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Man, you nailed the feel of the era.  The brake addition is brilliant.
and the road bike theme of the misc parts is SO correct for high end stuff during that time. I'm quite impressed.

Thank you Jon! I appreciate you mentioning that. I was quite surprised to hear that Woody liked the bike.

(I was off judging a barbecue contest at the time....no, honest!)

thats one sweet looking jmc , a great choice of parts on it
i really like the brake set up totally different.

post some more pics !!!! , i want to see those wheels

i think this is a great build , not the usual parts which could be used
the wheels are perfect for the era , with the headset  and cranks all dura ace
which i remember being top quality /expensive bitd

Great paint , i keep looking at the drop outs , looks beautifull

(gotta love those brakes ! )

cool.............im (bmx)david and im working on the same frame.
also my plan was to paint it the same color with the white stickers and
and chr. and blk parts.
good job.

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1979 JMC Long Standard

JMC1191

Back in late 2007, Jon (oldskoolpk) picked up a battered old JMC frame. When he decided shortly thereafter to offer it up for grabs, I was quickly on top of it. We made a trade and I took possession of the frame. It was rough! Seat tube cut off, large dings, dropouts needed work, etc.
 
My thinking was: this is finally a way I can get a JMC in my collection. I can buy a ‘beater’ and have it repaired and refinished. That is something I can definitely afford! Needless to say it still costs a lot to bring a frame on life support back to health. So, the frame was sent off to Tim (seracingman) for repair work. My request was to keep all the original tubing with the obvious exception of having a new seat tube added. I want to thank Tim for all his hard work.
 
While Tim was making the repairs, I was fortunate enough to get a set of early JMC forks. When I purchased them, they had already been refinished. This made them a perfect candidate to pair-up with the repaired frame – which now needed to be refinished. Simple, classic candy red was applied to match the original finish. After tracking down the very last bits and pieces - some of which were much more difficult to locate than I had imagined - it was time for assembly and decals from Mr. Melton. I wanted to use a healthy amount of road bike componentry to pay homage to Mr. Meltons preference for his factory riders of the day. I am very happy with the resulting look.
 
Here is the parts breakdown:
* JMC Long Standard frame * JMC forks * Shimano Dura Ace alloy road headset * Redline V Bars (pre-stamp) * Rectangle plate with Hunt Wilde and JMC decals * Tuf Neck (pre-stamp, original decal) * Oury grips * Dia-Compe prebent lever * Weinmann Vainqueur 750 center pull caliper * Brake cable held in place with Sturmey Archer 3-speed cable stop ‘modified’ to fit, Weinmann straddle cable, and Weinmann yoke * Dia-Compe MX seat clamp * Fluted seat post * Cinnelli Unicanitator saddle * Shimano Dura Ace 175mm cranks * Regina BX 3/32† road chain * Shimano freewheel * MKS rat trap pedals * Bullseye bottom bracket * C & G Super Pro rims * Early Dura Ace Road hubs w/ track axles * Carlisle Aggressor 20x2.125 front * Snakebelly 20x1.75 rear


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awesome...absolutely awesome. back in the day, i bought a brand new jmc frame that looked just like yours for 60 bucks. it was the best 20" i ever had.

That bike is so sweet and them pics of it on that golf coarse of a yard you have..... Priceless!

Great story and fantastic restoration bro.....

I am restoring an old Cyclecraft and had been thinking of a way to do the brakes other than the old school stuff. Yours really gives me an idea and helps with the build. Thanks! Do you know if there are any more of those cable stops out there and where to find them if so? Thanks for putting that bike on the museum... it's f'n beautiful!

STILL RIDIN

That cable stop is simply an old 1970's Sturmey Archer 3-Speed cable stop. Seen commonly on Ebay, but first try your local bike shop. Mine had about 200 of them in a box. They came in three sizes:  7/8", 1", and 1 1/8"....I had to do a little bending on this one to make it fit, but it looks good.

that is one of those 1 % enters that is a rock star in my book. would love to see it at Waterford or Chesterfield where i live? thanks for making my day!