1981 Jack Taylor Marathon #7841

[IanSmithCSE]

Good morning,

Lovely bike but I was confused by and interested in the Reynolds sticker on the downtube.

I found

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/designs/hsjacktaylor.html

which seem to have the other edge of a sticker and then went on to find

http://www.blackbirdsf.org/taylor/transfers.html

I have never seen a sticker like it before and had never heard of anyone getting custom transfers from Reynolds so I have learnt something. :-)

Bye

Ian

 

[Spokesmann]

Good morning,

Lovely bike but I was confused by and interested in the Reynolds sticker on the downtube.

I found

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/designs/hsjacktaylor.html

which seem to have the other edge of a sticker and then went on to find

http://www.blackbirdsf.org/taylor/transfers.html

I have never seen a sticker like it before and had never heard of anyone getting custom transfers from Reynolds so I have learnt something. :-)

Bye

Ian

The Taylors had their own agreement with Reynolds and even had their own 531 stickers.

 

[Spokesmann]

Upgraded the older longer cage Huret mech for a NOS item...

 

[Spokesmann]

Project now finished...

 

[ren531]

Wow that is one clean bike ,you really need to chose the day to ride that one .

 

[Spokesmann]

Out for a ride on the JT a few weekends ago...

 

[Gunk]

Looks even better with full length mudguards and a pannier rack.

 

[Paulus]

That is one lovely looking machine.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

That is one lovely looking machine.

The workmanship on that frame is mind-blowing. both the fabrication and the finishing.
I'm not generally a huge fan of lugless frames either, but I'll make an exception for ones built to that standard. This country once produced some of the best lightweight steel frames made anywhere in the world. Shame that most of this industry is no more.

 

[digital domestique]

I commend the minor modifications from two years ago. Full fenders, Swift (or Swallow?) saddle. Simple things that make huge difference.