It's a shame you had to get rid of your Bruce Gordon, but it's good to get it back on the road. I am sure that your friend was thrilled to get such a wonderful bike.

We sold a lot of those early Giants too. The shop I worked for was a Trek and Giant dealer, and though the entry level Trek's were a great value, you couldn't beat the component specs on those Giants for a little less money. They had some great bikes for 300 bucks or so (crazy when I think about now much I spend on bicycles now).

When I think back, I do miss those bike shop days. Turning wrenches, talking bikes all day, sleeping in my car and racing all weekend. Oh well...I'm too old for that now (except for the talking bikes all day part).