Thread: Can anyone help identify this Carlton?
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Old 11-23-13 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by anidel
Very old thread, just wanted to say this is 99% a Carlton Continental with High Tensile tubing. I have a very similar colored one, but the lugs and crowns are not chromed, but have the exact very shape.
Yes, this tubing was branded as 'Tru-wel 205'. Not exactly gas-pipe and often a sweet ride, but not 531 or Columbus either.
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