Howdy,

Since I was a boy in the 1970s, I've always wanted a Bob Jackson. They are pretty rare around here and I've only seen a couple of them in real life. Guess I've been doing good lately after my fabulous 1972 Mercian Vincitore score of two months ago.

So, yesterday, on a motorcycle business related road trip from my home in Northwest Indiana, I find myself in Nashville TN. I am at the home of a motorcycle business associate, and as we pass through the garage, I spot this BOB JACKSON laying in a pile of bikes!

Casually, I mention; "Hey Don, what's with the Bob Jackson?"

He replies that over twenty years ago, he was owed some money by a local bike shop guy for some motorcycle deal they had going. They guy convinced him to take as a partial trade, this Bob Jackson frame-set that had been hanging on the wall for some time and the shop owner did a build-up in new Shimano 600.

So, he goes on to explain that he rode it once or twice and it has been wandering around the garage for a couple of decades. Then he proclaims that I am the only person who has ever spoken a word about it and asked me if I knew what it was. I replied that yes indeed, I knew about them and they were made in Leeds England. I said casually that this example was also coincidentally my frame size. He then told me that it was too tall for him anyway and that's why he never really rode it. (The saddle was all the way at the bottom, in these images I have raised it to look around that area)
So, he says: "Do you want to buy it?" Of course I replied that "yes, I would like to own it"
Then the usual "what will you give me for it?"

I said "Please Don, let's not do that, just tell me what you think it's worth and I'll decide"

He says: MERRY CHRISTMAS and GIVES IT TO ME FOR FREE!

Took these images this morning still covered in dust and cob-webs. The tires still have the flash on the center-line. Looking closely at it, there are some minor abrasions from garage wear, but I'm pretty sure this bike is new! It is actually red, but some of the photos look more orange. I'll post more when I get to looking at it and measure it etc.

The S/N is 22384 (I'm not going to pay Bob Jackson Cycles to tell me how old it is, so if any of you can give me an approximate date from this number, I would appreciate it. My guess is about 1990-92

I love the bottom bracket and lugs, it's Reynolds 853.

Jim