Interesting, I wonder if its the same Woodrup as Woodrup cycles, bit of a coincidence if not,
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/British_isles/Woodrup.htm
Not closing down anymore: Bob Jackson Cycles
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Interesting, I wonder if its the same Woodrup as Woodrup cycles, bit of a coincidence if not,
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/British_isles/Woodrup.htm
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
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No - this one's got no previous directorships. Maybe a relative though?
However, on checking the 4 directors I taught one of them about 12 years ago. He was one of the better MBA students I've had.
Guy of same name and same DOB, different address, listed as an officer (whatever that means) of Woodrup Cycles.
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07793308/officers
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07793308/officers
Drago
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Although sticking religiously to that USP nearly brough the firm to it's knees. Carrying on as before will only bring that situation about again. I agree that they should keep quality steel frames as the core of their identity, but they need to modernise both the product and their business model if they want to remain relevant. Otherwise, once the current investment is exhausted or withdraws, they'll be back where they were last week.
Johnsco
Old Fettler
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- Leeds, West Yorkshire
The guy who serves me at Woodrup's shop on Kirkstall Road, Leeds, is called Tony.
(I guess this must be the same "Anthony Stephen Woodrup")
(I guess this must be the same "Anthony Stephen Woodrup")
Hover Fly
Lazy so and so
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- Besides the lake, beneath the trees
Woodrups used to get their frames painted by Jackson’s.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
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- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Bad news: Bob Jackson's has ceased trading with immediate effect after the investors pulled out - http://www.bobjacksoncycles.co.uk/ 
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
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All very strange I wonder what happened there? Did someone go through the accounts and didn't like what they saw?
bikingdad90
Guru
Possibly investors financiers pulled out making it impossible to continue.
Beespoke
23yrs of tying hubs & rims together
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- Macclesfield
Sad times indeed 😢
IanSmithCSE
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- Worcester, Worcestershire
Good evening,
This is an article on a 753 Bob Jackson (Branded) frame from the late 1970s, frame 1565 grams, fork 654 grams
https://raleigh-sb4059.com/2020/11/23/bob-jackson-753-1975-sb498-from-raleigh-sbdu-new-arrival/
Did steel frame makers get complacent and hoped that "Steel Is Real" would save them?
On another page the site's owner bought one of the anniversary Raleigh 753 frames and weighed it at around 2,040 grams, was disappointed with the lugs, the ends and transfers.
Bye
Ian
This is an article on a 753 Bob Jackson (Branded) frame from the late 1970s, frame 1565 grams, fork 654 grams
https://raleigh-sb4059.com/2020/11/23/bob-jackson-753-1975-sb498-from-raleigh-sbdu-new-arrival/
Did steel frame makers get complacent and hoped that "Steel Is Real" would save them?
On another page the site's owner bought one of the anniversary Raleigh 753 frames and weighed it at around 2,040 grams, was disappointed with the lugs, the ends and transfers.
Bye
Ian
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Smokin Joe
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Bob Jackson's customer base died off - literally.
A whole generation of cyclists have grown up with carbon fibre as the norm and don't have the affection for steel frames that us oldsters still harbour. There will always be a niche market for them, but it will be a small and expensive one with low volume manufacturers struggling to survive.
A whole generation of cyclists have grown up with carbon fibre as the norm and don't have the affection for steel frames that us oldsters still harbour. There will always be a niche market for them, but it will be a small and expensive one with low volume manufacturers struggling to survive.
SkipdiverJohn
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I was reading about the "fake" Bob Jackson SBDU frame a few days ago. Bit of an oddity that one. My money would be on BJ not being certified yet by Reynolds to use 753, so they displayed a ringer.
I don't think steel builders are complacent, but it's a niche market today and there are a vast number of secondhand 531 quality bikes/frames out there that many of us steel fans are happy to buy, often actually in preference to buying new.
The anniversary Raleigh frame looks to be a half-arsed publicity project implemented by someone without much knowledge of the product. You'd think a company with a 135 year history like Raleigh would be able to get their frame right, but then we all know Raleigh isn't really Raleigh anymore. It's just an importer using the name Raleigh and I doubt many of the current staff have much length of service or any real knowledge of the SBDU's designs. The frame weight sounds more like regular 531 not 753, as it's miles off what a ultra-light steel racing bike ought to weigh. Disappointing but not surprising.
I don't think steel builders are complacent, but it's a niche market today and there are a vast number of secondhand 531 quality bikes/frames out there that many of us steel fans are happy to buy, often actually in preference to buying new.
The anniversary Raleigh frame looks to be a half-arsed publicity project implemented by someone without much knowledge of the product. You'd think a company with a 135 year history like Raleigh would be able to get their frame right, but then we all know Raleigh isn't really Raleigh anymore. It's just an importer using the name Raleigh and I doubt many of the current staff have much length of service or any real knowledge of the SBDU's designs. The frame weight sounds more like regular 531 not 753, as it's miles off what a ultra-light steel racing bike ought to weigh. Disappointing but not surprising.
