1937 Bates Vegrandis project

there are other brakes mentioned in the 1939 Brown Bros. Catalogue

Thanks I'll have aloof. I always wanted a Brown Brothers catalogue but they seem to go for silly money.

Welldone...great build.... and your hubs/rims are something else.....the rims are like hens teeth.....the stem also is a treasure......whats next?
Thanks rogeroo. I've been lucky with those rims as they came on a wheelset I've been sold for a tandem. When I saw the profile I've decided they were too skinny and kept them for this. As for what is next? I'll try to ride it as much as I can.

Awesome. Not being British, or in any way knowledgeable about bikes this old, the patriotic nostalgia thing kind of went past me but it's a lovely bike. Never seen forks like that before. Only thing that bothers me is the zig-zag top tube cable but I assume it's supposed to look like that!
Thanks. The cable was not done on purpose. It was straight when I first fitted it but after riding ended up like that. Thing is that the cable clips are made of rubber so not as strong as metal ones to keep the cable tight.