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1985 JU Mini 
#1 2009-08-22 7:37pm
1985 JU Mini
1985 JU Mini
Jeff Utterback side project, less than 300 made
Jeff Utterback had a side project called JU Racing after GJS closed in 1985. He designed approximately 250 of these mini frame and forks for riders under 70 pounds.
They were very light but a tad weak on the upsweep down tube where they would crack. The seat post clamp area had a hole for the GJS seat post clamp. With the limited number available and awesome design I thought I would give the bike a vintage 1979 feel for Jeff's heyday of racing.
Hope you enjoy another historical ride.
VEHICLE
Frame - JU Mini
Fork - JU Mini
Stem - DG / Powerlite
Bars - DG mini, NOS
Grips - DG, NOS
Headset - Tange mini, NOS
Rims - Araya 7b, NOS
Hubs - Philwood generation I's
Front Tire - Mitsuboshi Competition II 20 x 1.75
Rear Tire - Mitsuboshi Competition II 20 x 1.75
Caliper - Dia-Compe 890, NOS
Brake Lever - Team Products, NOS
Brake pads - Mathauser finned
Chain - HKK Smoker, NOS
Chain ring - Shimano 42 teeth
Cranks - Shimano Dura-Ace
Bottom Bracket - Cook Bros.
Pedals - Bob Reedy replica
Seat - UNI hammerhead generation I
Seat post clamp - Cook Bros. 13/16" rare
DIALED IN
Jeff "JT" Tollefson
www.JTFreestyle.com
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#2 2009-08-24 12:24pm
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Re: 1985 JU Mini
Thats just AWSOME. 
Great Build
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#3 2009-08-24 12:38pm
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I love the look of that stem polished out. Looks much better than it did sitting on my desk for the past six months!!!! I'm glad it went on a sweeeet ride! Beautiful!
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#4 2009-08-24 12:59pm
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Re: 1985 JU Mini
great build.. Super rare bike I'm sure... Where did you find the stem pad, or was that reproduced? AWESOME to say the least...
I have the same stem on my 1977 DG.. not polished of course..
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#5 2009-08-24 2:57pm
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love it, really nice!!
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#6 2009-08-25 5:26pm
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Where did you find the stem pad, or was that reproduced?
The pad is a one off I had in a bag (NOS) for many years and like another DG I will post I opted for the DG / Powerlite stem.
As for rare there are some out there but was surprised that there wasn't a JU Racing Bike Manufacturer in the Museum so it was created and here's the first. Hopefully more JU's will appear as I thought I would never build this and surprising it turned out how it did.
Thanks for the + feedback
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