Old Carlton Race Bike...Advice Pls...updated, bought dawes response

[Paulus]

Carlton bikes are generally pretty good. The frame on this one is nothing special but it looks like it has been restored well.
Carlton became part of Raleigh many years ago.
Centre pull brakes are very good when correctly set up and adjusted, the suicide bars should really only be used for slowing down, they are notoriously bad at stopping, particularly in the wet, even with alloy wheels. With steel wheels in the wet forget it.
Generally it looks a good bike.

 

[biggs682]

Thanks @midlife
@bladesman73 I have a few that could fit the bill or road bike or a nice mtb ?

If you fancy a nice mtb then how about a Bob Jackson full Reynolds 531 frame ?

 

[midlife]

Nooooo, not selling the Bob Jackson. I thought that would be one of your keepers

 

[biggs682]

Nooooo, not selling the Bob Jackson. I thought that would be one of your keepers

It's edging towards being a keeper but if it is going to a good home I don't mind . I think .

 

[bladesman73]

Is the bike going to encounter any hills or gravel OP?

Just on roads mate. I have a carbon road bike plus an alu one but always fancied an old steel bike.

 

[Cycleops]

Get bidding on the Orbit, only six hours left. More than worth the trip to Camberley.

 

[raleighnut]

That looks a lovely bike and priced about right too.

 

[biggs682]

Just on roads mate. I have a carbon road bike plus an alu one but always fancied an old steel bike.

I have a good selection of steel road bikes if you are ever passing Northamptonshire ?

Bikes by Hardisty, J F Wilson , Mottram and a few others

 

[raleighnut]

I have a good selection of steel road bikes if you are ever passing Northamptonshire ?

Bikes by Hardisty, J F Wilson , Mottram and a few others

Sid Mottram never made a frame, the cheaper bikes frames were just bought in but the better frames were built by Mercian in Derby.

 

[PHL67]

hi all, i am looking for a 2nd hand steel framed bike for winter riding and found this locally. Does anyone have knowledge of Carlton bikes, were they decent quality etc? Any help appreciated.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carlton-Racing-Road-Bike-/293739586527

What size frame are you after, what sort of bike, how much do you want to spend?

 

[bladesman73]

Viewed the carlton and wasnt sure about it. Bloke didnt seem to have a clue about parts, upgrades it has had etc so felt it wasnt right. Ended up getting this, dawes response, just given it a full clean and degrease, needs new brake and gear cables, new chain and cassette, bar tape and i need to find some gumwall tyres so stuck some spare pzero's on for now (only tubes i had were long stems for my carbon wheels on my posh bike!). Frame is immaculate. Paid 150 quid for it. Does anyone know which year this would be from? I can only find dawes catalogues up to 1994 online and this version is not there?