Yet Another Purple One - 70’s Carlton Criterium

[Tobias Rodriguez]

Fab looking bike great idea about a purple bike ride,,, the nearest I have is a polychromatic crimson... Maybe time to.... Nope not buying another bike....

I’m sure purple pinky blueish will get you riding

 

[Mandobob]

http://carltoncycles.uk/1974-raleigh-carlton-catalogue/

It looks like centre pulls were on the 1974 bikes. Mine is a 1974 bike but has the 1972/3 colour scheme. I found what I think is a 73 stamp on the chromed headstock lugs, just to muddy the waters a little more.

The date will be when the lug was made, not when the bike was built. A lug from the year before the bike was built is perfectly normal and supports a 74 date for the bike.