The 93′ Bridgestone MB-2 build – UPDATED!
UPDATED!
here’s the newest and most likely the final build specs. Well, except for the gearing.
Frame- Bridgestone MB-2 93′
Fork- Ritchey Logic ( from MB-3 of same year)
Headset- Tange with Tange Head-Lock
Stem- Nitto mountain, 80cm
Bars- SIC race
Grips- A’me Americans, black/red
Levers- Dia-Compe SC-7′s
Seat- WTB laser sighted
Post- Kalloy 27.2
Pedals- KKT AMX
Cranks- Shimano LX, 175mm
BB – Shimano UN-54, 68X113
Chainring- Spot 34 tooth, 110bcd with gaurd
Chain- KMC NP-710, half-link
Brakes- Shimano
Cables- Jagwire
Rr. Hangar- Surly
Pads- Shimano
Fr. Tire- WTB All-Terrainasaurus 2.1
Rr. Tire- Bontrager 2.1
Fr. Rim- Salsa Delgado, 32 hole
Fr.Hub- Suntour XC pro, 32 hole, silver
Rr. Rim- Salsa Delgado, 32 hole
Rr. Hub- White Industries Eccentric ENO, 32 hole
Spokes- DT Swiss Competition 266mm, silver
Freewheel- Suntour 16 tooth
RobQ
lookin good dude. you could totally drop some weight by ditching that heavy ass chain, and neither of those tires are light at all… i bet you could make it (for racing) 21 lbs easy, and almost all of it would be rotating weight. make sure that stem is buried past its minium insert line, and the post too, specially cause you have the saddle so far back… didnt i give you an ok steel stem in about 110mm?
oh yeah, beeswax the steerer threads no more slippy slippy
Heavy ass chain?
oh, you mean that functional thing making the rear wheel go round. Yeah, probably wouldn’t be much of a bike without that thing. I can’t see dropping 8oz. and losing all my BMXican attitude with it.
The saddle is centered…the stem is soon to be history…and I just secured something off of Egay that will be a sure hit and keep the headset tight. I’ll just say it’s annodized red and made by Tange.
Rob
Hey there, nice looking bike. I have the same one, same year. I ovalized the headset 13 years ago and had a local guy fix it. He also painted it a cool green and white. I’m finally getting around to building up into a single speed. I need a headset and want chris king. Would I need a threaded or thread less 1″ headset? Thanks Tim
I guess the headset you need depends on the fork your running. If your running a Ritchey logic fork, you’ll need a threaded one….
If your running say, a MAG 21….,you’ll need a threadless….
in other words, is your fork threaded or not….?
post up a pic when you get it done.
Rob
Hey nice bike. I have an MB-3 that is similarly built up. I am looking for a nice switchblade style fork to upgrade, but having a hard time. I found a beauty (will email photos if someone is interested), but it turns out it’s 1-1/8th. Weird.