Carlton Courette 1960? ID help?? new project

[mr_mr]

hi there,

i seem to have a habit of picking up bargains for £35......

can anyone help shed some light on my new project?

from what i have ascertained so far it has RRA pedals, williams cranks, a lycett saddle, weinmann blue label rims, GB brakes and stem, alloy seatpost, and a 4 speed sturmey setup (stamped with a 60 and an 11, meaning november 1960 if sheldon is correct!). It also has a campagnolo cable mount on the down tube.

anyone know any more about it? as the website that is supposed to be the be all and end all of carlton info isnt working! its a bit bizzarre also that this bike has had all the stickers removed. The only reason i think its a courette is because of the lugs and dropout stamp which is G3116 i think.

thanks

jon

 

[Spokesmann]

Re: Carlton Courette 1960? new project

Look forward to seeing more, has all the Carlton look about it, not 100% sure if the gear hub is original to that model.

 

[Scruff]

Carlton Courette 1960? new project

Sorry to confuse things further, the lugs look similar to a George Elrick mixte frame H. Stone currently has for sale, Maybe the "G" in the frame number is for George?

http://www.hilarystone.com/images/sale% ... ladies.jpg

 

[Spokesmann]

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This may be of help...

http://pancalencycles.blogspot.co.uk/20 ... mixte.html

 

[mr_mr]

Re: Carlton Courette 1960? new project

well it looks like both! but without the mount for the shifter.

looks like i may have picked up something a little different. look forward to building this one.

 

[IanG]

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I am just about to "restore" a similar bike. I bought it for £5 frame only - the wheels were OK but I did not want that type of gear (Sturmey Hub) for my wife.

I cleaned up the paint and have stripped out the Bottom Bracket. You can see the detail work is similar......

I will post some pictures when it is on the road again

I plan to keep it simple - Shimano Tourney 6 speed with stem shifter SIS for a more original look.

Bought these stem shifters today for only £4

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191243447614? ... EBIDX%3AIT