Show us your steel.....its real...

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figbat

Slippery scientist
This is probably not quite in keeping with the thread's theme, but it's steel so therefore it's real.
State Bicycle Co 4130 Volt. Made from - yep - 4130 grade steel. A freebie left outside a neighbour's house for anybody to help themselves to, so I did (it was heading for the tip otherwise :ohmy:). I fitted the more compliant tyres (30mm Schwalbe CX Pro rather than the 23mm slicks that were on it) and so-shod it is a wonderful local errand bike over road and gravel.

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All uphill

Still rolling along
Location
Somerset
This is probably not quite in keeping with the thread's theme, but it's steel so therefore it's real.
State Bicycle Co 4130 Volt. Made from - yep - 4130 grade steel. A freebie left outside a neighbour's house for anybody to help themselves to, so I did (it was heading for the tip otherwise :ohmy:). I fitted the more compliant tyres (30mm Schwalbe CX Pro rather than the 23mm slicks that were on it) and so-shod it is a wonderful local errand bike over road and gravel.

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In March 2020 I was given a collection of bike bits by a neighbour which turned out to be the remains of one of these. By April it looked like this.

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It was a decent ride.
 

Spokesmann

Keeping the Carlton and Sun names alive...
Location
Plymouth, Devon
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My latest build is this late 1960s/early 70s Carlton Truwel. A pretty rare model, based around Truwel 205 tubing, about the time when Carlton were sponsored by it, a Raleigh/TI proprietary welded tube. Just given this one a full rebuilt/service and kept it pretty much stock and original, bar the usual service items.
 

rogerzilla

Legendary Member
On the Thames bridge at Castle Eaton this morning. The river is low but beautifully clear. There were swimmers (well, paddlers really) at 10am.

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topcat1

vintage Mercian 2012
Location
here
13 year update, the Chris King rear hub was slipping new drive body was needed. Shamals were put on for the spring. Hub sorted King's back on, still running the original D12 battery.
 

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