1981/2 Carlton sale catalogue

[biggs682]

picked up a nice original Carlton Pro am 12 today from its only previous owner who bought it new in 1982 as a winter training bike .

knee problems has meant all his bikes have now been sold , i thought at one stage he was going to shed a tear as i walked away with this one .

i was also given the original sales brochure so if anybody wants some info from it please ask

 

[Carlton Flier]

Nice buy that mate it looks a good one look after it & it will last you a lifetime atvb from Worksop

 

[biggs682]

Nice buy that mate it looks a good one look after it & it will last you a lifetime atvb from Worksop

still not riden it yet for one reason and another , but 1st job is to put the original drops back on for sure it deserves them .

might even slap a set of period sprint & tubs on that have been hanging around waiting for right bike

 

[Carlton Flier]

Sure does,but if you struggle I,v a spare pair of Carlton drops

 

[biggs682]

Sure does,but if you struggle I,v a spare pair of Carlton drops

thanks for that but original owner has given me the original drops and levers so all good

 

[biggs682]

a weeks worth of commuting have confirmed what a great machine this is , still have not changed it back to drops yet . but will do

 

[biggs682]

so far another weeks worth of commuting on this joyous machine , still no where near fit enough to push the last 2 gears and still have not changed the bars or pedals over

 

[Drago]

How do you find awesome machine after awesome machine like you do?

 

[biggs682]

How do you find awesome machine after awesome machine like you do?

hard work and too much time spent surfing the net, hence why garage full

 

[Secondtime]

I have a 1980 Carlton Criterium (among others) which has of course attracted replacements parts in its lifetime before I bought it. It would be good to know its original spec and colour - I wonder if the OP could dig the Criterium spec out of the catalogue (if still in the catalogue at that time) please?

 

[biggs682]

secondtime have e mailed you

 

[Secondtime]

biggs682, thanks for the attachments - they're perfect for what I wanted. And thanks for scanning the complete catalogue, it also gave information on my '78 Corsair. Time to start ferreting around for replacement parts! Thanks again.

 

[biggs682]

any time

 

[Murgs]

I have recently got myself a 1979 Carlton Criterium, and would love to see the original spec and colours. Mine's pale metallic green, not sure what has and has not been replaced, though I suspect most of it is original. . biggs682, if you had a spare moment to email me the same attachment I would be eternally grateful. Many thanks.

 

[biggs682]

had to get this brochure out tonight and check to see what OTHER colours Corsairs came in as up to 2.5 hrs ago i had only seen bronzy brown ones and then an almost royal blue one appeared out of a box that landed on my doormat today .

anybody else ever seen different colour Corsairs !