For Sale: 1950s Carlton Flyer (23ins)

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The time has come to sell my beloved Carlton Flyer. It was only being used for fine weather jaunts which have tailed off and other projects are in the pipeline.

Dimensions ST CTT 23 ins, TT CTC 23ins. I’m 6 foot and it fits me fine, depending on your shape, it would probably be good for anyone an inch or two taller or shorter

So far as I can tell it dates from around 1950. It’s in excellent condition for its age; I had the paint touched up. The tyres are no good, I just kept them on in the pictures as it looked bare without them. There is a slight dent on the TT which I’ve tried to show in the pictures and it rides very well.

The frame is Reynolds 531 double butted with ‘Flyer’ lugs. The stem and bars are GB, it has a Chater Lee BB, Weinmann Vainquer brakes. Cranks, wheels chainring nothing notable, but functioning. It comes with a narrow Brooks saddle that’s in pretty good nick for its age though there is a gouge on the top which you can see in the picture, it also comes with the original seat post.

My plan was one day to return it to gears, I’m including the simplex front and rear mech and shifters (pictured).

It would look great with Tweed and with gears would make an excellent companion for L’Eroica/L’Eroica Britannia.

Please PM if you’re interested or would like to come to SW London to have a good look for yourself. Not really sure what it’s worth, I’d like £290 which is less than I’ve spent on it and you’d still have change after you’d bought some new tyres and had a trip to Nandos compared to a new Foffa single speed, so that seems pretty good to me. Thanks for looking.

and the price?

Tomder, see final paragraph

Price drop: £250

I'd like the saddle if you end up splitting this up ...

Thanks Skully, not thinking of splitting at this stage, but will let you know if I do.

Any offers before I head elsewhere?