Bridgestone XO-1: A bicycle collector's 30-year dream becomes reality

[@frazieronandoffagain3002]

HOLY GRAIL

[@Masiman01]

This Is a Great bike!! Ive never heard of this particular model , But you can see Grant Petersons influence through out! Great Build!!😀

[@petrinbw]

I too am an owner of a 93 XO-1. Great video.

[@kenschwarz8057]

Yeah, I test-rode this cool bike in ‘93. Loved that color and the fire road promise. But I got the RB-1 (the red one) and am still riding it! Keep on truckin’!

[@jonbowman2194]

Had an all-original pearl white X01 that I rode to work for several years. Beautiful bike, but I didn’t like the moustache bars, and the tube set was a little flexxy for a big guy like me, so I sold it and bought a Bianchi Milano that I commuted on until retirement, still run my dogs with it. The X01 was lovely and weird, too nice for a commuter bike!

[@mister_ray]

I bought an XO-1 for my GF back in 1992. It was one of the few bikes that fit shorter riders. I eventually gave it away in 2012.

[@wescheslak9408]

It’s like art. Beautiful.

[@ScottCopeland-yh9lm]

This is an exciting video. I have an inside scoop on an older Velo Orange Rando frame that is in a barn with a lot of other bike stuff. The owner is downsizing. Seems like a fun project. Enjoy your day my friends. 🧡

[@Juphenoco-qx8hb]

Wonderful bike and happy to see people with passion for older bike🤙

[@kgilliagorilla2761]

Congratulations! I was walking through Working Bikes Co-Op in Chicago when I can upon my 93’ XO-2 in purple. All original with rando style bars and bar end shifters. 52cm. I put Schwalbe Marathon 1.5 on it. It’s my fast bike. :-]

[@JustinDoesTriathlon]

Oh this is an absolute gem, congrats! I was able to nab a 92 yellow RB1 (Exactly as in your shot at 1:37) off CL a month or two back and I've been restoring it since. I can't wait to get it on the road.

[@ottawabikeandtrail]

I'd love to have an RB1. Now that I've got the XO I'll be on the lookout for a good RB.

[@JPaul60]

I have an '85 T700. Best bike I've ever owned. Smooth as silk riding. Congrats on finding an XO-1

[@ottawabikeandtrail]

Thanks!

[@thenexthobby]

Had the catalogues and belonged to BOB. Briefly test rode this because I just had to know. It was beyond my budget and my heart was really wanting a road bike, so I bought the '92 RB-2. I enjoyed that for several years but finally sold it to a bike shop and never regretted it because I had come to realize the 53cm frame should have been the next size up instead. I distinctly remember being between frame sizes and having difficulty deciding when buying. Later I tried a larger RB-1 in the parking lot ... ooh, one day! I still have my '93 MB-3 and need to take it to places I can make best use of it. Several in my orbit back then got Bstones at my recommendation. My parents with XO-5s, my brother-in-law picked up an RB-T, and I bought my girlfriend an XO-4. The local dealer LOVED me.

[@danielcarroll2643]

Another fantastic video...slowly but surely, you're convincing me that I need to get into biking 😅

[@jerrylynn6157]

This video is awesome!!!! I too can relate. I searched, for what seemed liked forever for a 93 XO-1. Then, within a span of one-month, I acquired two 55cm/93 XO-1s. But get this, one of them was actually NOS!

[@ottawabikeandtrail]

Awesome! NOS! I'd probably hang that one on the wall and ride the other one.

[@jaycunningham2723]

Nice build. Looks like it would ride like my '81 Stumpjumper.

[@m3ramire]

Sweet ride, glad you found your elusive XO-1. Totally agree them Bridgestone bikes are something special. Love how they ride!❤

[@ottawabikeandtrail]

Agree! Thanks for watching.

[@svenkars8544]

I found OBT through a Bridge Club search and followed the build and got a warm n' fuzzy for the store and channel. Now, a X0-1 build? wadda F! I wish that I was still in the bike biz, lived in Ottawa and somehow got to work at the store. Anyway, loved the nostalgia around the Bridgestone catalogue and wish I kept mine. And I loved the resto mod of the X0-1. More W n F's

[@ottawabikeandtrail]

Thanks for the nice words and thanks for watching!

[@paultaylorbikes]

Love it! Def the holy grail

[@ashley-tm1uk]

really fine bike…i ride about 200 miles a week and ride a bike set up much like yours…with the big tires and no drop bars i ride it like a road bike anyway, and it’s great for just putzing around…i only need one bike that does everything well…you have a great one !

[@glennpettersson9002]

I have an old road bike with Moustache bars complete with bar end shifters and they do take some getting use to.

[@jffgrnlw]

Great build! Greetings from Ottawa Canada

[@ottawabikeandtrail]

We have a lot of fans and friends in Ottawa Canada! Hope to make it up there someday.

[@ColbyRidesBikes]

Great build video and cool bike. Well done!

[@djkenny1202]

I have a MB-1 I’m working on from around 89. It’s been well used but great frame. Thinking of doing a Deore 1X set up. A red late 80’s lugged MB-3, MB-2 (circa 87 in green and red lugged) I’m making into a chill cruiser with chrome fenders, another burgundy 94 MB-3 that lost its Rock Shox for a rigid fork. That one has a generator hub, cyo light, albatross bars, rack, plastic fenders, ryno lite wheels, Bontrager hard case tires, big Wald in front. Bomber bike. Drivetrain original Deore LX. Looking for an X0-1 or 2! Addicted.

[@ottawabikeandtrail]

I don’t have any Bridgestone MBs at the moment. I’d love to find one to round out my collection. Sounds like you have a good collection!

[@IanCopp-t2u]

WOW. !! dropdead gorgeous...love the touch of 'patina' with that stem.Almost eBay bought one myself awhile back-Cheshire UK.Could not afford those tyres now,though.DId ypu 'touch-up' the that paintwork?..'bin dreamin' of an orange bike since my teens!

[@scottsgaragecave]

Nice job, looks good

[@johnnydoe66]

A guy that I use to ride with in the late 90's had an X01 just like the picture with those "mustache" bars.

[@watertankhikes]

Rat Trap Pass are the perfect tires for that build, although the stock Avocet tires were okay.

[@anitaried115]

Another great work of art!

[@ottawabikeandtrail]

Thank You and thanks for watching!

[@antoniocorigliano68]

Good job,Amazing bicycle ciao da Milano Italy 👋🏻👋🏻

[@boodgiek8146]

Bought one in 1990 or 92 ,great bike longest ride was 50miles .

[@johnhickman2033]

Blimey, I'm in love!

[@gregday8866]

Sexy. Working on my MB2 1990 that I bought when I was 17. Be 51 in May. My son turns 21 this year. These bikes are time machines.

[@the_derpler]

This is a similar build to my diamond back db apex. I see some X0-1 out and about here in the bay area still.

[@chriscumming8529]

one word sweet....

[@irondistance4313]

I love it, first thanks for getting back to me on the question I had about the renegades. I have a S2 and love it. That made me want to get a steel Randonneuring bike. I just found a 88 Bridgestone C700 in my size I’m really interested in. I know they came with 28c tires but was wounded I g if you knew if a guy could run a 35c tire on 700 rims in it? Thanks

[@meadows408]

Fantastic bike! I have an RB-1 and could you post a picture of the page in your catalog showing the RB-!?

[@ronwhite8503]

Lovely build; very similar to what I've done to my '95 Cinder Cone.....plus a Girvin flexstem. What is the last piece of music, anyone?

[@organizedcrockery]

grand slam home run hip hip hooray

[@johnmelcher1778]

Excellent build! With the Rene Herse 26″ x 2.3″ Rat Trap Pass TC Tire on the XO 1, is there still decent tire clearance?

[@ottawabikeandtrail]

Yes, tire clearance is good. I don’t think I could go any larger. I have a bit more than a 1/4 inch clearance on either side of the tire.

[@mathieust-marseille7747]

Hi, Which pulley did you use on that vintage Deore XT rear derailleur? I'm looking for a set of pulley that would fit. Thanks!

[@Korina42]

Just found this channel; are we getting a ride review, or is it wall art? Just wanting to live vicariously through you. 🙃

[@ottawabikeandtrail]

I'll provide some ride updates soon. Hoping for a warm winters so I can spend some time on it.

[@Korina42]

@@ottawabikeandtrail Looking forward to it.

[@jamiecarroll6712]

Amazing video. Now you need to find a Panasonic BMX With mag wheels.

[@ottawabikeandtrail]

I know! They are probably even harder to find.

[@DavidYoon-f7d]

is the rear hub 130mm or 135mm spacing?

[@williamwood6795]

Are the Bridgestone citybikes any good ? Cb0?

[@gfelkner]

Beautiful bike! Is that red derailleur pulley a Bullseye pulley from back in the day?

[@ottawabikeandtrail]

I'm not sure? I'll take a closer look at it.

[@oreocarlton3343]

How do those cantis perform?

[@ottawabikeandtrail]

They work really well.

[@oreocarlton3343]

@@ottawabikeandtrail Im glad to hear that since mid wide cantis are often criticized for low braking power

[@MarkMiller-i8q]

I wouldn't trade my '93 RB-1 for all the carbon fiber bikes in the world. Before I got that bike in an Ebay purchase in 2015, I had a '90 RB-1 (took big for me) and a Bridgestone 400 in the mid-1980s.

[@ottawabikeandtrail]

My first Bridgestone was a RB-2. I no longer have it. I’d love to find a RB-1 to add to my collection.

[@JonathanRBarnard]

Bridgestone USA was run by Pederson, not Bridgestone generally

[@ottawabikeandtrail]

Good point. I wonder if the XO-1 was a thing in Japan?

[@jeffhildreth9244]

You can thank Grant Peterson.

[@pavanatanaya]

Ive got a prestige Breezer that I bought for a song. Contact if you are interested

[@escapegoat3472]

5:11 greasy brakepad. Nice bike though.

[@MrPhotodoc]

Too bad you didn't explain why the bike is a good bike. It was mostly about owning the bike. Yawn.

[@whiffofbrine920]

super super duper