Pictures of your Bike

I like the flat from above perspective.

If that's a quill, put a bolt in and give it a few taps with a suitable persuader.

I have this frame, although a different spec / manufacturer. Is the front brake fully internal on that fork? Would you ever look to go fully integrated with the rear as well? 

As long as the drivetrain is clean...

David9694 wrote:

Orbit America c1990

Orbit bikes seem to be quite under-rated. A couple of years ago I got a very nice light Orbit bike with perfect Shimano 2x7 speed for £70, that served as commuter for a student friend.

Here's a picture of it inside the car. I got the mounting bracket for the forks from ebay too!

Very nice. The stem looks quite futuristic for 1983. Do you know if it's original?

That does look very nice.
The stem mounted shifters look to be easier to use than downtube.

no it isn't fully integrated.

I brought the framset only and got a local mechanic to swap all the stuff over from my broken bike. He advised against full integration as he says it puts hours of labour onto even simple jobs.

im pretty happy with how it looks anyway - don't want to look to slick as people will expect me to go fast !

Great bike though - best carbon bike Ive owned...by some distance.

...always!

That fork bracket makes a lot of sense.

They work well on the stem and are indexed so not very original. I have two other Carltons both with down tube friction shifters. The Corsa is the easiest to shift accurately though, down tube shifters were always a good reach when you planned a hill badly and needed a lower gear a bit sharpish.

Yeah, I thought the fork bracket was a brilliant idea when I first saw it, because I don't like lying the bike down. Also, Zafira B middle seats are kind of annoying because they don't lay down perfectly flat, so laying it down is a challenge. However they can slide forward, which allow me to mount it upright like in the picture with minimal wrestling to get it in!😂

I tried something similar with some timber and a pair of Delta hitches, with (unlike yourself) limited success, and so for people like myself with minimal (zero) woodworking skills, the Vergo range from Minoura is an off the shelf alternative.

I couldn't get that to work.

You are Dave Brailsford and I claim my £5...is there anything cool in the bike line you haven't got?!

Rendel Harris wrote:

...is there anything cool in the bike line you haven't got?!

I hope not.

Your setup is a lot tidier than mine, for sure! 😅

The dirt proves its used :)

Mainly what it proves is a foolish aversion to mudguards

No aversion to mudguards here. I stupidly followed the GPS and took a series of very wrong turns. Still it was a grand day out which is what it's all about I suppose.