1994 Bridgestone RB-T "sport touring" road bike. This is the original gravel grinder. Room for 36C tires. Braze-ons for fenders and rear rack. Fenders and rear rack available if you want them.
Steel Tange MTB frame, designed for light touring but sharp handling for a tourer.
56 cm center to top.
105 10 speed brifters - 5700 hidden cable
Sora compact front derailleur
"8 speed" Deore XT rear derailleur - does 10 speed just fine, handles 32 tooth cog.
Nashbar ISIS crank - not trying to establish a Caliphate - 50/34 172.5
Shimano "campus" pedals - spd one side, platform the other.
Shimano Ultegra 10 speed 12-25 cassette
Shimano 600 cartridge sealed headset in great shape
"8 speed" Deore XT cantilevers - fresh Kool-Stop pads
Ritchey/Kalloy seatpost - some random Selle San Marco seat
TTT Record 84 stem, 110 length. Old school quill.
Trek System 2 handlebars
Wheels: Mavic MA2/Deore DX front, 105 "8 speed" / Mavic Reflex SUP back.
Tires: Kenda Karve 26C - will throw in Maxxis Refuse 25C tires with plenty of tread left.
If you want to retrofit it back to 7 speed triple, I will throw in a
Specialized triple crank / BBUN70 bottom bracket, 7 speed bar end
shifters and a MA2/Deore DX 7 speed rear wheel. The triple crank is set up half-step plus granny and I have an original Deore front derailleur for half-step.
Paint is a little
rough but no bare metal, no rust. It's been ridden, but very little in
the past 15 years. I never figured out what I wanted to do with this
bike. It's always been kept in a garage. Now I have a Giant TCX and
although this bike is cool, I can't justify it any more.
$400. Take it off my hands and go ride it like it deserves to be ridden. .