From catalog: If you spend more time riding trails than dreaming about it; if you’re tired of bikes that position you like a typist and steer like tractors; if you want a light, nible, comfortable bike for precision travel over any surface-then the MB-1 is your bike. Blind to the whims of the market and built to ride.
Catalog pic here.
The XO-1 is an odd bike that defies categories. It has traditional road geometry, but is build from oversized tubing. The bike uses 26″ wheels, and the rear spacing is 128mm – so that it can accept 126mm and 130mm rear wheels (the common road spacing at the time). The bike came with a triple crank, but only two rings (making it easy to convert to a triple if desired), and came stock with the infamous Nitto Moustache handlebar (you either love it or hate it). The ’92 model used side-pull road brakes, and the ’93 used cantilevers for additional tire clearance (accepting up to a 2.0 inch tire). From E&S Web.
New Classic: Bridgestone MB-1 and XO-1
From catalog: If you spend more time riding trails than dreaming about it; if you’re tired of bikes that position you like a typist and steer like tractors; if you want a light, nible, comfortable bike for precision travel over any surface-then the MB-1 is your bike. Blind to the whims of the market and built to ride.
Catalog pic here.
The XO-1 is an odd bike that defies categories. It has traditional road geometry, but is build from oversized tubing. The bike uses 26″ wheels, and the rear spacing is 128mm – so that it can accept 126mm and 130mm rear wheels (the common road spacing at the time). The bike came with a triple crank, but only two rings (making it easy to convert to a triple if desired), and came stock with the infamous Nitto Moustache handlebar (you either love it or hate it). The ’92 model used side-pull road brakes, and the ’93 used cantilevers for additional tire clearance (accepting up to a 2.0 inch tire). From E&S Web.