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Old 09-14-08, 12:26 PM
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is Carlton an English factory? What years did it span? Didn't they also go to Korea for a while?

There's a guy here in town who has a Record Identical to mine, just isn't a Notty. I gave him the serial number lookup info so hopefully he will figure out where/when it was made.
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My '73 Record, converted to fixed gear with a new set of 27" Wheels.
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Originally Posted by IknowURider
is Carlton an English factory? What years did it span? Didn't they also go to Korea for a while?
Carlton was a maker of Higher end bikes based in Worksop England, Raleigh bought Carlton in the early 60's. Generally a Carlton made frame is several levels in quality above a Nottingham made frame.

Japan/Taiwan ect production didn't come along until the early 80's
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Digging up an old thread. I just picked up a 62cm late seventies Raleigh Team Record (bottom of the barrel) 20-30 steel anchor with vinyl brooks saddle for $20 off CL. When I picked it up I thought it was a joke. It is comically heavy!! I'm hoping to lighten it up as a fixed gear with more modern 27" components (alloy). I'm glad to read how well people think these ride. This bike has very few miles on it. It has the original Raleigh tires, which although shot, look to have no wear in the tread. I'll use it as a fixed gear commuter. Thanks for the reading.
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Originally Posted by ollo_ollo
There was also a "Raleigh Record Ace" in the 50's, 60's & early 70's which had a Reynolds 531 frameset & quality components, also in the late 80's there was a Record Ace with Reynolds 653 frame & Shimano Sante or 600 components. These machines were a "Night & Day" difference from the entry level Record models, so keep your eyes peeled for them. Don
I found a late70's-early 80's blue Record Ace at the curb about 3 years ago- I think it was "decal engineering", it certainly wasn't 531 or with quality components. I changed out the steel wheels and made it a fixed gear, put a few miles on it, sold it for cheap to a friend. He kept it a while, never rode it, and gave it back. i decided to experiment with painting it, so I stripped it down only to find the down tube compressed, bent like it had been crashed into. End of the line for that one. I found the handling of that Raleigh and a couple of Technium's that passed through my hands to be a bit clumsy, and the frames ran on the big side.
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Funny seeing this resurrected. Here's my Raleigh Record, bought the frame and fork bare and ugly. Stripped the frame and painted it with some left over automotive blue and titanium paint; I really like the color combo. It's built it up with cheap fixed gear parts. I wanted some polished rims so I bought some painted Weinmann DP-18 rims and stripped/polished them. Never again..that was too much work.

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Originally Posted by IknowURider
is Carlton an English factory? What years did it span? Didn't they also go to Korea for a while?

There's a guy here in town who has a Record Identical to mine, just isn't a Notty. I gave him the serial number lookup info so hopefully he will figure out where/when it was made.
The 1990s Raleigh Record CX in the photo below was made in Korea. Cantilever brakes, MTB handlebars, cheapo Shimano SIS derailleurs, 27" alloy Araya rims with quick release on front hub only. Serves its purpose.
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This was my record. I loved this bike so much. It was heavy, but felt really good. Put at least three thousand miles on in over four years before the bottom bracket threads stripped out. It was made in Ireland, and I figured that they all must have been wasted on guinness, cause they were some sloppy welds. But that did not stop it from being one of the most comfortable bikes I ever owned. Nothing was better than passing some weekend lycra guy on a three thousand dollar bike up a hill on this hulk. Of course I got blown away a lot, but it felt ok on this bike as well. This was my tri bike. I did better on this bike than many of the other riders.

Just got another, in yellow and black, just as rusty, but it looks ok inside(far as I can tell).
putting a SA three speed 27" wheel in it, making it a path racer type bike. Even though I have much better bikes these frames seem to fit me and my body weight really well. If I ever have a custom bike made, I may use this frame as a model.
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Great pics and stories. I stripped all but the cotter pinned cranks from the frame. I'll have to work on those. I'm going to re-tap the bottom bracket threads (probably makes you C&V guys cringe) and replace the cranks with a lighter alloy set. I'll take some pictures if any one's interested. The color is red with yellow and black. The lugs are stencilled in black. I can't wait to start commuting on it. It feels good to resurrect a $20 bike. My plan is to have no more than $30 in it, LOL.
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The reason this thread lives on is because these bikes are like British soldiers, they will never die.

This to me is the perfect "everyday" bike. Mine was found next to a dumpster in grease covered, but amazing condition. I've been doing tons of climbing-training on it and have stretched the chain and busted a tooth, so I'm going to a 13/24, which totally kicks it up a notch. I had a pie-plate freewheel on it originally.

I did a century on my 1974 Notty in October, with panniers in the pouring-ass rain. I love this bike so much I have, uh, conversations with it.

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To those restorers who are worried about so called "gas-pipe" frame stuff: these bikes corner like a mule, but they are incredibly stable and comfortable. Yes, this bike is quite slow. I don't care.

The frame geo is perfect for me. The British wanted people to continue to ride, not have stuff break down all the time.

To the guy with the cottered cranks: leave them alone. If your bike is a Notty, the quality of the forging of that steel is unbeatable. I mean just look at it. Nice chrome work also. I remember breaking an alloy crank on my '76 Bridgestone. You don't ever want this to happen, trust me.

So if it corners like a mule, that means it was built to act like one. It's like riding a Harley.

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