Originally Posted by
oneclick
They were Carlton (pre-Raleigh) lugs. In 1973 somebody found them in box behind some empty biscuit tins when they were clearing everything out of the little-used lavatory by the stockroom (trying to get rid of the mice they were) and Robboe the foreman made the builders use them and so he sold a batch of new lugs out the back door for drink.
The 1959 Flyer could be had with them, probably other models as well.
My father's 1964 Carlton Catalina had the Capella lugs.
Nice set, Brian Baylis made a bike with them including his refinements, they were also on ebay on and off for a good while, should have bought a set.
This is a nice bike presented here.
The low setback seatpost is probably not terrific for saddle position, but decisions were made. Interesting the Shimano 600 shift levers, not my choice of calipers, but not bad either.
triple front is a decent choice.
The rear mech might be a modified Suntour unit. Appears the mad drill operator started but did not finish the shifters.
Rebuild, repack everything. Get the position correct.
I have a '71 with all original equipment, save bar tape and tires, although I do have close to original Hutchinson tubulars even. Same color.