Darius_Jedburgh
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Where's the OP when we need him?
Carlton hello!
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The faint trace you are trying to read said Dennis Daymond-John, my grandfather's name.
I don't think there is a blue colour underneath but I'll take the badge off in a bit. Thanks so far!
Edit- same colour under the badge. I can't see any blue so that must be a trick of the light. Also there is no blue around where the paint is rubbed back under the BB around the SN.
I don't think there is a blue colour underneath but I'll take the badge off in a bit. Thanks so far!
Edit- same colour under the badge. I can't see any blue so that must be a trick of the light. Also there is no blue around where the paint is rubbed back under the BB around the SN.
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Once a Wheeler
…always a wheeler
Chainrings look like TA Cyclotouriste. Still available here:
https://www.veloduo.co.uk/products/...50-4mm-80mm-pcd-alloy-chain-rings-inner-outer
https://www.veloduo.co.uk/products/...50-4mm-80mm-pcd-alloy-chain-rings-inner-outer
I agree, and they are Made in France, the only odd thing is that the inner is 40t and the outer 51t (stamped and counted!) and 51t isn't an option on that site. Thanks
Yes very much like this, and the rear brake cable sits under the top tube unlike many others that sit above. Do you have more info on this model? Ta
Darius_Jedburgh
Veteran
Indeed it does. That just about blows the original paint theory our of the water 😁😁😁
midlife
Guru
The braze ons for the rear brake running just to one side of the underneath of the top tube were very common in the 60's and 70's. The top tube guides started to become more popular in the 80's.
Carlton had a thing about naming their bikes to begin with a C/K. Corinthian, Cobra, Corsa, Kermesse, Clubman lol
The Clubman changed a lot over the years, rather like the Ford Focus changes from year to year. Also there was usually an equivalent Raleigh which was the same but with different colours and badges.
They also used the same frame on different models.
Its just that yours has campagnolo dropouts which puts it up the pecking order.
Carlton had a thing about naming their bikes to begin with a C/K. Corinthian, Cobra, Corsa, Kermesse, Clubman lol
The Clubman changed a lot over the years, rather like the Ford Focus changes from year to year. Also there was usually an equivalent Raleigh which was the same but with different colours and badges.
They also used the same frame on different models.
Its just that yours has campagnolo dropouts which puts it up the pecking order.
Hover Fly
Lazy so and so
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Once upon a time TA made rings in any teeth count to the sixty plus. That site just shows a small range.
Well thanks for everyone for their comments. It is still quite difficult to reach a Carlton Consensus (!) on the matter of its age/model. I may strip and respray it at some point, would be grateful if someone could let me know how the head badge should then be re-attached?
Thanks
David
Thanks
David
Illaveago
Guru
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- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
The colour looks too thickly applied to be original.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
You may get an idea of the age from looking at the back of the brake calipers for a date stamp . The brake levers are similar to my Holdsworth Record Weinmann quick release ones which are 1970's.
You could try using an old toothbrush and cellulose thinners to remove the paint to see what lies underneath before having it stripped for repainting . Any previous colour may identify which model it was . Also there may be remnants of any previous transfers hidden underneath .
I stripped back what I thought was a Rotrax frame a little while ago using the method described. I eventually discovered a light metallic blue framed Falcon Professional lurking under loads of paint .
Good luck !
You could try using an old toothbrush and cellulose thinners to remove the paint to see what lies underneath before having it stripped for repainting . Any previous colour may identify which model it was . Also there may be remnants of any previous transfers hidden underneath .
I stripped back what I thought was a Rotrax frame a little while ago using the method described. I eventually discovered a light metallic blue framed Falcon Professional lurking under loads of paint .
Good luck !
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
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- London
Assuming it is actually a Carlton, and not something else with a Carlton headbadge, is there any mileage in measuring the chainstays, the top tube centres, and the overall wheelbase? Would a specific set of dimensions point strongly to a particular model?
