Old Carlton

[ian allinson]

very nice

Thanks mate

 

[young Ed]

very, very nice!
what would be the red bike in the back ground?
is that a crank i see lying in the background in the first pic? are you sure your workshop is allowed to be so clean and tidy? if so you really need more tools and projects!
Cheers Ed

 

[ian allinson]

Believe me Ed the my garage isnt that tidy theres a Suzuki GSX750ET strewn all over the garage and a Harley.

 

[ian allinson]

The red bike is my new Specialized Allez racer, Its very shiny !!! lol

 

[ian allinson]

Some pics for you Ed to prove my garage gets worked in, I just like tidy as well as clean.



The above pic will be the finished bike, my vision.




I have OCD and drive myself crazy but won't bore you with anymore pics.

 

[ian allinson]

Had the lug lining done on the frame, a period pump, red dot levers and Reynolds decals.

 

[Spokesmann]

Stunning build, great to see the frame with a proper badge and not a sticker. More please...

 

[ian allinson]

Thanks Mike,
Next week I would like some handle bar wrap and bar end inserts, matching rear brake cable with some nice cable clips and Weinmann rear brake blocks.

 

[raleighnut]

Cloth bar tape ?

 

[ian allinson]

Cloth bar tape ?

What ever they were fitted with from new as the guy at the cycle shop has everything you can imagine for Cycles especially Carltons.

 

[raleighnut]

My 68ish Clubman had cloth tape on it when I had it from my cousin Graham but he may well have fitted that. I doubt very much they would have fitted plastic/vinyl but it may have been leather as from the grease nipple on the bottom bracket I think yours is earlier than mine. I've had mine for 40 years so it has had quite a lot of replacement parts including a newer Brooks (the old one snapped after a "stack" but the original was either a B5n or a B17n with lace holes ( B5n dimpled leather B17n smooth) but if you know someone at a bike shop who is conversant with Carltons then he should know.
Here in Leicester I'm lucky in that John at Bob Warner Cycles is another afficianado of old cycles and carries on working in his shop although he could have retired a few years ago.

 

[ian allinson]

Dave who is helping me with the restoration worked for Carlton from 1965 until they closed down, he said my bike is from 1957/1961, I am building the bike how I want it to be as I do not own an Anorak, no disrespect mean't to anyone.
He has told me not to sell it as it is a very nice example.

 

[raleighnut]

It is a Beauty after your hard work.

 

[ian allinson]

Thankyou

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Claude Butler head there??

Anyway, when I heard you say 'British Racing Green' I thought 'Oh how unimaginative' (that old chestnut and all that ), but actually, the final product looks really nice and the white helps considerably, I'm impressed!!

That said, I'd want to know what model it was so would absolutely HAVE to contact the VCC or similar. The not even knowing it's 'name' would just drive me daft (maybe its me who's being unimaginative here, but I'd want to know what it looked like originally at the very least!!)!!
Oh, and I haven't had an anorak since I was a kid!!

As long as you like it though, that's the main thing, and it looks fantastic, great job!!