Amazing shop bike! early 1960's Carlton with International lug set

We have some pretty cool bikes in the shop's collection.

This is one of my favorites. It is an early 1960's Carlton. There are a couple reasons why I like this bike. First of course is the international lug set. Extremely ornate and well filed / thinned. The seat cluster with the ornate wrap over seat stays are quite elegant. The paint scheme is really sharp and the decals are the nicest I have ever seen from Carlton (in my opinion). The fork crown echoes the ornate lugs nicely. Borrowing a bit from Hetchins treatment perhaps but still all their own.The only thing that's missing is an arching rear brake bridge. I would not call the stays "pencil" but they are nice and thin.

I compare this bike at first glance to a Saluki, not the Rivendell bike, the dog. Very elegant and svelte. The second thing I like is that all the components are from smaller  British parts maker at the time. The British Hub Co. Airlite hubs, Williams crank set,  Benelux derailleurs and shifters, Mansfield saddle, GB Coureur 66' brakes, GB Superhood brake levers with hoods, and GB Maes bars. This is before Raleigh bought everything and is a nice example of what was available at the time from smaller firms doing their thing. So the overall picture is the last gasp of sorts of smaller British frame building and components. Enjoy!

Cyclo (UK) interesting offerings and components

Cyclo catalogs I was recently looking through. Interesting to see offering an 8 speed bicycle in 1934, and it took Schwinn to mass market an 8 speed bike until 1960 with the Schwinn Varsity. I guess the American market was inundated with heavy single speed bicycles that looked like motorcycles and rode like tanks.

1934, 1936, 1960

This Rosa pedal extension looks like a great item for riders with wide feet. I don't think I have ever found a pair on pedals before??

Cyclo Oppy toe clips. named after Sir Hubert Opperman, these wire toeclips were light and inventive solutions. Soma recently produced their version of them- HERE.

A handlebar camera mount, I assumed for when not currently riding. GoPro currently makes a mount to attach a camera to your handlebars as well, but this is for when riding, to record your ride.

Rosa rim truer. Does any reader have experience with this tool?

Cyclo Rosa rim truer. Efficient and simple. I would love to try them out on some of the old Raleigh Tourist rims. Anyone use them before?

Cyclo Benelux tools for adjusting and setting up the cantankerous rear derailleur.

Now this is just a wacky design, I don't understand how the turning of the block face will give better braking power when the rubber is worn down? I have never seen on a bike, maybe that speaks to it's effectiveness.

1957 Elswick Hopper Vampire Convincable

Is is one of of only 2 known examples of this highly unconventional frame.
It was British builder.
it was built with the intention of correcting chainline issues, allowing the chainring to move from side to side, for adjusting the chainline.
The chainring is adjusted with a modified Cyclo Benelux rear derailleur that is affixed to it.
I guess Suntour also thought about this with their Asymmetrical downtube shifters, that in shifting the rear derailleur, the shifter boss adjusts the throw of the front shifter, trimming the front derailleur to adjust the chainline.
I would love to know how the Vampire Convincable shifting rides.