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I'm going to resurect my Bob Jackson.......... last rode in anger as a teenager in 1978 Pics below LOL

30 odd years ago Bob jackson did an outstanding job with respray / chrome and I was thinking of sending the frame back to them for a respray before I started to rebuild it.

I really fancy a white bike......in my day it was white, whats the pearlescent jobby

After 30 years are they still any good ??

any good sites to buy 30 year old Campag spares

Cheers

Shaun

alcazar

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Out of date, bypassed by technology.

Skip it, buy a better one off e-bay, etc, you can get Scandium or Ti frames now, Shimano parts and away you go.............

dpb

lol

Looks great, 731 ? , you coudnt buy that sort of detail nowadays ill wager , if you wanted to


Im sure theyre are plenty around who would if Bob Jackson isnt around anymore

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Alcazar............agreed it's yesterdays technology. I looked at a Basso Devil but why do people keep their MG Migets going LOL I'm in my 50's

DPB

It's Columbus main tubes with Renolds 753 forks and stays........

Shaun

dpb

I meant 753 i did

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dpb........just looked at your post count at 26,574 !!

I thought I spent a lot of time on Scoobynet

Shaun

r32

I saw a Bob Jackson out last Sunday morning.................

J4CKO

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I say go for it, I have J4ckos mates 80's Peugeot in the shed, different experience the old steel framed bikes to the modern ally/carbon stuff.

StickyMicky

Maybe it is worth something?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BOB-JACKSON-VI...item27b2d1c4ec

Leslie

Wouldn't powder coating be more resistent to knocks etc.

Les

dpb

may well not be appropriate in this instance Les , like wise chucking a whole new modern groupset at it

alcazar

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Ok, assuming it's what you want, why not? Either get it sprayed and detail it yourself, or do the whole job yourself. My eldest sprayed a Leeson trials frame with Hammerite white, lovely job, resisits the knocks like owt and still looks good.

There IS retro Campag stuff on e-bay, I had a look last night. Even a 70's pair of Simplex Prestige Criterium shifters in perfect nick. (I mention Simplex as the best rear mech I ever had was a Prestige criterium, made of delrin and alloy, TOTALLY strippable with small bolts and circlips, and the jockey wheels ran on adjustable ball bearing races.)

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It's really a nostalgia thing I would probably get my gut stuck on the bars LOL.

I really wanted bits of the frame chromed so I think it's really an away job, I've looked on the net and Bob Jackson still appear to do a pretty good job so it's away to Leeds then

Most of the stuff in the garage is campag or shimano dura-ace which hopeully I can dismantle and try and refurbish. The frame looks in pretty good nick (as does my old road frame) but I think I might go for some new wheels,don't fancy riding around on 35 year old alloy LOL

I'll trawl e-bay for any bits that I can't put together.

Cheers


Shaun

J4CKO

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My uncle had his Sun bike from when he was 13 in the fifties, its on its second refit, basically he sent it in, bought a modern road bike and shifted all the kit over, looks ace in ligth blue with black rims.

I love the idea of re-using old bikes with sentimeantal value, especially if it was a quality item, like anything like that, they do end up worth quite decent money, who thought basket case Mk1 Escorts would be worth thousands back in the early eighties when we were crashing and scrapping them ?

alcazar

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My lad's Leeson was refurbed but not sprayed, by Leeson himself, so yes, that's a good idea. It got new mounts for the rear wheel which are bolt through?

Anyway, new wheels, yes, I would go for that.

As for refurbing Shimano/Campag stuff, strip off all you can, like screws, springs, cable fasteners etc, then dunk the bits in Wickes Paintbrush cleaner, the blue stuff, leave for a half hour, making sure every part is wet, and then fettle it with an old, stiff paintbrush, I use a 1" one.

Finally rinse in VERY hot water, boiling if you can, shake and leave to dry, before re-oiling.

I've even done the same with Shimano blocks, (the cogs and sprockets), running the cleaner through the back where the pawls and springs are, before spinning it while pouring boiling water through. You should SEE the crap sluicing out of them. Finally re-oil with spray grease etc. Makes a lovely job, very satisfying

alcazar

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My lad's Leeson was refurbed but not sprayed, by Leeson himself, so yes, that's a good idea. It got new mounts for the rear wheel which are bolt through?

Anyway, new wheels, yes, I would go for that.

As for refurbing Shimano/Campag stuff, strip off all you can, like screws, springs, cable fasteners etc, then dunk the bits in Wickes Paintbrush cleaner, the blue stuff, leave for a half hour, making sure every part is wet, and then fettle it with an old, stiff paintbrush, I use a 1" one.

Finally rinse in VERY hot water, boiling if you can, shake and leave to dry, before re-oiling.

I've even done the same with Shimano blocks, (the cogs and sprockets), running the cleaner through the back where the pawls and springs are, before spinning it while pouring boiling water through. You should SEE the crap sluicing out of them. Finally re-oil with spray grease etc. Makes a lovely job, very satisfying

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Alcazar........I'll look out for sobe blue paint cleaner I'll nip out at about 3.15 tomorrow and hopefully the roads and shop will be quiet LOL

Just looking at this as it looks in better nick than mine

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAMPAGNOLO-NUO...item1e5c8676e2

I wonder what it's worth ?? £40

Cheers


Shaun

Butty

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So did you race in your younger days or just pose

I spent far too much money on fancy bike bits back then and it seems to have transformed into car parts now.

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Hi Nick

I'll just fire up another PC with a pic on it...........I've got 3 kids and I try and keep what they do on the internet in view ..

Shaun

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Crap pic........best I can do at short notice but Hill climbing on my stripped down road bike.......says Falcon on the frame but made in italy

Shaun

Rocker53zero

Hi there, If I can be any help with the respray of your Bob Jackson, please get in touch. I own a company which specialises in re enammeling of classic lightweight racing frames. I own a Bob Jackson Messina from 1970 and still time trial it. It has been resprayed with an industrial 2 pack enamel and I can let you see some pictures if required. I have access to all the correct Decals, including the Reynolds stickers for frame and forks. A frame of this build quality would cost in access of £400.00 today. If this frame still fits you, why change it ? It's all you need.


Regards, Terry.

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Sure, e-mail some pics and details to shaunwhitehead@aol.com

Cheers


Shaun

BOB.T

I was born in 77

austinwrx

I have a bob jackson bike too. done many thousand's of miles on it, including the lands end/joh o groats.

been laid up for about 7 yrs now, the front forks snapped in the headset tube ! that was a moment and a half.

can;t bare to part with it. do keep thinking I'll have to repair that.

technology is better- but still be nice for a winter hack.