Annual Bike Sale- Silver Anniversary
Posted: May 31, 2018 Filed under: What's Up Leave a commentJeez, if the average number of bikes sold each year is 15, that’s 375 over the course of 25 years. I guess it’s a good thing we have the sale; otherwise we would have been buried underneath a pile of steel years ago.
1964 Carlton Catalina- Before
Posted: May 29, 2018 Filed under: Before and After, Restorations and Refurbishments, Road and Touring | Tags: 1960's road bicycle, British bicycle, Carlton, Carlton Catalina Leave a commentThis nice old Carlton showed up last week. Already pretty clean, the “Before and After” transition won’t be as dramatic as some, but that’s not to say it’s ready to go. It’s missing tires and most of its decals, the grease in the bearings is petrified, and the original Brooks B15 saddle has lost most of its color and suppleness. In other words, it’ll still be in the work stand for 8-10 hours.
Based on workflow I’m guessing it won’t be ready for it’s “After” shots for about a month. If you like Carltons it should be worth checking back, though.
