1995 Marin Bear Valley SE -‘Re’Build.

[Dface]

The best way to get over one bike is get onto another. That’s what they say.. or is that another saying? Anyway, I picked this up super cheap and fairly nearby. Off the bat it wants a chain and the rear hub bearings or freehub body replaced or both. A tyre to match up and a good service. I’m going to strip it this afternoon and start with a good clean.

 

[mk one]

Hugely underrated bikes.

 

[Dface]

Stuff to clean. Dirty, not knackered. Lovely.

 

[Dface]

More muck. At least it went off-road at some point.

 

[HuskyDinoBomber]

I have one of these exact model and year. I can honestly say it rides so nice and is a great bike. Can’t wait to see it all cleaned up

 

[Dface]

That gunk was really baked on but it kind of protected the gear. Clean now anyway and ready for a bit of lube / reassembly of parts.

 

[Dface]

Got some of the bits back on the frame so I can hang it up out of the way for a bit while
I source some tyres and service the hubs. Looking a bit fresher now.

 

[Dface]

Don’t know if I’m boring people with this but I’ve got the wheels cleaned up quite nicely and new bearings in both. Freehub body was fine so no need to replace that.

 

[Nigelpa]

Don’t know if I’m boring people with this

No. The Bear Valley SE was one of my all time favourite bikes.

 

[Lostcause]

Fantastic! What a transformation. The quality of 90’s bikes and components is incredible, can’t wait to see it built