Recent content by Top Ghia

Re: The bike is now fully stripped, and the seatpost only put up a small fight before coming loose, some kind soul had greased it. So too the bottom bracket which was packed with the the stuff. I have discovered that the simplex rear mech along with the change lever is entirely made of...

Just bought a new project bike, its a Worksop Sun Snipe Prestige. Came from a shed during a house clearance so no history with it, Looking at how battered the paint is its lived a hard life. Not sure of the age but could be 60s it has a grease nipple on the bottom bracket shell my 71 Carlton...

Re: The stem on your bike is identical to the one on my Carlton which is original from 1971. I saw this bike for sale, looking forward to see how you get on with it.

Re: Yes your right, the black went on much better.

Re: Couldn't resist making some tweaks to the bike, I replaced the bar tape with black stuff for practical reasons but didn't like the look, the original was White so i chose to replace it with white while i was replacing the brake levers. The original GB levers were a bit battered and they...

Re: Unless I have misunderstood, the dent in the pic is the drive side, if so its meant to be there it gives clearance for the chain rings. I quite like the copper colour, very 70s. good luck with it.

Re: Thanks guys, i think the fact that i brought it back into use is why im getting more fun out of riding it than i do my modern. And i enjoyed the doing the work to it so much im on the look out for others. There must be thousands of old bike languishing in sheds up and down the country. The...

Re: Just got back from the Isle of wight, I took the Carlton with me and enjoyed every minute of riding it whilst there. It really does ride better than i had hoped. Im smitten with it. John the wax you sent me has worked wonders on the saddle, it has a proper lustre to it now. Thanks again.

Re: Cheers John, will look into it.

Re: Thanks for the kind words. The only issue on the Sky ride was the wet weather braking, It was very poor, a combination of steel rims, water and new pads i guess. If it hadn't been for the event i would not have ridden in the rain anyway but its always possible to get caught out by the...

Re: I agree spokesmann, you can see why the original owner fell for the bike in the first place it is an eye catching colour scheme. I guess i was the same, i hadnt set out to buy a Carlton it could have been any marque to be fair, but the paint work caught my eye along with the tiny price tag...

Re: Thanks Yardbent, I hope so too. The beeswax arrived today i will head to the garage to give it a try shortly. Your generosity in sending it at your cost has has astounded me, thank you so much. Gary.

Re: Well i pulled out all the stops in order to get the bike ready for the Sheffield sky ride Sunday 10th Aug, and i made it. There are one or two areas i need to go back too, for instance i did nothing with the spokes other than a quick clean and a check over, the pedals are still not done...

Re: I love the bottle cage, not so keen on the bottle itself, will look out for an alloy one.

Re: Time for an update. I had the chance to crack on with the bike and have made some good progress. Most of the rust is gone and its scrubbed up quite well on the whole. Started the rebuild. The main problem is cleaning up the pedals, i can have a go at the outer side but getting...