Jack Taylor Touring Campy, TA, Phil Wood
05-24-22, 01:38 PM
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Jack Taylor Touring Campy, TA, Phil Wood
Jack Taylor touring bike up for sale. $1400 plus shipping. Shipping $99 for lower 48 states. Pickup available in Northeast Ohio.
- 60 cm CTC seat tube, 58.5 CTC top tube
- Campy Rally RD, Campy bar ends, FD
- Phil Wood hubs with 27" wheels, 120 mm rear
- Brooks Professional saddle
- Specialies TA triple crank and pedals
- Front and rear racks and fenders
- Mafac brakes and levers
Cool touring set up. I am guessing the frame is late 1970s. No lugs. Paint is in really nice shape. Any questions or picture requests, let me know.
- 60 cm CTC seat tube, 58.5 CTC top tube
- Campy Rally RD, Campy bar ends, FD
- Phil Wood hubs with 27" wheels, 120 mm rear
- Brooks Professional saddle
- Specialies TA triple crank and pedals
- Front and rear racks and fenders
- Mafac brakes and levers
Cool touring set up. I am guessing the frame is late 1970s. No lugs. Paint is in really nice shape. Any questions or picture requests, let me know.
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05-24-22, 02:11 PM
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Thanks! Would love to find it a new home.
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05-24-22, 02:42 PM
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Holy smokes that is spectacular! I am simultaneously grateful and heartbroken that it's too big for me...
05-24-22, 02:51 PM
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just wondering... do the Mafac canti's allow adjustment of the pad height, and if so, can they be adjusted to allow the use of 700C rims?
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05-24-22, 03:00 PM
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Normally can't imagine buying especially a JT, or anything else without lugs, this would be the very rare exception. 
Glad its really too small and I am tapped out, GLWS.
Glad its really too small and I am tapped out, GLWS.
05-24-22, 03:31 PM
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Sale pending...
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05-24-22, 03:54 PM
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Whoever is acquiring this bike, I am pretty sure they will be happy. Really nice and in great shape. I love the white pin striping. I am have been thinking on doing something similar on my black Soma Smoothie. I have some white accents on it, and believe some low key pin striping would make for a nice contrast. Blue is my favorite color, but I own no blue bikes.
05-25-22, 05:11 AM
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Sold. Thanks for the interest.
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05-25-22, 06:20 AM
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Congrats to the future owner, that is a very nice ride!
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05-25-22, 06:29 AM
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Gorgeous Jack Taylor... I put in a dibs via PM but someone else also knew what they wanted! Goes to show that I need to hang out here even more not to miss out on the good stuff!
Whoever the new owner is needs to remember to share their experiences riding it once in a while, as it will surely make any backdrop look interesting and fresh!
-Gregory
Whoever the new owner is needs to remember to share their experiences riding it once in a while, as it will surely make any backdrop look interesting and fresh!
-Gregory
05-25-22, 07:56 AM
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I am the buyer. Here is the crazy backstory on this purchase.
In 1978 two frames, this one #7574 and #7589 were ordered from Jack Taylor Cycles by a gentleman from the local San Francisco Bay Area. He rode one (7589) and stored this one (7574). He died and his heirs sold #7574 to Stone's Cyclery in Alameda CA. A friend of mine bought it from Stone's and built it up, but never rode it much, he felt it just didn't feel right. I purchased this bike from my friend in 2003 or 2004. In January 2007 I decided to sell it because I believed that I needed the room in the garage. This was an action I have always regretted because it really was a beautiful bike and it did have an excellent smooth yet responsive ride quality. It was also special because I bought it from my friend. I believe the next owner was located in New York if I remember correctly.
Jack Taylor registry here - My original listing is still in there. Jack Taylor Cycles - Serial # Registry
Fast forward 15 years. With all this in mind, I see the bike posted here on the Bike Forum yesterday. I had a hard time believing my eyes and my possible good fortune. I had no choice...I had to attempt to buy it back.
It is pretty much exactly as I sold it 15 years ago. Wow, crazy stuff, I feel lucky and excited to soon take it for a nice long ride and see it every day in my garage.
In 1978 two frames, this one #7574 and #7589 were ordered from Jack Taylor Cycles by a gentleman from the local San Francisco Bay Area. He rode one (7589) and stored this one (7574). He died and his heirs sold #7574 to Stone's Cyclery in Alameda CA. A friend of mine bought it from Stone's and built it up, but never rode it much, he felt it just didn't feel right. I purchased this bike from my friend in 2003 or 2004. In January 2007 I decided to sell it because I believed that I needed the room in the garage. This was an action I have always regretted because it really was a beautiful bike and it did have an excellent smooth yet responsive ride quality. It was also special because I bought it from my friend. I believe the next owner was located in New York if I remember correctly.
Jack Taylor registry here - My original listing is still in there. Jack Taylor Cycles - Serial # Registry
Fast forward 15 years. With all this in mind, I see the bike posted here on the Bike Forum yesterday. I had a hard time believing my eyes and my possible good fortune. I had no choice...I had to attempt to buy it back.
It is pretty much exactly as I sold it 15 years ago. Wow, crazy stuff, I feel lucky and excited to soon take it for a nice long ride and see it every day in my garage.
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05-25-22, 09:01 AM
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Beautiful bike !
Start a thread and post the photos over in C&V for posterity
Start a thread and post the photos over in C&V for posterity
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Originally Posted by branko_76
Beautiful bike !
Start a thread and post the photos over in C&V for posterity
Start a thread and post the photos over in C&V for posterity
Originally Posted by polymorphself
Yeah definitely start a thread with that story.
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05-25-22, 10:51 AM
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Never seen a Rally rear derailleur like that with the more NR looking body. Neat.
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I am both horrified and relieved that I was busy all day yesterday and just now saw this. I was already starting to justify this purchase in my head when I saw that it was sold. When I read the story, I was happy to know it was going back to a previous owner.
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Originally Posted by cinelliguy
...It is pretty much exactly as I sold it 15 years ago. Wow, crazy stuff, I feel lucky and excited to soon take it for a nice long ride and see it every day in my garage.
-Gregory
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05-25-22, 05:46 PM
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What a gorgeous bike. Glad to see it is going to a good new home. 
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The Jack Taylor delivered today. Loose assembly to assure everything is here and as sold. Great packing, simple but skilled. Much appreciated! The bike is exactly the way I originally sold
it, including bar tape and tires, etc. Amazing. Thanks again, Shrevvy!
it, including bar tape and tires, etc. Amazing. Thanks again, Shrevvy!
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What a looker! I must be a sucker for the box lining, it just looks so elegant!
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