1999 Marin Team Marin

[Lhatch4]

I posted this frame on the discussion board a while back. I finally got it all put together and took it for a ride. I'll take some close up pictures later.

 

[simcfarlane]

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Hi... I've got a '99 Eldridge Grade (Lime). Using the original IRC MYTHOS (with slick at the back).

Those tyres look great on the bike - what Maxxis are they?

 

[Lhatch4]

crossmark on the rear and ardent on the front. It's a great tire setup for where I live. It's mostly hard pack with some loose stuff and rocky areas here and there.

 

[simcfarlane]

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Thanks for the advice... I'll give it a go! That's a great looking bike you have there.

I live on the chalky South Downs so it's similar terrain.

 

[Lhatch4]

It's hard to believe that it was 5 years ago that I got this bike put together and on the trail. It has evolved over the years. Here are some updates. My most recent updates are the XTR shifters and front derailleur.

 

[hawkhill97]

Very nice! What fork are you running on it?

 

[Lhatch4]

Very nice! What fork are you running on it?

That is a 2004 Rockshox SID Race that I got a good deal on from ebay. It needed a total strip down and rebuild. The SID decal on the right lower was torn up and missing the "S" in SID and I haven't been able to find that version of the SID decals. I'm running an Avid BB7 brake on the front so I just replaced the SID decal with the Avid decal that came with my brake.

 

[hawkhill97]

Sounds like a nice match to the frame. Do you know what would have been OEM on it?

I'd really like a 1997 Team Marin one day (the super posh version of my humble '97 Hawk Hill).

 

[Lhatch4]

Here is the other side.

 

[Lhatch4]

The original fork would have been a Manitou SX.