FS: RB2 - 650B, possible free delivery

[James Warren]

It's a 62 cm frame with mostly new parts. I got the stock 1994 bike on ebay in 2008, and it had seen very little use. Here are 10 photos of its configuration:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46035786@N07/sets/72157630560395204/


After getting it, I immediately started adding new parts to it to expand its versatility. In the configuration as described below, the bike has been ridden less than 50 miles as you see from the tire tread.
I could never make the bike comfortable for me, since 62 cm is simply not my frame size. I am 6'4". So the bike has been stored inside at my house unridden with the following components, most of which are still in excellent condition:

I widened the gear range with a Sugino XD in front and 13-28 in the rear shifted with LX front and Tiagra rear.
I put on a new chain. 7 speed rear. Front is 24-36-46.

Added Shimano bar-end 7-speed shifters
Kept the original RX100 brake levers.
Switched the stem to Technomic Deluxe 120 mm
Switched the handlebars to Nitto Noodles

Switched the seat to a Selle San Marcos Regal, titanium rails

Upon learning that the frame wouldn't fit 700x28 tires easily in the front, I converted it to 650B by adding the following:

Velocity Twin Hollow Wheelset from Rivendell. Tiagra hubs.
Nifty Swifty tires - 650B x 32.8 mm - still in excellent condition
Silver brakes - used less than 50 miles

The frame has no dents that I can see. I have owned it since 2008 with no mishaps. There a couple of small paint scratches that I could photograph for interested parties.

There is no chainstay bridge in the rear, so fender-mounting might be less user-friendly there.

Asking $950

I would prefer to avoid shipping by selling to someone who lives in California. I can deliver the bike to a buyer who lives in northern or southern California. If the sale happens in the first week of August, I can possibly deliver to Oregon as well.

If you are interested and contact me this weekend, I will be on a weekend bike tour, and I will attempt to check e-mail over phone. Therefore, on the weekend, my responses will not be immediate, but I will attempt to reply the same day. It may depend on my cell phone reception. By Monday, I'll be back to normal.

Thanks!

[James Warren]

Dear Listmembers,

Sorry for forgetting the following two details on the for-sale listing:

Pedals not included.

Payment through Paypal please.

-Jim "alliteration" W.

James Warren

jimcw...@earthlink.net

- Remember, my friends, it is better to feel fast than to be fast.

[Joe Bernard]

Ahh, the blue '94. Not my size, but man that sure is pretty. Bridgestone must not have sold many that color in their last year because I never see these.

 

Joe Bernard

Vallejo, CA.

[William]

I had one of those in '94 (I worked at Missing Link and we bought every bike we could when Bridgestone shut it down).  That was a splendid road bike.  That was my first compact double.  I ran it with a 50/36 and it was like "whoa!  This is like a LOT better!"

[Joe Bernard]

Dude, you're killin me. I remember staring at a blue one at Missing Link that year. I ended up with a plum XO-3 from you guys that was too small for me because I was mental over XOs. BIG mistake.