FS: XL Bruce Gordon BLT, MUSA racks, XTR!

[Eric M Cardella]

Winter sorting and garage cleaning has me thinking about (n-1)+1. 

Short version: Asking $1,300 plus shipping from Oregon for my Taiwan-built Bruce Gordon BLT in battleship gray, to be sold as pictured as a complete bike with BG racks (made in Petaluma, CA), or make me an offer on the F/F/HS+BB plus racks. Individual parts will not be sold separately at this time.

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/xvrNFrjAgx55BBqj8

Build specs include 36-hole Velocity/XT wheels, 700x43 Rock ‘n Road tires (or swap for Schwalbe Marathons) and SKS plastic fenders, XTR V-brakes and 3x9 mech, Nitto S65 seatpost, Sachs triple 24/36/48 crankset with 11-34t XTR cassette. Cockpit consists of long pull Dia-Compe levers, Dura-Ace 9-speed bar-end shifters, and a 52cm Nitto RM013 hung on 80mm Nitto DirtDrop stem. The racks belong on this frame and will be sold with it. I will also keep my little bags, phone mount, pedals, Crane bell and Brooks saddle, please and thank you.

Long version: observant Listmembers will note that I posted this bike for sale back in 2021 when it was built up with a Nitto Bullmoose bar (aka, “Bruce the Moose”), as can be seen in the photostream above. I got cold feet then and decided to re-unbuild it as a drop bar touring bike again, as seen in the last few photos. I am the original owner and have taken this bike on 3 weeklong tours and countless road and mixed terrain gravel rides since 2010. 

This bike was always stored indoors, has never been wrecked or dropped, and there is no more than the usual beausage you might expect from a bike that got well loved and ridden over the past 13 years. The bike will be cleaned and thoroughly photographed prior to shipping. It’s cold and wet out today, hence the quick photo shoot (with rear rack not installed but just perched on the rear wheel).

PM me if you are serious and need more details. Geometry chart is in the photos. The is the largest sized frame (56cm), which in Gordon’s universe equates to ~61cm or XL, suitable for a tall rider. I will say it did feel a bit smaller with a swept back bar, but you want to have at least 32” inseam to straddle this iron horse.

Eric

[Eric M Cardella]

Update to clarify photos: Yes, those are 48mm Soma Shikoro tires in the earlier Bullmoose iteration. I still have them and would swap out for the Rock ‘n Roads if desired. No, the Bullmoose bars are sold and no longer available. See the last couple of photos for current build.

And here are some detail photos of the racks alone: https://photos.app.goo.gl/CGtfU71uhkEvataf9

There is some deterioration of the BG sticker on the rear rack. Otherwise, they are excellent condition thanks to a durable Smurf blue powdercoat!

On Dec 2, 2023, at 2:10 PM, Eric M Cardella <ecar...@gmail.com> wrote:

Winter sorting and garage cleaning has me thinking about (n-1)+1. 

[saintruggler]

Cross-post with i-bob.

The sun came out for the first time in more than a week, so I took some photos and a quick video so folks can see the general condition of my Bruce Gordon BLT: https://photos.app.goo.gl/8ywXDsYQ14QrEFd78. 

The bike is in fantastic shape, and I tried to show any signs of beausage and wear from bags and panniers, particularly on the fork blades. 

I've received more than a few inquiries, but no serious offers yet. Hit me up if you have questions, or to request a shipping quote.

-Eric

[saintruggler]

Update: Frame/fork (with VP Modus headset) + front and rear racks now available for $900 shipped CONUS.

I'm planning to keep the other parts, since no one nabbed the complete build.

[saintruggler]

Sold!