i-am-iron-man
Senior Retro Guru
1991 Bridgestone RB-1
Up for sale is my Grant Rivendell-designed Bridgestone RB-1. Little-known in the UK, any internet search on this bike returns words like "iconic" and "legendary" for the lugged construction and ride quality of this "everyman" racing frame.
I had this bike sent from the US after it became apparent that i didn't have the patience or fiscal-firepower to buy a 3Rensho. This seemed like the next best thing, also made from Ishiwata 4130 tubing. Rightly-or-wrongly I then had the bike renovated at Bob Jackson's, who also removed the looped cable guides and fitted a pair of slotted braze-ons so I could run aero levers. Unfortunately, the restoration combined with an unfavourable exchange-rate meant the bike was quite a costly affair; the bare frame was $500 before shipping and tax.
Top tube is 53cm centre-to-centre, seat tube is 53cm centre-to-top. It comes with a Dura Ace headset and spacing at the rear is fine for a modern set of wheels.
Condition is excellent. The bike didn't stay built for long after I stole the group set for something else. As you can see from all the seat tube in the photo the frame is a bit small for me. I mis-judged the size and stupidly didn't build it for a test ride before i sent it off to BJ's. As such, it covered minimal mileage - probably sub-100 - before I boxed it up and stored it.
Looking for £350 for the frame UK-delivered; happy to send it overseas at cost.
Up for sale is my Grant Rivendell-designed Bridgestone RB-1. Little-known in the UK, any internet search on this bike returns words like "iconic" and "legendary" for the lugged construction and ride quality of this "everyman" racing frame.
I had this bike sent from the US after it became apparent that i didn't have the patience or fiscal-firepower to buy a 3Rensho. This seemed like the next best thing, also made from Ishiwata 4130 tubing. Rightly-or-wrongly I then had the bike renovated at Bob Jackson's, who also removed the looped cable guides and fitted a pair of slotted braze-ons so I could run aero levers. Unfortunately, the restoration combined with an unfavourable exchange-rate meant the bike was quite a costly affair; the bare frame was $500 before shipping and tax.
Top tube is 53cm centre-to-centre, seat tube is 53cm centre-to-top. It comes with a Dura Ace headset and spacing at the rear is fine for a modern set of wheels.
Condition is excellent. The bike didn't stay built for long after I stole the group set for something else. As you can see from all the seat tube in the photo the frame is a bit small for me. I mis-judged the size and stupidly didn't build it for a test ride before i sent it off to BJ's. As such, it covered minimal mileage - probably sub-100 - before I boxed it up and stored it.
Looking for £350 for the frame UK-delivered; happy to send it overseas at cost.
