Lackluster
rBotM Winner
As the Abba lyrics say. "Mama Mia.....HERE WE GO AGAIN! HOW CAN I RESIST YOU?" and after recently selling my Marin MTB and my refurbished in 2018 Peugeot Premiere my stable was now looking a little bare, so two out, now another one in, and after a pause and a few withdrawal symptoms, yet another refurbishment is now on the way.
I knew this was a 60's-70's Carlton frame, but which one? not a lot to go on, but you know how much I love a mystery. The seller did not know which marque it was, as he said it had been his grandfathers bike. His grandfather years ago had resprayed it, and since then it had hung in the garage until last Friday. When collected it was full of muck, dust and bird droppings. My first job was to give the full frame a wash and degrease. All of the important parts were 60-70's original. My decision now was to allocate it an identity, trying to stick as closely as possible to the catalogues of the time, but which one?? Well I've made up my mind, but you'll have to wait until later to find out my choice rightly or wrongly. but it will have a complete makeover!
I feel yet another old bike is now being saved and restored back to its former glory days. Once more its not a top end marque but in my view its still worth being given another chance to be ridden and anyway its a good Corvid19 project for me.
I knew this was a 60's-70's Carlton frame, but which one? not a lot to go on, but you know how much I love a mystery. The seller did not know which marque it was, as he said it had been his grandfathers bike. His grandfather years ago had resprayed it, and since then it had hung in the garage until last Friday. When collected it was full of muck, dust and bird droppings. My first job was to give the full frame a wash and degrease. All of the important parts were 60-70's original. My decision now was to allocate it an identity, trying to stick as closely as possible to the catalogues of the time, but which one?? Well I've made up my mind, but you'll have to wait until later to find out my choice rightly or wrongly. but it will have a complete makeover!
I feel yet another old bike is now being saved and restored back to its former glory days. Once more its not a top end marque but in my view its still worth being given another chance to be ridden and anyway its a good Corvid19 project for me.
. Crespera lugs, half chrome front forks, brazed on rear brake stop for the centre pull, rear mech and top tube cable guides = Corsa most likely.
