Carlton Capella/Ken Rogers Tricycle Conversion Kit
Owner: Paul Musgrave
Bicycle Make: Carlton Capella/Ken Rogers Tricycle Conversion Kit
Bicycle model: Carlton Capella/Ken Rogers Tricycle Conversion Kit
Date of Manufacture: 1967
Equipment:
Carlton Capella Frame from 1970’s with a Ken Rogers Tricycle Conversion Kit.
Components
Suntour Cyclone Front & Rear Derailleurs, Sugino Mighty Competition Crankset 52/42 Chainrings SR Handlebar & Stem Selle San Marco Rolls Saddle Mavic MA3 700C Wheelset Weinmann Centrepull Brake & levers. The 2nd brake is a Tektro/Acor reverse fit time trial brake that mounts behind the fork Decals provided by H. Lloyd Cycles
Other information:
Carlton Frame from 1960s or 1970’s with a Ken Rogers Tricycle Conversion Kit.
The exact Carlton frame model is unknown but has the stylish ‘Capella’ lugs used on many of their top models including the Catalina, Clubman, Continental, Constellation and Flyer. It is probably a Capella Clubman model
Ken Rogers was a renowned builder of tricycles and tricycle conversion kits. Further information from http://www.classicrendezvous.com/British_isles/RogersK_main.htm
The frame and tricycle kit was fully restored by myself. The original frame paint should have been used by NASA as heat shielding for shuttle re-entries. It was the toughest paint I ever had the task of stripping, Commercial aircraft paint stripper failed to remove it completely and I had to resort to sandblasting to get it all off.