Re: [CR]What's in your garage/loft/sunroom/bedroom etc etc

(Example: Racing:Jacques Boyer)

From: <Cantiflex@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 15:54:29 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]What's in your garage/loft/sunroom/bedroom etc etc
To: CLASSICRENDEZVOUS@BIKELIST.ORG


When I can find them.... 1983 Cinelli Corsa c/w Campag 50th Anni'....Superb Ride

1978 Condor 'Hack' Built with French components. Makes nice 'airline' bike..been all-over the place' now.Very smooth easy going ride.

1994 Bates Cantiflex/Diadrant FIXED WHEEL. Built by Ron Cooper..Built with the 'British winter' in mind..ie Stainless steel everything-where-possible. Very responsive ,short wheelbase, but dream to ride.(I only gave Ron Cooper the seat tube size..all else left to him)...He's a star.

1970 Bates Cantiflex/Diadrant Volante Hand-cut lugs 'Touring' machine. Built with all French components. Does exactly what it was designed to do.

1966 Bates Cantiflex/Diadrant Vergrandis. Nervex Pro' Lugs. All Campag components. Excellent 'day rider'/show machine.

1962 Bates Cantiflex/Diadrant Volante Road/Path FIXED WHEEL machine. Nervex Series legere lugs. Built with all English components including Chater-Lea, GB, Dunlop Stainless Steel/Blumfields, even NOS John Bull tyres. Wonderful ride.

1964 Leach-Marathon..Nervex Pro' lugs (my first frame-purchase) Again, all French components including Rod-Operated Simplex, Mafac Top 63s Stronglight 49D,Ideale 90 Saddle etc. Built as 'fast-touring machine. Very nice.

Rare Ladies Bates Cantiflex/Diadrant Sturmey gearing, all English components etc.(The Wife's...not mine !)

Ladies Jack Taylor 'twin-lat' with all French components...also the wifes.

There are FEW more in various states of completion. I have only just found the time to get going again, after having a bike business for a number of years. Ray Etherton Maldon, UK