Bridgestone Trail MB-3 [Stolen]
By reverendgearhead on 03/27/2012.
Bike tags: Mountain bike | Commuter | bridgestone | japan | Sakae |
CrMo oversized triple-butted tubing CrMo seat & chain stay Lugged construction Forged vertical dropout/53/1988
Nitto B811AAF, black/Ritchey CrMo 130Lx72deg black
CrMo oversized blade & steerer Tig welded Uni-crown Forged tip/Bridgestone, black
Shimano M450, QR/Araya 7s, anodized/Ritchey Force 26x2.0
Shimano M450, cassette, QR/Araya 7s, anodized/Ritchey Force 26x2.0
Shimano Deore Biopace ring, 48x38x28T
SR MTE-300, 300L
SR MTP-122/Shimano UG
SRAM Index/Shimano Deore, SIS
Shimano Deore, cantilever
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CrMo oversized triple-butted tubing CrMo seat & chain stay Lugged construction Forged vertical dropout/53/1988
Nitto B811AAF, black/Ritchey CrMo 130Lx72deg black
CrMo oversized blade & steerer Tig welded Uni-crown Forged tip/Bridgestone, black
Shimano M450, QR/Araya 7s, anodized/Ritchey Force 26x2.0
Shimano M450, cassette, QR/Araya 7s, anodized/Ritchey Force 26x2.0
Shimano Deore Biopace ring, 48x38x28T
SR MTE-300, 300L
SR MTP-122/Shimano UG
SRAM Index/Shimano Deore, SIS
Shimano Deore, cantilever
Got this bike used from Downey Cyclery (no longer there) for when I had my license suspended a while back. Rode it for like a year but lost interest... And then last year I was rummaging through the clearance bin of Performance Bicycles and found a pair of SRAM index shifters. They're a bit heavier but I slapped them on and work fairly well. Good strong commuter, sturdy frame. Rear cantilever brake Dia Compe (maybe I'll find some Deore online). According to Sheldon Brown, Bridgestone bikes "have earned some what of a cult status." Haven't done any hard downhill riding but as long as there's a trail, probably a good downhill racer.