1954 Bates B.A.R.
serial number 17148B, 23.75" seat tube ctt, 22.75" top tube ctc,
74° head tube, 71° seat tube, 40 7/8" wheelbase,
Reynolds 531 double butted tubing, Cantiflex frame tubes
(larger diameter thinner walls in middle),
Diadrant forks (double curve), 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;
48-52 Simplex black steel & alloy chainrings;
four speed Regina G.S. Corse freewheel [16-19-23-28; 45-85 gear inches];
3/32" Renold chain;
Chater Lea Sprint pedals; GB Professionnel stainless steel toe clips;
Resilion 40o free/fixed rear hub and 32o front hub; Sun CR18 700c rims;
TDC headset; Beborex drillium sidepull brakes and Beborex brake levers; Jagwire X-Caliper brake
pads; ribbed cable housing;
3" GB stem; GB handlebars; TA handlebar water bottle cage;
Milremo handlebar plugs;
Wrights Olympian 56L saddle; Ideale No. 3 saddle clamp; BW dometop steel 26.8mm seatpin
Weight: 26.5 pounds
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