Good morning,
I have an old Claud Butler Carabo, think it's about 98 vintage. I am looking to use it as a local town/hack bike but it really would benefit from a pair of new wheels, rear cassette and a few other bits and pieces. I bought a stock pair of MTB wheels some time back and found that the rear wheel would not fit in the frame - the frame was too narrow? Taking both the new and old wheels back, they found that the original rear wheel was a narrow type and was not all that common?
So my query is, does anyone know anything about these Carabos? Are they a rubbish far eastern bicycle frame that's got a posh name stuck on it? Or are they actually decent? Where can I get an assembly for the back of the bike that will actually fit?
Thanks!
I have an old Claud Butler Carabo, think it's about 98 vintage. I am looking to use it as a local town/hack bike but it really would benefit from a pair of new wheels, rear cassette and a few other bits and pieces. I bought a stock pair of MTB wheels some time back and found that the rear wheel would not fit in the frame - the frame was too narrow? Taking both the new and old wheels back, they found that the original rear wheel was a narrow type and was not all that common?
So my query is, does anyone know anything about these Carabos? Are they a rubbish far eastern bicycle frame that's got a posh name stuck on it? Or are they actually decent? Where can I get an assembly for the back of the bike that will actually fit?
Thanks!
