SOLD: Bob Jackson Super Tourist tourer 56cm Shimano Ultegra Campag wheels

Hi all,
A forthcoming house move has forced me to to clear out all my less frequently used bikes/parts so to make the job easier and help towards all the costs. So this bike sadly has to go.

It's a Bob Jackson Super Tourist tourer from the early 90s. It's the Jackson classic tourer set up with full braze ons for canti brakes, centre pull bridge, mudguards and pannier racks, and x3 bottle cages (one set of bosses is on the underside of the downtube). And of course there's the usual trademark semi wraparound seat stay caps (with Jackson pantographing in this case). See below Jackson catalogue extract from 1986 for very similar spec to my Super Tourist. Also mentions the frame angles etc. One thing to note though is the forks matched to the frame aren't from the same builder, although still look to be well made and are proper tourer forks with all the necessary braze ons.

56cm frame size (from centre bottom bracket to top of seat tube), with top tube also measuring 56cm. Rear wheel OLN is 130mm.

All the components are as original spec with a couple of slightly more modern bits of kit that I've upgraded the bike with.

Spec as follows:

Reynolds 531 butted tubing frame.

Spearpoint lugs with cutouts, and bottom bracket shell has fancy webbing to increase stiffness.

Colour is metallic navy blue with yellow lug lining to match the decals, a couple of age related chips & marks (as this is original paint) have been touched up with care and this does not distract from a great looking bike, please check out the images.

Shimano Exage hubs with Campagnolo Strada XL Hardox rims, wheels are an upgrade made prior to listing the bike for sale, and rims show virtually no wear and wheels are pretty much as new generally.

Shimano Dura Ace bar end shifters.

Stronglight Impact triple chainset, 170mm cranks, 48/38/28 ratios.

Shimano Ultegra triple front and rear mechs.

Shimano 9 speed cassette, 27/12 ratios.

New Shimano 105 9 speed chain.

Shimano XT Br-M734 cantilever brakes with new original, hardly worn pads.

Shimano 600 brake levers.

SR Sakae Custom Anotomic Bend (bent slightly towards the rider for a touring friendly posture), 42cm width, new BBB gel bar tape fitted.

3ttt Record stem.

Stronglight A1 headset.

Shimano un52 bottom bracket.

Schwalbe Marathon Plus front tyre and Michelin Dynamic Classic rear tyre, both 28c. New tubes fitted.

All new cables & cable outers.

Shimano M324 SPD pedals, not double sided though, so easy to switch between clipless and ordinary riding.

Selle Italia Rolls Saddle.

Shimano 600 aero seatpost.

SKS plastic/alloy mudguards.

Blackburn rear rack.

I will include three sets of quality bottle cages if they're required. I can also swap the pedals for traditional platform and cage/strap ones, if this is more your cup of tea. I also have some pannier bags and a small French style front bag rack I can sell to the new owner if required. As well as a bumper large sized vintage, nice quality Karrimor saddle bag, which can serve for long days out by itself:) The new owner will also have the option to buy a quality same era dynamo front/rear light set up.

The bike is in pretty excellent condition and I've fully rebuilt it from the ground up, fully servicing all parts and checking for any wear/damage. Besides having to replace the chainrings, there were just two other things I found which were that there was a small crack to the rear mudguard (I've epoxy'd this together and all's well), and that one of the frame's cable guides to prevent head tube cable rub has partially broken off, but again I've epoxy'd the cable into what's left of the guide and it's stayed put. So all parts work as they should and set up has been fine tuned to give optimum performance. The bike is ready for some serious touring/audax action:)

Collection is preferred, but I have a bike box handy so can post the bike if needs be.

My asking price is £500 and a forum donation will be made if it sells here. Nb this price has been increased from what I originally asked, but I must admit to only doing minimal research into pricing the bike, and the amount of peeps and keenness of some of them dibsing it means I feel it's appropriate to offer it up to all these chaps at the higher price and the first one to accept will take it. I was prepared to sell the bike to the first dibs chap at the original price, but as it happens the deal fell through.

Please see my other sales post for details of the above mentioned other bike related stuff I'm selling. No touring stuff included though, as it's all track/ss/time trial/triathlon kit. I may well be selling another touring bike though (already sold a normal road bike on here) as I'm forced to continue with it. Watch this space.

More pics to follow.

That is a cracking bike and a bargain. GLWS.

Oh my, that’s nice.

Cheers fellas, yes this is a bit special and I know once it goes I'll never own another tourer quite as classy, nor one that fits me so well. I'm preparing myself for the pang I'll feel when the new owner wheels it away:(

I have PM'd you.

Interested if still available and depending where you are.

PM’d you this morning 👍

I pm'd the seller last night and he did get back to me, I expect to conclude the deal.

However he has obviously been busy today as he has yet to come back to me to finalise.

Hi, PM’d you earlier so just getting my name down. Great bike!

The last of the 531ST tubesets went out with these stickers I think, they make lovely frames.

Yes, it's great tubing. the tubeset might be a bit heavier than standard 531, but this really is needed for a fully loaded and fast moving proper tourer which needs to be extra tough to stop cracking etc due to the extra loads. Of course the frame builder has something to do with it, too:) And it seems quite a pity that they stopped making the tubing, but at the same time it might mean that because of this my bike is likely to be one of the last great tourers made, as I don't think there's many other really classy tubesets with the same qualities around for the more recent bikes:)

pm’d

Absolutely lovely bike, is it still available?

Thanks for the compliment:) Someone's viewing the bike tomorrow, and after that there's two other chaps who also appear keen. By all means, put your name down for fourth dibs, as 'you never know'.

Bike now SOLD.