Early '90's Marin Team Build Project
Hello all,
This little build of mine kicked off today when I decided to make some space in the hobby-room by dismantling a couple of bikes, one of which was a recently acquired early '90's Marin Team.
The frame is naturally Tange steel. Which type I am not exactly sure but would like to believe that it is the Ultralight. The ultra thin downtube is to me a good sign of this. The groupset is almost complete XTR M900 except for the brakes. It is too bad that the original fork is also not on the bike. I am however really impressed with the original Ritchey wheels and XTR hubs. After cleaning, these looked new and roll butter smooth. These will be getting new bearings and grease after some time. I hope that the cones are in good order. Come to mind, I have not looked at the cassette. Sure hope it is also XTR.
Here's some pics from the original online ad:
And here's some pics I took after giving it a general clean-up:
This little build of mine kicked off today when I decided to make some space in the hobby-room by dismantling a couple of bikes, one of which was a recently acquired early '90's Marin Team.
The frame is naturally Tange steel. Which type I am not exactly sure but would like to believe that it is the Ultralight. The ultra thin downtube is to me a good sign of this. The groupset is almost complete XTR M900 except for the brakes. It is too bad that the original fork is also not on the bike. I am however really impressed with the original Ritchey wheels and XTR hubs. After cleaning, these looked new and roll butter smooth. These will be getting new bearings and grease after some time. I hope that the cones are in good order. Come to mind, I have not looked at the cassette. Sure hope it is also XTR.
Here's some pics from the original online ad:
And here's some pics I took after giving it a general clean-up: