RaleighRacer's Carlton Corsair

Raleighracer · Feb 26, 2013

its done now

ignore the tie wraps - just areldited the end caps on

and my little helper

TimeTrialAce · Feb 26, 2013

Raleighracer":at80cmvo said:
its done now

ignore the tie wraps - just areldited the end caps on

and my little helper

Little helper seems to have the " maybe I'll get fed after this projects finished look "which has gone on longer than she was expecting.....Nice bike

Raleighracer · Feb 26, 2013

It was cold, she wanted to o back to bed haha, and thanks

Spokesmann · Feb 26, 2013

Is the bar tape to be attended to?

Raleighracer · Feb 26, 2013

It is, I'm getting brown leather bar tape to match the honey brooks b-17 I'm getting

But that bar tape let's me ride it for now

lae · Feb 26, 2013

They are great bikes - I had one for my daily bike a while ago, unfortunately the RH chainstay got dented and slowly got more and more bent as it collapsed under my weight - I did toy with the idea of welding a sleeve around it but I got a new frame instead. Very comfortable geometry and, with a 700c wheel conversion, the ability to swallow up absolutely monstrously large tyres and mudguards - very practical road-and-dirt-path machine.

Raleighracer · Feb 26, 2013

Took this on a mile ride tonight, half a mile to work

handled, changed gear and felt beautiful

(On my modern road bike, balls out round the bottom corner and no wind it is possible to freewheel to work

)

I would like to take it down some very light off road paths

Folding bike rebuild......this section or the mtb section?

BobToo · Feb 27, 2013

As I recall Raleigh Racing tyres were rebranded Vredsteins, I'm not sure how you would go about getting a set now.

That really is a lovely bike, and it will ride really nicely if it's anything like my Criterium.

Raleighracer · Feb 27, 2013

I'm not worried about getting original tyres, would rather a set of gatorskins

Just wondered if these were original that's all

Spokesmann · Feb 27, 2013

BobToo":87td2x1a said:
As I recall Raleigh Racing tyres were rebranded Vredsteins, I'm not sure how you would go about getting a set now.

That really is a lovely bike, and it will ride really nicely if it's anything like my Criterium.

Raleigh racing tyres have long since disappeared. Always standard fotment on Raleighs and Carltons of the time...

I do have some perished ones in my workshop as a reminder...

RaleighRacer's Carlton Corsair

Raleighracer

Retro Guru

TimeTrialAce

Devout Dirtbag

Raleighracer

Retro Guru

Spokesmann

Raleighracer

Retro Guru

lae

Retro Guru

Raleighracer

Retro Guru

BobToo

Retro Guru

Raleighracer

Retro Guru

Spokesmann

Similar threads

Latest posts