Claud Butler 1961 Catalog — The Coureur, Challenge, European, Cordon Bleu and Olympic, from C. B. Cycles

The 1961 Claud Butler catalog, a folded sheet held as panels; no page is numbered, so their order is inferred. A reading marked [?] is uncertain in the scan.

— Page 1 (front cover) —
Claud Butler
Regd.Trade Mark

1961

[The front cover is divided diagonally into a white upper right half and a turquoise lower left half, with the Claud Butler script signature trademark in black across the top. A black line drawing of a racing cyclist in a hairnet helmet and goggles rides head-on toward the viewer out of the turquoise half, casting a shadow, and the year 1961 is printed in large black numerals at lower right across the diagonal.]

— Page 2 —
FIVE SPEED
COUREUR

SPECIFICATION

Fitted with
BENELUX Mk 7 GEAR

SIZES
21″ 22″ 23″ 24″

£24 9s. 8d.
INC. PURCHASE TAX

[A tall narrow panel for the Claud Butler Five Speed Coureur, printed in turquoise and black, with a photograph of the complete bicycle seen almost head-on from the front beside a thin turquoise vertical rule. Below it a pale turquoise arrow labeled SPECIFICATION points off the right edge toward the next panel, above the gear line, the four frame sizes and the price in a turquoise box.]

— Page 3 —
SUPER COUREUR

C. B. CYCLES are offered in a wider choice of finishes than ever before. Coureur and Challenge models are available in six attractive colour combinations as follows:

PURPLE FLAMBOYANT with wide triple seat band in Belgium National colours matching narrow bands on the head tube.

TANGERINE ENAMEL with long white seat panel and matching head tube enhanced by contrasting black bands.

BRIGHT RED FLAMBOYANT with black seat panel flanked by triple Belgium colour bands. Head tube to match.

BRONZE FLAMBOYANT with striking long red, yellow and black seat panel matching narrow Belgium head bands.

WHITE ENAMEL with long red, white and blue contrasts on seat tube repeated by tricolour rings around head.

ELECTRIC BLUE FLAM. with neat twin black seat bands and black head tube.

TRANSFERS. All models carry Olympic rings on the seat tube as featured in the metal headplate. The famous Claud Butler signature is displayed on the down tube and repeated in miniature on each fork blade. Models are identified by a name transfer on the top tube by the head.

FRAME

Hand built with carefully mitred tubes brazed into Continental Nervex high grade steel lugs. Head angle 73 and seat 71 degrees. Slender tipped oval blades and butted steering column as featured in all C.B. road forks. Front and rear fork-ends incorporate mudguard eyes. Brazed-on cable stops, pump-pegs, gear and lamp bracket boss ensure ‘tidy’ efficiency.

21″ frames are built with 21¼” top tubes, larger sizes with 22½”.

SIZES 21″ 22″ 23″ 24″

BOTH COUREUR MODELS INCLUDE THESE QUALITY FITMENTS

DUNLOP STEEL 27″ HIGH PRESSURE RIMS
BRITISH HUB CO. RACING HUBS
MICHELIN HIGH SPEED TYRES
WILLIAMS 48T x 3/32″ CHAINSET WITH 6½” CRANKS
LYOTARD PEDALS
REGINA FIVE SPEED FREEWHEEL
CONTINENTAL 3/32″ CHAIN
G.B. ALLOY BRAKES
RUBBER HOODED ARRET LEVERS
G.B. ALLOY MAES BENDS
IL PRIMO BADGED STEEL STEM
SWALLOW CUTAWAY SADDLE
18″ APEX ALLOY PUMP
BLUEMELS CLUB SPECIAL GUARDS

The fabulous Italian
FIVE SPEED
Campagnolo
Gran Sport Gear Model
–yours for only
£26 19 4d.

[A tall page printed in black and turquoise shows the Super Coureur, a lightweight with fenders and dropped handlebars photographed from the front, beside a list of six color schemes. Below are the frame specification and the fitments shared by both Coureur models, with a close photograph of a Campagnolo Gran Sport rear derailleur beside the price at lower right.]

— Page 4 —
CHALLENGE
—[?]
O

CHALLENGE

A hand-made Lightweight, built of “531” tubing and Continental lugs, specially suited to the use of gears.

FRAME ONLY
SIZES 21½”, 22½”, 23½”
£8 19 6d.
EX WORKS

IN SIX COLOURS

PURPLE FLAM.
WHITE ENAMEL.
ELECTRIC BLUE FLAM.
TANGERINE ENAMEL.
BRIGHT RED FLAM.
BRONZE FLAM.

CONTRASTING BANDS, ETC., AS LISTED UNDER COUREUR.

DUNLOP 27″ HIGH PRESSURE RIMS ● ALLOY LARGE FLANGE RACELITE HUBS ● DUNLOP H.P. TYRES AND TUBES ● WILLIAMS 6½” CRANKS WITH DETACHABLE 3/32″ RINGS ● LYOTARD PEDALS ● REGINA FIVE SPEED FREEWHEEL ● WEINMANN ALLOY BRAKES WITH RUBBER HOODS ● G.B. MAES ALLOY BENDS ● IL PRIMO BADGED STEEL STEM ● BROOKS B15 SWALLOW SADDLE ● 18″ ALLOY ULTRALITE RACER PUMP ● BLUEMELS CLUB SPECIAL GUARDS.

WITH BENELUX MARK 7 GEAR AND FRONT CHANGER

WITH CAMPAGNOLO GRAN SPORT GEAR AND FRONT CHANGER

COMPLETE CYCLES
INCLUDING PURCHASE TAX
FIVE SPEED | £27 10 6d.
TEN SPEED | £29 15 0d.
SINGLE SPEED | £25 5 0d.
FIVE SPEED | £29 17 9d.
TEN SPEED | £33 8 0d.

[A two-panel spread for the Claud Butler Challenge lightweight, with a photograph of the complete bicycle seen from the front three-quarter angle on the left and on the right the frame price, six finishes and a run-in list of fittings. A turquoise band across the foot gives complete-cycle prices, with downward arrows tying the first pair to the Benelux Mark 7 caption under the photograph and the last pair to the Campagnolo Gran Sport caption on the right, while the single-speed price sits under the central heading. A narrow turquoise strip at the far left edge carries the word CHALLENGE in stacked capitals, then a short slanted bar and the letter O, cut off by the bottom edge of the scan.]

— Page 5 —
EUROPEAN

BRITISH FRENCH ITALIAN!

A 72° PARALLEL CONTINENTAL LUGGED ‘531’ MASSED START FRAME FITTED WITH:

The World’s Best

GEARS — Campagnolo Gran Sport front and rear.
BRAKES — Mafac ‘Racer’ with rubber hooded levers.
SADDLE — Brooks chrome frame B17 N or any of range.
HUBS — Campagnolo Gran Sport quick release.
RIMS — Fiamme 27″ alloy High Pressure.

at a price within reach.

other accessories fitted include:—
WILLIAMS C45 6¾” cranks and detachable 3/32″ rings.
LYOTARD 15S single sided chrome plated pedals.
G.B. Maes 15/16″ high tensile alloy bends.
CINELLI Steel stem with embossed badge.
APEX 18″ Alloy Ultralite Racer pump.
REGINA Five speed freewheel and 3/32″ chain.
DUNLOP 27″ High Pressure Road Racing tyres and tubes.

SIZES
21½”
22½”
23½”
ONLY

ANY COLOUR FLAMBOYANT, LUSTRE OR ENAMEL
with head in contrasting colour

A well-balanced combination of the best Europe can offer built into a really lively and responsive machine.

FIVE SPEED | £35 16 9d.
INCLUDING PURCHASE TAX
TEN SPEED | £38 15 6d.

[A two-panel spread printed in black and turquoise shows the European model, a lightweight with fenders and dropped handlebars photographed from the front, beside its list of components, three frame sizes and two prices. A large turquoise exclamation mark follows the slogan at lower left, and a black rule runs from there to the price panel at lower right.]

— Page 6 —
CORDON BLEU

‘International class’ road racing frame ‘par excellence’

Constructed throughout from ‘531’ double butted tubing and Continental Nervex 72° parallel lugs. Wrap-over top-eyes, Agrati ends and round/oval/round chain stays give a solid back, balanced by a low bottom bracket. Finely tapered oval blades are set into a sturdy fork crown. All usual brake and gear cable eyes, but NO pump-pegs or lamp bracket boss are fitted. A special stop under the down tube acts as anchor to the lever and allows any make gear to be fitted.

Stable and easily handled with that “built-in” illusive “feel” ready to respond to every effort.

FINISH. Any colour Flamboyant, Lustre or Enamel to choice. Top-eyes, crown and lug profiles carefully picked out by hand and contrasting bands on seat tube. Metal headplate and transfer Crest with script signature plus Model name on top tube and small signatures on fork blades for smart ‘modern’ appearance.

Designed from the experience of Leading British and Continental massed start exponents.

FRAME ONLY
£12 12 0d.
EX WORKS

SEAT CLUSTER SHOWING WRAP-OVER TOP EYES

HEAD ASSEMBLY SHOWING LUG AND CROWN DESIGN

FORGED REAR ENDS FOR Q/R SPINDLES

[A two-panel spread for the Claud Butler Cordon Bleu road racing frame, with descriptive text and the frame-only price on the left and three close-up photographs of a white frame on the right: the seat cluster, the head lug with its fork crown and a forged rear dropout, each tied to its caption by an arrow and framed by heavy black rules. The top edge of this scan also catches the foot of the European panel printed directly above it on the same sheet (its five-speed and ten-speed prices), which is transcribed with that panel, not here.]

— Page 7 —
OLYMPIC

ROAD-PATH FRAME

Produced to meet the varied demands of the short distance road man who also rides on cement and grass tracks, rollers and in hill climbs.

Built of Reynolds ‘531’ tubing brazed into Continental steel 73° parallel lugs this frame has a rigid rear triangle incorporating C.B. long-slot path ends which allow for large gear variations without alteration of chain length. Strong round blades are set into a solid cast fork crown drilled for a shallow brake. No lamp boss, pump-pegs or cable eyes are fitted for a “clean” track “iron.”

FINISH. Any colour Flamboyant, Lustre or Enamel to choice, all lugs hand lined, top-eyes and crown picked out in contrast. Transfer bands, Signatures, etc., as other models.

FRAME ONLY | £10 5 0d.
EX WORKS

SUCCESSFUL AT— OLYMPIC GAMES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS EMPIRE GAMES AND ON SIX DAY TRACKS THE WORLD OVER

HEAD ASSEMBLY showing lug cut-out and solid crown

THE CLAUD BUTLER HEAD PLATE FEATURING THE OLYMPIC RINGS IN HONOUR OF THE MEDALS WON ON CLAUD’S

Regd. Trade Mark

TRACK ENDS long-slot with dogs for chain adjusters and mudguard eyes

[A two-panel spread printed in black and turquoise presents the Olympic road-path frame with a photograph of its head tube showing the cut-out lugs and solid fork crown, a drawing of the Claud Butler head plate with a CB monogram in a laurel wreath above interlaced rings and a ribbon reading “LONDON·ENGLAND,” and a photograph of two long-slot track ends. Printed arrows link the captions to the pictures, and a black rule frames the right-hand panel.]

— Page 8 (back cover) —
Claud Butler
Regd. Trade Mark

Frames and Cycles

Guarantee

We give the following guarantee with all cycles of our manufacture instead of any guarantee implied by statute or otherwise.

“WE GUARANTEE that all cycles or frames and forks are built in our own workshops.”

“WE GUARANTEE all frames and forks against defective workmanship and materials, excluding fair wear and tear, misuse, accident or neglect, for a period of 12 months from date of purchase, confined to replacement or repair, free of charge, of any such parts found defective during this period.” The period of this guarantee is in accordance with the terms agreed by the British Cycle Manufacturers Union and does not apply to second-hand cycles, or where alterations or repairs have been made by other firms; nor does it apply to specialities ot other manufacturers, such as tyres, saddles, stems, brakes, hubs, chains, etc., since these are usually guaranteed by the respective makers. Taking delivery denotes acceptance of this guarantee in its entirety.

THE CHAMPIONS CHOICE

FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS

RIDDEN TO SUCCESS AT HOME & ABROAD

MAINTAINED SUPREMACY

TOP CLASS VALUE

C. B. CYCLES, LONDON, S.E.20

[A square panel printed in black and turquoise shows the Claud Butler script trademark and the heading “Frames and Cycles” above an unrolled scroll carrying the firm’s guarantee, with a seal bearing a CB monogram on the scroll and a column of five slogans at the right. The firm’s name and London address run along the foot.]