Bates BAR - 1944-45
Owned by Patricia Killiard
| Frame | Bates BAR; 19
½”; (1944/5) Frame No: 010663
U; 22” top tube; 17 ¼” chainstays; 2 ¼” fork rake; Cantiflex tubing, Diadrant forks – finished white with red seat panel and lug lining |
| Wheels | 26” x 1¼” Weinmann
Alloy HP rims on Racelite LF G/F hubs |
| Chainset | Chater Lea steel chainset with round cranks - 42
x 3/32 chainring |
| Pedals | Brampton B8 pedals with Christophe toe-clips
and straps |
| Gears | Simplex Tour de France 4-speed with Simplex lever
- 4-speed Regina block 15-24 teeth |
| Brakes | Early Burlite levers and stirrups |
| Stem/Bars | GB alloy ‘Spearpoint’ stem–3" with GB Capo Berta Alloy 38cm barsTDC (floating) headset |
| Headset | TDC (floating) headset |
| Saddle | Brooks
B15 |
| Extras | Also has option of Fiamme sprints on Airlite L/F
hubs |
 Early BAR head lugs and fork
crown
|
 Head lugs from the front, also
Burlite brake stirrups
|
 Burlite levers on 7/8" bars to
accommodate small diam. clamp
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