Hi gang, Rumors are true- I went big and cleaned out Bruce Gordon's attic last weekend, and now have a truckload of deadstock / demo / prototype / "factory seconds" racks which need to find their calling and be ridden hard!
By rough count, about half of my haul is in a very good, consistent condition state - while the remainder is unfinished (no powder coat), incomplete, oddball or just plain broken. The first batch I have are these models: --- *Front Lowrider* - Horizontal slots only for attaching to a midfork braze-on, using the "Bruce Gordon standard" 7.5 inch c-c spec between the midfork and the dropout eyelet. - Two different versions of dropout attachment, which we'll call "posts" vs "tabs" - either work with forward or rear dropout eyelets, but "posts" would probably be better for rear eyelets (as a spacer for the fork leg would not be needed), see: - Posts version, using forward eyelets, on a Mikkelsen custom fork: https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/38322018691/in/album-72157690456771046/ - Tabs version, using rear eyelets, on a Bruce Gordon Rock N' Road Tour fork: https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/37606650464/in/album-72157690456771046/ *Rear Touring* - Two main types of adjustable attachment to the seatstays, "struts" and "plates". - Struts are tubular units using an M5 bolt to secure their positioning, with some struts straight and others having flare (which leads me to believe they can be bent to a specific fit): https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/38322014821/in/album-72157690456771046/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/38322014941/in/album-72157690456771046/ - Plates are "Blackburn*-style" (* apologies to BG if he was the innovator of this design!!!), which are twisted, slideable/slotted units that can also be angled in/out: https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/38322015231/in/album-72157690456771046/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/38267125056/in/album-72157690456771046/ - There are a few "plates" that, I believe, are intended for shorter seatstay/smaller frames, having a "downward"-angled deck: https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/38290726552/in/album-72157690456771046/ and a real world example here - https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/d/handmade-2008-bruce-gordon/6377516298.html *Smaller "Top-loading" supporters* - Front version (would seem to work nice with forks having crown-top mounts, e.g. Kogswell/Rawland/Rivendell): https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/24451697368/in/album-72157690456771046/ - Rear version: https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/38267126526/in/album-72157690456771046/ --- One minor caveat, which I'll compensate you for (more on that in a sec.!), I don't have enough struts OR plates for all the racks - BG may still have some, and I'll be contacting him soon to find out. My hunch is that Blackburn/Nitto/Surly hardware may also be compatible. So, initially - later these will move on to eBay - I'd like to offer the best of them here, at: - Front lowriders and/or Touring rears *$80 each OR $150 for a combo pair.* - Top-loaders *$60 each.* - *add $20 shipping* CONUS - *subtract $10* for each rack sold sans mounting hardware. I also must clarify that these are considered used items being transacted via private sale, and are in no way warrantied by Bruce Gordon Cycles. Rack 'N Roll, Joe p.s. a handful of other very interesting racks may be available later, also unpainted versions of all the above and more. Likewise, interested in partnering with a framebuilder who might be able to use a batch of the incomplete racks (still need mounts, etc)! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
