R.I.P. Bruce Gordon.

[roguedog]

WHAT? Oh man. Yeah, he didn't get enough time to enjoy his retirement. Just saw him at NAHBS hanging with Paul.

RIP

[charliedid]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgcbzBmZ3s0

[Blue Jays]

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=238576

Ongoing thread with multiple responses.

[buddybikes]

My wife will have to ride hers tomorrow in honor of him. I chose this frame before we were married in 1984. His name came from a friend who did some frame work in CA, said this is the guy he most trusted with a torch. Soon to be wife had no idea what she was getting, trusted me in getting. Only his Chinook line, but the lugs are still equisite with his signature seatstays. Touring/randoneer frame, meets all the needs for mild gravel work.

Godspeed Bruce

[Keith A]

Threads merged.

[buddybikes]

pure bike erotica: https://www.flickr.com/photos/232597...n/photostream/

[andeww]

Originally Posted by dave thompson

The retirement interview with Bruce Gordon on Bikerumor. Some good insights.

https://bikerumor.com/2017/10/27/bru...aYbi-qN9w5S-TM

That's a great read.

"I was wrong. I was wrong about the mountain bikes and the Camelbacks."
RIP buddy

[mhespenheide]

Originally Posted by charliedid

Just utterly incredible: https://www.flickr.com/photos/23259799@N05/page3

Seriously, that one page of photos is astounding. The lugwork, the panniers, the carbon/Ti, the seatstay caps... Who even thinks of making a rack like that?

OMG.

[Dino Suegiù]

Originally Posted by mhespenheide

Seriously, that one page of photos is astounding. The lugwork, the panniers, the carbon/Ti, the seatstay caps... Who even thinks of making a rack like that?

OMG.

Indeed. Those are incredibly beautiful, really cared for, things.
SoPWAMTOS people think of making things like that, and he sure was one, ne plus ultra.

I never met him, but used to really admire the photos of his work for instance on NAHBS articles, etc. He seemed to be not only a great, talented builder with a great eye too, but someone also really interested in and committed to designing/inventing for cycling, and having real fulfillment from it; like a feeling I get from Darrell McCulloch (Llewellyn) too, where the work is a joy to explore, for both the fabricator and the user. Mr Gordon was a rare one, I think. I wish I had met him.

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by mhespenheide

Seriously, that one page of photos is astounding. The lugwork, the panniers, the carbon/Ti, the seatstay caps... Who even thinks of making a rack like that?

OMG.

Without a doubt.

[witcombusa]

I can't think of any finer tribute to Bruce than to go take one of his fine bikes for a ride today.

[stephenmarklay]

Very sad to see this

[tuscanyswe]

Originally Posted by charliedid

Just utterly incredible: https://www.flickr.com/photos/23259799@N05/page3

Agreed. Some talent goin on here..

[gintas_ce]

rip

[Mike Lopez]

I was deeply saddened to hear of Bruce's passing.

I met him perhaps 10 years ago and had some great times visiting him in Petaluma, hanging out at trade shows, and when he came to San Diego to visit our local crew and to collaborate on projects. In spite of his "reputation" I found him to be a generous and sensitive man. He did have boundaries of course and if you crossed them you were sure to find out in no uncertain terms!

Attached are a couple of my favorite pictures of Bruce. The first was taken in JB's shop during the time period of the San Diego bike shows. (Try to spot JB and Rob Roberson in the photo by Bruce's shoulder....And no, that's not JB in the lower left corner!)

The second is a year or two later after we'd completed the 2nd Carbon/Ti frame and we had just finished doing the south bay loop with JB, Baylis, and a host of others. (Brian rode the green Bruce Gordon that day)

I'll be doing that loop on my Carbon/Ti BG tomorrow and thinking about the good times we shared.