Bridgestone CB-1

The Bridgestone CB-1 was the City Bike model of the CB series that Bridgestone Cycle sold in the United States, a comfort bicycle meant for riders who were not enthusiasts. A 1991 owner's account calls it the cheapest bicycle Bridgestone produced that year, with a TIG welded frame of plain 4130 steel joined in Taiwan, and Sheldon Brown's Bridgestone archive lists the CB series among the Taiwanese models. Bridgestone's 1992 catalogue says about 4,500 of the previous year's CB-1 bicycles were left over and sold for a bit less than the new BB-1. It describes the CB-1 as having the same frame and quality of parts as the BB-1 but with a nutted rear hub, stain-resistant spokes, Biopace chainrings and a medium-rise handlebar that gives a more upright, relaxed position, offered in red or black for casual rides of up to 15 miles.