Okay just returned back from a weekend at my folks in Scotland. Came away with two bikes from my dad. A Raleigh Tourer with a 2 speed hub and a 6 speed cassette with hub brakes...heavy as hell but a good ride none the less and this amazing chrome Carlton which Ive had my eyes on for a good while. Now too big for him he kindly gave it to me. Prob the most beautiful frame ive ever seen. Spent sunday night polishing it and its almost perfect. Cant wait to start building it up but going to be a slow process. My dad actually had it built up fixed with campy bits in the 70's and said it looked lovely so may follow suit.
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Okay just returned back from a weekend at my folks in Scotland. Came away with two bikes from my dad. A Raleigh Tourer with a 2 speed hub and a 6 speed cassette with hub brakes...heavy as hell but a good ride none the less and this amazing chrome Carlton which Ive had my eyes on for a good while. Now too big for him he kindly gave it to me. Prob the most beautiful frame ive ever seen. Spent sunday night polishing it and its almost perfect. Cant wait to start building it up but going to be a slow process. My dad actually had it built up fixed with campy bits in the 70's and said it looked lovely so may follow suit.
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