How many yellow Bob Jacksons are out there?

http://www.anothercyclingforum.com/index.php?topic=37613.0

It even happens to be in my size - ridiculous 25ish inches

It's alright David K - I'm not getting it.. Good price though!

£240 - that is a steal

If I was an inch or two taller I would jump on it.

My workmate "gets it".

She says that one is "yellow and black and looks like a banana, with ugly fucking brakes on it as well".

Genius. She has the eye.

it's not UGLY - come on be kind... it's a fellow Bob after all.

Perhaps I don't have the eye of an aesthete - just a desperate longong to find a bloody big bike!

I saw another yellow fix roll into Broadgate circle a couple of hours ago.. and a blue jobbie with what appeared to be xc mtb bar ends fitted.. and an ambulance (not fixed and not for me - sorry peeps!)

It is ugly, but I don't like yellow or crazytall bikes.
That doesn't fix the fact that one hood = stupid, the bars are rotated stupid, the stem is too long and begs for snapping and there's too much cable sticking out of brake.
The guy that rides it must be fscking massive though so forget everything I just said ;-)

haha

Any yellow bike is a crime for which the punishment should be being forced to ride around London in very sheer lycra shorts.

It's like tennis socks: it's just wrong.

Buffalo Bill

It's like tennis socks: it's just wrong.

It's like Tennis: it's just wrong.

Buffalo Bill Any yellow bike is a crime for which the punishment should be being forced to ride around London in very sheer lycra shorts.

twat.

Buffalo Bill Any yellow bike is a crime for which the punishment should be being forced to ride around London in very sheer lycra shorts.

It's like tennis socks: it's just wrong.

Hops twat.

I was about to say he's describing me, but then you went and called me a twat! Thanks!

Hops

twat.

OOoooh.

haaa

Hops [quote]Buffalo Bill Any yellow bike is a crime for which the punishment should be being forced to ride around London in very sheer lycra shorts.

twat.[/quote]

She famous for a yellow Bob Jackson :-) lol

I just hope that, if the seller thought he was being generous to a fellow cyclist by selling the bike underpriced, it hasn't been bought by some trader/dealer who's going to make a big profit by selling the bike on or breaking it up and selling all the bits separately for a even bigger profit.

The guy who made the first offer on that board (Slim Tim) goes by the user name of timmed01 on ebay. He is pretty tall so might want the BJ for himself, but he made a decent profit on a pair of wheels I sold him for his "project bike". Either he changed projects quickly or is looking for good deals and making money on ebay. That's the way of the world and there a few people who make money that way. Makes it increasingly hard to find a good deal on kit that you want though.

What's wrong with profit? If I want to buy something cheap, strip it and make a profit why am I not allowed to do so?
I'd love to cash in on the fixed boom but realistically I don't have the time to scope out old bikes, list 'em, post 'em, etc.
Yeah, it's a pain when you want something on ebay and get outbid for silly money but tough, that's how auctions work and people are cashed up and stupid.
Go to a track swap meet and pick up private sale items instead.

It's a demand and supply thing. Demand for track frames is increasing. As track/fixed culture becomes more popular (partly as the result of forums like this!).

Some of my friends are making a decent living by selling nice stuff to willing customers. And I too see nothing wrong with that.

15 years ago it was pretty impossible to find any track spares in London LBSs. I am talking about c/ring bolts, chainsets, hubs, h/bars etc. Now it's possible to buy pretty much any kind of spare almost anywhere. So that's the upside.

The downside is that some unscrupulous sellers are passing off lo-pro pursuit frames that are wholly unsuitable for road riding (like our friend's saranoninoo or whatever) .

PS 18 years ago, my mate Andy bought pretty much the exact same frame (in red) from a guy in Camden for £75.

My point is that it's slightly galling when someone gets a good deal on the basis that they're a fellow cyclist, member of a forum etc and then sells it for profit. For example, I knew I could have sold the wheels for more on ebay, but the guy said they were just right for his dream project bike, so i gave him a slightly better deal. Then they showed up on ebay a few weeks later. Maybe he changed his mind about the project, maybe not, but it's still annoying.

I think the point fixer was making is that the yellow BJ that started this discussion is offered at a low proce because it is to a memebr of a forum that acts as a little community. It would be a shame if someone took advantage of that to make a profit.

As I said though, if it does happen then that's life. Ialso have absolutely no problem with people buying things at jumbles, on ebay, etc and making money out of them. Well I have one problem with it - I can't find such good bargains any more!

Yeah, I take your point - it is a little low to exploit good-will for profit.

Andy just paid £800 for a custom Ron Cooper frame no forks.

How much is a new Jackson these days?

A new Ron Cooper? Wow - aren't they like unicorns teeth nowadays?

I think new BJ track frames are about £300 for stock geo, start at about £350 for custom.

Nah, Ron's still breathing - I can testify to that cos I had to meet him to pick up the frame.