Carlton Pro-Am 12 Restoration
02-05-18, 03:16 AM
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Carlton Pro-Am 12 Restoration
Bought for £70 in a sorry looking state. All parts original except for saddle, seatpost, cabling, bar tape, tyres, and toeclips/straps. Tubing is Reynolds 531.
02-05-18, 07:17 AM
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Great deal, great job!
02-05-18, 07:37 AM
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That is a sharp-looking machine. I could do without the guard hanging on the outer chainring, but I like everything else, including your brake hood - bar tape - saddle color theme.
I am guessing early 1980s because of features also found in my Bianchi: under-BB shift cable routing, brazed-on brake cable guides on top of the top tube, downtube shift, lack of chrome, etc.
I am guessing early 1980s because of features also found in my Bianchi: under-BB shift cable routing, brazed-on brake cable guides on top of the top tube, downtube shift, lack of chrome, etc.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
02-05-18, 09:34 AM
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That is a sharp-looking machine. I could do without the guard hanging on the outer chainring, but I like everything else, including your brake hood - bar tape - saddle color theme.
I am guessing early 1980s because of features also found in my Bianchi: under-BB shift cable routing, brazed-on brake cable guides on top of the top tube, downtube shift, lack of chrome, etc.
I am guessing early 1980s because of features also found in my Bianchi: under-BB shift cable routing, brazed-on brake cable guides on top of the top tube, downtube shift, lack of chrome, etc.
02-12-18, 09:57 AM
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That was the last production year at Worksop so not just a bike but a memorial.
02-12-18, 02:53 PM
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+1 Great Job restoring, any before pics?
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