1990 Bridgestone RB-1

1990 Bridgestone RB-1, originally uploaded by dancedream2002.

This is my (well...sort of mine...but that's a long long story...) old school ride, a classic 1990 Bridgestone RB-1 "Synergy."

Kind of fun, once in a while, to ride an old school bike like this just for kicks.

After my tottemo hard 100km ride this past Saturday over the Pali with D, on Sunday all I felt like doing was just cruising around, riding very ez.

Sans all the STI wires and junk, this bike is soooo clean with its simple and minimalist, small tube, non-sloping design. The RB-1 and the Bridgestone brand sort of have a cult following with the likes of Grant Peterson and Pineapple Bob and the BOB (Bridgestone Owner's Bunch) and mustacho handle bars and all...

Here's a cool link to all the Bridgestone Catalogs of the 90's: Sheldon Brown - Bridgestone.

This bike, while not all original, still has the original paint job and the original Suntour 52x40 Crankset, Suntour 6/7 Speed shifters and front and rear derailures, Sugino bottom bracket, DiaCompe brake levers and SR seat post.

Over the years I've switched out to a 6 speed 13/23 Dura Ace cassette, DA chain, DA headset, Profile stem and HB tape, various HBs (currently a Ritchey WCS bar), various seats (currently a Selle Trans-am), Mavic MA-40 rims with Campy Record hubs, DiaCompe Royle GrandComp brakes, and of course, pedals and tires.

I'm still searching for my original Bell V-1 Pro or my Skid Lid to make the total retro package though...