Claud Butler De Luxe Tourer

A · Seen in a catalogueTouring lightweightIn confirmed sources: 1936–1949

The De Luxe Tourer appears in the 1936 Claud Butler catalogue with a 3-speed Cyclo, Sturmey-Archer or Tri-Velox gear, and the 1939 catalogue has a Tourist De-Luxe with a Sturmey-Archer 3-speed, hub brakes and an oilbath gear case. The 1949 catalogue lists three De Luxe Tourers: Model 18 (Mk I) with cantilever brakes and a Sturmey-Archer 4-speed, Model 15 (Mk IV) with a Cyclo 3-speed, and Model 3 (Mk III), bi-laminated, with a Simplex 3-speed.

Known components

Listed exactly as our confirmed sources give them, with the year and source for each. A part listed for one year or version may not apply to every bike, so check against yours.

Frame and fork

H.M. butted tubing1936 — Ebykr catalogue archive, p.7

Gears and drivetrain

3-speed Cyclo, Sturmey-Archer or Tri-Velox1936 — Ebykr catalogue archive, p.7
Sturmey-Archer 3-speed hub gear1939 — Ebykr catalogue archive, p.9

Brakes

a single-speed version had two hub brakes1936 — Ebykr catalogue archive, p.7
hub brakes1939 — Ebykr catalogue archive, p.9

Wheels and tyres

26 × 1¼ or 1⅜in light steel rims, Endrick or Westwood pattern1936 — Ebykr catalogue archive, p.7

Lighting and fittings

oilbath gear case1939 — Ebykr catalogue archive, p.9

As listed together

Parts the source lists in one breath, kept together so nothing is attached to the wrong version.

Mk I brazed with oilbath gear case, cantilever brakes and Sturmey-Archer 4-speed1949 · 18 (Mk I), 15 (Mk IV), 3 (Mk III) — Ebykr catalogue archive, p.6
Mk IV welded with Cyclo 3-speed1949 · 18 (Mk I), 15 (Mk IV), 3 (Mk III) — Ebykr catalogue archive, p.6
Mk III bi-laminated with Simplex 3-speed1949 · 18 (Mk I), 15 (Mk IV), 3 (Mk III) — Ebykr catalogue archive, p.6

Catalogue appearances

Year	Name as printed · model no.	Details	Source
1936	"C.B." DE LUXE TOURER MODEL	H.M. butted tubing; 26 × 1¼ or 1⅜in light steel rims, Endrick or Westwood pattern; 3-speed Cyclo, Sturmey-Archer or Tri-Velox; a single-speed version had two hub brakes.	Ebykr catalogue archive, p.7
1939	C.B. Tourist De-Luxe Model	Sturmey-Archer 3-speed hub gear; hub brakes; oilbath gear case.	Ebykr catalogue archive, p.9
1949	De Luxe Tourers · 18 (Mk I), 15 (Mk IV), 3 (Mk III)	Mk I brazed with oilbath gear case, cantilever brakes and Sturmey-Archer 4-speed; Mk IV welded with Cyclo 3-speed; Mk III bi-laminated with Simplex 3-speed.	Ebykr catalogue archive, p.6

Specs are as printed in the catalogue. Years are when the model appears in a source, not exact production dates.

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