Great quote from Albert Eisentraut on what we really should all be doing...
12-21-22, 04:37 PM
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12-21-22, 05:13 PM
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I still have Anybody's Bike Book but my copy of Bike Tripping didn't survive the 70s...or was it the 80s?
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12-22-22, 10:15 AM
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I’m not going to admit how far I got into this thread before I realized this was about another notable quoted Albert.
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12-22-22, 11:32 AM
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12-22-22, 02:32 PM
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This reminds me of a framed letter my older brother had on his wall. He had spent a few years in the Big House for growing marijuana in New Hampshire (he always was a decade ahead of his time). The letter was from the crime lab and evidence convicting him of a more serious crime (Continuing Criminal Enterprise). It said something to the effect: "The THC content of this sample is the highest this lab has ever measured."
When I noticed the letter he said, "I'm really proud of that."
When I noticed the letter he said, "I'm really proud of that."
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12-23-22, 11:46 AM
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Anyone who isn't aware of the man behind that letter ought to read this (TL;DR: Eisentraut was responsible for some pretty ****** business practices with partner Bruce Gordon):
https://bikerumor.com/bruce_gordon_final_interview/
Ask any framebuilder who's been around long enough and you'll get to hear a version of the story that is far less sedate than the BG interview.
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https://bikerumor.com/bruce_gordon_final_interview/
BRUCE: Yeah. We agreed to split up. I said, “We’ve gone from 60 bikes a year to 750. We’ve grown this thing with my $27,000 dollars. I think perhaps, in two years, I’ve earned 10%.” I remember Albert saying to me, “It doesn’t matter what you think or I think, it’s what someone is going to pay for the business.” Albert changed the locks. I had invested all my money and I couldn’t get in the place.
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12-23-22, 11:55 AM
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Anyone who isn't aware of the man behind that letter ought to read this (TL;DR: Eisentraut was responsible for some pretty ****** business practices with partner Bruce Gordon):
https://bikerumor.com/bruce_gordon_final_interview/
Ask any framebuilder who's been around long enough and you'll get to hear a version of the story that is far less sedate than the BG interview.
-Kurt
https://bikerumor.com/bruce_gordon_final_interview/
Ask any framebuilder who's been around long enough and you'll get to hear a version of the story that is far less sedate than the BG interview.
-Kurt
Lot's of characters and more than a few tales of dysfunctional business relationships and sometimes perfidious acts by some of the top builders -- anyone up for the Medici story?
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12-23-22, 12:13 PM
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