I've got an old Bridgestone RB2 that somehow escaped the wrecking ball over the past 20 years I've owned it. It is hardly the type of bike you might mention in the same sentence with cyclocross, but over the years I've always been kinda fascinated with cyclocross bikes. Their recent spurt in popularity tells me some other people have also been eyeballing them for their uber-cool versatility factor. The old Bridgestone probably won't ever get morphed into something it simply wasn't intended to be. But so far the tweakings I've been bestowing upon it with gearing, stem positioning, better hubs and rims, and more balloonish rubber are paying off in spades........This old horse has suddenly become a total blast to ride, and I can't wait to take it on a century or maybe a Mississippi River tour later this summer. So, I guess the moral of this is never ignore what might be sitting in the corner of the yard. With a little tinkering it might serve a purpose you never knew it could have.