also open to offers via pm as above.

 

[midlife]

Looks smaller than 23'" ?

Shaun

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Looks smaller than 23'" ?

Shaun

23" across the top tube from seat pin to head tube. it's old-style measurements of course, not the new ones on modern bikes with sloping top tubes.

 

[mcshroom]

I think it looks small too. My horizontal top tube'd Raleigh had a much greater gap between top tube and down tube at the head tube than that for a 22.5" frame size.

The measurement usually quoted (if in isolation) is the seat tube
http://guides.wiggle.co.uk/wiggle-bike-size-guide

 

[alecstilleyedye]

it's also 23" from the centre of the bottom bracket to the top of the seat tube. it's an old frame, so the geometry may well differ from the raleigh. carlton were an independent company at the time this frame was made, although they were taken over by raleigh later on…

 

[screenman]

Not doubting you but I also have never seen a 23 with a steered tube that short.

 

[biggs682]

Not doubting you but I also have never seen a 23 with a steered tube that short.

more like a 20"

 

[alecstilleyedye]

well it's what my tape measure says, but as that hasn't been tested for accuracy…

i've amended the listing to remove the frame size in favour of stating the height of rider it's suitable for, about 5'-5'8 based on the heights of riders i know have ridden it…

 

[screenman]

well it's what my tape measure says, but as that hasn't been tested for accuracy…

i've amended the listing to remove the frame size in favour of stating the height of rider it's suitable for, about 5'-5'8 based on the heights of riders i know have ridden it…

Something wrong there then, I am 5ft 7in and could not ride a 23 inch confortable, a 21inch is my size.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

sold at third attempt. second chance offer as winner messaged me to say he was cancelling as it would be too expensive to build the frame up for l'eroica and that the components were too modern. reading the description is usually de rigeur before placing a bid (modern components mentioned in first sentence and feature prominently in photo) you'd have thought