Lovely little Carlton

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PHL67

Veteran
Location
Frinton on Sea
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Spent the afternoon fettling with this.

All done now.
 

midlife

Guru
Nice :smile: polychromatic aqua green I believe
 

SkipdiverJohn

Deplorable Brexiteer
Location
London
Is it just my imagination, or did Carlton produce an unusually high proportion of five speed bikes? I've seen a lot more Fives than Tens. I know it was very common to find cheaper Raleigh/BSA etc "racers" in Five-speed form, but you'd think a Carlton buyer might have splashed out a little extra for more gears, wouldn't you?
I recently picked up a cheapo project Carlton, and both it and a second Tru-wel donor that was thrown in with it, are both 5-speeders. Nice period Bluemels lightweight mudguards on the donor too.
 
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PHL67

PHL67

Veteran
Location
Frinton on Sea
Is it just my imagination, or did Carlton produce an unusually high proportion of five speed bikes? I've seen a lot more Fives than Tens. I know it was very common to find cheaper Raleigh/BSA etc "racers" in Five-speed form, but you'd think a Carlton buyer might have splashed out a little extra for more gears, wouldn't you?
I recently picked up a cheapo project Carlton, and both it and a second Tru-wel donor that was thrown in with it, are both 5-speeders. Nice period Bluemels lightweight mudguards on the donor too.
Blumell Sprints are going on my 1960 Claude Butler along with the Wrights saddle from this one. Mix and match between them all.
 
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