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Wow, thanks very much - yes please! Should I send you a pm to arrange meeting up? Thanks again, Dan

Shaun, it's certainly lived, poor thing! Yes, new bar tape, new front wheel, rear sprocket, chain and BB (now twice over!) in the last few months. It's not much of a looker, but as it has to move around various parts of Cambridge on a daily basis, that's a strength rather than a weakness - you...

Right, picture appears to have worked! Poor old thing. Mike, I think you're right about it getting messed up - Shop no2 said Shop no1 must have used chisels from the state it was in when he saw it. And 'worth it' is a difficult question - I would only be planning on repairing it so I could keep...

Let's see if I can post a quick picture 20160221_163007 by dchwhite, on Flickr

Hello I've joined the forum as I've been told this is THE place to seek advice about older bicycles. Please forgive me if I make any mistakes... I've owned an old Carlton Grand Prix for the best part of two decades (I think), and just recently with a new job, I'm travelling on it a bit more...