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Congratulations! This is one of the most convincing rebuilds I've seen.
It's so often you see a machine where much work has been done but the overall effect is spoiled by a glaring anachronism - like a modern chainset on a pre war machine. It would be easy to imagine that this one had been delivered by time machine straight from a 1930's Brooklands 'massed start'.
I have built machines something like this one, but I usually put them together with a particular purpose in mind - the Gillot shown below was built for *L'Eroica, *and I have made compromises for the sake of practicality: the Gillot has 700c rims. Many *Eroica *riders were on tubs, but they seemed to be having an awful lot of trouble with them.
I wonder what this Bates will be used for - it would be a pity if it's not ridden much.
That 3 speed block would be ok for a time trial, but I think most people would find it tough going riding anywhere other than the Bath Road with others on more modern machines.
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