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I picked up an absolute wreck of a bike a few weeks ago, which (underneath a hefty crust of skank) yielded a nice Suntour xc pro crankset, stx brifters, and a nice XT rear mech. The crap bits from the GT can go on the (mystery) ally frame - might as well build it into a functional bicycle and...

Hmmmm. I'm going to have to raid the parts bin a fair bit too make something halfway nice out of this aren't I 😂

Been keeping my eyes out for a winter project for a little while, but seems there's not much worth bothering with about - maybe the rock bottom pricing is meaning people are keeping hold of their kit at the moment as they'll only get pennies for selling it (not too mention the horrendous faff of...

Nice work with the vinyl cutter, that looks brilliant!

Good effort! I'm sure the drilled hole will be fine - the seat tube isn't under much stress when you're out of the saddle (IE on anything rough & steep).

I had a Shoreline Trail before my Mount Vision. Think you're right that the front triangle is the same between the two, it's just the swing arm (and components) that's different.

Frames for the mount vision / east peak were identical AFAIK, the models only differed in the parts used to build them up. Marin did loads of similar frames around this period, some had longer travel with shock mount points in different places, and there was a different swing arm design pretty...

Nice! Totally agree on the high bottom bracket being a bit of a feature on these frames. I found going above around 465mm axle to crown length started to tip this into being a slight negative trait for the riding I commonly do, but they are awesome for seated pedaling over rough terrain...

Another lovely build - they are such good looking bikes!

That looks really lovely! It's not quite the same as a nice metal head badge, but it's possible to get your own designs printed as vinyl stickers online. If you want I can get some close up photos for you. What travel did you end up going for on the fork? I see you've opted for a 1x...

I have some on my Marin, and love them! Great for out of the saddle climbing, and for getting lower and further forward on the bars, resulting in a more hinged hip angle which in turn gives better recruitment of leg muscles. For a mile munching cross country bike, I'd say give them a go...

You're never planning 20+ miles on the GT? Respect if so!!! Be interested to hear how you get on at the track. IMO you can't really beat a 20" BMX on the track itself (as long as your back can handle it lol), but a small frame 26" bike is a lot more versatile. Bonus points for pics/vids!

Do it!!! They are amazing fun, and I reckon a lot of the skills translate well to trail riding too. Have you got some good ones around you then? The recent crop of velo solutions ones around the UK all seem to be excellent. That's a lovely GT btw. I mean, it makes my back hurt just looking at...

Why wasn't this done years ago?! Good work 👍

Haha yeah I'm missing a trick there aren't I 😂 Probably lost another foot or so of air off the jumps by truing up the wheels too 😂

Pretty much all the local teens are miles better than me, despite riding knackered Carreras with loose headsets 😂

Hopefully this does the trick

Hmm... Anyone know how to post MP4 files on here?

Made my first ever edit from today's ride too... Terrible riding but I've overcompensated with rock music over the top so it's all good :D