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Bridgestone RB-1 synergy

By Streetcore on 07/14/2009. Bike tags: Fixed gear | bridgestone | campagnolo | rb-1 | steel
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Bridgestone RB-1 synergy - Ishiwata quad-butted steel - 53cm

Marin Aluminum 1" risers // stainless steel no-name threaded stem // "Wood grain" foam grips

No-name aluminum fork // 105 threaded headset

105 hub // Rigida rim

105 hub // Wolber GTX hard anodized rim

Campagnolo Strada Crankset 170mm // Camapanolo - caged bearing

Ariake Jaguar II - NJS certified // Kore seatpost

Campagnolo Record Strada // SRAM 891

1x7 gearing // 7-speed Shimano Hyperglide

Found the frame in our garage after someone moved out from renting the house. Quickly built up the bike with parts I had available and some parts I got for cheap. The bike is extremely light despite the fact that it was built up cheap. I had already been reading about higher-end Bridgestones and have known quite a lot about them, including some of Grant Peterson's techniques and history. I was excited to build this frame up after I had ridden the MB-0/MB-zip we had in our shop for a bit, both are amazingly light and responsive frames. Its a little over 20 lbs, and could easily be 18 lbs with lightweight parts.





People who friended this bike jellyfish, Nate2351, dectangle, fltx.98, spugrek
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This is where my Centurion

Submitted by RideEveryday on 07/15/2009.

This is where my Centurion build is headed: flat bar, single chaineing. Cool bike, the paint is perfect.

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Sweet. I'm sure if you build

Submitted by Streetcore on 07/16/2009.

Sweet. I'm sure if you build it up and get it going, it'll be a great ride.

I really like the paint too. It's very damaged, tons of chips and scratches with lots of rust in those spots, even 2 very small dents on the top tube. Adds a great pantina though, I'm going to leave the original paint

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Bridgestone RB-1

Submitted by Ruffinit on 07/15/2009.

"no name fork"?? This frameset/fork is one of the most sought after Bridgestones made. Arguably one of the winningest frames in amateur racing. Check out the specs and history on it.

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Yeah I have actually. I had

Submitted by Streetcore on 07/16/2009.

Yeah I have actually. I had already been reading about higher-end Bridgestones and have known quite a lot about them, including some of Grant Peterson's techniques and history. I was excited to build this frame up after I had ridden the MB-0/MB-zip we had in our shop for a bit, both are amazingly light and responsive frames.

The fork is a fork I got from my shop, I said it was "No-name" because it has no markings of a manufacturer. I believe it's a Kinesis Road-D fork based on the exact shape and material it shares with the Kinesis Road-D fork I previously owned.

It is a very sought after frame and I was very surprised to find it for free, let alone find one in my size. Maybe I should have built it up per the 1991 Bridgestone catalogue, but I like how I've built it up and it rides great. Maybe one day it will be built up correctly, we'll see...

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