My son wants to do RAGBRAI together. I have a few bikes, but the most likely choices are to upgrade my Bridgestone MB-1, or my almost ready as-is Ritchey Timberwolf hardtail.
Leaning towards the MB-1 with an upgraded gravel drivetrain and drop bar. But the only things my Ritchey needs are all the bikepacking accoutrements, better seat, & tires. The current handlebar is just a placeholder until I install the One-up.
Any thoughts or opinions?
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I have a Ritchey Timberwolf for bikepacking and I love it! There’s not many mounting points though. I have an old mountain rack in the rear, and strapped cargo cages to the fork.
I’ve toured and done gravel on an 87 Bridgestone and have since stopped because the headset kept rattling loose and that’s an annoying thing to manage in the field. If you can pack headset wrenches, go Bridgestone!
that Bridgestone is easily one of the sexiest bikes I’ve ever seen in my life.