Originally Posted by
KonAaron Snake
I think this is a poor example...all Bridgestones end up over priced because of the Rivendel/Cult of Grant thing. RB-1's go higher than any comparable Japanese bike...XO-1s are insanely priced too. The MB-1s aren't priced that way because they're high end MTBs, they're priced that way because they're Bridgestones.
I wouldn't call the Specialized Stump Jumper a cheap bike, though it was cranked out.
I disagree with this. Sure I think a bit of it is the cult status but at the same time an RB-1 has geometry that is not similar to other Japanese bikes. So while you can find a similarly spec'd Japanese bike I feel that the ride is very different. And while MB-1's tend to sell high used they were also $1600 bikes in the early 80's so $500 used if it's in good shape is not all that bad. They had great equipment on them.