>
>
> Sometimes you gotta leave home. Yes, Bruce Gordon WON the Handmade
> Bicycle Show in Japan, going up against the likes of Toei, Watanabe,
> Hiroshe and others. He took first prize in the Touring category,
> arguably the most difficult to win, given that you are immediately
> placed up against Japan's most revered builders that not only make
> their own racks, but stems, derailleurs and other bits.
>
> Perhaps it is the long standing reverence for craftsmanship in Japan,
> but somehow they immediately recognized what seems to be so difficult
> to drive home here, that the best builders in the world are in our own
> back yard. I understand the issue of \u2018mojo\u2019, but I do think that
> another decade or two down the line, people will be lining up for
> \u2018vintage\u2019 USA frames from the likes of Bruce, Baylis, Dinucci and
> others represented on this list. Too bad we are letting these builders
> go without their proper due now when they are still with us.
>
>
> Links to Bruce\u2019s winning frame can be seen here:
>
> http://www.popdan.com/
http://www.cycle-info.bpaj.or.jp/
handmade2005.htm
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>
> Bryant Bainbridge
> Portland, Orygun