T J Cycles

[Keith Clements]

An interesting snippet.

The ‘Jupiter’
On leaving school in 1949 Trevor was asked what he wanted to be, “an engineer” was his reply. He was offered two apprenticeships one in his hometown of Burton and one at Bradford. Mothers being mothers, the decision was made that her little son should stay in Burton.
Fast forward to 1991 when Trevor was asked by Ron Kitching to be a guest at the Yorkshire Road Club 100th dinner along with all the big names in cycling at the time. Trevor hadn’t fully appreciated why he had been invited but the reason was very clear to everyone there – he was there in recognition for the work he had done promoting the ‘Flying Gate’ – a Yorkshire product.
At the dinner Trevor was seated next to Reg Baines, which was in fact their first meeting as Trevor had always dealt with Bill Baines, Reg’s brother. It was Reg who originally designed the ‘Flying Gate’ in 1934 (commonly known then as the Whirlwind) when he worked as a draughtsman at Jowett Cars in Bradford. As Trevor and Reg discussed their history the final twist revealed itself. The other apprenticeship Trevor was offered back in ’49 was a job at Jowett Cars! Both were left wondering what might have been but they also marvelled at what in fact has been.
So in honour of the legendry Jowett ‘Jupiter’ and the connection that was clearly meant to be - the latest ‘Flying Gate’ model name was chosen with lugs appropriately hand-drafted by Trevor Jarvis.

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