Pistard

Don't really know much about the RB2 , is it a decent bike if you can get it around $ 300? I think it could be a 92. Decent shape

cyclodan

Same geometry as the "legendary" RB-1 but not as nice a tubeset or components. So if it's a good fit and condition I'd say 3 bills isn't so bad.

no1mad 

Moved from C &V.

oddjob2

Classic Bridgestone RB2 Road Bike

If the above is the bike and you're between 5'8-5'11, it is a great deal @ $200 and looks to be in good shape. I paid more than that for an RB-1 frame and fork.

TugaDude

+1, run, don't walk! Surprised it has been up for 2 days with no sale.

shelbyfv

I recently sold an all original 94 that was perhaps a little nicer than that one, certainly cleaner. It was the nice plum color. I sold it to a friend for $200. If I had put it on CL I would have asked $300.

DeadGrandpa

Here is an RB-2 all original except for decals + paint (and handlebar tape); frame was Rustoleum primed and enameled, after proper sanding and bead blasting, no runs and several light coats. A friend wants to buy it. Care to fix a price for a future fixie?

Bianchigirll 

I am not sure when or if Bridgestone dropped box crown forks in favor of unicrowns, but the Sport LX group make me think it is closer to '89 or '90. Stem looks to have raised to dangerous height. Seems solid for $200





"All Original Except"?? Just how can it be all 'original' except the paint? Did that model come with barends? You should meet my heighbor, he is selling his "all original" '78 Indy Pace Car Corvette repainted Mopar SuperBee yellow and somehow has a 440 Hemi wedged into it. He assures all callers it is "all original"

DeadGrandpa

All components are original; yes it came with barends. I don't know about the box crown forks vs unicrowns. I am the original owner but the closest I can get on date is "probably sometime in the 1980's", as my memory is pretty blurred for that decade. If anyone has access to the serial number/production year database, we can find out for sure. I could have left the rust coming through the original paint but it seemed wiser at the time to strip it and repaint. It was always kept indoors but my sweat is apparently very corrosive. It was a white/darkish blue frame with 'Synergy' and a few other decals. Come to think of it, I think the steering seemed to have a 'dimple' in the works so I had my bike guy fix that when they re-assembled the bike after I painted the frame, so those bearings/races are probably not 'original', either.

Edit: At the time, I considered the paint and decals to be cosmetic and pretty irrelevant. I've yet to buy or reject buying a bike because of the paint color.

RoadGuy

When selling an older bike, it's usually better to leave the original paint and decals alone. Let the prospective Buyer see the damage and decide how he/she wants to deal with it. A repainted bike will always be regarded with suspicion, and a repaint will damage the resale value of a bike (compared to an original bike even with some paint defects).

I'm not into Bridgestones, and to me your repainted bike isn't worth $100. You destroyed any value with your rattlecan paint job. Personally I would not buy it at any price. The honest value at this point would be the value of the components/group (frame and fork have no value).

DeadGrandpa

That's pretty harsh, but sometimes the truth hurts. FWIW, I repainted the bike when it was a few years old (not recently in order to sell it) due to rust; I never intended to sell it. When I took it in to have it disassembled, I bought an RB-1 for some unknown reason and later alternated riding the 1 and 2. I wouldn't be selling it now, and haven't listed it, except that a friend asked me if I would consider selling it so he can convert to a fixie. As for suspicion, well, one only has my word that it is a Bridgestone at all. As for the paint, Rustoleum is a good product and 20+ years after my 'rattlecan' project, there is no trace of rust. When I brought the frame back to the bike shop for re-assembly, the owner said he was kind of impressed, expecting a catastrophe, I guess. I do appreciate your valuation of the bike, which is what I asked for. I will try to get a better picture posted.

shelbyfv

Grandpa- I don't think it would be inappropriate to ask $50-$100 for the bike. Even if your friend has it powder coated, it's still nicer and cheaper than a new Soma or Surly frame.

fietsbob

After the US BS division shut down. I got an RB1 frame and fork ,, my older components from my AlAn migrated to it.

daf1009

Agree with this...if your friend wants it...and wants to make it into a fixie (heaven forbid...but ok...)...then sell it for 50-100 and keep the group...you can always sell it separately on eBay and bring in more.

DeadGrandpa

I agree, but is your hesitation more about the end result - fixie - or that a Bridgestone is going to be sacrificed? It is for his son, and while I don't understand it, it seems to be akin to a cult or religion, so I don't criticize. But while we're here, what is the advantage in disabling the technological improvements of gearing and reducing a bike to the 'turn-of-the-20th-Century' technology? I would ask in the fixie forum but I'm a little bit scared.

daf1009

More the fixie thing...I tried it...and wondered exactly what you are saying...plus...it seems, when someone does a "fixie"...they also paint it weird, etc...but...that is all style/taste...

exxongraftek

People have a lot of strongly held beliefs on valuing vintage bikes. Some of those beliefs are supported by the behavior of the vintage bike market.
Sometimes the only way I have gotten a rare piece I want is to buy the one with a s4*tty re-paint job and strip it down later (and your paint job is not s4*tty).
Some things hold a certain amount of intrinsic value and still maintain value (though perhaps diminished) if in less than pristine original finish.
Certain brands from certain eras fall into that special category of intrinsic value (Campagnolo until 1990, some Bridgestones, Rivendell, etc.)

Even if your frame were (surface) rusty it would be worth $100 to the right buyer. Part it out so you can offer the frame for $100 and then sell the parts for more.