1994 Marin Muirwoods

[keny]

I did buy this bike whit out wheels from Whayne here in RBuk. Thanks man. He had already sold the seat and stem, but the stem sherlylock was kind to sell back to me, big thanks for that, and Whayne was kind to post it whit the bike. So I got a box, and this is what it had inside:

And I got to work, rear wheel on, stem on

then bar on as shifters.

The front wheel...

The I noticed something was not right in the rear....the rear wheel was not in center, closer inspection the rear wheel has 130mm spacing, not 135 :facepalm:
Ok, fortunaly I have a old wheel (from a 1991 Muirwoods) that I could get spacers from to respace the wheel to 135mm. the the rim needs to be redished...

I just have to say its a color combination I really like on this bike, The titanum like paint on the frame and the magic blue color on the fork, stem and bar. Lovely. Can´t wait to get it ridable and go for a ride a sunny day, but today its snowing, sadly.

 

[sherlylock]

Glad I re-united the stem with the bike now - it was too good to paint-strip and re-paint.....and the rest of the bike looks great! Really clean.

 

[keny]

Finally got time to get it ready.
For the wheels, the DX/Regina Rally300 went to my "older" Muirwoods "splatter", this: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... p;t=321865, and the wheelset that came whit the "splatter" Deore hubs and Mavic/Regina rims whit Continental 2,0-26 RaceKing´s did go to this Muirwoods. And the just some grips and also did upgrade the brakes whit STX ones whit Shimano pads (takeoffs from the "Splattern".


Will test it like this, as this will be a bike that will be ridden as a MTB. New chain is on the wishlist. Might upgrade the transmission later, at least rear mech when I change the chain.

 

[mkaavin]

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Great! I remember these so well.

I mounted many of these in the bike shop I worked at back then.

 

[keny]

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Time for a update, and I think also spec list is in order, and the wheels has also been changed.


Frame: 1994 Marin Muirwoods cr-mo size 17

Fork: Marin

Headset: Marin
Stem: Marin lite
Handlebar: Marin lite
Grips: ProGrip
Barends: N/A

Brakes: STX
Brake Pads: Jagwire
Brake Cables: Shimano
Cantilever cable hangers: Shimano
Brake Levers: Shimano Alivio MC10

Shifters: Shimano Alivio MC10
Front Derailleur: Shimano Alivio MC10
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Alivio MC10
Derailleur Cables: Shimano
Cassette: Shimano
Chain: Shimano
Cranks: Shimano Alivio
Crank Bolts: Shimano
Chainrings: 42-34-24
Chainring bolts: N/A
Bottom Bracket: Shimano
Pedals: Shimano M520

Hub Skewers: Shimano STX
Rims: Mavic 238 32h (from a 1996 Nail Trail)
Hubs: Shimano STX RC (from a 1996 Nail Trail)
Nipples: Brass
Spokes: Stainless
Tyres: Continental RaceKing 2,0-26
Tubes: Continetal presta

Saddle: Spectra Activus
Seatpost: Kalloy alloy
Seatpost Binder: Marin

Weight:~12kg

Also here a pic from a spring ride in local base rock trails just outside my small home town

And one form my backyard today.

 

[whayne]

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Just seen this

Hope it's still riding good.

 

[keny]

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Just seen this

Hope it's still riding good.

It has been in a sheed this winter, but as my HardRock sport freewheel broke last Thursday and did throw me over the bar, I think it will become my commuter bike...as my knee has healed.....no broken bones, but still a bad hit as it hit the tarmac...