[CR] Re Jack Taylor Trailers

(Example: Framebuilders:Chris Pauley)

To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:08:31 -0400
From: <rdf1249@aol.com>
Subject: [CR] Re Jack Taylor Trailers


From Jan Heine:

< Then on to the subject of the man who holds the trailer.......would you be willing to steal it for me?

For the trailers, again, a few were floating around about 10 years ago. They were expensive then, but I bought one anyhow. Haven't regretted it, as it comes in handy when my loads exceed the capacity of my Grand Bois Urban bike. The "combination" is shown here

http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com/images/GBwTrailer.jpg

Again, you could build your own trailer - it's like a huge rack... but there are many small pieces you'd have to custom-fabricate. You could ask a builder to make one, but be prepared to pay at least as much as you would for a custom frame.>

By way of reference, I bought one while visiting the Taylors in Sept 1982.

The last one they had that wasn't painted. I paid $550 for it then. And keep in mind that

The Taylors really worked for a pittance their whole career.

Convert that to today's dollars and you have an idea of what it might cost to make now.

I sold it many years ago but I know where it is. Trying to repurchase it before the Classic Bike

Show next Spring when Ken Taylor will be visiting.

regards

Bob Freeman Elliott Bay Bicycles 2116 Western Ave Seattle, WA 98121 206-441-8144 http://www.elliottbaybicycles.com http://www.davidsonbicycles.com