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Jun 12, 2019 · Bruce Gordon, a master frame builder and outspoken advocate for hand-built bikes and goods, passed away on Friday at his Petaluma, California, home at the age of 70. Before bicycles, Gordon had ...
Bruce Gordon Cycles. Bruce Gordon Cycles manufactured custom bicycles for 46 years, beginning in 1974. In college Bruce was an art major with a focus in photography. He was incredibly gifted and a master at building bikes that were not only beautiful, but innovative and on the leading edge of technology. "It is my four decades of experience as ...
- 409 Petaluma Blvd S Petaluma, CA, 94952 United States
- bruce@bgcycles.com
- (707) 762-5601
The History Behind the Magic. Bruce Gordon was born in Chicago on June 14, 1948. He attended New Trier High School, graduating in 1966. After completion he moved on to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, receiving a bachelors degree in the fine arts, focusing on photography. Bruce was then accepted into the Art institute of Chicago where he began ...
- 409 Petaluma Blvd S Petaluma, CA, 94952 United States
- bruce@bgcycles.com
- (707) 762-5601
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Jun 21, 2019 · On June 7, bicycle framebuilder, tire innovator, and all-around craftsman Bruce Gordon died unexpectedly at age 70. Bicycling and Bicycle Retailer and Industry News both published obituaries in the days following his passing. The stories highlight the large role Gordon played in the world of handbuilt bicycles.
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Oct 10, 2023 · Bruce made a red Monster Cross in 2012 (you can see that frame and others in my 2012 NAHBS coverage) and people wanted more frames, so he began making a small batch of bikes, including this one in 2012 with the serial number G010912, denoting it was G for Bruce Gordon’s personal bike, 01 for the first personal bike of 2012. Built in September.
Feb 17, 2022 · “Bruce Gordon was known back in the ’70s for touring bicycles, so a lot of his business was making bikes for loaded touring,” said the vintage expert who loaned us the bike (and who preferred to go unnamed). “He became really well known for his chromoly steel racks, and that’s the market he was catering toward.
Oct 27, 2017 · This was a difficult interview to put together for several reasons. For one, as someone who has been an industry presence for over four and a half decades, Bruce Gordon is influential to a level that is impossible to capture adequately in a single piece. He has inspired scores of domestic framebuilders, including Paul Sadoff of Rock Lobster and ...
