I had a 1994 49cm MB2<http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/2863214487/>, and ended up selling it as too small. Should have bought the 52cm, but I wanted that "agressive" racey-thing back then... regrets.
I have an 89cm PBH. DE On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Pete Olson <apol...@centurytel.net> wrote: > Tom- > I wouldn’t automatically reject the 49cm size; I think it might depend > on what handlebar height you prefer and what sort of terrain you will > be riding. I have a 1992 MB-2 in 49 cm. When I bought it, I found it > quite comfortable but as I have gotten older, I lost my tolerance for > long rides with the handlebars below saddle height. (When purchased > in spring 1993, the dealer had added a Softride shock stem, which may > effectively have lowered the bar a little and stretched out the > reach.) I have an 86 pbh and fairly long torso and arms. I used to > ride a 56 cm horizontal top tube road bike but now am on a 59 cm > Romulus with the bars a little above the saddle. I added a stem riser > to the MB-2 last summer and am currently using it as a winter utility > bike with studded tires. Anyway, for me currently, I think the next > size up (52cm) Bridgestone would be a better fit and would be -7cm > compared to a RBW road bike. -Pete > > > On Jan 23, 4:45 pm, tlawnsby <tlawn...@clearwire.net> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Just curious if anyone has a Bridgestone mountain bike and how much > > shorter the size is vs your road bike. > > > > I had a new Bridgestone MB in the early 90's and loved it, but can't > > remember the size. There's another one on craigslist that I have an > > opportunity to purchase. > > > > My PBH is 82 -- I normally ride a 21" (53cm) regular road bike, and I > > have a 56cm Rambouillet which is perfect. > > > > The MB-4 for sale is a 19" c-t -- I can try it out later this week > > but it's kind of a long drive, hate to waste the time if there's no > > chance of it fitting. > > > > Thanks, Tom. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
