Managed to get up into the loft and hey presto found it straight away. I was correct they were available in 1959 I found a copy of "Coureur "Sporting Cyclist" form January 1959 and on page 4 there is a half page advertisement for The Carlton Capella frame priced at £16.0.0 or £20.10.0 for the all chrome show finish. Described as exquisite lug work superbly filed Reynolds 531 butted tubing. In the same advert the Catlina 1 and Super race also appear. Bets wishes Mick Butler Huntingdon
> A brief article in "Cycling" of June 15 1960 (headed
> "New Carlton Lugs"
> refers to the recent acquisition of the Carlton
> Cycle Company by Raleigh,
> and to "comment on whether the Carlton Company would
> remain independent and
> retain its identity as a manufacturer of hand-built
> bicycles". The article
> goes on to confirm that "Carlton cycles would
> continue under the direct
> supervision of K. O'Donovan, and that all Carlton
> bicycles would continue to
> be made in the traditional manner at Worksop".
> After giving very brief
> details of the range of cycles (by type, not model),
> the article ends, "And
> now the company has introduced new intricately cut
> Carlton Capella lugs".
>
> The article includes a drawing of the head and seat
> lugs.
>
> Neil Foddering
> Weymouth, England
>
>
> >From: "Peter Brown" <peterg.brown@ntlworld.com>
> >To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> >Subject: [CR]Carlton / Raleigh Capella lugs
> >Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 20:24:23 +0100
> >
> >I feel fairly sure that Dave Marsh, who as many of
> you know worked, at
> >the Carlton / Raleigh Worksop factory, told me
> that, as Mick Butler
> >says, the Capella lugs were introduced late in the
> life of Carltons in
> >the late 50s. At that time they were hand cut as
> required, but when
> >Raleigh started to use them a few months after
> their Carlton take-over
> >they were machine press cut by the thousand, and so
> it is likely that
> >they were available to be used on many models in
> the Raleigh Carlton
> >ranges. Dave is away racing in Majorca at the
> moment, but I will check
> >the information with him when he comes back.
> >
> >Peter Brown. Lincolnshire, England
> >
> >
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Thats all for now. Keep those wheels spinning, in your memories if not still on the road. Be lucky Mick Butler Huntingdon UK.
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