1954 Bates B.A.R., serial number 17148B, 23 3/4" seat tube ctt, 22 3/4 top tube ctc,
Reynolds 531 double butted tubing, Cantiflex frame tubes
(larger diameter thinner walls in middle), Diadrant
(double curve) forks, Nervex Professional
lugs (fork crown D/B. Randonneur Feature Cut No. 7).
Purchased from Peter Paine.
Components: Huret Tour de France rear gear; Huret lever front changer;
Huret downtube shifter; Stronglight Competition cottered steel cranks;
45-50 Simplex alloy & steel chainrings;
four speed Regina G.S. Corse freewheel [14-18-23-28; 42-94 gear inches];
3/32" Renold chain;
Chater Lea Sprint pedals; GB Professionnel stainless steel toe clips;
Resilion free/fixed rear hub; Resilion front hub; Sun CR18 700c rims; Bluemels
alloy Tour de France shorty mudguards;
TDC headset; Beborex drillium sidepull brakes and Beborex brake levers; KoolStop brake
pads; ribbed cable housing;
3" GB stem; Stratalite Tour de France handlebars; TA handlebar water bottle cage;
Milremo handlebar plugs;
Terry Liberator Race Ti saddle; Brooks saddle clamp; 26.8 dometop seatpin
Weight: 26.3 pounds
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