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1. I worked at Carlton cycles from 1965 to1981 as a paint sprayer and the bikes were the best you could get not like some you get now

2. […] framesets and parts. There were quite a few nice finds in the mix: A minty fresh Peugeot PX-10, a Carlton with Reynolds 531 tubing, and a newer Raleigh frame and fork. There was one frameset that really […]

3. I have a Carlton Corsair (Reynolds 531 Butted frame) serial number on Bottom Bracket is WH9002996 – what year was it made? When did the Corsair come into production?

4. I just stumbled on to a carlton in a garage i was asked to clean out. I am so excited this bike is in mint condition And may be for sale after i do further research!

5. My Carlton, has a frame number of NG 5240985 can anyone provide a history for me please? Its all chrome and original. Thanks!

6. After reading a few web-sites about Carlton/Raleigh,I have yet to see a mention of Brian Jolly who was a member of their pro racing team in the ’70s.I ride occassionally with another member of the same team in Tasmania now (Dave Watson).Does anyone have info about Brian .I was in the same club as he was back in the ’60s viz Beighton Wheelers CC.I believe he resides in Canada now.

7. I have a 1972 Raleigh Competition, with the Reynolds 531 frame having been made by Carlton. I have upgraded some of the components, ie. the wheels, freewheel, shift levers, stem, bars, brakes, pedals, but kept the original Brooks Saddle, as well as the Huret front and rear derail. system. The frame is the finest riding one of any of the custome or semi-custome high end bikes that I have owned or ridden in the past four plus decades. The brazing, lugwork and dropout workmanship is second to none. Thank you to the English Crafts – men and women for your brilliant work!!!

8. I have a frameset which is badged j r nicholson he was a cycle dealer in Dundee scotland and used to sell framesets with his transfers on them story goes that he used to badge anything and everything including flying scots and george elrick frames.
   is there any way i can check the frame number on this bike with carlton frame numbers just on the offchance it is a carlton bike
   any help much appreciated

9. All of the pictures have now disappeared from this article. Does anyone have any spare copies of the pictures ?? Here is a link to the last picture – a JPEG describing how to establish the manufacturing date for a 1960’s and 1970’s worksop carlton bicycles :

   http://www.bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/Retro-Raleighs/RaleighSerialNumbers.jpg

10. I think there may be an error in this article. Raleigh had already purchased several higher-end marquees by the time they completed their Purchase of Carlton in 1960. I am not certain of the exact chronology, but the Carlton shop was tasked with building the following frames : Triumph, Sun, Phillips, and Rudge. I think several of these companies were purchased before Carlton. Triumph and Sun offered high-end models.

11. Now loaded Carlton photos on Flickr – hopefully they will be at the link here:–

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/27968011@N02/#photo2608631390

12. Very interesting Carlton history.
    Just resurrected my early 80’s Carlton Pro-Am 12. One of the last models to be built at the Worksop factory in Nottingham and the most expensive at that time. Been hanging on my garage wall for last ten years or so, but no deterioration at all. Old grease had gunged up a bit, but after strip down, wash out and re-grease of gears and operating levers, bike perfect. Only problem was that after about 20 or so miles the nylon walls of the Michelin Elan 700x25C tyres began to flake away as the material had become very brittle over time. So a pair of Vittoria Rubino tyres were fitted. I have some photos, but it seems that the only way to post them here is via Flickr and I don’t subscribe!

13. That’s a nice bike ~ one of the very last high-end Carltons made, a 1977 Carlton competition. I have included (above) a link to the top-of-the line model, the 1977 Carlton Professional. For whatever reason, I decided to build it as a “NoPagnolo” bicycle, all british, japanese, and french parts, NO italian parts allowed !! Long Live Carlton, marquee of my youth …

14. Very nice that you gathered all this history and information together. I have a 1962 Carlton that my dad had in storage for many years. The lug-work on the frame is very nice. It’s great to know about the history of such a great bike. Here are some pictures of mine:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/justinwdavis/sets/72157594414864768/

15. Thanks for the history. I have pristine Carlton International or Pro I bought in 1963-4. I have always admired the ride and styling. I think about getting rid of from time to time but have never had the heart. Beautiful bikes.