1964 Carlton Flyer

[Spokesmann]

Lovely - am a fan of purple and Carltons so this particular bike is very appealing. Shame it's not a 20" frame

22-23 is just my size, they may have made a 19-1/2".

Flyers were very much made to order in the 1950s/60s.

 

[Baggy]

22-23 is just my size, they may have made a 19-1/2".

19 1/2 is even better. I wish you hadn't told me that because now I'll probably spend the rest of my life trying to track one down...

 

[Globalti]

Gorgeous! That combination of the deep green of the mudguards with the purple frame makes me feel weird inside, there are only two other colours that do that for me and both are sixties colours from a set of sample swatches my mum gave me to play with as a kid. Hope you don't mind but I've downloaded the close up of the fork top.

 

[Panter]

As all of the above, that is a stunning bike

 

[Spokesmann]

Gorgeous! That combination of the deep green of the mudguards with the purple frame makes me feel weird inside, there are only two other colours that do that for me and both are sixties colours from a set of sample swatches my mum gave me to play with as a kid. Hope you don't mind but I've downloaded the close up of the fork top.

No worries, I can post up some more when I get a chance. the bike is by no means mint, but is very clean and crisp for its age.

 

[phantasmagoriana]

Beautiful bike! Love the colour, and the green mudguards too!

 

[Spokesmann]

Mudgaurds are NOS Blumels Club Sport

 

[John the Monkey]

Absolutely beautiful - the paint, the chrome...a dream bike, well done!

 

[Spokesmann]

Absolutely beautiful - the paint, the chrome...a dream bike, well done!

Wait til you see my finished all chrome Carlton Constellation....

 

[Spokesmann]

A video I shot while ago, giving a general overview of the bike:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMwafKrLhoE


Sorry the forum set up doesn't seem to allow me to embed the video.

 

[Globalti]

Have you posted these pics on Retrobike, by the way? They'll love them.

Here: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/

 

[Spokesmann]

Have you posted these pics on Retrobike, by the way? They'll love them.

Here: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/

No, but Ill have a peek...

 

[Spokesmann]

I've taken a few more recent pictures of the bike today. Since the last lot of pictures I've fitted some rather nice Brooks leather toe clip straps. I also include a few detail shots of the bike. The bike is not mint, but is very clean and presentable but above all is ridden and is not a museum piece.

Chainset is 52/39

Campag drop outs...

I still use open ended brake block shoes

Lamp still works (with special insert/adapter)

 

[bauldbairn]

I'm loving those new pictures of your bike spokesman.




If I can be so bold - can't help thinking that this would finish off the job..........?

 

[Spokesmann]

I'm loving those new pictures of your bike spokesman.




If I can be so bold - can't help thinking that this would finish off the job..........?

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Ive thought about it before, what that stuff like? (Apart from expensive!)