Cool shop bike: Curtis's Bruce Gordon

     I was thinking yesterday about which bike to profile next and this one jumped out at me. It has been parked this winter in the garage way up high out of view to most, but I know its there. This is another one of Curtis's riders. This bike is a late 70's Bruce Gordon.
      It is a more traditional road racing frame with pretty tight geometry. Curtis has it set up with a little more versatility in mind. 28mm tires gobble up the rough city streets and the trails in the Wissahickon. Campagnolo  Nuovo Record rear derailleur has been converted with Rally cage plates and Bullseye jockey pulleys to allow for wider range freewheels. The rest of the components are standard fare Nuovo Record grouppo. Blackburn rear rack mounted with Blackburn custom eyelets (allows you to mount a rack on Campagnolo drop outs without using P-clamps). This gives the bike some carrying capacity. Criterium style bars add to the fast look of the bike. Note the front light bracket on the front brake caliper, when doing night rides a front wheel built with a Schmidt generator hub is used. E6 front light occupies the bracket providing superior illumination of the road ahead. SPD pedals with platforms provide option for both clipped in riding, or more casual around towning.
      The frame construction is excellent, nicely thinned and contoured lugs with attractive fast back style seat cluster. If you look at Bruce's current work and then look at this bike, you can see the stylistic connections. The rear brake is mounted on the inside of the brake bridge. The paint and decals have nice patina. Like I said, this bike is a rider! Really attractive fork crown with subtle stylistic treatments.
     When Curtis and I have gone on rides in the past and he is on this bike, His smile is bit bigger than usual, I guess he enjoys it! (which of course is the point of riding a bicycle!)

For Sale: Kennedy reproduction high wheel bike 1970's

     Today I feature this really cool Kennedy reproduction high wheeler from the 1970's. The front wheel is 52" and would be suited to some one about 5' 6"- 5' 8". This bike was made by the Lowell Kennedy Company in Defiance, Ohio in the mid 70's. It features tangent spokes, adjustable crank length, and original Kennedy seat, which is an indication that the bike has had an easy life. It also features a trouser guard and adjustable mounting step. The tires are a bit dry, but in good shape with plenty of miles left. This bike is ready to ride!
     We can deliver to any of the upcoming east coast swap meets. Butler PA, Westminster MD, Monson MA, Trexlertown PA, or Copake NY.
                                                   Email for price at: bikeville@gmail.com
                                                              SOLD!

Via Bicycle alumni endeavors!

Our former colleague Aaron Popelka is a multi-talented individual. He currently works at Bicycle Revolutions here in Philadelphia, and is head mechanic there. In his off-time, he makes awesome guitar pedals and his newest project is pretty cool as well. He makes super deluxe clipboards out of discarded cycling components. Check out the link and see what he is up to. When you move the shifter, it raises and lowers the derailleur to secure or release your papers or what ever is on the board. It also has a friction or indexing mode! Pretty cool!

Here is the link to the Etsy description

Cool shop bike #3: Colnago with Gilco tubing

This is one of the Curtis's personal bikes. Late 80's / early 90's Colnago with Gilco tubing. Pretty unique machine, The Gilco design was produced by Columbus and is Hexagonal. We also have the Cinelli EXA bars that match the tubing, super rare. Maybe one day we will install them? The bike is mostly C-record components, the coolest being the rare sheriff star road hubs. Usually you see them as the track version, they were prone to cracking where the flanges met the hub barrels, I wonder if this was a problem with the road version? The down tube index shifters Campagnolo produced were prone to problems as well, but these work well. The large Biodinamica 900ml water bottle is a bit of a rarity as well. This era was the aero dynamic trend, so a lot of the components reflect that. Campagnolo Delta brakes were also over designed and did not work very well, but are super cool looking and equally rare. Nice Mavic 280 rims are very light. The lugs are the early "master" type. The seat cluster is almost a fast back treatment, keeping with the aero style. The BB shell is webbed, again for the aero style. Straight blade fork. This bike is meant for speed, not comfort. Curtis states that this bike is indeed very fast and responsive and looks forward to putting some more miles on it!