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Re: I believe the original had down shifters but this one appears to have road shifters on the brakes which I assume are indexed.

Hi, a friend of mine recently picked up a 90s Peugeot Virenque. It appears to be 6 speed cassette with a triple crank It has a Tourney RdTY20 rear and shimano rx100 front mech. We were just wondering what components we could get to replace those if they are not working. It looks like a direct...

Re: Re: Thanks, yeah that's a good shout. Will definitely do that.

Before and afters Cos it's Monday.

Good enough to ride! The paint cured beautifully and after a week it is still on my little fingernail so I'm guessing it's pretty durable! I followed the Park tools order for reassembling the bike with the exception of the wheels which were already assembled. First i reassembled the headset...

Spray painting Having chickened out of finally painting the frame for a few weeks i finally bit the bullet. After trying several times to get Halfords to mix me some paint i ordered some from Riolett custom Aerosols. They sell 2k paint in 400ml cans that includes a hardener so more durable...

Re: Re: Managed to find a Titec seatpost in great condition. No updates recently as have been moving house. Hopefully will paint the frame later.

Interesting point. I never thought about the stickers being wrong as they just came with the bike. Looking at the catalogue it is an Ultralight frame and i can't see any ribbing on the downtube. There was some very fine ribbing on the head tube and bottom bracket tube so those might have been...

If you are doing a full re-lace then you have a bit more freedom with the spokes. So long as you get the right length (front, rear drive side, non-drive side) and some decent brass nipples you'll be fine.

I've had a quick look and the best info i can find is from the Marin1994 catalogue, link below. This says that they were UPC 15g spokes. This makes me think that they were straight spokes not butted. I tried and struggled to find 15/17g DB spokes in the UK as most are now 14/16g that match up...

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Strip and prime After attempting to sand off some of the frame rust and then mask off and prime specific areas i decided that it was never going to yield the finish i was after. So i took the plunge and decided to strip the frame and repaint it. This was the hardest thing I've done so far...

Re: Ha! You should hang the rider number upside down! Nice bike btw. Yeah in the end i decided that the rust was going to bother me so decided to strip it and repaint (update soon). Sorry to hear about your injury, hope it sorts itself soon.

Hi, I am restoring a 1995 Team Marin and i an trying to source the most accurate paint color to respray it.i was wondering if anyone else has had any luck as i seem to be struggling. The colour is a kind of champagne gold with a satin finish. I saw a post recommending a Lexus IS200 paint match...

Unexpected update I wasn't expecting to get much done today but got a sudden burst of energy at 7.30pm. After a lot of stressing over the paint match of the bar ends and bottle cage i have decided to go off-original. I thought it would be easier to match the baby blue from the Marin down tube...

Re: Hi, thanks for the info. Yes, all new spokes and brass nipples. Think the original ones were built for lightness not to withstand the test of time. The Eldridge is a really nice bike too. Already on the lookout for an earlier 90's Marin with the zolatone and neon paint. Then prob a new...

Rust and paint nightmare So, decided to tackle the rust on the interior of the seat tube and the bottom bracket shell. Initially a bit of wire wool cleaned up the BB shell. Then I dropped a string (on a metal loop screw) down through the seat tube and attached a ball of wire wool. I then pulled...

Re: Thanks for the tips. Yeah not gonna worry too much about the rust but tackled the seat tube (see below). Like those Titec seatposts, will keep an eye out. ;)

Re: Didn't know that! I matched spoke length to the ones on the original wheel but didn't use a dishing tool so the wheel is almost certainly not centred. I'll add this to the list of things that needy checking at LBS.

Wheel update Wheel lacing: Requires the patience of a saint. The original Marin wheels were laced with Whelsmith XL 15-17g double butted spokes on alloy nipples. However this is a really unusual size/brand of spoke and the light guage and age concerned me. The alloy nipples were all on their...