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    Carlton Continental - Early 70s?

    Interesting the centre pull brakes and short mudguards were standard on the Corsa not so much on the Continental.
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    Help me identify a Carlton...

    Beats me! Not sure to what you are refering to. My ignorance, sorry
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    Help me identify a Carlton...

    I know this was ages ago but could they be the Lindrick lugs as used on the 1954 Continental
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    Bikes and... wait for it, wait for it, Churches!

    Another one All Saints Icklingham redundant but listed grade 1. Thatched roof which is a little unusual. The Corsa of course waiting to resume the ride. Then some time earlier in Tuddenham I caught up with someone else doing a different loop of churches although he had been to several of the...
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    Bikes and... wait for it, wait for it, Churches!

    I am not sure about that one. There is the annual Ride N Stride event that helps raise some funds for the various historic Churches Trusts around the country. The event happens every year on the second Saturday in September. The way it works is you cycle from Church to Church and sign in at...
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    Bikes and... wait for it, wait for it, Churches!

    With my usual camera skills I am afraid but some are OK. The bottom one of St John's is not mine but is brilliant as now you can see why I am sure this spire inspired Gerry Anderson.
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    Bikes and... wait for it, wait for it, Churches!

    A few of the 34 churches and chapels I visited on my 55 miles round the region on Saturday the round tower is St Giles Risby.
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    Bikes and... wait for it, wait for it, Churches!

    Well we are creeping towards the Ride N Stride weekend in 2023 I completed 102 miles on my trusty Corsa, little accident saw me in trouble shortly after and I was off games in 2024 having had a new hip but I Will be cycling again this year only a short 50 miles the second Saturday in September...
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    Yet Another Purple One - 70’s Carlton Criterium

    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....
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    Carlton Kermesse

    Have you tried heat then hot then cold, or vibration?
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    Carlton Kermesse

    Looks like like an excellent find.
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    Route planning in addition to Google.

    I like your style Jim we are definitely working on similar wavelengths.
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    Route planning in addition to Google.

    Google maps will show you the topography but not the gradient. As I am quite low powered and my gears are 52-40 and 11-28 I have to be careful of anything too steep.
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    Route planning in addition to Google.

    Not sure if everyone knows about this website https://bikeclimbs.com/climb/united-kingdom. I use if when plotting longer routes to understand more about what I might be letting myself in for. I take my hat off to the research that was carried out to make this website work.
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