Thread: Reality Check - It Really Adds Up..?
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Old 12-20-12 | 12:58 PM
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Bikes: '93 Bridgestone RB-1, '91 Specialized Allez Epic, '85 Raleigh Team Pro, '78 Andre Bertin, early '90s F. Moser Leader AX , '85 Centurion Equipe, '98 Litespeed Tuscany, '89 Klein Quantum, '80 Nishiki Superbe, '83 Peckham, '84 Fuji Opus III

One of the nicest RB-1 treatments ever.

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Originally Posted by Rocket-Sauce
Yep. A few years ago, I wanted to get my wife a bike. I thought it would also give me an excuse to build up a nice C&V bike. I bought everything used or as leftovers. I combed ebay, CL, and online sales. Every individual part was a huge bargain. It was a well used 1991 Bridgestone RB1 that I had stripped and powdercoated. I built it up with a mix of used 10speed Record, Chorus and Daytona parts.


In the end, I spent over $2000 on a bike she thinks is "pretty". But she does like the compliments from other bike nerds....

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