Carlton or Viscount - which one for next project?!

[cycletothesea]

Having just seen the Carlton Ten on eBay, it obviously needs A LOT of work :shock: :shock:
The one I was after sold for £450 but it was absolutely pukka in every way.
Not sure I'd want to pay £90 for this one though! Would be a hell of a restoration though.

 

[twosheds]

Thanks for all the comments, some food for thought there. Sounds like the jury is still out - lots of enthusiasm for both bikes.

The Viscount is a little bit small for me really, although it is probably the better bike, whereas the Carlton is the right size and I like that colour scheme. I won't bid on it at £90, I'll go and have a look at it, and if it seems ok, I'll wait and see if the price drops - it has been relisted 3 times. I think £60-70 is a more realistic value, any complete bike is worth that in parts.


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Bruce

 

[Spokesmann]

The Carlton. No brainer.

 

[twosheds]

Thanks Mike, do you think that £90 is a reasonable price, assuming that nothing is too rusty?

This one does appear to be missing the front derailleur, and presumably the shifter as well. I plan to have a look at the bike later this week.

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Bruce

 

[Spokesmann]

Thanks Mike, do you think that £90 is a reasonable price, assuming that nothing is too rusty?

This one does appear to be missing the front derailleur, and presumably the shifter as well. I plan to have a look at the bike later this week.

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Bruce

From the image, not too shabby. I must say Ive always fancied a '531' Ten.

 

[cycletothesea]

From the image, not too shabby. I must say Ive always fancied a '531' Ten

Nooooo! If a nice one comes along, it's mine. You've got enough fantastic bikes in your life already.

 

[Goldie]

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I've spent a lot of time giving this some serious thought today, when I should have been lawyering. On the one hand you're only a bit of elbow grease away from this kind of awesomeness:

And flam orange / green is just a superb colour scheme...

 

[Goldie]

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On the other hand, the Viscount's not just a bike - it's the entrance ticket to the Death Fork Rally - http://viscountandlambert.boards.net/th ... nouncement

- and a whole world of sealed bearing bottom bracket, "Is that ISO or JIS? Oh it's neither..." related fun. But there is always the biggest thread on the CTC forum to turn to: http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=21010

You need both bikes. We just need to barter the owners down to a more modest price.

 

[twosheds]

Oh wow, this hobby is awesome!!

Unfortunately I don't have the trousers, or shirt, (or hair) to come near replicating that 70's scene!

I am waiting to hear when I can take a look at the Carlton, the Viscount is about 30 miles away and I don't have time to look at it this week. I'll see what the outcome of the Carlton is.

A bigger problem is that I don't yet have a 'kitchen pass' to bring another bike into the stable!

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Bruce

 

[wurzelmike]

possibly the saddest reason ever, but I love the colour of that Carlton, I've thought of bidding for it myself...... You know you'll regret it if you don't