95 Bridgestone MB1 Into A Cyclocross Bike?

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Permalink Reply by andrew on February 8, 2009 at 10:15pm

Keith,
the one big limitation is going to be tire choice. hutchinson and schwalbe make narrow, 26" cross tires, and conti has a 1.5" one too. but if you want to go to tubulars ever, you'd be out of luck in tire choices. one option could be to try to run one of the few tires avail tubeless - that could be a neat option.

you don't have to mod much. you prob don't need the granny gear, but can run the thing with flat bars if you just wanna give 'cross a try without spending much $.

the nice thing about cross is you can run pretty much whatever in non-uci races, if you find you like the sport, upgrade equipment later. but if you know you're already into it, you've got a bit of time to find a good bike and get it dialed before the season.

good luck.

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Permalink Reply by Keith on February 9, 2009 at 4:35am

Andrew-I like the looks of that old Bridgestone MB1 a lot and it handles like a dream. I'll spend a few bucks on it and see how it goes. I'll be checking out the tubeless option today.

(Your sure right about the granny gear!)

Thank you very much for your input.

Keith

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Permalink Reply by andrew on February 9, 2009 at 12:45pm

sweet, forgot to mention, just take off the bar ends if you have 'em - they were popular back then!

you inspired me to dig out my mb3 and get it rolling. i wanted to make that into a ss for a while...

-A

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Permalink Reply by Keith on February 10, 2009 at 6:16am

I may just put some road bars on that MB1 and tinker it into a SemiCycloMountain Cruiser. That bike has a SoftRide Suspension stem on it. Those were on the market for about a year and then go recalled.

Have you guys used or tried any of the suspension seat posts? I wouldn't mind picking one up but there are so many of them, at prices all over the board.

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Permalink Reply by Hamilton on February 9, 2009 at 12:39pm

I found some 26" Schwalbe's for about $26 a piece and though not the fastest rolling tires they work pretty well. I believe I got them from www.westernbikeworks.com

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Permalink Reply by Keith on February 10, 2009 at 6:19am

Hamilton-I notice that you are in Orem. I lived in Salt Lake for years and years and moved backd down here to AZ 4 years ago when my parents health begin to fail. I love that SLC area-great trails, fantastic road rides and some outstanding golf courses. I get up there a lot on business. It wouldn't take a whole lot for me to move back up there.

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Permalink Reply by Hamilton on February 10, 2009 at 6:36am

I will admit that I feel pretty lucky to live here, mountain biking, road biking and a great cyclocross series.

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