Re: [RBW] Surprise! When a really nice MB-1 and MB-2 falls into your lap...
That is a little ode on that fork given that it's a bstone. I'm going to enjoy that MB-1. On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 9:31 PM, velomann velom...@gmail.com wrote: Yep - the red/white MB-2 is an 89; I have the identical bike in my basement. I'm embarassed to say I've been sitting on it for nearly 2 years now after picking it up on CL for $50. Original owner was a woman who used it on-road only, including a couple times riding STP. My plan is to make it my go-to utilitarian gravel road commuter do everything bike. I like the look of the Brooks on it! only drawback I can see is there is no hole in the fork crown for fender/rack mounting, and no front dropout mounts, though the rear has seatstay and dropout mounts. I'm a little nervous about drilling the fork, but I think I'll do it anyway. BTW, when my wife and I started dating and she was still living at home, her parents wanted to get her a bike for Christmas. Portland was all out, but I located an MB-6 like the one pictured over at the coast, and was happy to make the deal and drive over and pick it up. She eventually passed it on to one of her sisters who lives on a ranch in SE Oregon. Last I heard she was still riding it on the gravel roads over there. Nice MB-1! Glad it fits. -- 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?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Addison http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com -- 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?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Surprise! When a really nice MB-1 and MB-2 falls into your lap...
That MB-1 is a beauty. I love the Ritchey/Suntour Bstones. Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA. On Saturday, February 9, 2013 3:10:28 PM UTC-8, Peter M wrote: i have a very similar MB2, but the fork is red, I think its around a 92, nice bike. On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 5:45 PM, Addison Wilhite addison...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: That is a little ode on that fork given that it's a bstone. I'm going to enjoy that MB-1. On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 9:31 PM, velomann velo...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Yep - the red/white MB-2 is an 89; I have the identical bike in my basement. I'm embarassed to say I've been sitting on it for nearly 2 years now after picking it up on CL for $50. Original owner was a woman who used it on-road only, including a couple times riding STP. My plan is to make it my go-to utilitarian gravel road commuter do everything bike. I like the look of the Brooks on it! only drawback I can see is there is no hole in the fork crown for fender/rack mounting, and no front dropout mounts, though the rear has seatstay and dropout mounts. I'm a little nervous about drilling the fork, but I think I'll do it anyway. BTW, when my wife and I started dating and she was still living at home, her parents wanted to get her a bike for Christmas. Portland was all out, but I located an MB-6 like the one pictured over at the coast, and was happy to make the deal and drive over and pick it up. She eventually passed it on to one of her sisters who lives on a ranch in SE Oregon. Last I heard she was still riding it on the gravel roads over there. Nice MB-1! Glad it fits. -- 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-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Addison http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com -- 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-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Surprise! When a really nice MB-1 and MB-2 falls into your lap...
Forgive the cross post please... A friend who owns BuzzBombBicycles who specialize in restoring old bicycles sent me a note last week to swing by to see a couple of bstones he was asked to sell off (the original owner apparently passed away recently) and here is what I found when I went into his backyard. Luckily the MB-2 was not in my size...but curses the MB-1 was. He is still looking at what he wants to sell that MB-2 for (a 1989). I think it is a 19 or 20 inch frame size. I'd have to double check. Mostly stock except for tires, grips, saddle, and pedals. Really nice shape. Really nice to see a good lugged steel mtn bike in such good shape from a great era of bikes. Enjoy. http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/2013/02/these-dont-fall-into-your-lap-too-often.html -- Addison http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com -- 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?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Surprise! When a really nice MB-1 and MB-2 falls into your lap...
Yep - the red/white MB-2 is an 89; I have the identical bike in my basement. I'm embarassed to say I've been sitting on it for nearly 2 years now after picking it up on CL for $50. Original owner was a woman who used it on-road only, including a couple times riding STP. My plan is to make it my go-to utilitarian gravel road commuter do everything bike. I like the look of the Brooks on it! only drawback I can see is there is no hole in the fork crown for fender/rack mounting, and no front dropout mounts, though the rear has seatstay and dropout mounts. I'm a little nervous about drilling the fork, but I think I'll do it anyway. BTW, when my wife and I started dating and she was still living at home, her parents wanted to get her a bike for Christmas. Portland was all out, but I located an MB-6 like the one pictured over at the coast, and was happy to make the deal and drive over and pick it up. She eventually passed it on to one of her sisters who lives on a ranch in SE Oregon. Last I heard she was still riding it on the gravel roads over there. Nice MB-1! Glad it fits. -- 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?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
