1991 Marin Team

[dandy1]

Have been after the larger marin team for a while as a build for my brother..... He's a tall fella!

Thanks to @Tootyred this one arrived yesterday. It's going to be a slow build as it'll depend on funds etc.

Annoyingly I do have a nice M739 groupset sat on a 98 bravado but it seems wrong to put that era xt on it, so will lookout for m732/m735

 

[dandy1]

OK, first bit(s) have arrived.

Have decided for the M737 groupset, I know it's not catalogue but I think it's one of the better looking sets (I don't like the look of the 730 cranks) and it's 'slightly' easier to source!

So thanks to @Walterscot some nice sti's have arrived, although no bars to mount them yet!

 

[JoniMarin]

Have been after the larger marin team for a while as a build for my brother..... He's a tall fella!

Thanks to @Tootyred this one arrived yesterday. It's going to be a slow build as it'll depend on funds etc.

Annoyingly I do have a nice M739 groupset sat on a 98 bravado but it seems wrong to put that era xt on it, so will lookout for m732/m735

What a beauty!
Are you sure it’s ‘91 rather than ‘90?
(And where does @Tootyred get his constant Marin supply from? - I want to meet his dealer! Have fun with the build

 

[dandy1]

Ha he sure gets a few

Yes, serial number says team 91, but @Tootyred had it sprayed, his thread is somewhere of the build somewhere. Must admit paint job is pretty darn good

 

[AGT]

What a beauty!
Are you sure it’s ‘91 rather than ‘90?
(And where does @Tootyred get his constant Marin supply from? - I want to meet his dealer! Have fun with the build

1990 frames have a 'triangle' here:



I thought that, unlike any other frames from the range, Team 1990 and Team 1991 had two cables on the top tube:


1990


1991

 

[dandy1]

I think it depended on country? I've seen some with only one stop. Wierd

Although I have no idea how to tell if it's a UK model or import etc

 

[JoniMarin]

Ha he sure gets a few

Yes, serial number says team 91, but @Tootyred had it sprayed, his thread is somewhere of the build somewhere. Must admit paint job is pretty darn good

Ah of course, I remember that thread now!

 

[Tootyred]

The frames are magnetically drawn to me!

Enjoy....its a fantastic frame...that oversize prestige is a fine fine tubeset.

 

[dandy1]

Few bits arrived, I already had a rear mech, so that's gone on, along with the front mech, and I've decided to try and shim the odd 30.3 post size to run a 27.2 post.

Although the post and the wheels won't be staying on the frame when I find replacements!

 

[dandy1]

Little experiment whilst I'm out fiddling in the garage! Looks cool, but think I'll stick to the original rigid fork