Re: [CR]Subject of Carltons

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From: FredParr Bicycles <fredparrbicycles@msn.com>
To: feldmanbike@yahoo.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Subject of Carltons
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 09:04:23 -0700


come to think of it.. The first time I saw that champagne color was on a mid sixties carlton at huffy- several years before the mk2 pro There was a strawberry metalic and silver one--(Just One) I wanted one like so bad -but it was too small for me.

Freddy Parr Palms California 90034 310-204-5689 http://www.probikeshop.com fredparr@fredparr.com http://www.parrbikes.com .........................................................................................................................................Freddy ....


>From: David Feldman <feldmanbike@yahoo.com>
>To: FredParr Bicycles <fredparrbicycles@msn.com>,
>classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR]Subject of Carltons
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 07:32:48 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Carlton Flyers! When I started riding with Los
>Angeles Wheelmen @1968 they seemed like the official
>club bike there were so many of them. Also once saw
>Audrey McElmury riding a white Carlton Flyer track
>bike in SD.
>David Feldman
>Vancouver, wA
>--- FredParr Bicycles <fredparrbicycles@msn.com>
>wrote:
> > I was a dealer for Carlton at Colley Ave Bike Shop
> > in 1965-66 and then went
> > on to Huffy Azusa's
> > plant and the attempt to market them in the USA.
> > Very few were the same and there were versions that
> > went to dealers In
> > Virginia that were altogether
> > different that ones sold in the UK or on the West
> > coast thru Huffy Azusa.
> > The company at that time was bending over for any
> > distributor that would
> > help to market them.
> > Raliegh won out... I have seen so many different
> > Calton flyer models it
> > hurts, I rode one coast to caost
> > in 66' and am quite fond of those rough riding heavy
> > devils..
> >
> > Depending on the day it left Worksop, it might have
> > any combination of
> > parts..period
> >
> > Freddy Parr
> > Palms
> > California 90034
> > 310-204-5689
> > http://www.probikeshop.com
> > fredparr@fredparr.com
> > http://www.parrbikes.com
> >
>.........................................................................................................................................Freddy
> >
> > ....
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > >Date: 13 Aug 2003 12:06:52 -0700
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> > > 1. Re: Bike Brand Signature Colors (Thomas R.
> > Adams, Jr.)
> > > 2. Re: A couple of Campag questions/options
> > > 3. Merlin for sale 1938 (Pete Paine)
> > > 4. Re: a few thoughts on Campy sliding hub
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> > > 8. RE: A couple of Campag questions (Mark)
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> > >Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:10:28 +0000
> > >From: "Thomas R. Adams, Jr." <kctommy@msn.com>
> > >To: mmeison@scubadiving.com,
> > classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > >Subject: Re: [CR]Bike Brand Signature Colors
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> > >I would say the "most classic" Trek racing colors
> > were the all white bikes
> > >with Blue or Red panels on the down tube or seat
> > tube, depending on whether
> > >the bike was constructed with Columbus or Reynolds
> > tubing. I would still
> > >vote for those as the best looking bikes Trek ever
> > built.
> > >
> > >Tom Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
> > >
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> > > >Trek - that greenish colour that I never could
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> > >Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:33:02 EDT
> > >From: NortonMarg@aol.com
> > >To: brucerobbins@supanet.com,
> > classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > >Subject: Re: [CR]A couple of Campag
> > questions/options
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> > >In a message dated 8/13/03 6:26:36 AM Pacific
> > Daylight Time,
> > >brucerobbins@supanet.com writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Also, I have a 1961/62 Flying Scot with front
> > and rear Gran Sport
> > > > derailleurs,
> > > > a Stronglight 49D chainset with 48/52 chainrings
> > and a 14-24 five-speed
> > > > block.
> > > > I hope to swap the chainrings for something like
> > 36/48. Will the front
> > > > derailleur be able to handle that? What would be
> > the smallest inner ring
> > > > that
> > > > the front mech would be capable of handling?
> > > >
> > >
> > >The front won't shift well with more than a 5 tooth
> > difference, nor will
> > >the
> > >rear handle the amount of chain difference from a
> > 10 tooth jump on the
> > >front.
> > >For the front, you might want to try an early
> > Record mechanism with the
> > >cable
> > >stop to keep compatibility with your downtube cable
> > clamp and shift
> > >housing.
> > >For the rear (presuming you want to stick with the
> > early gears) try a
> > >Record
> >
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