Greg — The house paint on your MB-2 reminds me of an MB-3 I picked up at the end of 2021. Mine was in much worse shape overall. And I paid too much for it. The tires wouldn't hold air, the brakes and shifters didn't work, chain was rusted and, as I later found out, the steerer tube was bent and the fork crown was *twisted*. There was silver spray paint on the handlebars, brake levers and overspray on the head tube. There was black spray paint on the rear rack and overspray on the rear cable hanger. What a mess.
Yours looks great in both iterations. Nice job blasting it and on the repaint. It looks great with all the clean and vintage parts and I'm sure it's tons of fun to ride. How did you get all that stack in the headset? On the '85s I've worked on there is room for a super low stack headset and zero spacers. Stephen — Thanks for checking it out, that was definitely part of the build I wanted to share with people as I'd never seen it done myself. Working on the steel wall sounds fun, I was thinking a little bit about Richard Serra's sculptures when I was coming up with the patina colors I wanted. The ride is good so far and feels different than my other bikes. Drops, smaller frame, longer wheelbase and lower trail than my Hillborne make it feel planted, nice on the descents, more reactive up front and it sometimes feels like I can lay down more power. I'm getting used to the shapes of the brake levers, the short ramps on the new bars and shifting (every mech/shifter combo is a little different). I still need to take it out for a long ride. Enjoy your next build! On Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 7:54:16 PM UTC-5 Stephen wrote: > Eric! Done it again, looks great! > > I really dug seeing your process with patina-ing the steel and brass bits. > Reminds of a residential construction project I worked on that had a steel > retaining wall that was treated (maybe with a similar acid wash.. not sure) > to accelerate the rusting/patina. It turned a really nice purple. The > intentional metal oxidation plus the thoughtfulness/cleanness of the build > creates a really beautiful dynamic. I agree silver parts just look right on > this bike. > > How are you liking it and the ride so far? How does it compare to your > hillborne and appaloosa? Planning to take it on some overnighters? Anything > you wish you had done differently? > > Definitely giving me the bug to do another bike build myself... hopefully > sometime soon. > > Cheers, > > Stephen > > On Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 1:02:55 PM UTC-5 Greg Simmons wrote: > >> Eric, >> >> Very nicely done! Provides a great example of the vast continuum of >> choices available when you approach a build. I really need to make the leap >> to a generator hub; the lighting looks great also! This one especially >> spoke to me, as I found an MB/2 some years back that eventually also became >> a project (In 1988, it was MB/2, not MB-2, strangely enough). It's been my >> daily commuter for <gasp> six years come February. Where did those 6 years >> go? *Tempus fugit, vita brevis, ars longa,* all that. Not that it is >> anything special, but if you wanted to compare to your '85, here's an album >> link that I hope will work and not make a mess: 1988 Bridgestone MB/2 >> <https://photos.app.goo.gl/MDAIyNhATgwuzGlR2> >> >> Thanks for sharing, much enjoyed the video (and the earlier ones)! >> >> Greg Simmons >> Boone, NC >> >> On Monday, January 23, 2023 at 6:06:27 PM UTC-5 eric...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> [image: MB-2 230115 S 00 Complete.jpg] >>> >>> Hi all — I just finished up a build, it's a 1985 Bridgestone MB-2. I >>> have a full build video up over here: https://youtu.be/gJPnbpzjbKg >>> >>> [image: MB-2 230115 S 01 Complete.jpg] >>> >>> I purchased the bike as a complete from Marketplace, it was stock but >>> for the saddle and tires. Everything was removed and I passed the frame >>> over to Rob Gassie at Bing Bicycles. He added some rack mounts to the fork >>> and seat stays, changes some the cable guides, added a third bottle boss to >>> the downtube and two additional bottle bosses to the underside. He also >>> stripped the frame to raw steel. >>> >>> [image: MB-2 230115 S 02 Headbadge.jpg] >>> >>> Instead of paint I went for a raw finish. There are two applications of >>> patination acids, with and without heat, followed by clear lacquer and wax. >>> >>> [image: MB-2 230115 S Rear mech.jpg] >>> >>> It's built up with a mix of parts from across time, all silver. >>> De-anodized some black Paul cantilevers and also de-anodized an XTR >>> RD-M952. Dead stock WTB grease guard headset purchased from Jacque Phelan. >>> Lots of Suntour, some TA cranks and modern parts from Japan. Crust x Nitto >>> Shaka bars, MKS bear trap pedals, Nitto cable hanger. >>> >>> [image: MB-2 230115 S Downtube.jpg] >>> >>> I had some custom brass headbadges made with the old Bridgestone logo >>> which I shaped and finished. >>> >>> [image: MB2 09 SM Head tube.jpg] >>> >>> Velocity Atlas 26" wheelset with a Kasai dynamo hub up front and an XTR >>> M900 in the rear. Front wheel by Rich at Rivendell, rear built by Andre at >>> my local bike shop. I'm running Rene Herse extra-light tires with a Rat >>> Trap Pass in the back and a Humptulips Ridge in front. >>> >>> Many thanks to members here for helping out with parts when I needed >>> them: Trevor B., Dave H., Liz S. and Patrick M. >>> >>> • Velocity Atlas 26" 32/32 wheelset >>> • Rene Herse Antelope Hill, extra light >>> • Rene Herse Rat Trap Pass, extra light >>> • Shimano XTR M900 rear hub >>> • Kasai 32H front hub >>> • Schmidt Edelux II polished headlight >>> • Busch + Müller light mount >>> • Crust x Nitto Shaka handlebars, 54cm >>> • Newbaum's cotton bar tape, white >>> • Suntour Bar-Con shifters >>> • Suntour Superbe levers >>> • Paul Neo Retro cantilever brakes, front >>> • Paul Touring cantilever brakes, rear >>> • Hunter Nugz barrel adjusters >>> • Dia Compe yoke hangers >>> • Fairweather x Nitto stem-mounted cable hanger >>> • Nitto Technomic 6cm stem, 26.0 clamp >>> • WTB New Paradigm Grease Guard headset >>> • TA Specialities Cyclotourist crankset, 48/42/28, 170mm >>> • Shimano 115mm square taper bottom bracket >>> • Shimano 9 speed 12-36 cassette >>> • MKS XC-III pedals >>> • Suntour AR front derailer >>> • Shimano XTR MD-952 rear derailer >>> • Suntour XC Pro seat post >>> • Brooks Conquest saddle >>> • Wheels Mfg. brass housing ferrules >>> • Sim Works x Nissen brass cable ferrules >>> • Sim Works x Nissen brake and shift housing >>> • Sim Works x Hoshi >>> • M5 brass socket head screws >>> • Shovel Research M5 brass slotted screws >>> >>> Larger pictures here: >>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_gXuRvwsKYVjG7GLMqFf2KGhPrYRNlp3/view?usp=sharing >>> >>> Thanks for lookin'! >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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