Hi all, I'm a first time poster here, my name is Dan and after lurking around on this site for a while, I wanted to post a couple of pictures of what I am hoping is going to be my first fixie project! (the topic of turning road bikes into fixed gear bikes appears to divide opinion on this site!)
I recently managed to get hold of an old Jack Taylor bike, I think its a Super Clubman. Hopefully the attached pics can be viewed in the next post (I've uploaded them to my album on here but can't put pics in my first post). I spotted it at a second hand bike charity back before Christmas. They had told me that the person who donated it said it belonged to his dad, who was 6'3'' and had the bike specifically built for him.
After agreeing to buy the bike and pick it up late Feb, the bike was unfortunately stolen from the bike yard. After revisiting the shop last week, it had reappeared in the yard as someone had luckily 'found' the bike next to the canalside and had sold it back to the shop.... After seeing it again I decided to buy it straight away and take it away!
There are a couple of issues with the bike that I wanted to ask on about here. The first is that there is a large crack on the back of the seat tube next to the clamping collar. Secondly, the bike looks like its been in a crash at some point as the forks are slightly bent rearwards. Perhaps more worryingly, the headset is slightly loose and whilst it may be nothing and just needs tightening, I'm a little worried that the headtube could be flared outwards (I do not have the bike with me down here in Bristol, I will be investigating this further soon).
I just wanted to ask that even with these issues, is it worth still trying to use the frame as a base for a project or should I start looking for something else?
Many thanks,
Dan
I recently managed to get hold of an old Jack Taylor bike, I think its a Super Clubman. Hopefully the attached pics can be viewed in the next post (I've uploaded them to my album on here but can't put pics in my first post). I spotted it at a second hand bike charity back before Christmas. They had told me that the person who donated it said it belonged to his dad, who was 6'3'' and had the bike specifically built for him.
After agreeing to buy the bike and pick it up late Feb, the bike was unfortunately stolen from the bike yard. After revisiting the shop last week, it had reappeared in the yard as someone had luckily 'found' the bike next to the canalside and had sold it back to the shop.... After seeing it again I decided to buy it straight away and take it away!
There are a couple of issues with the bike that I wanted to ask on about here. The first is that there is a large crack on the back of the seat tube next to the clamping collar. Secondly, the bike looks like its been in a crash at some point as the forks are slightly bent rearwards. Perhaps more worryingly, the headset is slightly loose and whilst it may be nothing and just needs tightening, I'm a little worried that the headtube could be flared outwards (I do not have the bike with me down here in Bristol, I will be investigating this further soon).
I just wanted to ask that even with these issues, is it worth still trying to use the frame as a base for a project or should I start looking for something else?
Many thanks,
Dan
