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First test ride today, I changed the tyres first though.

work continues.

It arrived like this.

EV5493

My current project/build is this 1939 Birmingham built Sun Vitesse. The frame and some of its parts looked ready for the skip, but O knew it could be rescued. A gift from a friend who I know will be amazed to see it back in the land of the living. Its going to be a little bit of a rest mod...

I have no idea, I purchased these as a special add on from Dave Marsh In Maltby when I was up there a couple of years ago. Never seen any others like though.

They are.

No they came like that. Done by the factory.

Setting the old gal up for the new cycling season. Cleaned, detailed and checked over.

Looks like a Sun Mist...

I always use a D SLR, mobile phones are not my thing and they certainly cannot replicate the quality of a good lens.

A more recent shot

Nice work, I used similar decals on my Snipe Prestige a re-badged Massed Start 100...

My restored Sun Chris Barber 10 from about 1968/9. Got a spot spot for Sun machines.

This was my Snipe Plus from about 65/66. Now sold this one to a good friend. Worksop built by Carlton.

Sun tour Power shifters with the ratchet system were among the best ever friction levers on the market, back in the day. Smooth, precise shifting. Still use them on my Jack Taylor.

Great bikes, I've got two and Alpina 500 form 1996 and this 1994 Alpina 5.1

Yes you could be right, in my haste I missed the shot in seat stays, the Giro, Criterium shown (c1971) and the Professional had these. Ive checked and the Truwel model was the same colours and chrome fork but had Crespera lugs and wrap over seat stays.

Its a Carlton Truwel, late 60s product.

Carlton numbering can be a little misleading sometimes, the Flyer above is on an H prefix, 1960, so 61 - J, 62 - K, 63 - L and so on. They went up to Y in late 60s, then from about 1968 the letter/5 digit form was dropped for (iI think) just 7 digits, until... 1972 when the W prefix (for...