[CR]Jack Taylor Serial Numbers

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Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 22:41:09 -0800 (PST)
From: "Dennis Johnson" <shakyoten@yahoo.com>
To: Dale Brown <oroboyz@aol.com>, CR <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Jack Taylor Serial Numbers

Friends,

Thanks for being so patient. It's been several days since I've been able to read my e-mail, or get out to the shop as I'd promised.

Here goes! The following list of our Jack Taylor bicycles was confirmed to Norm Taylor's records. From oldest to newest:

22" Track Bike - sn 4826 - built 9/6/63. Lugged 531. This frame was ridden to Cal. State Championship and 3rd in the Nationals by Sue Anderson circa 1967. The frame was part of the Taylor display at the Earl's Court Exhibition in 1964.

23" Sportsman frame - sn 5056 - built 3/16/64. Brazed 531. My first Taylor. Replacment front fork built by Taylors in 1983 after an argument with a Chevy pickup.

22.5" Tour of Britain - sn 6528 - built 8/18/73. Lugged 531. Bought 2nd hand over internet and restored.

22" Super Tourist frame - sn 8192 - built 11/9/84 for my wife. Brazed 531

23" Curved Tube - sn 8193 - built 11/4/84. Brazed 531.

22"x19" Tandem - sn 8639 - built 8/22/90 - Brazed 531. Plain white paint - original. Believe that by this time Jack had retired from painting and the frames were being painted by an outside shop.

23" Five Bar Gate (aka Flying Gate) - sn 8752 - built 3/?/2000. Nervex lugs, 531, Oscar Egg rear dropouts and Osgear (aka Super Champion) derailleur.

If I recall correctly, the 5 bar gate is one of three ever built by Norm Taylor, and the only one with Oscar Egg dropouts. I'll try to get some pictures of it and put them up for the list.

I'm afraid it's not too flashy, gloss black with shimano 105 components and even a (gasp!) Scott DH aerobar.. but it is fun fun fun to ride!

Hope this helps "fix" some of those other frames in time.

Best wishes!

Dennis Johnson Visalia CA

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