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Grant Petersen designed #BridgestoneRB-1 (1989 in this case) has been a grail bike frame of mine for years.
This beauty showed up at a swap meet this weekend, and was complete and in great working order. Took it home for $250.
I have a full set of 11s 105 that’s going to make its way onto the bike, and I’ll keep the Suntour GTX components safe for the originalists out there.
What's special about it?
One of Grant Peterson's early designs. He headed up the American division of Bridgestone in the 80s, and he was an iconoclast. The RB series were his take on Italian racing bikes, with the RB-1 being top of the line. But Peterson eschewed some things that industry considered de rigueur. Moreover, these were built in Bridgestone's Japanese shop and were very high quality.
Peterson later went on to found Rivendell Bikes. Regardless of how one might feel about Rivendell's design philosophy, they are seriously great steel bikes that feel amazing, all without resorting to the voodoo that other modern bikes need.
So, finding an RB-1 at a decent price is a bit of a big deal. Finding one in great condition is a coup.
TIL! Thanks