Jack Taylor Cycles, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees

Updated 6.15.2013 Click on images for a larger view

Involved in the cycling trade since the late thirties, Jack Taylor Cycles actually was made up of three brothers, Jack, Ken and Norman, who produced a wide range of hand built bicycles. The last bits of frames with all brothers involved were made in the early 1990's, but in their hey days, the Taylor brothers exported many bikes, especially tandems, to the USA. Their filet brazing as well as lugged construction is highly respected.

Here is a wonderful documentary from the BBC
"Green Machine" series about the Taylor Brothers.

Jack Taylor bicycle REGISTRY A gathering of serial numbers to establish dates of manufacture. HERE	Cycling Magazine's "Nimrod" tests a 1960 Taylor bicycle HERE	Joel Metz's web site devoted to Jack Taylor cycles HERE
Classic Lightweights page devoted to Taylor Cycles HERE	Cycling's Harry Keates reviews the 1962 range of Taylor bicycles	(Taylorbikes.com is no longer active)

Jack himself in his racing days

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Mally Singo's bicycle #549 about 1936

Steve Melia's 1948, as-found and after restoration.

1958 brochure
Courtesy Vance Sprock, Cupertino Bike Shop

Jeff Groman's curved seat tube 1950s bike.

Original owner Colin Brooker's 1951 fixed gear bike.

Steve Benson's early 1950s Mixte frame...(10 pictures)

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#3090
Purchased new 1957 by Les Stevenson and still owned today. Size 24" ,
531 tubing, tourist frame with lugs, color black & in need of restoration but in original condition.

Elizabeth Greene's Tandem #4617

#4646 Alex Moll's 1963 Jack Taylor Tourist
(Only wear items, tires, spokes, cales etc., were replace. Otherwise original...)
Photos courtesy Bob Freeman, Elliot Bay Cycles, Seattle WA

Ken Cowan's Track or Path Racer #5448

Ken Toda's lugless touring frame #5939
(full bike pics once he gets it built up!)

Robert Johnson's bill of sale for his Jack Taylor bicycle in 1973

David Martinez' beautiful curved tube bike.
(Photos by Ted Williams!)

Richard Deandrea's #7557

Jay Robinow's tricycle #7723

James Macdonald's triplet tricycle (no. 8230, Feb. 22, 1985)
said to be the only one ever made and for the
son of the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England.