Doug,
I have a Bruce Gordon opinion for you. I think it's accurate to say
that Bruce feels that framebuilding is a lot like building shopping
carts, or something. ( A quote taken from a magazine article back in
1982). It's not rocket science, or brain surgery; it's much harder
than that. But Bruce does a very nice job of it. My guess is all the
braze-ons are original.
Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA Recently visited the worldwide headquarters of Bruce Gordon Cycles
International, Inc. Facinating. The shop cat is named Linus.
Howdy folks.
I just bought what I am pretty sure is a 1980 Bruce Gordon from Mr. Deeter. I am probably going to build it up with OT stuff since it has already been repainted and had at least a bit of modification (drilled for recessed brakes). There are a few things that I'm not sure if they are changes or original, so I am seeking opinions from folks with BG knowledge from around 1980. It has seat tube bottle cage mounts that I think were probably added, but they look exactly like the down tube ones that should be original. It also has round pump "peg" on the head tube that would only make sense if it was added when the cage mount was added or if it is all original. Last of all, what rear spacing would be mostly likely? It is 126mm now and I was assuming that was probably original since my brother has a 1978 Gitane and an ~1981 Bianchi that are both 126mm OLD. Thanks in advance :^)
Doug Van Cleve
Chandler, AZ USA