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Old 05-12-20, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by COYS
I'm glad I clicked on this thread as I'm just starting out looking for a touring bike and their workshop is literally 5 minutes walk from my house. Who'd have known?!
Woodrup also in Leeds. AFAIK Leeds was traditionally a centre of the UK cycling industry. Too bad about Bob Jackson not taking bespoke orders right now. They have some nice options.
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Old 07-08-20, 07:57 AM
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Hi folks,

So my Bob Jackson frame arrived today for those of you interested. Hard to get proper photos of frame only.

Colour is celeste cosmos (looks a lot darker than I expected) and pearl white with gold lug lining. It's a beautifully made frame and paint job so I am a very happy man today. Will be bringing it to LBS in the coming days to get it built up





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Old 07-09-20, 12:23 PM
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Wow that came out wonderful. Enjoy!
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Old 10-22-20, 01:51 PM
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So with the sad news about Bob Jackson’s imminent closure, here are some photos of the build... have since put a lovely Halo Retro wheel set on the bike...

It rides like a dream is and is so comfortable. These photos are mostly from a 700km tour around Ireland







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Old 10-22-20, 03:44 PM
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Cool photos and cool bike.
Not too swingy wingy with that high and heavy looking load.? Nice wide bars probably help, although strong head winds must be a bear.
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Old 10-22-20, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by djb
Cool photos and cool bike.
Not too swingy wingy with that high and heavy looking load.? Nice wide bars probably help, although strong head winds must be a bear.
Thanks! The bike actually felt more stable with the load which wasn’t too heavy... maybe 8kgs/17lbs. My front rack bag didn’t arrive on time so resorted to tying down a dry bag but it done the job.

My first tour and most certainly won’t be the last!
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Old 10-22-20, 06:39 PM
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Having a good experience on your first tour is great, traveling by bike is such a fun experience, hope you do more at some point.
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Old 10-23-20, 04:34 PM
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It was great seeing this. I fell in love with these bikes a LONG time ago and mine is by far my favorite.
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