Bob Jackson Cycles

Shit the bed:-

http://www.bobjacksoncycles.co.uk/

Blimey, that's quite a surprise

Holy crap - had heard rumours but that wasn't on the website when I checked. Am a bit surprised they've not been able to find anyone to take over - AIUI they did a lot of respraying for other builders.

Well that’s shit news.

What a shame. I would have loved to learn to build bikes there, I'm also surprised they couldn't find anyone new given the popularity of new framebuilders.

Wow. Isn't there a thriving industry in training up framebuilders? Is it just a location thing?

It's grim 'up north' *Ducks

Isn't there a thriving industry in training up framebuilders?

Within the M25, perhaps. Bob Jackson weren't sexy enough.

They were production/OTP frames, rather than influencer-approved custom stuff, but given wait times etc. they always seemed busy.

Seems a bit, I dunno, weird?
Has it gone into receivership or have the owners just had enough?
Ok, so I’m not in Leeds but if I was and worked there I’d be thinking, ‘Well, this could work with an injection of Gubmint cashGrant and get some apprenticeships going” or am I hopelessly optimistic?

Plus as @Thrustvector hints at, get all SM influencer on it?

That is really sad... hopefully mercian survive. Always wanted to order one or the other at some point.

Similar sentiments on Retrobike

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=419496

:-(

I was at there shop last weekend and they look busy

Now I Regretting selling my bob jackson

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By the way its not grim up north

this.

Agree that it seems strange.

I’ve seen Brompton advertising jobs a fair bit, they are too far down the country and I don’t really fancy living in/near London. I’ve seen Shand advertising jobs but their salaries are frankly atrocious. I’ve never seen BJ advertise that they were interested in or looking for staff.

They will be sadly missed, great value frame and fantastic paint jobs.
Its sad that the structure of working your way up doesn't exist in small firms like these.
I remember the owner of mercian talking about how he got his Saturday job there as boy after meeting the then owner on a club ride only to take the firm over when he eventually retired years later.
I still have hope they can be bought out, it got great base and huge potential, surely some local business man could be interested.

Is Planet X going to start selling BJ bikes like they did work Holdsworth? Or someone like Planet X...

Some of the frames were made in uk. But I doubt they'll take them. It wouldn't fit the business model unfortunately.

That's a great shame, saw a lovely Bob Jackson out the other day with Campagnolo and Royce components. They were the perfect vehicle for "modern groupset on an 'old' frame" projects.

They seem to have removed the announcement from their website now, so perhaps they've had a change of heart?

By the way its not grim up north

True, but they are a bit 'fast and loose' with their punctuation:)