I'm considering this. Last month somebody stole my early-80s Trek 850, which was a phenomenal bike with similar geometry. Do you know if any of the parts (bottom bracket cups, seatpost, etc.) are seized up in the frame?
On Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 1:23:40 PM UTC-7, esoterica etc wrote: > > Howdy y'all, I’m putting my 1985 Bridgestone MB-2 up for sale, the first > year B-stone started making mountain bikes. Fairly long wheelbase, but > offers a nice, stable ride and climbs very well. You could say this long > wheelbase design was 30+ years ahead of its time. Non-aggressive geometry, > is comfy and fun to ride, especially with the Jones H-bar I have on it. I > built it up primarily as a trekking/bikepacking rig, but lately have also > used it pretty exclusively as my main mountain biking ride, since it still > handles quite well on all but the tightest singletrack. Plenty of room to > run Rat Trap Pass tires with fenders (69/67mm width at fork > crown/chainstays). > > This is the 21” size, with a seat tube of 53.5cm (c-t), top tube of > 58.75cm (c-c), standover of 80.65cm, and chainstays are 47cm. > > Selling because there’s surprisingly a lot of overlap with my 56cm MIT > Atlantis, and I recently built up a Clem for my wife that’s pretty mountain > bike-y, so as cool as the MB-2 is, it’s become a bit redundant in our > stable. > > BUILD LIST: > Jones loop H-bar 710mm with Kraton grips > Shimano XT SL-M700 deerhead ratcheting thumb shifters > Shimano XT BL-M730 brake levers > Soma 1” threadless adapter riser with 40mm stem > Dia-Compe XCExpert cantilever brakes with Kool Stop dual compound pads > Shimano XT M737 rear derailleur > Shimano XT deerhead M700 front derailleur > Specialized “flag” cold-forged crankset 175mm, 48-36-26 chainrings > Shimano XT 32-spoke hubs (HB-M738 front, HB-M737 rear) laced to > Specialized S-Works Z-21 Pro rims > Shimano XTR CS-M900 8 speed 12-32 cassette > Shimano BB-UN55 bottom bracket (I think it’s 122.5mm wide) > > Note: the rear dropout width is 130mm and the OLD on the XT rear wheel is > 135mm. I have not cold-set the frame at all, and I’ve been using this rear > wheel now for about two years with zero issues. It does require a slight > amount of effort to widen the dropouts when mounting the rear wheel, but > nothing out of the ordinary. > > NOT INCLUDED in the sale are the saddle, pedals, and the bags. > > I’d like to get $550 for the complete bike. Shipping and packing will be > approx. $100-$120 extra for the complete bike, depending on where you live. > Local pick-up is encouraged, and I'd be happy to meet you anywhere in the > Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill,NC area. I’m also open to selling just the > frame/fork/headset, rolling chassis, etc. Just let me know what iteration > you're interested in, and I'm sure we can work something out. Thanks for > looking, ask lotsa questions, and have a great day! > > ~Mark > Raleigh, NC > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a6ed212d-4024-40c2-8c7e-19332bf7e39a%40googlegroups.com.
