You might be able to match it to the photos of the pages on this site (by appearance):
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/1991/index.htm Also, I'm a big enough Bridgestone geek that if you send me a description of color and decal details, I could probably ID it if it happens to be from 1989 through 1994. 1988 and earlier I don't know as well, but I could try. -Jim W. On Mar 1, 2015, at 9:06 AM, Anne Paulson wrote: > How would he learn what vintage the bike frame is? > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 9:01 AM, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> Which year MB-2? My guess is that 1989 through 1994 would make it worth it. >> I love how the Bridgestones of that era ride. MB-2's in those years have the >> most evolved Bridgestone MB geometry. Also, those years had tubing that was >> either Ishiwata or Ritchey Logic Prestige with the Ritchey being the tubing >> from 1990 through 1993. On the frames with Logic Prestige, the rear >> triangles were Ritchey Logic, non-prestige. >> >> -Jim W. >> >> >> On Mar 1, 2015, at 8:19 AM, Anne Paulson wrote: >> >> My best friend is incredibly cheap, and has a fondness for rescuing >> bikes from the trash. Last time we went on an overnight, he showed up >> with a dumpster bike with a chain that seemed entirely made of rust, >> and a freewheel that no longer freewheeled so he was riding a fixie, >> not that great for dirt uphills and downhills. However, he's a good >> rider and a brilliant mechanic, so he made the dumpster bike work. >> >> Now he has Dumpster II. Friday he called and said he'd found this bike >> and patched it up-- a Bridgestone MB-2. Hey, said me, that's a good >> frame! We were supposed to do another overnight this weekend but it >> was raining and I'm sick, so we postponed until next weekend. Good >> thing, because he discovered yesterday on a ride that Dumpster II has >> a broken chainstay. This did not prevent my friend from riding it up >> to Skyline and down again, because he is crazy. >> >> So, how hard would it be for my friend to replace the chainstay >> himself, and would it be worth it to pay to have the chainstay >> replaced? >> >> -- >> -- Anne Paulson >> >> It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. >> >> -- >> 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> James Warren >> jimcwar...@earthlink.net >> >> - 700x33 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net - 700x33 -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
