Thought it was a good deal but now I realize front and rear wheels are different sizes. May need to invest in a rear wheel. Color is cool though
by Application_Greedy
Thought it was a good deal but now I realize front and rear wheels are different sizes. May need to invest in a rear wheel. Color is cool though
by Application_Greedy
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You probably have a “Terry” bike. The front wheel is intentionally smaller (usually 24″ or 650c; sometimes 26″) so that the frame geometry can better accommodate a shorter rider, but stillbget the high gear ratio of the 700c rear wheel. Terry frames are almost always 48cm and smaller.
They’re called “Terry” after Georgena Terry, whose bike company popularized the style for shorter female riders.
Nice. That crankset is probably a 110-74. The self-centering brakes are the bomb.
Nice!. I got a similar deal off Craigslist a few years ago. I put fenders on it, jammed a 130 mm wheel with a 10 speed cassette, to make a nice rain bike.
“I coulda been a contenda Howard.” Maybe only old SNL fans will recognize that.
Paint looks to be in great shape. I can see 400s on Google in that color but can’t find the 500. I also can’t find anything about a small front wheel version
Cyclone 2 is a great shifting derailleur, among the nicest friction units I’ve owned.
Are the wheels just a 27″ and a 700?
Yeah, but it’s a True Temper, lugged Bridgestone with its paint in pretty damn good condition. How cool is that? I wouldn’t be purchasing it for the components, so the wheels wouldn’t bother me a bit.
Any decent components would be a bonus, for me anyway. Also, I always build my own wheels unless I want a Bora or whatever, and given my distrust of old/used wheels, at most I’ll use the hubs but lace them up with new spokes to new hoops. Maybe that’s OCD, but I’d advise you do the same.
Any Bridgestone for $50 is a good deal
One of my girlfriends had a Bridgestone 500. Nice bike! You got a great deal.
I bought my Bridgestone 400 for about the same price. 15 years later it’s still my daily bike.
You will need a seat-post, and seat, I think. Wheels, 630-32 Araya alloy. The “cyclones” are the best all round.
Built solid, shift smooth and easy to adjust. I have a Bridgestone 10 speed before the era of Grant Petersen. Nice bike. You fared well, here. Chainrings look good. Bridgestone made a cool mixte (Carmel) which had flat pedals that went to my MTB. Easy on the feet, but are slippery in wet conditions. I like companies that encourage employee creativity. Bridgestone is a huge company that probably viewed bikes as something to dabble in, just to keep a foot in the door. The RB-1 is a superb bike with great economy in builds. If you find one, I would fork out; especially with the Ishiwata tube-set.