Carlton Criterium Restoration P1
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Spokesmann
Keeping the Carlton and Sun names alive...
- Location
- Plymouth, Devon
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Carlton Flier
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- Carlton-in-Lindrick Nottinghamshire
Dont know if you have seen this:
1974/5 perfection!
Love that bike pump but I,m not paying 38 quid for one like someone just has on the Evil Bay are they nuts?Nice pics 
Spokesmann
Keeping the Carlton and Sun names alive...
- Location
- Plymouth, Devon
£38 is a bit steep. I was lucky to get mine with my second Criterium, as Ive said they always get lost, broken or damaged. A nice finishing touch though...
The pics are from two Raleigh brochures of the period.
The pics are from two Raleigh brochures of the period.
Spokesmann
Keeping the Carlton and Sun names alive...
- Location
- Plymouth, Devon
What was the point of those tiny mudguards? I remember having them on my Marlboro Picallo when I was a kid
Decoration I think! They made the machine look more 'sporty'!
RecordAceFromNew
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- West London
Lovely bikes! According to the 1970 advert below, the Criterium was fist introduced in 1969, and those 'sporty' mudguards are stainless steel and were made by Weinmann no less!
Spokesmann
Keeping the Carlton and Sun names alive...
- Location
- Plymouth, Devon
Love these old catalogues.
Are those two chappies in the dated track suits trying to do track stands!
Brilliant stuff.
Are those two chappies in the dated track suits trying to do track stands!
Brilliant stuff.
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Carlton Flier
Über Member
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- Carlton-in-Lindrick Nottinghamshire
No Mike they are both British Gas employee,s proving the point Carltons are not made from Gas Pipes 
RecordAceFromNew
Swinging Member
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- West London
AND who allegedly spot welding the tubes under the lugs, AND putting cast crowns above the unicrown forks...
Spokesmann
Keeping the Carlton and Sun names alive...
- Location
- Plymouth, Devon
AND who allegedly spot welding the tubes under the lugs, AND putting cast crowns above the unicrown forks...
Dont go there!
giant man
New Member
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- Essex innit?
Loving this renovation of a Carlton chaps and have to say Spokesmann I saw your Carltons on another forum (your green and mauve Corsas) and they are just superb my man! Carry on the good work, lovely bikes ......
Love the old catalogue pictures, I am pretty sure that the red haired guy on the right in the picture is Tony Gowland (I used to live next door to his aunt) former professional rider sponsored by Skol lager! He won the Skol six day event in the 70's with Patrick Sercu. Is the track Herne Hill?
Spokesmann
Keeping the Carlton and Sun names alive...
- Location
- Plymouth, Devon
In the news just is Herne Hill about it falling into disrepair.
Spokesmann
Keeping the Carlton and Sun names alive...
- Location
- Plymouth, Devon
Thanks for the comments. You cant a nice bit of worksop steel.