Been giving an old Bob Jackson bike, so planning on getting it road worthy again. Think it’s an early 1960’s frame.
by trixxydixxy
Been giving an old Bob Jackson bike, so planning on getting it road worthy again. Think it’s an early 1960’s frame.
by trixxydixxy
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Great frame for a nice restoration. But I would leave the patina as is. You might contact the company. They could provide you with info on this early 1960’s frame.
Those brake levers are interesting. Presumably the precursor to ’80s “suicide brake levers”, but possibly easier to keep adjusted. Who made them?
ObVintage_bicycles: that’s a great frame to have!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a fillet brazed Bob Jackson before. Very interesting. Mine has a serial number in the 4800’s and is from 1964. Yours, #623 would have to be quite a bit earlier.
The Bob Jackson shop closed down in 2020 but I am told they just reopened with new ownership. If they have the records, they may be able to tell you when it was made, or even get you a copy of the original build card. That’s how I got the date for mine.
Nice! I don’t see too many Bob Jackson’s where I’m at, unfortunately.
Very cool bike !
I wish you a slow, meticulous, yet rewarding restoration.
Fillet brazed! That’s a sweet baby
Beautiful bike. I love Bob Jacksons. Thanks for posting.
So these pictures were from after I managed to get the bike up and running. The bike even had a speedo on the handlebars with a dynamo on the front wheel 😄
All I needed to do was clean the frame up, replace the chain and down tube shifters and pump the tyres up!
I now need to get it road worthy so I can ride it properly so will be replacing the cabling and fitting new tubes and tyres. Then other time will look to replace the components with some nicer stuff.
Having only ridden modern bikes before I’ve really enjoyed learning about vintage bikes.
Wow, what a beautiful bike!
Thanks for the share!
Careful with your fingers and shifting!! That tire looks wildly close to the frame, maybe it’s just the angle of the photo.