Bladerider
Retro Newbie
Hello,
I am afraid I have joined your forum to ask for help with something i know little about.
My dad passed away 18months ago and Im gradually helping mum with various things at the house, dad was a great "accumulator" of all sorts of stuff, usually things he knew a great deal about, from Avometers and Vox speakers, to Pelikan fountain pens and Leica cameras !!
Some things I know a bit, some stuff I dont and his classic Carlton is definitely more in the "dont" category, especially with what to do with it.
The background to this is he was a keen young cyclist with our local town cycling club in Colchester, Essex. At some point in the mid to late 50's I believe he broke his previous bike but had a decent saturday job and with help from his dad got a Carlton International made up by the local specialist - Stan Raby ?? - and he was a happy chappie again.
Fast forward to when I was a kid and I always remember going on rides with him on his racer and me pedalling like a fry on various bikes trying to keep up. Eventually around 25years ago he had the bike completely restored and updated more into a "fast tourer" with flat bars, lots of Campag bits and I think 42gears, although he did keep the original GB brakes.
He carried on using it like this until he began kidney dialysis 7 years ago, and now today I find myself in the difficult position of having a lovely old bike that isn't in original condition, isn't wanted on the premises by mum, I am too large to use it without breaking it, and not wanting to go through the hassle of ebay etc in order to get rid of it.
The bike shop that did the work was my first port of call but their offer was so insulting I haven't even gone back and collected it yet in case I say something I shouldn't.
My main requirement for help is what to do with it;
- Try to find a way to put it back to standard as this is presumably the way to get best price, plus I would imagine all the Campagnolo bits on it currently are sought after semi-classic parts in their own right now.
- Break it for bits (which is something I really would rather avoid)
- List it on eBay or somewhere else if you guys really think that might be less painful than i imagine it is
- Something else
My principle reason for wanting to get as much as possible for this and all the other bits he has that mum will never use is to take her on a tour round Canada where she was born but never returned to, as it was something she always wanted to do but dad never got round to doing for her when he was still well enough and I think it would be nice for her.
Thanks in advance, I will try to put up some quick pics I took the other day on my phone.
J.
I am afraid I have joined your forum to ask for help with something i know little about.
My dad passed away 18months ago and Im gradually helping mum with various things at the house, dad was a great "accumulator" of all sorts of stuff, usually things he knew a great deal about, from Avometers and Vox speakers, to Pelikan fountain pens and Leica cameras !!
Some things I know a bit, some stuff I dont and his classic Carlton is definitely more in the "dont" category, especially with what to do with it.
The background to this is he was a keen young cyclist with our local town cycling club in Colchester, Essex. At some point in the mid to late 50's I believe he broke his previous bike but had a decent saturday job and with help from his dad got a Carlton International made up by the local specialist - Stan Raby ?? - and he was a happy chappie again.
Fast forward to when I was a kid and I always remember going on rides with him on his racer and me pedalling like a fry on various bikes trying to keep up. Eventually around 25years ago he had the bike completely restored and updated more into a "fast tourer" with flat bars, lots of Campag bits and I think 42gears, although he did keep the original GB brakes.
He carried on using it like this until he began kidney dialysis 7 years ago, and now today I find myself in the difficult position of having a lovely old bike that isn't in original condition, isn't wanted on the premises by mum, I am too large to use it without breaking it, and not wanting to go through the hassle of ebay etc in order to get rid of it.
The bike shop that did the work was my first port of call but their offer was so insulting I haven't even gone back and collected it yet in case I say something I shouldn't.
My main requirement for help is what to do with it;
- Try to find a way to put it back to standard as this is presumably the way to get best price, plus I would imagine all the Campagnolo bits on it currently are sought after semi-classic parts in their own right now.
- Break it for bits (which is something I really would rather avoid)
- List it on eBay or somewhere else if you guys really think that might be less painful than i imagine it is
- Something else
My principle reason for wanting to get as much as possible for this and all the other bits he has that mum will never use is to take her on a tour round Canada where she was born but never returned to, as it was something she always wanted to do but dad never got round to doing for her when he was still well enough and I think it would be nice for her.
Thanks in advance, I will try to put up some quick pics I took the other day on my phone.
J.
