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[alansilver]

i am a new user.but if any one has a nice condition bates cycle or frame i would pay a good price
thanks alan silver

 

[Midlife]

Do you mean Bates as in "Diadrant Forks" ?

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/bu ... ates3.html

Shaun

 

[sawston_vulcan]

I have an EG Bates mussette.....just saying!

 

[alansilver]

thanks for replying so quickly yes with cantiflex 531 and diadrant forks. i used to visit th shop 30 years ago always admired their bikes. i wish i would have bought one then. teenage memories and all that.

 

[Midlife]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1948-Bates-Ve ... 1082920916

They don't come up that often, the above went for near on £600.

Have you posted on LFGSS ? They appear on there more often that here.......... Good luck

Shaun

 

[alansilver]

thanks mate all help appreciated. i can wait for the right one

 

[stringfellow1946]

I'm sure Hillay Stone had one a couple of weeks ago

 

[alansilver]

thanks retro guru. yes got excited went to buy it . he told me some american had just nicked it. another english bike lost to overseas :cry: thanks anyway mate