Bridgestone CB-1 - any info?
09-14-10 | 08:50 PM
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Bridgestone CB-1 - any info?
I was in the LBS tonight before our group ride and noticed the shop had a "robins egg" blue Bridgestone mixte on the work stand. One employee said they had the matching "male" version in the back. They were traded in for a BMX bike**********
The bike in the back is a CB-1 - not sure about the mixte. Lugs at the seat tube/top tube but the head tube is tig welded. 26" wheels and half step gearing with a granny gear and cantilever brakes.
The bikes are matching in color. From what I can tell the CB stands for City Bike - so is this essentially just a hybrid.
The bike in the back is a CB-1 - not sure about the mixte. Lugs at the seat tube/top tube but the head tube is tig welded. 26" wheels and half step gearing with a granny gear and cantilever brakes.
The bikes are matching in color. From what I can tell the CB stands for City Bike - so is this essentially just a hybrid.
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09-14-10 | 08:54 PM
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Yep. Low level hybrid. That type of bike sold well in Japan so they made Bridgestone US carry them for a few years. Probably nicely made but I don't think there is anything special about them.
09-14-10 | 08:56 PM
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I have a CB-1.
Very comfortable ride, very heavy, low-end components (I upgraded a few things).
Rides like a mountain bike.
A favorite of mine purchased for about 30 bucks.
I use it as a city bike, grocery-getter, take it easy kinda ride. Mine is not lugged. All TIG. '91 or '92, I believe. All black with cyan/pink logos.
Very comfortable ride, very heavy, low-end components (I upgraded a few things).
Rides like a mountain bike.
A favorite of mine purchased for about 30 bucks.
I use it as a city bike, grocery-getter, take it easy kinda ride. Mine is not lugged. All TIG. '91 or '92, I believe. All black with cyan/pink logos.
09-14-10 | 08:56 PM
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09-14-10 | 08:59 PM
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09-14-10 | 09:15 PM
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City Bike... hybrid style. Nothing really special about them. They make good commuters.
09-14-10 | 09:20 PM
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09-15-10 | 06:39 AM
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I had one for a couple of years for use as a commuter/grocery-hauler/live-under-a-tarp-in-the-backyard bike. Out of the blue, someone emailed me to see if I had interest in selling it. So I sold the frameset and bought a Specialized HardRock for the same purposes.
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09-15-10 | 07:52 AM
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From Sheldon Brown:
The CB-1...CB-3
There was constant tension between Bridgestone USA and the parent company in Japan. While the bosses realized that Petersen was a very talented designer, he was perhaps a bit too individualistic and eccentric for the corporate culture. There were forces in Japan that wanted to make a more mainstream bike, like everybody else. In the give and take between the divisions, some models went one way, others the other way. The CB-series (City Bike) was intended as a bike for the non-enthusiast. There was nothing wrong with them, but nothing special, either. These were all Taiwanese models.
The most interesting of them was the CB-0.
There was constant tension between Bridgestone USA and the parent company in Japan. While the bosses realized that Petersen was a very talented designer, he was perhaps a bit too individualistic and eccentric for the corporate culture. There were forces in Japan that wanted to make a more mainstream bike, like everybody else. In the give and take between the divisions, some models went one way, others the other way. The CB-series (City Bike) was intended as a bike for the non-enthusiast. There was nothing wrong with them, but nothing special, either. These were all Taiwanese models.
The most interesting of them was the CB-0.
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