The seatpost diameter on my Marin Eldridge Grade is 29,5mm. So i had two choices to add more turquoise colour. A Moby with 29,4mm or a Moby with 27,2mm and a shim. The 1mm difference of the 29,4mm Moby bothered me because i ain't building a wallhanger. Thanks to ishaw i was able to get my hands on a 27,2mm Moby. The seatpost is on of the things i never swapped back in the days because i wasn't aware of the possibility of a shim. So this beautiful post is one of the most satisfying things to add to my bike so far.
The original black Marin branded Kalloy post never looked good together with the 1991 Zooka stem but now these dark times are a thing of the past. I bought a shim from 27,2mm -> 29,6mm. This combination works perfectly and at the same time it's the proof that the 29,4mm seatpost would have been the wrong idea.
I'm a little unsure what bar to use. I got a carbon handlebar from Look. It is ultralight and looks the biz but i don't have too much trust in the stability of this exclusive handlebar and i like my front teeth and the rest of my face so no offroad action for this one. Right now i have a more common Zanzibar (thanks brocklanders023!) fitted which hasn't seen too much use in its former life and surely can take some beating. So i think this will be the way to go as long as no Answer Hyperlite bar crosses my way at a resonable price. I'm ashamed to confess i binned the original neon yellow painted Marin bar to use a Renthal sub130 for some years which had cracks in both ends by the time i took it off due to some mounted bar ends. Any opinion on vintage carbon bars? Let me know.
Since there is no cable stop or roller like on the original Marin stem on my Zooka i'm in need of a brake cable hanger. I had a black Problem Solver one which i had to mount sideways so that the cable didn't rub on the stem. It did like the company promised and solved my problem but looked wrong. :facepalm:
Now i got an Acor cable hanger with more depth. That plus some carbon spacers (from beshroomed - thanks mate!) now make sure that nothing rubs and that the stem is at a back friendly height. :roll:
The original black Marin branded Kalloy post never looked good together with the 1991 Zooka stem but now these dark times are a thing of the past. I bought a shim from 27,2mm -> 29,6mm. This combination works perfectly and at the same time it's the proof that the 29,4mm seatpost would have been the wrong idea.
I'm a little unsure what bar to use. I got a carbon handlebar from Look. It is ultralight and looks the biz but i don't have too much trust in the stability of this exclusive handlebar and i like my front teeth and the rest of my face so no offroad action for this one. Right now i have a more common Zanzibar (thanks brocklanders023!) fitted which hasn't seen too much use in its former life and surely can take some beating. So i think this will be the way to go as long as no Answer Hyperlite bar crosses my way at a resonable price. I'm ashamed to confess i binned the original neon yellow painted Marin bar to use a Renthal sub130 for some years which had cracks in both ends by the time i took it off due to some mounted bar ends. Any opinion on vintage carbon bars? Let me know.
Since there is no cable stop or roller like on the original Marin stem on my Zooka i'm in need of a brake cable hanger. I had a black Problem Solver one which i had to mount sideways so that the cable didn't rub on the stem. It did like the company promised and solved my problem but looked wrong. :facepalm:
Now i got an Acor cable hanger with more depth. That plus some carbon spacers (from beshroomed - thanks mate!) now make sure that nothing rubs and that the stem is at a back friendly height. :roll: