In the first year or so of production of the Cantiflex quite a few options were available - standard tubes with Diadrant forks, standard tubes/standard forks, Cantiflex tubes/Diadrant forks and Cantiflex tubes/standard forks. Bates were not sure of the public's reaction to their innovations so hedged their bets... Of course most cyclists preferred something different to standard and opted for the Cantiflex/Diadrant combination. I have a Bates myself which has the Cantiflex tubes with standard forks and have see one with standard tubes and Diadrant forks. Later on after WWII Bates did offer models with standard tubes and forks too.
Hilary Stone, Bristol, England
> From: Don Wilson <dcwilson3@yahoo.com>
> Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 00:03:49 -0700 (PDT)
> To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Subject: [CR]EBates sans Diadorant fork?
>
> I thought all Bates came with bulging Cantiflex tubes
> and Diadrant double-curved forks. What gives with
> this Bates? No Diadrant forks.
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> Don Wilson
> Los Olivos, CA
>
> D.C. Wilson 805.688.8696 dcwilson3@yahoo.com
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