RB Update…

I’d love to say I managed to spend the entire weekend riding my new (old) Bridgestone, but I’ve been very busy with some of the obligations that brought me to the Big Island. Still I did manage about 45 minutes last this afternoon and have to admit that this bike is one sweet ride.
It’s a comfortable and stable frame. I can hold a line with ease and on descents it feels very steady and not at all “twitchy.”
Even though I’m friction shifting with bar-ends I’m not having any trouble find gears on the 8 speed cluster and the front derailleur is accurate as well. Basically this bike is solid.
Still I’m not completely happy with the handlebars, which came from the Raleigh, and I’m pretty much convinced I want to put some moustache bars on this bike. I’m used to those from my Quickbeam. I can stretch out to get out of the wind just fine with them, but seem to have more comfortable postions available when I’m more upright than I can find with these drops.
It’ll mean I have to swap out the brake levers as well to something more modern -not a big problem in my book. And all that will probably mean I’ve got to recable the bike though there might be enough slack available. No time this trip, but I’ll be back soon enough.
I’ve also spent a fair bit of time looking at the differences between the RB-1 and the RB-2 in images I can find and I’m fairly certain this is an RB-1. Again it’s not a big deal, the bike is good and I’m happy.
Aloha!