A memorial in honor of Bruce Gordon will be held June 30 in his hometown of Petaluma, Calif.
Bike rides start at 8 a.m. at McNear Park and conclude there at 11 a.m. The memorial starts at noon and wraps at 5 p.m. There will be a potluck, beer, a display of Bruce’s bikes, and a PA in case any of yis would like to deliver a few words about Himself. He would have plenty to say about you, so don’t be shy.
Attendees are encouraged to cycle to the park.
For more information, see Bruce’s Facebook page. And thanks to Sean Walling of Soulcraft for spreading the word.
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I’m sure it’ll be great to remember Bruce with his friends and fans. The Society Of People Who Actually Make Their Own Shit (SOPWAMTOS) seems to get smaller every day. In fact, I was discussing this just yesterday with Edoardo Vercelli of Vittoria shoes.
https://cycleitalia.blogspot.com/2019/06/vittoriaas-in-shoes.html
It could be a who’s-who of frame builders and other artisans. That Petaluma-Santa Rosa area is overflowing with interesting bikey types.
It would be amusing to do a SOPWAMTOS ceremony in which Bruce got all the awards.
That Vittoria is a good-looking shoe. Who handles their U.S. business? Their website doesn’t seem to like Safari very much.
Funny you should ask about that PO’G. I was talking to Edoardo about that subject as well – how to get more Vittoria shoes on ‘Murican feet. For now there’s:
Vittoria USA
28522 CONSTELLATION RD. 91355 VALENCIA CA
Tel.: (661)294-5065
Fax: (661)294-5209
Email: usoffice@vittoria-shoes.com
Website: http://www.vittoria.us
KHS, Inc.
2840 E. HARCOURT STREET RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA 90221
Tel.: Toll Free – (800) 347-7854
Email: info@khsbicycles.com
Website: http://www.khsbicycles.com
either of whom can point you to a dealer near you.
I’m liking this Tierra shoe a lot – I’ll try ’em out on a ride tomorrow most likely.
I’ll look forward to hearing your take on these zapatos. The Sidis are fine for off-road riding, but a little stiff for off-the-bike stuff. I can’t believe I used to run in them. Of course, the ground usually had some give to it in cyclocross season. …
SIDI’s were too narrow for my feet and I’d already become a Vittoria fan when they came out with the wider “MEGA?” version. Same with Northwave – a free pair from the nice guy at NW was regifted as they just wouldn’t work. So far my only issue is ventilation – it was hotter’n hell yesterday and my dogs were a bit warm. It was cooler today and I didn’t even notice so perhaps for the hottest months in NM or AZ these might not be the best choice in gravel shoes?
Dunno that I’d run very far in these, but walking into a hotel reception area with marble flooring is no worry – I still cringe when I think of clients in the past who’ve taken a direct hit on the ol’ tailbone when their slippery plastic cleats seemed to jump out from underneath them…or how many times we’ve had to deal with those cleats when they are worn out and/or broken during a tour.
With modern shoes and the reasonably-sized platform area of most two-bolt SPD setups these daze I wonder why anyone who isn’t getting paid or a hard-core racer bothers with three-bolt, slippery plastic cleats and the shoes they require?
Nice shoes. I think the nicest, most comfortable cycling shoes I ever bought were Eye-talian: Vittorias and, to show my age, Detto Pietros.
I’ve rocked the Rivat, Detto, Northwave and Sidi, from way back when Uncle Al Budris was their man on this side of the pond, at Veltec.
I’m still in Sidi Dominators, but I don’t remember which edition. These suckers are old.
I just received the “Bike Bits” email from Adventure Cycling. It had a link to a Bike Rumor interview of Bruce Gordon. It was a really interesting piece. I didn’t know that he worked with Mark Nobilette.
Oh, indeed. He and Nobilette both worked with the legendary Albert Eisentraut, who has been at it since I was 5 years old.
Based on the Bike Rumor article I read, I would be circumspect about saying Bruce “worked with” Eisentraut. Sounds like it was a strained relationship at best and went downhill from there.