For Sale: Bob Jackson, wheelset, cranks, parts etc.

A genuinely heartbreaking sale for me, as I’ve spent most of this year waiting to be able to afford/have space to build this up, but it’s not going to happen now, and I can’t bare to have this stuff sat around doing nothing anymore, so:

Bob Jackson Vigorelli:

• 52cm (c-to-c).
  
• Brand new (ordered by me, and delivered in May), but never been built up.
  
• Light metallic graphite grey, with pearlescent white head tube, seat tube bands and lug lining. It's (subtley) quite sparkly in bright sunlight.
  
• Drilled for a rear brake (and internal brake cable routing) so can be run singlespeed or fixed.
  

• Comes with a brand new 1" campagnolo record headset fitted.

    Cost ~£480 (silly money I know) with the extra paintwork, brake bridge and headset. A new OTP vigorelli is £345 (which you can't buy at the moment as I hear Bob Jackson have closed their books for a while). Somebody please make me a sensible offer (preferably between those two figures) and stop me agonising over trying to justify keeping it.
  

Fixed/free wheelset:
Ambrosio hubs laced to Ambrosio rims (decals taken off). Specialized inner tubes, newish gatorskins, 18t fixed sprocket and lockring, 18t freewheel. Bought from pj earlier in the summer, but never yet been used by me. £100.

Sugino RD** crankset:**
Brand new, never fitted. Silver. Cranks 165mm, chainring is 48t and 1/8". £42

Sugino bottom bracket:
To match crankset - Brand new, never fitted. English thread. £14

Cinelli XA stem:
130mm. 1" quill, as new (no marks). £15

Ambrosio drop bars:
To suit the stem above (26.4mm clamp). 38cms wide. A tiny bit scratched near the clamp from where I tried them with the stem. £6

Photos of the above on request, but they are all fairly standard looking things. All items located in Oxford at the moment, but I'll be in London on Saturday, and can bring things with me on the train if anyone wants them.

Thanks.

sexy frame. oh yes. no pennies here though, :(

Sugino RD** crankset:**
Brand new, never fitted. Silver. Cranks 165mm, chainring is 48t and 1/8". £42

Sugino bottom bracket:
To match crankset - Brand new, never fitted. English thread. £14

1st dibs please

2nd dibs on crankset & BB please

Oh my giddy aunt.

Don't sell it - you'll regret it later.

m a r i e PM sent, cheers, Chris

Not wanting to give you advice as you will know your situation far better than I, but it seems that you have most of the build already. Frame, wheels, crankset, bars. You just need seat, post, pedals and brake. Why not just ask around on the forum for the last few bits and finish the build.

NO m a r i e dont do it.......... no no!!!!!!!! no!!! no!!!!!

NO!!!!!! !!!!!! no!!!!! no!!!! no some more.

Not wanting to give you advice as you will know your situation far better than I, but it seems that you have most of the build already. Frame, wheels, crankset, bars. You just need seat, post, pedals and brake. Why not just ask around on the forum for the last few bits and finish the build.

i was thinking the same...

Yeah, I already have a saddle, seatpost, pedals, brake levers and a campag brakeset for it (that I'll swap onto my road bike if I have to) would just need a chain and some bar tape to finish it.

The bigger issues are that I can't afford to insure it, and I'm moving to London in October and finding a place that will let me keep 3 bikes in the hall is going to be tricky. Plus I'm scared to death of the idea of leaving it locked up in London out of sight. In short I like the frame too much to ever be able to sensibly use it :( I want to keep it so badly though.

Big mistake.
I thought you were selling it to pay for an operation or something serious.
The problems you mention are surmountable, with a bit of space management and common-sense.

I live in a shoebox but still manage to store five bikes.

keep it! keep it!
London's not that bad, loads of advice on here about keeping your bike safe, loads of people who'll help you and ride with you and pry into your personal life as they do so.
KEEP IT!

keep it and work out the solution later, don't be so worried about leaving it locked up, it surprising the value of some of the bikes people leave outside.

And there will be so many occasions to ride it and keep it in sight

We, the signed, believe that m a r i e should keep these part and build a great bike which she'll love to ride around London, and sort out the small problems later

1 - flickwg
2 -

sell it!

Depending on what insurance you go for it doesn't have to cost that much. LCC do it for about 10% of it's value per year. For such a nice bike it's a shame. You could still use it for times you know you'll be with it the whole time before you've got it insured.

Buy a hack that you can leave locked up outside work all day and won't worry too much if it gets nicked. Keep the Bob Jackson and have that for best.

Everyone's a winner.

Hi there, what;s the top tube length, please?

What andy said^

I lock my bikes when they are in the house.
If I am going to have leave my bike in the street for a long time unattended I ride my junk-bike.
Take my good bike out for social rides and nice things.
I own several good strong locks.
Insurance isn't a necessity.

Oi! Stop it. We're trying to do m a r i e a favour here!

Bleedin' vultures.

It would also be a shame to sell something beautiful you have yearned for to some grubby-miscreant on here for a knock-down price.
A real shame.

I agree with ma3k and andyp

seriously, just get a couple of locks and you'll be fine. It'd be such a shame to not finish an awesome build because you were scared to loose it. it's like that bit in home alone 2 when he talks about the roller blades he got for Christmas.

I love a list...

1 - flickwg
2 - t-4003

1 - flickwg
2 - t-4003
3 - MA3K