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That should be entered into the Road [Touring Bike] BOTM comp. It's a lovely bike - well done!

Love your bike - Nice! Had a '82 Record Ace meself, loved that bike.....

Gorgeous Squirrel... a great find. 😁

Frasers Bridge, Aberdeenshire near Braemar. Claud Butler Velox S [1977]

Thank you Bob. The photo's show that I'd better allocate some time to more gardening! I'll be out on it today though, as long as the sun appears at some point! Seat post/saddle is around 3mm too high and there are still bit's that need done but it is pretty and good to ride.

Finished off the majority of the service, took it for a test ride to Frasers Bridge and smooth as butter..... The frame is fully polished with a car wax sealant notionally lasting years... we'll see! I replaced the front light bracket with a recovery item which still has chrome! It rained...

Should add, it came with the original CB brochure which was added into Retrobike Archive here: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/archive/1976-claud-butler-catalogue.1123/download and earlier [?] '72 details here: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/archive/1972-claud-butler-catalogue.1125/download The...

So, jobs done are wheels cleaned/serviced/polished, mudguards adjusted, bike washed. To-do list is polish frame, replace brightworks which are deteriorated, lube, adjust [maybe cut] seat post and ride. I may not get everything done before final step is more desirable... !

Hi Bongoin, The description [by Claud Butler] is 'Spanish Gold'. It is metallic and a distinct orange tinge. I feel it's quite unique. Just finishing off the rear wheel now I've found bearings....

Almost summer like weather so stripped the bike to do post winter service. The wheels have suffered, water marks on the chrome and less than prime. Began a full clean up which is 50% done as of the Scotland - Germany Euro 24 match. More progress since that catastrophe..... The front wheel is...

Hamster, That's my intent for the Hawk Hill Frame I've got in the garage a bombproof trek/tour long distance bike. I agree with you, the lower end Marins are more suited to loaded touring work having heavier gauge Tange tubing throughout. Once you've loaded 30kg of supplies onto the bike the...

My set-up is a handlebar "Bardale" [Karrimor... 1981!!] and rear Iberian panniers which are large [too large]. I load all my valuables and heavies in the Bardale and just have sleeping bag/clothes/stove etc in the rear panniers. My tent sits on the rear rack. The advantage of the bardale is that...

Adore your Royal Bob, every part you have chosen enhances the style, just perfect. I finished polishing the brakes you sent the other day... Cheers mate.

Hi Lostcause, just to confirm that the bike is one or two up from base model which was Bolinas Ridge or Hawk Hill, I am surprised that it's triple butted however the steel bikes were slightly out of fashion. I would think the V-brakes are an after-fit at this range level/time, I'd guess 98/99...

Love the Koga Miyata, looks an upmarket equivalent of ...... https://www.stanforthbikes.co.uk/pamira But, probably much better as handcrafted by YOU. Should I enter the Corsair.... ?

I never had a chopper and felt really left out/deprived as a child - and then I rode one. A friend had one and gave me a shot, they really were [for something that was the hearts desire of every 10/11 yr old then] god awful to ride. That seemed to be an antidote and I never craved again or...

OK, mine posted previously in threads here abouts : 1981 Carlton Corsair, owned from new: And the more recently acquired 1977 Claud Butler Velox S: Nice GB classics as a tourer and road bike, I also have the Wester Ross, but it's a work in progress.....

Took the Corsair out yesterday, Garmin tells me it was -3C, felt it. Just out along Deeside where Wednesday nights fresh snow was visible... F15's or F22's were cruising round the Glens, caught one in the pic following. Not a bad February ride.

That's pretty. I like FIR kit but it's pricey....

It's got a new seatpost and saddle. No pictures yet as weather has been dire. I've been mainly working on parts for the Wester Ross in readiness to build up for spring ride, I would normally be skiing, but no snow here. It's extremely unusual to have had virtually no snow here in February, it's...