Classic & Vintage - Funky Baines Whirlwind Flying Gate Frame

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phillyrider
11-26-08, 12:09 PM
I am getting more and more interested in old english frames. Check out the design of this one from around 1948.

http://cgi.ebay.com/BAINES-WHIRLWIND-FLYING-GATE-FRAME-23-5in-c1948_W0QQitemZ370119706284QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item3701197 06284&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

I would be interested in hearing what folks know or think of this one...

kpug505
11-26-08, 01:22 PM
Elliot bay Bicycles in Seattle has a Jarvis Flying Gate.....Really neat! I love the odd frame design. I think the Jarvis is a copy of the Baines design and a very good one at that. I'd love to have one just to have it.....
rotharpunc
11-26-08, 02:22 PM
thats pretty wild, I don't know if I like the aesthetics of it, but It'd be cool just to have as a bit of history

luker
11-26-08, 05:46 PM
build it up with new SR 11 speed. Maybe some Boras. Shock some road nazis.
unterhausen
11-26-08, 09:14 PM
somebody recently posted a link to a site of a company in the UK that still makes bikes in that style. With the age of the guy building the frames, he might have been around in '48
big chainring
11-27-08, 07:03 AM
I think the reasoning behind this style of frame is to shorten the chainstay and wheelbase. In the 70's the curved seat tube frames were popular for a while. And the reason again was to shorten the chainstays. Makes for a stiffer rear triangle, and quicker handling but also a harsher ride. On the flying gate design I would think there must be a a lot of stress at the top tube where the vertical "seat tube" attaches, and a lot of road shock transfered at that point as well. The handling is probably super fast as the wheelbases are around 38 in. or less.
Pogliaghi
11-27-08, 07:56 AM
I have a 1937 Baines with a mixture of old and newer parts. It took a while to get it together and during that time I was extremely curious about how the bike would ride. When the day finally came I was pleasantly surprized almost shocked at how nice it is. It is really beautiful to ride - quick yes but also extremely stable. Really amazing, one of my best!

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee237/Pogliaghi/Baines1.jpg
big chainring
11-27-08, 09:20 AM
Beautiful bike! What kind of wheels do you have? Hubs? Rims?
luker
11-27-08, 11:48 AM
gawd. a new bike to covet. crap.


I think I need one of these. Beautiful bike, Pog.