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Mooching around the carboot sale today and I spotted a guy selling a couple of old unloved racers. The Reynolds 531 stickers drew me to the Carlton that sat in amongst the rusty tools and tatty furniture the guy was flogging.
A chat with the guy and a bit of tyre kicking got me a good price and I wheeled it off to the car......
It's properly unloved. I think it's a barn find as it really doesn't look like it's been used much, there is hardly any wear to the chainrings, it still has original Weinmann branded brake blocks yet it's obviously been stored somewhere damp and has sustained a few knocks and scrapes. Lots of the chrome is knackered and all the spokes on the wheels are toast. Yet the seatpost wasn't seized, the headset all came apart and will be perfectly serviceable with a regrease, the bottom bracket also came apart with no problems and will be good after a re-grease.
The rear sprocket was rusted solid. Soaked in GT85 for half an hour and bit of force applied with a chain whip and it started moving again......flushed through with some more GT85 it even started clicking again like a functioning freewheel! Result.
Some pics prior to stripping down.
Green gunge
Grumbly hubs, rusty spokes
Super Course!
A couple of Raleigh branded components
Reynolds 531 frame and forks
Suntour components
Drilled chainrings, Raleigh cranks
Seat-tube decal
Weinmann brakes and crusty original bartape
Made in Worksop
Suntour Power!
It's way too small for me unfortunately - so the plan is to work through all the components after a strip down, cleaning, regreasing and servicing with an intent to sell on so that it can be enjoyed again.
A chat with the guy and a bit of tyre kicking got me a good price and I wheeled it off to the car......
It's properly unloved. I think it's a barn find as it really doesn't look like it's been used much, there is hardly any wear to the chainrings, it still has original Weinmann branded brake blocks yet it's obviously been stored somewhere damp and has sustained a few knocks and scrapes. Lots of the chrome is knackered and all the spokes on the wheels are toast. Yet the seatpost wasn't seized, the headset all came apart and will be perfectly serviceable with a regrease, the bottom bracket also came apart with no problems and will be good after a re-grease.
The rear sprocket was rusted solid. Soaked in GT85 for half an hour and bit of force applied with a chain whip and it started moving again......flushed through with some more GT85 it even started clicking again like a functioning freewheel! Result.
Some pics prior to stripping down.
Green gunge
Grumbly hubs, rusty spokes
Super Course!
A couple of Raleigh branded components
Reynolds 531 frame and forks
Suntour components
Drilled chainrings, Raleigh cranks
Seat-tube decal
Weinmann brakes and crusty original bartape
Made in Worksop
Suntour Power!
It's way too small for me unfortunately - so the plan is to work through all the components after a strip down, cleaning, regreasing and servicing with an intent to sell on so that it can be enjoyed again.
