Front view.
I just finished a functional restoration of a Bates B.A.R. bicycle from the period 1938-1942. The project began with a desire to build a functional 3 speed fixed gear bicycle around a Sturmey-Archer ASC hub. The project really came together with the help of Jason Rumfelt a most excellent bicycle mechanic and consultant on how to make this a functional yet classic bicycle build. The frame is in its original finish and is unique in that while the front fork is by Bates, it is not their trademark Diadrant fork, however, the Reynolds 531 tubing is their Cantiflex design.
Photographed using a Sony NEX 5N using Leica Telyt 200mm f/4.5 lens.
Front view.
I just finished a functional restoration of a Bates B.A.R. bicycle from the period 1938-1942. The project began with a desire to build a functional 3 speed fixed gear bicycle around a Sturmey-Archer ASC hub. The project really came together with the help of Jason Rumfelt a most excellent bicycle mechanic and consultant on how to make this a functional yet classic bicycle build. The frame is in its original finish and is unique in that while the front fork is by Bates, it is not their trademark Diadrant fork, however, the Reynolds 531 tubing is their Cantiflex design.
Photographed using a Sony NEX 5N using Leica Telyt 200mm f/4.5 lens.