My winter project was easy. I saw an '88 B'Stone MB-2 advertised on the iBOB list, and bought it. UPS delivered it yesterday. It was well packaged by the seller, and I had it back together in a short time. My 1st exposure to the Dia Compe brakes of the period and getting them adjusted to suit took three hands and a little extra finagling. The original Ritchey Force 2" tires still have a supple ride at 60 PSI. I put a broken-in Brooks B-17 from shelf stock on it and took it for a spin. The geometry was very comfortable (although the tires are not intended for road use. They squish when cornering on pavement) and looking at it in the garage this morning as I was out there doing sit ups, it was very familiar looking. Long chain stays, slightly up-slope top tube, nice fork rake, lugs everywhere...
In fact it looks very much like a Bombadil of the same size (Mine is a 45 CM and the Bomba is a 48CM frame). It should with similar angles and proportions (although it has 559 wheels, not 584s like the Bomba) Anyway,nice bike. Pics when it gets out into the wild.. ________________________________ On Feb 21, 2:16 pm, William <[email protected]> wrote: > A big part of my winter projects involved -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
