July 06, 2006

Were I a Taller Man....

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Here is my dream bike. Unfortunately for me, this particular bicycle for sale on ebay is 5 inches to big for me (it's meant for a 6 footer). It is a Bridgestone XO-1 which was the top of line for this style of Bridgestone back in 1993 or so when Bridgestone still sold bikes in the United States. I own a Bridgestone XO-3 from the same year in the same color, but its frame and componentry are not in the same class.

If you want to read more about Bridgestone bicycles, click here. Maybe some day, I will travel to Japan and pick up a new Bridgestone. Here is the current Bridgestone website. It's all in Japanese, but you can click on the left column to see the wide variety of bikes still being produced.

Posted by richlee at July 6, 2006 12:17 PM
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You should check out the Saluki from Rivendell Bicycles. They're made by a former frame-maker from Bridgestone. One of SY and CC's friends has a new one and it's great -- same bars as this picture, 650C (slightly smaller) wheels, really nice frame. CC has pix.

Posted by: Peter Park Nelson at July 19, 2006 10:19 AM
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