Carlton Cycles /// Worksop /// 1977
Frame:
Raleigh/Carlton /// Reynolds/Campagnolo
Fork/Headset:
Reynolds/Campagnolo /// Dura-Ace NJS
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Dura-Ace /// White Industries
Pedals:
MKS
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
White Industries /// Wabi /// Bespoke /// Dura-Ace
Saddle/Seatpost:
Brooks /// Dura-Ace NJS
Brakes:
Dura-Ace /// Dia-Compe
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
H+Son /// Dura-Ace NJS /// René Herse
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
H+Son /// Dura-Ace NJS /// René Herse
Accessories:
Vélo Orange Porteur
More Info:
54t /// 19t /// 77GI /// 2.8 GR /// 10.4 Kg
Bike History
Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.
Added by Seamuis. Last updated over 4 years ago.
19 Comments
Nice, need more photos.
Posted about 7 years ago
Thanks mate. I had quite a few, for pervious iterations, but chose to delete them after making quite a few changes to the setup. I’ll take more very soon.
Posted about 7 years ago
Nice and classy :-)
Posted almost 8 years ago
Thanks mate, much appreciated. You have some seriously classy bikes as well.
Posted almost 8 years ago
Beautiful build. Love your style with the mix of old/new components. Looks like a super fun bike.
Posted almost 8 years ago
so you ditched the pauls and threw mafac's on this ? what's the story here ? :-)
Posted about 8 years ago
Simply put, I noticed no discernible difference in performance between the Paul's and the MAFAC's when pushed to their limits. The Paul's offer a few advantages like larger choices in pad styles, slightly longer reach, a little lighter. But that's not worth the much larger extra cost to me. I hand polished the MAFAC's and they look every bit as good mounted on the frame as the Paul's, and I got a good offer from an employee at my LBS who was building a touring bike. The Paul's a great brakes, and offer things that will make them very appealing to most people over older brakes and I agree with that. But performance vs (the best) of the older models, it just isn't there. So $300+ vs $0 is an easy choice for me. I gave them a fair run, they just aren't better than what I had, where it counts to me.
Posted about 8 years ago
nice to know. i'm a daily (dual) mafac user... hell, with a non-machined 80es rim and original dot-pads I can block the front wheel quite easily. i just need to squeeze hard. rear wheel is another deal because of old cable, though.
granted my brakes are direct mount, that probably helps a little bit.
thanks for sharing your story !
Posted about 8 years ago
Very eye-catching build. I love the '70s Raleighs. Now that is one heck of a chainring!
Posted about 8 years ago
61/11. WOW. Does Clark Kent know you have his bike? Never noticed the center pulls were any better or worse. Old school brakes are pretty horrid. Hope the Paul's are better. Enjoy.
Posted over 8 years ago
Most of the time I'm riding on 17t cog, middle of cassette. It's not about the size of the chainring it's about gear ratios. But when I want to put the hammer down, 11t. I'm doing a comparison between the Paul's and the best of the original MAFAC centerpulls. These competitions are nearly every bit as good as the Paul's, only lacking the ability to use more modern road brake cartridges. Very good brakes, that i pulled off a Peugeot py10 super comp.
Posted over 8 years ago
i hope brake 1 doesn't fail while you are pushing 61:11 :-D
Posted over 8 years ago
When you're on 61:11, you aren't thinking about stopping, just going faster.
Posted over 8 years ago
They're great, expensive but great. I also have a set of dura ace 7800 side pulls, which are good brakes, but I prefer center pulls, and Paul is the best available.
Posted over 8 years ago
Photos
Nathap470 says:
Oozing class
Posted almost 7 years ago
GhostRidingTheWhip says:
+1
Posted about 5 years ago