I rode this bike across the United States in 1997, and I’m hoping to circumnavigate – circumcycle? – the greatest Great Lake this summer, starting, well, today! This picture was taken in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan, across the street from the famous Soo Locks.
It’s a 1993 Bruce Gordon Rock N Road tour, hand built by the master himself. Like me, it inhabits that vague space between “vintage“ and “obsolete“ – let’s see how we both do!
by JohnInDC
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Nice ride!
Huge fan of bar end shifters.
Obsolete??? Nothing Obsolete about it. It presumably has English threading, square taper BB, 700c wheels, 130 rear hub spacing, a freehub rather than freewheel… everything on that bike should be very easy to find and replace if necessary. There’s no reason that it wouldn’t be just as great as it was thirty years ago.
Enjoy! And if you’re brave enough, take a dip in Gitche Gumee. I’ve not cycled around her. But I did some sea kayaking in another life.
This prompted the question, “What’s the distance around L. Sup?” Apparently ~2300km. So, a month or two to complete?
Be safe 🙂
Very cool – good luck, and enjoy !
At least…a real touring bike…..:-)