Filed under: Bike of the Day | Tags: Bridgestone, Bridgestone MB-1, commuter bike, MB-1, shimano deore, The Art of Mountain Biking, transportation, vintage beauty, vintage bicycles
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Keith is in the intro to my new book The Art of Mountain Biking: Singletrack Skills for All Riders. He bought this MB-1 new from Criterium bike shop in 1988, and has been treating it with the utmost respect ever since. Amazingly, this trail-ready vintage beauty could be yours…
Description by Keith:
“Wow” your mountain biking friends by showing up for the next group ride on this vintage, highly coveted classic. This is widely considered the quintessential mountain bike of its day. Revolutionary frame angles, build quality, and components made this perhaps the most advanced racing mountain bike at the time, which is why today this steel bike is coveted by collectors. See Sheldon Brown’s web page on this bike, along with the PDF file of the catalog featuring it.
I am original owner, having bought this from my local Colorado Springs bike shop specified with a Shimano Deore XT group (see parts list below). Selling this is going to break my heart.
Has age-appropriate paint wear and scratches (see photos). Some superficial rust. No dents. Frame, forks, and wheels are straight. Imprecise shifting can be finessed now, but chain, cogs, chainrings, and possibly cables and housing need replacing for smooth, precisely indexed shifting. Everything else works well. One shifter clamp was re-threaded in the early ’90s and has held tight since. One shifter missing the “Shimano Deore XT” face plate (see photo).
1988-1992: used recreationally as a mountain bike in Colorado and California. 1993, 2000-2011: used as a commuter bike in California, Texas, Maryland, and North Carolina almost entirely on pavement. 1994-1999, 2012: stored unused.
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Pingback by Bike of the Day: Keith's Bridgestone MB-1 « Industrialized Cyclist … | Bicycle News May 11, 2012 @ 05:02Like to know what you’re asking for such a gem. The best, fastest, and most awesome bike I’ve owned was a 1992 MB-1. The sleek, diving toptube angle is one of many unique features of that bike… just hoping you still have the ole thumb-shifters, and what you’re asking please… Thanks, very interested…
Comment by Jason Weinrich August 31, 2013 @ 21:26It was indeed a gem. Unfortunately, Keith sold this bike already… I think he got around 300 bucks for it, so a good deal for somebody. Still had the old Deore XT thumbshifters.
Comment by roberthurst September 1, 2013 @ 08:50