Recent content by PanoIgano

Here there is more info on M2s: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1996-stumpy-m2-challenging-my-own-prejudices.473588/page-3#post-3515566

Nice find Charlie! I have an M2 waiting to be built too. I think the technology that went into them to bring these frames into production was pretty amazing at the time…

With seat collar and anti chain suck mechanism comes to 1,768 kg. It’s pretty impressive to say the least.

If you have the chance to weight the frame only do let us know of the results. I have heard that are among the lightest steel frames!

Very nice interview! Thanks for uploading. Hope new frame builders will follow his work ethic and approach to design.

Synching on for the updates too... It seems to be very lightly ridden so a very nice find. Also, it's cool to start with a bike and let it somehow take its own direction from the parts you have available and ideas you have seen on line or around.

It's a FAT TUBE seat post and the one that came with the bike when it was sold in 1991. In fact, it's a very interesting seat post in that its interior is not hollow but has a cross that goes throughout its length to reinforce it. I am not describing it too well. Will take a picture and you will...

Could try that too! From what it looks, most NOS have been sold by a member here. Only reproductions are now a possibility. Might be wrong but we will soon find out.

Hi guys, Anyone knows if finding NOS Stay Tuff like the one below is actually possible? Just like NOS shimano XT finns show up from time to time. Mine looks like it needs to be replaced. Cheers, Panos

Having seen Suntour XC PRO mentioned a few times, I would also like to vouch for their reliability. They are not super easy to configure correctly, that's true (I think I counted 3 or 4 different type of sizes of keys needed), but are very sturdy cantis. In fact, I have noticed that in certain...

Thanks for the ideas guys! So far, what I have managed to do and seems to be working is to simply replace the QR with an allen screw. This keeps the seatpost in place. Nevertheless, quite a few ideas in this thread of what to do in cases where nothing seems to work. I quite liked the idea of...

Hard call and also a matter of personal taste. If you do ride this bike a lot and it's a keeper then a paint job wouldn't be that bad of an idea to my books.

There is something about these unspoiled finds that takes you back in time when you get hold off and ride one! Really nice example. If you get the time and want to, you can dissasemble, clean every part and put it back together. Then you would be left with a NOS Marin and the color will show...

I am no Serotta expert but reading their manuals and their back story from what I could find online I would put this frame to '00 or '01. What gives it away is the rear drop outs design and the lack of rear cantilever routing. A serial number and a quick question on Serotta FB forums could...

Hey, the way you going cleaning / preserving this one will end up producing a NOS bike for all I can tell! Especially, seeing the BB shell and hot it was...that's the heart of a bike if you ask me. Anyhow, I am into restoring a bike too that has several screws like the one in the picture above...