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[Jamiedyer]

I also received a bit more information on the Jack Taylor this past week from the JT appreciation Facebook page. The only real information I had was pretty scant to be honest as the previous owner Adam, who I gratefully got it from had purchased it secondhand many years ago when he was at University in Durham. The owner he purchased it from had owned it from new but that's about all Adam could tell me. He did a good few miles on it in his earlier days but then he put it away in the chicken shed where it stayed until I took on the job of putting it back into use. The build date I had from the frame and fork numbers was from the excellent Bluebird Jack Taylor website. Well it seems that Ken Taylor had been speaking to one of the members and had loaned the build books/ledgers for what looks to be all the years to allow them to be photographed and put online for the members to see and use, and sure enough there was the Super Clubman #7885 with a build date of 12/02/1982, 21 inch built by Norman. The Bluebird site had it down as a 1983 so it was good to get a correct year date but even better was getting the specific build date.

Jamie

48429502_10213458049141581_5034621180460400640_n_LI by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr

 

[Peachy!]

Excellent news..... great to have that data survive.

 

[velomaniac]

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Entered Tour of East Lothian Audax but will be advising organiser that I'll be in the 8 hour category just in case. As Jamie says, whats the worst that can happen.............dont get me started :roll:

 

[Jamiedyer]

Good news Velo!
Now we just need to get Brian and Rob on board

Jamie

 

[epicyclo]

Good news Velo!
Now we just need to get Brian and Rob on board

Jamie

Well if you're taking both of us, I hope it's a sofa you've got on the Big Dummy's sidecar...

Sounds good - I'll make up my mind closer to the time, ie depends on how much damage the 'Puffer does to me.

 

[RobMac]

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Did somebody call? :shock:

 

[dyna-ti]

The sidecar Rob :twisted:

 

[velomaniac]

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Checked out the route for Tour of East Lothian via OS maps. Brings back good memories of my CTC days where we ventured east quite a bit. However it also brings back memories of some blooming long steep hills. The climb out of Gifford up to White Adder reservoir is a killer but the descents no bad at all. Also lots of steep ups and downs near Stenton and Garvald on approaches to Dunbar. Coastal stuffs pretty good but if wind in your face as it often is when heading west it could sap ones power. Looking forward to it but with some trepidation as regards my sh*** fitness

 

[clubby]

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You’ll be fine Velo, just take it at your own pace and don’t be tempted to chase faster groups. Sounds like s good ride. Not an area I’ve ridden much but seems like so many hidden gems.

 

[baronsouthside]

Velomaniac, That tour of East Lothian route looks great. Some of the nicest rolling scenery in Scotland. I'm a bit biased though as a teenager back in the 90s i lived in Tranent then moved to Haddington in my 20s and covered these roads for pleasure in the long summer days of my youth visiting girlfriends in North Berwick in the evening and cycling to work in Edinburgh during the day. Wouldn't want to face that Whittadder climb with the extra mince pies i'm carrying around at the moment. I still cycle the coast road occasionally as my parents are in Prestonpans. I wouldn't bank on a tail wind but its only from Longniddry so that's a small bonus. The coast road is a great cycle on its own. Well worth a trip through. Hope you have a good cycle.