{"id":530860,"date":"2026-03-12T06:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/530860\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T06:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:46:10","slug":"ti-carlton-classic-bike-cycling-weekly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/530860\/","title":{"rendered":"TI Carlton classic bike | Cycling Weekly"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve been reading our classic bike articles it will be clear that Universal Cycle Centre in Rotherham is a treasure trove of immaculately preserved vintage race bikes. The shop\u2019s owner, Dave Marsh, owns a collection that spans eras, each bike a slice of cycling history. This Carlton Team Professional, however, has added significance as it’s the bike that Marsh raced on in the early to mid 1970s.<\/p>\n

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A classic headtube badge on the Carlton<\/p>\n

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The frame is a MK 4 Professional. It\u2019s built using Reynolds 531 tubing<\/a> throughout and boasts a \u2018Victor\u2019 seat stay cluster that gets its name from its designer, Gerald Victor O\u2019Donovan. O\u2019Donovan was the Director of Carlton Cycles, which was owned by his family until it was sold to Raleigh in 1960.<\/p>\n

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Even the bottom bracket shell is ornate<\/p>\n

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Another of O\u2019Donovan\u2019s innovations is hidden on the underside of the bottom bracket shell, the \u2018CC\u2019 cut out. Standing for Carlton Cycles, it was hand cut by the frame\u2019s builder Bob Keeling, who had earned a stellar reputation as both a builder and lug designer. Other frame details of note include the fully sloping Cinelli fork crown and the Campagnolo<\/a> 1010 model dropouts.<\/p>\n

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Cable guide sends the mech cable around the seat tube, rather than underneath<\/p>\n

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Both of these Italian brands are responsible for much of the build. The groupset is Campagnolo, with a Nuovo Record front and rear mechs and gear levers alongside a Record chainset and bottom bracket; the 53\/42t chainrings are matched to 170mm cranks.<\/p>\n

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The pedals, seat post and large flange hubs are also Record; the latter are laced to Mavic Champion Du Monde Professional rims using Berg Union chrome plated double butted spokes. The tyres are Vittoria tubs.<\/p>\n

The handlebars and stem are Cinelli\u2019s Criterium model, with the bars wrapped in white dimpled Velox plastic tape, just as Marsh used in the \u201870s. In fact, the only change to the bike\u2019s set-up from its racing days is the addition of the San Marco Regal saddle, Marsh\u2019s perch of choice.<\/p>\n

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