OldCoot

Almost there on my build of this Bob Jackson. It was given to me by my high school friend. I coveted this bike from my 1st ride of it when I was 15 years old. I had never ridden a 'real' bike until this one when my friend let me test it out.

For this build I had the rear opened up to 130mm to accommodate modern gears & wheels. At this point it weighs in at 20lbs. Still needs chain, bar tape, and water bottle cages.

Wheels are tecino hubs with tubeless TB14 rims. Veloce shifters, brakes, derailleurs. IRD crankset.

Hoping to ride it soon.

bikingshearer 

Very nice. My first new frame was a Bob Jackson from the early 1970s (bought it new in 1975 from Stone's Cyclery in Alameda CA; if memory serves, I paid $170). I hung whatever components I had or could get on it, a mish-mash of parts that only a cash-strapped teenager would have. It was a bit more of a primary-color shade of red, had chrome "socks" front and back, and did not have Nervex lugs. Otherwise, my frame looked like yours, including the white headtube and seat tube panel and the decals. (I still like the block letter BJ decals better than the slanted letter ones.) I rode my one and only double century on it in thelate 1970s (and never need to do that again, thank you very much). It was stolen out of my garage in 1993. I still wish evil things on the dirtbag who took it.

Enjoy yours. It's a nice bike and deserves to be out on the road.

OldCoot

Bummer your bike got stolen. I too reserve a special spot in hell for bike thieves.
Yes the Nervex lugs are not the norm for BJ's is my understanding. The two panel paint job is always appealing to me. My high school friend bought this used in about 1975, so it's at least that old. It was always a bit big for him and almost too small for me. I'll make it work on sunny days!

Wildwood 

Nice bike.
Nice upgrades.
Nice place to live. (assuming CA)

Hope you survived the recent storms.

Bad Lag

I'm loving the fast back seat stays.

The seat and bars seem very high up. Is the frame too small for you? Is the stem safe that far out of the steerer?

That's a rather unique routing for the front derailleur cable.

OldCoot

The bike is a bit small for me, and yes, the stem is ok... It's a Nitto Technomic that is 225mm long. When I was younger the bars would have been lower.... As it was a gift from a friend I am making it work.

Yeah, not done with the shifting setup. Still getting things in place. If you look at the rear derailleur, its more interesting. Because I am running Campagnolo shifter, derailleur but a Shimano cassette/freehub I am using a J-tek shiftmate. Not quite working out to my liking yet. The exit from the shiftmate to the derailleur is a bit funky. I think I am going to spend some time on the lathe to make the connection a bit better.

OldCoot

Yep, living in Santa Cruz, where the beach and roads are disappearing. Route choices are changing, but I will still ride!

Bad Lag

I also prefer the block lettering. That's what's on mine.

Mine used to have the white head tube and seat tube panel but they were not part of the repaint after brazing bits and bobs to upgrade the frame. If you notice, a dominant feature of the badging is a white shield. It is outlined in black but tends to get a bit lost on a field of white, not so on a red background. Then again, the lions are red, so, ...

Bike thieves and horse thieves should we whipped and hanged.

I don't know what I would do, how I would cope, if someone stole mine or it was damaged beyond repair, as Bob Jackson is now out of business..

Bad Lag

Maybe I should buy a spare before I need it.

Two is one, one is none.

georges1

nice bike

shoota 

Sweet. How'd you get the TB14 s to set up tubeless?

mstateglfr 

^ this. Was gonna say the same thing.
...guess I still did.

OldCoot

Finally got the BJ on the road. Orginally planned on Campagnolo Veloce Shifters and derailleurs with shimano cassette, but was unhappy with the JTEK shiftmate. Dug out of the parts box the Shimano 600 tri- color brifters and Deore MTB derailleurs for easier integration ( I need low gears!).

Rides much like I remember from nearly 50 years ago when 1st had a chance to ride this very frame. Responsive, yet stable. Overall a great balance of characteristics.

John E

My younger son is a Banana Slug (BS biology/pre-med). Beautiful area, but you are indeed facing the same coastal erosion challenges we have in Orange and San Diego Counties.

repechage

And I assumed that the reason to exchange to Shimano was to give a reason to the Shimano Dura-Ace seat tube sticker.

looks pretty good. Unclear as to the rear derailleur housing loop extending forward of the chainstay cable stop. or, it appears that way.

In the early 1970’s Nervex Pro lugs were the sign of a good frame.

OldCoot

This was my 2nd set of wheels to go tubeless and the 1st road wheelset. The rims just got some tape ( sorry can't remember brand) and of course a set of valves. Initially they leaked at the valves a bit and a spot where the type wasn't centered properly... I will say it's a messy process, and more so for the road tires. 1st ride provided a nice ride. Better than clincher with tybes by a small margin. Maybe it's just the tires... Not sure it was worth the effort.

OldCoot

The Shimano choice was dictated by what was in my parts bin and my final impatience to ride the bike...

The rear derailleur cable is not forward of the stop. The black bit is a cable tie used to prevent the housing from pivoting in the cable stop which it didn't properly fit in. Old cable housings ( ie non indexed) were a smaller diameter.... or at least this cable stop was small

Bad Lag

LoL! I also have a zip tie exactly there on my Bob Jackson and for the same purpose. My zip tie is red on my red bike. Red bikes go faster, you know.

Your bike looks great!

repechage

‘I did source at a bike shop a fitting step down end that captured modern index housing and the classic Campagnolo stop, at the outrageous price of $2. I paid.
‘the way of things.