Fancy finding this at your local scrappie?
A thorough cleanup has already commenced:
So, what have we got here?
A Worksop built Carlton frame made from some obscure butted lightweight tubing. It is not Reynolds 531, but it feels light.
Williams steel crankset.
Lyotard pedals.
27" Rigida Superchromes in 32/40, that neither sport super chrome, nor did they turn out being rigid - they are both buckled.
Campagnolo shifter and chain sideways bender - that overhyped Italian rubbish.
Brooks B15 bollocks kicker.
GB forged aluminium headstem and GB aluminium handlebars.
Weinmann Vainqueur 999 centre pullers, pretty useless, but I guess still better than what Burt Munro had for deceleration.
Original 'Carlton' brake lever boots in good condition (uberw00t!).
GB stainless mantraps. They have to go. As much as I loathe those Health and Safety whimps, I'm not really suicidal either.
Further plans:
Replace handelbar tape with brown textile and shellac it, Champagne cork bar ends.
Replace cables and use brown outer casing.
Replace wheels and tyres. Tyres aren't a problem, I have 27" slugwalls somewhere in the stack. The problem really is with the wheels. A major problem that is. I have several sets of 32/40 large flange hubs which would look ace, but rims in 32/40 are made of unobtainium nowadays. There are relatively cheap but beautiful polished aluminium rims available, but only in 36h. This would have the inherent disadvantage, that I end up with four spokes short in the back, and four too many oop front...An unacceptable proposition.
But I don't have a reputation of finding anything for nothing. If I can't find it, they didn't make it!
Oh, and that stupid reflector that makes one look like a total retard has already been ritually tossed.
A thorough cleanup has already commenced:
So, what have we got here?
A Worksop built Carlton frame made from some obscure butted lightweight tubing. It is not Reynolds 531, but it feels light.
Williams steel crankset.
Lyotard pedals.
27" Rigida Superchromes in 32/40, that neither sport super chrome, nor did they turn out being rigid - they are both buckled.
Campagnolo shifter and chain sideways bender - that overhyped Italian rubbish.
Brooks B15 bollocks kicker.
GB forged aluminium headstem and GB aluminium handlebars.
Weinmann Vainqueur 999 centre pullers, pretty useless, but I guess still better than what Burt Munro had for deceleration.
Original 'Carlton' brake lever boots in good condition (uberw00t!).
GB stainless mantraps. They have to go. As much as I loathe those Health and Safety whimps, I'm not really suicidal either.
Further plans:
Replace handelbar tape with brown textile and shellac it, Champagne cork bar ends.
Replace cables and use brown outer casing.
Replace wheels and tyres. Tyres aren't a problem, I have 27" slugwalls somewhere in the stack. The problem really is with the wheels. A major problem that is. I have several sets of 32/40 large flange hubs which would look ace, but rims in 32/40 are made of unobtainium nowadays. There are relatively cheap but beautiful polished aluminium rims available, but only in 36h. This would have the inherent disadvantage, that I end up with four spokes short in the back, and four too many oop front...An unacceptable proposition.
But I don't have a reputation of finding anything for nothing. If I can't find it, they didn't make it!
Oh, and that stupid reflector that makes one look like a total retard has already been ritually tossed.
