So what's this sporty machine ?

[capella lugs]

I'm looking for a bit of steerage on what these forks and frame are. It looks a bit like a daring Carlton, or perhaps a Sun, perhaps a Rotrax, or....
It has a serial number: 57214 - and just those digits, no letters, also has "Nervex" on the bottom bracket.
- See pics in next entry - (apologies for taking up so much space !)

 

[Yellow Saddle]

You have our permission to take up more space and post the pictures.

 

[biggs682]

@capella lugs stop teasing us and show us some pictures please before @Yellow Saddle throws a wobbly

 

[woodbutcher]

Summer storm here....thunder, lightning and persisting down. Can't go ride my bike so PLEASE pictures to look at

 

[capella lugs]

 

[Cycleops]

Nice track frame. @Spokesmann will tell you if its Carlton or not.

 

[midlife]

Wrong wraparound for a Flyer and wrong ends so unlikely to be a Carlton unless it's earlier than I am thinking... No drllings or mudguard eyes either so track bike for the track or grass. Very nice

Gillott?

 

[biggs682]

@capella lugs thats very nice , those spear style upper rear stay ends look similar to ones i had on a Soens

 

[woodbutcher]

Very nice,

 

[Spokesmann]

Doesn't say Carlton to me.

 

[woodbutcher]

Very nice,

`````````````check out Hillary Stone, loads of interesting bikes and frames one or two like yours with double plate fork crown and fancy lugs. The frame by AS Gillott took my attention.http://www.hilarystone.com/frameset.html

 

[capella lugs]

Yes that Gillott does have the same look about it - it could be described as being a bit 'brutal' - hard lines and angles - not in the same mould as the carltons etc of the 60's - that's a great inventory of bikes on the Hillary Stone site - quite a few that you'd never see ordinarily, - particularly down here in the antipodes !

 

[capella lugs]

I have looked right through Hillary Stone's site, and think I have been pretty lucky to find a double for the frame I have - " Merlin Track Frame 1950's Nervex Pro Lugs" at http://www.hilarystone.com/frameset14.html - what a lucky find, - thanks again Woodbutcher ! - Every detail that can be seen , is a match. !

 

[woodbutcher]

I have looked right through Hillary Stone's site, and think I have been pretty lucky to find a double for the frame I have - " Merlin Track Frame 1950's Nervex Pro Lugs" at http://www.hilarystone.com/frameset14.html - what a lucky find, - thanks again Woodbutcher ! - Every detail that can be seen , is a match. !

Very happy to have been a bit of help...good luck with the build (why not send hillarystone a few photos of your frame, they may have more info for you) !

 

[capella lugs]

Good suggestion re Hilary Stone - I am awaiting a possible reply, but I imagine he's flat out with his own flock of bikes to respond to many requests. A couple of further clues - underneath the bottom bracket stamped in a line facing 'forward and aft' is - 195145 - ( just digits, no letters, and the stamping of the letters is a bit 'jiggled' - like something I might have done in school metalwork, aged 11) . I have looked inside the stem of the frame and seen that the headbadge was mounted with horizontal holes. (no headbadge there now, obviously.) - So still something of a puzzle. Cheers