What transport do you use with your camper?

Oh Yes!!!!!!!

Puts my little Speedfight to shame. Yours would suit my lardy arse better as well!
 
I have seen people on small electric scooters :D
Not got one myself, we walk or cycle
 
channa said:
You might enjoy this one then, my steed for this summer a circa 68 - 72 Carlton racer.

I am currently trying to research its history, it is far from original.

I have owned it for 5 years and want summat that doesnt look anything like flash

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Channa
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Hi Channa,

Your bike would have been made at the Raleigh Cycles Special Products Division located at Worksop in Nottinghamshire.
It looks like it has the Reynolds 531 frame tubing and would have been assembled and brazed by hand to ensure perfect tube alignment, ( ie:- not made in a jig and welded by machine ).

I believe if you google Raleigh Special Products, you will find all the info you need and if you have the frame number you will be able to identify its year of manufacture.

My bike is a 1994 Raleigh Randonneur tourer from the same place. I've owned it from new and it even came with a signed photo of the chap who built it!
 
Indeed she was built in Worksop, IMHO in June somewhere between 1968 and 1972 because of the frame number.

Worksop build is guranteed but drilling it down to a year is difficiult ..the frame no is WH0000314 which W = worksop Carlton factory and the h is june production from what I can glean. from 73 onwards the frame no would be
wh3xxxxx the 3 denoting the year. prior 68 the serial numbers were different!!..

You can tell I am on a mission to work out what she is.

You are spot on she has reynolds 531 c butted frame which my research tells me was a competitiion frame.the c designation

She has a shimano rear block ( trial block at that so I am told from a bloke in the know) Mavic rims and Cinelli handlebars.

Someone at sometime has invested a bit of effort and money to make her summat like in her day.

I bought her a few years back to keep fit winter evenings when I couldnt mountain bike.

I darent tell you what I paid but little more than a weekly bus ticket.

I have dragged her out of storage, I feel a quit the fags moment and become fitter moment coming on.

I am told she is a Carlton Clubman on a specialist forum but at the moment that is no more than opinion.

Channa
 
BTW Randonneur I know where there is a Raleigh Record which I am trying to knick for 20 quid or so.:eek::rolleyes:

I will pm you if successful, could be yours fro a very modest handling fee

Channa
 
What ?

Nice one Trikeman, i have built a few Trikes in the past,well about 14 ! also some chops too...lovely bit of kit,looking for a damaged cruiser at mo,for another build to keep me busy out here in the sticks.
Transport ?

2 fold up 3 speed cycles,but want a moped to carry the expanding midrift because of ...no nicotine
 
maingate said:
Did it come with an Anorak as well. :p
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I believe kagools were the inthing, ( and sadly it didnt )......;)
Anyway must dash, Tornado is due in Doncaster any minute!!...(where is that bloody anorak and Ian allen spotters book):p

Channa
 
maingate said:
Did it come with an Anorak as well. :p
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No anoraks in those days, proper bike capes we had then, complete with strings to tie it to the bike to stop it flapping around. Were'nt half a bugger to get out of when you fell off!!! :eek: :eek:
 
Randonneur said:
No anoraks in those days, proper bike capes we had then!!! :eek:
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Has a kid could never afford a Carlton :) got one in the end...my first job was a Saturday lad With Marks and Spencer, early morning start and living out in the sticks no buses...so I had a Puch 12 speed racer, ( crap compared to the Carlton ) And a great big orange cape for when it was raining.

Other than the feet getting a bit damp, dry as a bone :);)

happy days

Channa
 
hi
walk, bike, bus,(bus pass), thinking of getting rid of the car at home as well.

tom
 
I have just the thing for AJ. It is cheap to run and will be most usefull to him when he has the runs!



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I also have commisioned a nurse for him, as he needs so much care.

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Got to look after our old folk!
Regards, Paol.
 
channa said:
Has a kid could never afford a Carlton :) got one in the end...my first job was a Saturday lad With Marks and Spencer, early morning start and living out in the sticks no buses...so I had a Puch 12 speed racer, ( crap compared to the Carlton ) And a great big orange cape for when it was raining.

Other than the feet getting a bit damp, dry as a bone :);)

happy days

Channa
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I had a raleigh tour of britain racer and used to go out with the sunday social section of our local cycling club in Nottingham. Then in the week I would ride to college. I must have regularly clocked over 150 miles a week.

Then I got my car license....... :eek: :D
 
LaughingHeart said:
I have just the thing for AJ. It is cheap to run and will be most usefull to him when he has the runs!



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I also have commisioned a nurse for him, as he needs so much care.

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Got to look after our old folk!
Regards, Paol.
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Ummmmm.... don't suppose you've got nursies number handy, does she do bed baths??? :eek: :eek: :eek:
 
barnybg said:
Nice one Trikeman, i have built a few Trikes in the past,well about 14 ! also some chops too...lovely bit of kit,looking for a damaged cruiser at mo,for another build to keep me busy out here in the sticks.
Transport ?

2 fold up 3 speed cycles,but want a moped to carry the expanding midrift because of ...no nicotine
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Can't ride it at the moment as I've sent the seat and all the leather parts to a specialist up York to be recovered in brown and black leather with tooling to the seat and back rests. also just imported from USA solid chrome front wheel and polished discs, getting it ready for the rally season.
John.
 
Her number will cost you Randy, but here is something to exite trikerfella;

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OK! Randy,
as i know you, I will give you one more look at Nursie in her bed bathing uniform. Hold on to some thing stable and bite down on some wood!




















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If nurses wore uniforms like that blokes would be queing up to get into hospital, and I'd be at the front!!! :eek: :D :eek: :D
 
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