flashspix
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Portsmouth UK
Monday morning, decision time, do I wake up early face the wind and rain head and turn left, opting to boycott the ferry and go for the coastal route around the harbour (15 miles) or snuggle up and pay the ferryman.
It was approx 4 miles in when I met the full force of the sea gusts head on. The Carlton didn't buckle, I buckled.
A PNE club rider breezed past on his carbon lightweight machine , I felt the Carlton tugging at the reins, eager to duke it out, woah there, my legs protested and the stead settled back into a pace which just left my thighs sobbing gently but still working, as he became vanishingly small, 4 miles later a slow descent leading to a bend left brought relief.
Genuine Leather bar tape smelt wonderful as I was chewing the handlebars, I appreciated the smooth shifting on the gears none of this click clacking malarky, just feeling it into the sweet spot. Standard 27" Raleigh TrueBuild wheels rolling on campy record hubs are slick, will be updating the Saddle, Spokes and rim soon.
Ridden an honest 60 miles this week, looking forward to a few more.
Been adding some gold detailling to the lugs and managed to attach some vintage short chrome mudguards.
Note the top decal denoting the model type is missing, or is it. Best I could get to was 69-72
due to the serial number having no letter prefix, crespera lugs
After stripping off the yellow paintjob, I discovered the original colour was a flambouyant red with black releifs on the seat stay, I made measurements before getting the original paintwork off, the black was killer, for a while I thought the whole bike was chromed but it was just the portion I have left exposed. The front forks are chrome aftermarket 27" from the 90's.
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It was approx 4 miles in when I met the full force of the sea gusts head on. The Carlton didn't buckle, I buckled.
A PNE club rider breezed past on his carbon lightweight machine , I felt the Carlton tugging at the reins, eager to duke it out, woah there, my legs protested and the stead settled back into a pace which just left my thighs sobbing gently but still working, as he became vanishingly small, 4 miles later a slow descent leading to a bend left brought relief.
Genuine Leather bar tape smelt wonderful as I was chewing the handlebars, I appreciated the smooth shifting on the gears none of this click clacking malarky, just feeling it into the sweet spot. Standard 27" Raleigh TrueBuild wheels rolling on campy record hubs are slick, will be updating the Saddle, Spokes and rim soon.
Ridden an honest 60 miles this week, looking forward to a few more.
Been adding some gold detailling to the lugs and managed to attach some vintage short chrome mudguards.
Note the top decal denoting the model type is missing, or is it. Best I could get to was 69-72
due to the serial number having no letter prefix, crespera lugs
After stripping off the yellow paintjob, I discovered the original colour was a flambouyant red with black releifs on the seat stay, I made measurements before getting the original paintwork off, the black was killer, for a while I thought the whole bike was chromed but it was just the portion I have left exposed. The front forks are chrome aftermarket 27" from the 90's.
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