> My frame is a Bob Jackson custom-built back in the mid-80's.  Reynolds
> 531c tubing. Ordered at the factory in Leeds, shipped to friends in
> London who held it for me until my next trip, then carried back to the
> States. Over that winter I ordered and installed the components (mostly
> now obsolete Suntour, some Campy); I did have a bike-shop friend thread
> the wheels for me. Frame geometry and components designed to be
> responsive yet comfortable, sort of a cross between a crit bike and a
> touring bike. With extra braze-ons to accommodate multiple water-bottle
> cages, but no panniers. I used it for commuting (25 miles each way,
> country roads mostly), training rides, centuries, double-centruries,
> Bike Across Missouri, Paris-Brest-Paris, and some weekend tours of the
> style where you carry little extra beyond a credit card. The purchase
> seemed mildly extravagant at the time, but many years and many
> thousands of miles later it still puts a smile on my face on those rare
> occasions when I ride it.
> 
> http://smhalpin.posterous.com/
> 

beautiful - maybe the nicest so far. I see quite a few Bob Jacksons on my
commute to work.

B


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