Trevor Jarvis 'Flying Gate' 1979

[knowthejo]

So, been requested to post a pic up of my Flying Gate.

Here she is:

Heres the spec:
Trevor Jarvis 'Flying Gate' 1979 531 frame (track drops and canti bosses)
- Sturmey Archer 3 speed S3X fixed gear rear hub
- Schmidt dynamo hub with Schmidt Edelux front light
- Campagnolo record track chainset
- Campagnolo record BB
- Campagnolo Mirage headset
- Campagnolo record quill pedals and NJS straps
- Campagnolo record seatpost
- Brooks Swallow
- Nitto Moustache bars
- Panaracer pasela tyres
- Grand Cru cantilever brakeset

She is a bit of modern/classic mix as you can see ^

 

[kaiser]

Stunning!

 

[fatfixie]

Very nice


Here's my "gate" of unknown origin

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... 9a80f7a56a

Must get round to taking a finished pic.....

Also a link to my mate's Trever Jarvis Gate- sadly he is longer able to ride it....

http://www.pushbike.org/bjorn'sbikes/bjornsbike.htm

Andy

 

[stevek]

Just bought a saddle off a guy who has a Flying Gate, he sent me a pic of it, here it is:

 

[knowthejo]

Stunning! Very Happy

Ta very much!

Here's my "gate" of unknown origin

Where? :roll:

Very jealous of your mates lug set - beautiful - do you know how she was pulling a traiier?


stevek - very nice one too- is that a trike in the background? Its funny how flying gates and trikes seem to be often owned in pairs! Ive spoken to a few people who have both. [/quote]

 

[fatfixie]

Here's my "gate" of unknown origin

Where? :roll:

Just noticed the link was missing- have edited it.

Very jealous of your mates lug set - beautiful - do you know how she was pulling a trailer?

Bjorn's gate is fitted with a bob trailer- these use a special qr skewer to attach the trailer to the bike.

This was his Audax bike- has done over 20,000k's inc. Paris brest paris (1200k in 3 days!!)
Sadly he got an acquired brain injury 2 years ago and is wheelchair bound...

Andy


stevek - very nice one too- is that a trike in the background? Its funny how flying gates and trikes seem to be often owned in pairs! Ive spoken to a few people who have both. [/quote][/quote]

 

[stevek]

Yup, 'tis a trike back there, he prefers to ride that most of the time.

 

[Jonny69]

What's the advantage of the odd shaped frame? The blue one looks very short.

 

[NickD]

As I understand it the advantage is a much shorter wheelbase than a conventional double diamond.

 

[Agency_Scum]

Wow!! That looks just wrong....BUT I CAN'T STOP LOOKING!!