[CurtEgerer]

A new project. It's always a gamble buying online Frame arrived well packed and in an undamaged box. Open it up and immediately see 2 dents in the top tube and some distortion of the tube ... none of this disclosed of course. Luckily, the seller stepped up and made it right by refunding most of my money and me keeping the frame. I was thinking wallhanger for the man cave. But yesterday I got out the trusty kitchen rolling pin and started to massage the dents. I've done this before with good success. Unlike frame blocks and a vise, this doesn't damage the paint. Still working on it, but at least a 75% improvement already. The frame was repainted by CycleArt and they did a great job other than one of the decals being crooked - how does that happen on a high-end paint job!!

I've always wanted a Bob Jackson. I had a Columbus KL (equivalent to 753) frame built for me in 1979 by Matt Assenmacher who apprenticed with Jackson. And one of my brothers bought a Jackson from Bikecology in 1977 (he still has it,mint and largely unridden). If I get this frame to where I want it, I'll do a full period-correct 1983 Campagnolo Nuovo Record build on it. Right now, I've got 2 projects ahead of it.