Carlton Road Bike Restoration! Full Retro Rebuild Service & Bearing work!

[@nyemartin5737]

You've hit a winning formula with your videos, don't ever change, they are perfect 😀

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks Nye😎🧡

[@nyemartin5737]

@@einundsiebenziger5488 Edited, thanks for the heads up.

[@Quizmate1]

My very first bike at age 12 was this exact Carlton Continental 5 speed. Same colour and decals except mine was a 19.5 inch frame. I remember my mum taking me to the top floor of the Nottingham city centre Co op department store just before Christmas 1976 and asking me to choose a bike I liked. Fell in love with that metallic colour scheme. Rode that bike "up hill and down dale" on road, tracks, tow paths and everything in between as you did as a kid in those days. Only thing that let it down in my eyes back then was the lack of a front mech to make it 10 speed. Happy memories. Thank you for taking me back down memory lane with this video!

[@Bikespeeds]

Great story! Thanks for watching David🧡⚙️

[@Quizmate1]

Forgot to add that every component on your bike appears to match exactly the standard set up that came with mine. Looks like the original build as came from the factory 👍

[@tonyfrewin4822]

Love that bike. I had one of those second hand in the 70s and loved it. I think that is a Carlton Continental and I always loved that colour. You did a great job of fixing it.

[@iliev.]

I would love to see the owner's reaction after getting his bike back from your shop.

[@papalegba6796]

Best things about bikes like this are how reliable they are & how easy maintenance is once you get them sorted. With modern puncture resistant tyres they're unbeatable runabouts.

[@Bikespeeds]

Absolutely 🧡

[@rupertcreek7101]

Don't you just love these old bikes with proper bottom brackets, 5 speed blocks and cotter pins. Just my era. Great video thanks for the entertainment. Looking forward to the next one.

[@Bikespeeds]

I love the way the classic chrome finish components clean up. If Shimano did chrome finish Di2 I’d be first in the queue. These classic bikes shine like no other.

[@jtk1ify]

i got a Carlton Corsa for xmas 73 or 74 i think it was, and my friend got one a few months later, his had the new quick release wheel skewers and short chrome mud guards and i remember the odometer fitted on the front forks that had a star wheel that was struck by a pin on the spokes to log revolutions. you had to stare hard to see the counter and the bike was bloody heavy and with few gears but they were beautiful bikes, our pride and joy as 12 year olds

[@Bikespeeds]

We love this era ourselves, for the same reason of having so many memories of being kids ⚙️

[@SayMcGillicuddy]

I really appreciate the care and attention you give each job - I appreciate now that it's not always about wholesale change; you make a balanced judgement on what needs replacing and what is better left as is. Good for you. I wish my LBS took the same view.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks Allan for commenting and watching!🧡

[@simonbell6745]

What a cracking result. Looks retro fantastic 👍

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks very much!🧡⚙️👍🏼

[@jamesdelgado2009]

Spectacular job! Enjoyed watching and listening to your video as I knocked out some work at the home office.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for joining us James!🧡⚙️

[@jackryan2135]

Strangely addictive videos.

[@ravenalinsonorin9212]

you deserve more views 👍🏻

[@stickmenkissarmy6907]

Very nice 👌

[@tonykehoe123]

I purchased mine from The bee in Liverpool

[@barca97100]

These vintage renovations are top notch!

[@Bikespeeds]

We’ve got one coming up a couple weeks from now😉

[@dede304]

I really love this kind of patina restorations so much! Great Job again!

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks very much!🧡

[@csttd1126]

First time when I watch your videos from the middle of the ocean! I am a big fan

[@Bikespeeds]

What are you doing in the middle of the Ocean? Have you got a turbo trainer set up?

[@csttd1126]

@@Bikespeeds I am a seaman! I have bikes on board too but due to covid situation we are not allowed to ride them on the land!

[@jyfortin]

Good job, it required a lots of work and time. Usually I use steel wool to clean the spokes which are often not stainless steel.

[@curiousmind.537]

These videos are just the right length and super informative. Great work.

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for commenting, we appreciate the support, keeps us going🧡👍🏼

[@bobcr]

That bottom bracket spins better than some new ones!

[@Bikespeeds]

Doesn’t it!

[@auringerr1]

Nice job!!! It cleaned up so nice thank you for saving it!!

[@jrgenholmolsen4295]

Very Nice job 👍

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you!

[@1a2b3c4.]

EXCELLENT

[@paulburns3016]

Nice 👍🏼

[@twinn17s]

Awesome job 👏

[@markbattista6857]

I do the same work as you have shown on this video and most of my jobs are on early 70 s British and French high end road bikes even though I take mine to a higher degree of restoration You have shown me several nice tricks from your obvious skills , Thanks so much

[@Bikespeeds]

Glad you’re enjoying the channel!

[@spillanemike]

Found the channel yesterday, really enjoying the videos, thanks!

[@Bikespeeds]

Thanks for watching them! Glad to have you onboard 🧡👍🏻

[@colinmartin2921]

When I was fifteen I bought, on finance, a Carlton Corsa Strada, which I paid for weekly out of my wages as a trainee gardener. One evening when I went to fetch my bike from the shed to ride home it was gone! Some low-life had stolen it. I never saw it again, and to rub salt into the would, had to carry on paying for it. I still remember the frame number 121369..............

[@Bikespeeds]

What a shame, time to buy one and restore it back to your original spec🧡🚲

[@MW-ud8zp]

Retro bikes x Bikespeeds, perfect crossover!

[@Bikespeeds]

We love some old school cool😎🧡

[@ridethroughlifertl]

1:38 I used a ball joint separator press and a little bit of penetrating oil to get mine out.

[@jaylesterdapat7421]

nice video always

[@Drdbol100]

So satisfying 🙌🙌

[@rainerunsinn4808]

As always a great job!

[@melvinkuhh]

Its really impressive how clean it got in the end after seeing how dirty it was.

[@Bikespeeds]

When we do these jobs we don’t realize what a difference we make till we see those before and after shots, they really are incredible!🧡

[@schwarky11]

That’s came up much better than I though. Excellent job. Almost too good for the pub now.

[@Bikespeeds]

Totally agree!

[@DeanPattrick]

What a superb job on this.!

[@Bikespeeds]

Thank you Dean. We love this type of work.

[@brianbrown4965]

more than likley i built this one and many more at the factory . remember them well

[@Bikespeeds]

Wow, we’ve never had a comment from someone who’s built the bikes we’ve serviced

[@lesliekirk7036]

Great job buddy

[@michaelfisher9760]

My first road bike (racer) was almost identical to that. It was a Carlton Continental. It was £72 and I paid my Dad a pound a week from my £2 Saturday job. That would be the late 70’s.

[@Bikespeeds]

We’ve all got our bike stories like that, these 70’s, 80’s bikes are our favourite for that reason!

[@thefranconian6087]

Great video and job on this old bike. I love the resin polish idea for the scratched and rusty frame, I'm dealing with a few bikes that this will be a great help. I always have issues with the gears shifting as well after disassembly/reassembly but will keep cracking on to get it right. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@Bikespeeds]

Practice makes perfect! Keep at it and enjoy the process, thanks for watching!🧡🚲

[@TheGeordieTiger]

Great work on these - both bike work and videos. I think I've watched them all now! I don't know if any cycle shops in the North East do as thorough work as you guys. If I'm ever passing I'll get my trusty Whistle Miwok 1380d in for a once-over!

[@Bikespeeds]

We’d love to take a look! Thanks for the support and comment 🧡

[@MaximRecoil]

I don't like having grease in the freewheel. It adds substantial drag and makes it so you can barely hear the pawls clicking while coasting or pedaling backwards. I bought a new Shimano SF-MX30 freewheel recently and it had a lot of drag and you could barely hear the pawls clicking; I assumed they must have packed it with grease. I removed the cone to have a look and sure enough, it was packed with green grease. I don't know when they started doing that. I have another SF-MX30 that I bought new in 1997 and it was never packed with grease. I also bought a Shimano freewheel when I was a kid in 1987 and it wasn't packed with grease either. I removed the grease by submerging the whole freewheel in gasoline for a couple of hours and then lubricated it with Break-Free CLP, which is an oil rather than a grease, and that made it spin as freely and sound the same as the ones I bought in 1987 and 1997. I know that it's pretty much impossible to assemble a freewheel without using grease to hold the bearings in place, but it's easy to remove the grease and lubricate it with something else after assembly. It doesn't need grease for lubrication purposes because a freewheel has no moving parts when under load. The only time parts are moving in it is when there's no load aside from the trivial weight of a small portion of the chain resting on it.

[@oustit]

Hello, great video and good work on the resto. I have one of these but need some wheels for it (dont have the old to measure up). Do you know what type/size of wheel would fit this bike?

[@gregschramm8180]

Wow

[@josephphillips865]

Not sure how you wash so many bikes. My hands get so dried out out even though I use lotion. As always, brilliant job. I think I would have ran away from this one but I guess I am spoiled.

[@Bikespeeds]

I have to say that’s never been an issue for us, degreaser can be pretty rough on your hands you just have to make sure to wash it straight off, thanks for watching!🧡

[@josephphillips865]

@@Bikespeeds I use a lot of Dawn dish detergent so maybe that is it. Also it seems to be worse for me during the winter months.

[@peterbennet7145]

Outstanding. 1. Where are you based ? 2. Can you recommend an ultrasonic cleaner for home bike restorations ? 3. Do you do any frame restoration (shot blasting ? painting ?) ?

[@Bikespeeds]

Hi Peter, we’re based in Suffolk, UK A 3L ultrasonic cleaner would be enough for home mechanics though we use a 6L in shop And no we do no paint work in the shop, we send it off as the space required for painting is massive, Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@peterbennet7145]

@@Bikespeeds Thanks, I did track you down to Lowestoft. I'll put an ultrasonic cleaner on my Christmas list - that looks really useful. Possibly with a metal polisher.

[@richardbridges7664]

I have a Flite Titanium saddle that is scuffed and could do with redying. What dye would you recommend. Great video Thanks

[@Bikespeeds]

Anything is better than nothing, in this video we used saphir leather dye but honestly whatever you have will make the world of difference even if it’s just shoe polish

[@richardbridges7664]

@@Bikespeeds thanks, look forward to next week 😊

[@JL-tj4hq]

Great I've found this channel. I like this style. I once heard that these old pre hyperglide blocks shift better with the type of chain with pins protruding slightly more like the original chain. Any thoughts?

[@Bikespeeds]

It shifted perfectly so I’d say unfounded. That’s for watching 👍🏻🧡🚲

[@rodcosta2345]

Any chance you can post a part number for the shimano grease? Great video!

[@Bikespeeds]

I don’t know if, I just order Shimano premium grease from my wholesalers

[@davidboyle7985]

Great work... Roughly, how much does a recommission like this cost?

[@Bikespeeds]

The cost varies so much from job to job, you’re plucking prices out the air without seeing the individual bike. So we tend not to answer these questions so we don’t give a false impression to anyone locally considering it, I hope you understand 🧡👍🏻🚲

[@walkingkimchee]

can you share how long this process took and how much a recommissioning of this kind would cost? thanks

[@Bikespeeds]

When we film a bike for KZbin it always takes twice as long as it should!! But typically anywhere between 6-10 hours

[@mirr4724]

What is the cost for a job like this?

[@jerianderson3844]

What it is the package dimensions ?

[@wyattfaulkner8549]

432tb2 VOR.RED