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New to me Bridgestone RB-1
(lemmy.ca)
Grant Petersen designed #BridgestoneRB-1 (1989 in this case) has been a grail bike frame of mine for years.
This beauty showed up at a swap meet this weekend, and was complete and in great working order. Took it home for $250.
I have a full set of 11s 105 that’s going to make its way onto the bike, and I’ll keep the Suntour GTX components safe for the originalists out there.
I am an original owner of RB-1 of the same year. I got it running again about 5 years ago and it has been my primary bike ever since. My take on original parts: I am too old for the original gearing, so it is now an 10 speed with new Velo Orange crankset. The original brake levers are terrible on long rides so I upgraded to modern levers. Finally, dual pivot breaks are way easier to setup. I was able to find 10 speed down tube shifters, so there is that.
I appreciate you sharing your perspective. I’m largely committed to upgrading to 11s now, but can I ask did 10s require spreading or cold-setting the rear dropout spacing?