Recent content by ianeire

Thanks all. Yes powdercoat finish. I don't remember the exact colour but it's a candy red. I'll come back with the name if and when I get the original fork back from Mercian as I'll get it matched. It was done by Tallaght Powder Coating in Dublin www.tallaghtpowdercoating.ie and is good but not...

This was a labour of love. Something that probably isn't worth the value of the cost of the restoration, but something that I wanted to do regardless. My uncle was a keen cyclist in his day and his treasured machine of choice was a Carlton Super Course. He bought this new in '81 and clocked many...

A resto job I'm doing on a Carlton Super Course I've been doing has stalled due to the fork being bent and I've been unable to track down a suitable replacement so far. Throwing it out there to all you good folk before I resort to ebay etc. Looking for IDEALLY a 531 fork with +205mm steerer...

Re: 1981 Carlton Super Course Two gents, thanks.

Re: 1981 Carlton Super Course Dropped into the LBS today to remove the cranks and headset bits and yes, the fork is bent unfortunately. Not by much mind, but still. It's hard to get an accurate measurement with a tape measure on the steerer tube. @spokesmann, would you know if these are 1" or...

Re: 1981 Carlton Super Course Ok, full profile pic with bars straight and a wheel in place. I don't think there would be any toe overlap with the cages in place - but it's close. From the pic, if they're off, it doesn't look like it's by much?

Re: 1981 Carlton Super Course I think the bars are turned slightly to the right in the picture which might make it worse than it is. He had some vague memory of being told that the forks might have been pushed back but has absolutely no recollection of being involved in any incident that might...

Re: Apologies, meant to post in the other section if someone could move the thread!

My uncle bought this bike new in 1981 and used it fairly extensively through his 20's. It has been sitting in his shed for a long time though and had fallen into disrepair. Chatting to him one evening recently over a few drinks he was regaling his cycling tales to me (I race also) and he...