Factory Jackson
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I knew a friend of mine had this tucked away in his garage. He's owned it from new. When he was younger he'd spent all his wages pimping it out with some pretty nice kit like the Judy DH's, Ringle stem and Ringle hub.
Some of the other stuff on there is 'questionable'. Not a great fan of the bars and as for the smattering of MBUK stickers!! Though, to be fair they've done a pretty good job at keeping the frame in better condition.
He's in the process of moving house and de-cluttering, and asked if I'd be interested.
Jokingly I said "I'll give you fifty quid for it" and amazingly he said "yes, no problem".
(ironically I'm also planning on moving house and instead of clearing stuff out I'm getting more bikes. Couldn't turn the opportunity down though).
So here we are. Bank holiday weekend and time to make a start in bringing it back to life.
This is as it was when I picked it up with the exception of the saddle. First thing I noticed was the seatpost was stuck, so I flung this old x-lite on to get a bit of leverage to get it moving.
Updates to follow ...
Untitled by FactoryJackson, on Flickr
Untitled by FactoryJackson, on Flickr
Untitled by FactoryJackson, on Flickr
Untitled by FactoryJackson, on Flickr
Untitled by FactoryJackson, on Flickr
Some of the other stuff on there is 'questionable'. Not a great fan of the bars and as for the smattering of MBUK stickers!! Though, to be fair they've done a pretty good job at keeping the frame in better condition.
He's in the process of moving house and de-cluttering, and asked if I'd be interested.
Jokingly I said "I'll give you fifty quid for it" and amazingly he said "yes, no problem".
(ironically I'm also planning on moving house and instead of clearing stuff out I'm getting more bikes. Couldn't turn the opportunity down though).
So here we are. Bank holiday weekend and time to make a start in bringing it back to life.
This is as it was when I picked it up with the exception of the saddle. First thing I noticed was the seatpost was stuck, so I flung this old x-lite on to get a bit of leverage to get it moving.
Updates to follow ...
Untitled by FactoryJackson, on Flickr
Untitled by FactoryJackson, on Flickr
Untitled by FactoryJackson, on Flickr
Untitled by FactoryJackson, on Flickr
Untitled by FactoryJackson, on Flickr