Bike Boom refurbished bikes: Bridgestone

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

1993 Bridgestone NB-26 comfort bike

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Parts list for Bridgestone NB-26 comfort bike:

Rear Wheel: https://amzn.to/3526DqZ

Front Wheel: https://amzn.to/2RmyIGj

Tires (pavement, light off road): https://amzn.to/2YsSodj (choose 26x2.1)

Tires:(high performance off road): https://amzn.to/2LzPazq ((choose 26x2.1)

Shifter cables and housing: https://amzn.to/38g40ol

Brake cables and housing: https://amzn.to/2DZqPPk

Front (left) Shifter: https://amzn.to/2rYFDuV

Rear (right) shifter: https://amzn.to/2rYFDuV

Rear Derailleur: https: https://amzn.to/2sHJOeL

Front Derailleur: https://amzn.to/2Pj0QHH

Crank: https://amzn.to/2qp6e3H (choose 42/32/22 tooth type)

Freewheel: https://amzn.to/2EZunS6

Pedals: https://amzn.to/2OUDbyD

Chain: https://amzn.to/38ayVCI (fits 6, 7 and 8 speeds)

Headset: https://amzn.to/38EkfvQ (Choose 26.4 but it's better to remove crown race and measure inside diameter for sure)

Brake pads: https://amzn.to/34TYUMF (standard use, original part)

Brake pads: https://amzn.to/369Nvbs improved performance and wet and cold condition

Brakes: https://amzn.to/2s2IfIg

Saddle: https://amzn.to/34Wkccn

Handlebar (25.4 clamp): https://amzn.to/34SU2XT

1993 Bridgestone NB-26 comfort bike we refurbished here at Bike Boom. If your'e not familiar, Bike Boom is a used bike shop in Davis square, on the border of Cambridge and Somerville , near Boston MA. where we specialize in restoring and refurbishing used and vintage bicycles and offer professional bicycle repair services.

Don't bother, you will not find the 1993 Bridgestone NB-26 in the 1993 Bridgestone catalogue. According to a Bridgestone fan bike foru m here and here it was a simple, entry level city comfort bike which was added to the Bridgestone line up in the middle of the year, hence not showing on the yearly catalogue.

In the first link, scroll all the way down, one of the writers describes a conversation about the meaning of "NB" with Grant Peterson, the man behind the brand, as the "New Bike" or the "No Brainer" as it had indexed shifters which were not common on bridgestones at that time.

other bridgestones we refurbished here

Monday, February 20, 2012

1992 Bridgestone BB-1

1992 Bridgestone BB-1 we refurbished here at Bike Boom. If your'e not familiar, Bike Boom is a used bike shop in Davis square, on the border of Cambridge and Somerville , near Boston MA. where we specialize in restoring and refurbishing used and vintage bikes and offer professional bicycle repair services.
This Bridgestone BB-1 is a great example of an affordable and reliable commuter. we get to refurbish a lot of rigid mountain bikes and we try to use the mountain bike platform and adapt it to a commuter city bike. this is achieved by replacing the tires to a smooth and round profile tire and sometimes we change the stem and/or add a riser bar. the BB-1 is unique since Bridgestone designed to be a city bike to begin with. It was meant to be a an all around bike that can do a bit of everything. The model name was only used in 1992 and was called the Bridgestone CB-1 (city bike) up until then. It has a more upright riding position than the famous Bridgestone MB series ( MB-0, MB-1, MB-2, MB-3 etc,). In the 1992 Bridgestone catalog they even mentioned how the BB-1 is similar to the CB-1 and that they still had 4500 units left of the 1991 CB-1 model for a cheaper price. Bridgestone definitely had a different view of the bicycle retail world as nobody else especially today would be that honest with his customers or dealers.