slowride
Finally riding a big boys bike
Hello Cabers! I justified this bike as potential huret jubilee spares for the ‘74 Super tourer I bought 4 months prior (mounting bolt on Fd is bent due to someone over tightening) . Well this bike is too nice to part out in my opinion so another project!
One of the rRaleigh 501pedals had bent shaft so I found this set locally and bow did they clean up! I know their heavy as lead but do they shine!
The bike had been used for a time outside it seams so surface rust. If an OA bath it would of lost a lot of paint so instead for now clean and wax and chain lube on the inside . In the future maybe this will be my first to get professionally repainted and new transfers as no dents and straight and chrome is good. for now going to get it back on the road.
Sadly original nisi or ava sew up wheels gone. In their place steel rigidas from Grand Prix with Normandy high flange. I’m trying to be positive by thinking these are better for the rough streets here.
But a couple problems: 1) again with the over tightening! Look at stem and you’ll see a crack ; maybe with light use it’s ok but not going to chance it. Wish I had a tig i think maybe an easy job and where it is you would not see it. So then I found a 74 Grand Prix for the price of a couple pizzas but alas jts all original made in Carlton plant and I can’t bring myself to do it!
And although cosmetic, brake levers mismatched . Ah!
Let me know if you have a GB stem with shortish reach and set of weinmann levers “drilled” you’re not using and Rotting in a drawer!
How fragile are these Carlton hoods? I would rather have mismatched levers than torn/ aftermarket hoods...
Would like advice on 1) bar tape ; thinking cotton black,(brand , where you buy) 2) cable and cable housings ( brand, where you buy).
Thanks everyone! Steve
First 7 pics before and the rest of pics after/ current state
One of the rRaleigh 501pedals had bent shaft so I found this set locally and bow did they clean up! I know their heavy as lead but do they shine!
The bike had been used for a time outside it seams so surface rust. If an OA bath it would of lost a lot of paint so instead for now clean and wax and chain lube on the inside . In the future maybe this will be my first to get professionally repainted and new transfers as no dents and straight and chrome is good. for now going to get it back on the road.
Sadly original nisi or ava sew up wheels gone. In their place steel rigidas from Grand Prix with Normandy high flange. I’m trying to be positive by thinking these are better for the rough streets here.
But a couple problems: 1) again with the over tightening! Look at stem and you’ll see a crack ; maybe with light use it’s ok but not going to chance it. Wish I had a tig i think maybe an easy job and where it is you would not see it. So then I found a 74 Grand Prix for the price of a couple pizzas but alas jts all original made in Carlton plant and I can’t bring myself to do it!
And although cosmetic, brake levers mismatched . Ah!
Let me know if you have a GB stem with shortish reach and set of weinmann levers “drilled” you’re not using and Rotting in a drawer!
How fragile are these Carlton hoods? I would rather have mismatched levers than torn/ aftermarket hoods...
Would like advice on 1) bar tape ; thinking cotton black,(brand , where you buy) 2) cable and cable housings ( brand, where you buy).
Thanks everyone! Steve
First 7 pics before and the rest of pics after/ current state
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