1985 Bridgestone MB-2 Torched and Rusted ATB Build

I modified a 1985 Bridgestone MB-2 frame and went with a raw steel finish for a weathered all-terrain build. Vintage parts from Suntour, TA, Shimano and Brooks. Modern stuff from Nitto and Crust. Build list • Velocity Atlas 26“ 32/32 wheelset • Rene Herse Humptulips Ridge, extra light • Rene Herse Rat Trap Pass, extra light • Shimano XTR M900 rear hub • Kasai 32H front hub • Schmidt Edelux II polished headlight • Busch Müller light mount • Crust x Nitto Shaka handlebars, 54cm • Newbaum’s cotton bar tape, white • Suntour Bar-Con shifters • Suntour Superbe levers • Paul Neo Retro cantilever brakes, front • Paul Touring cantilever brakes, rear • Hunter Nugz barrel adjusters • Dia Compe yoke hangers • Fairweather x Nitto stem-mounted cable hanger • Nitto Technomic 6cm stem, 26.0 clamp • WTB New Paradigm Grease Guard headset • TA Specialities Cyclotourist crankset, 48/42/28, 170mm • Shimano 115mm square taper bottom bracket • Shimano 9 speed 12-36 cassette • MKS XC-III pedals • Suntour AR front derailer • Shimano XTR MD-952 rear derailer • Suntour XC Pro seat post • Brooks Conquest saddle • Wheels Mfg. brass housing ferrules • Sim Works x Nissen brass cable ferrules • Sim Works x Nissen brake and shift housing • Sim Works x Hoshi brass spoke nipples • M5 brass socket head screws • Shovel Research M5 brass slotted screws Music • “Sun Diet“ by Fog (2014) Backing audio • “Waves at Baltic Sea Shore“ by Pulswelle Parts purchased from these fine bike shops: • Crust Bikes • Blue Lug • Circles • Sim Work • Peter White Cycles • South Salem Cycle Works • Ocean Air Cycles • Rene Herse Cycles • Hunter Cycles • Rivendell Bicycle Works