92 Marin Bear Valley

[jimbo-xc]

Bought as a stripped frame from Coomber a while back - I've just fitted Gil's decals (I know, they're 1993, but I'm not a total purist) so it's just about finished.
Paint is rattle can "distressed satin black" with gloss black forks. It's ok, not great but ok. Here's the spec. -

Headset : no-name ebay cheapo but alloy & surprisingly decent.
Stem: Salsa steel 135mm with ti expander & clamp bolts
Handlebar: Outland 580mm 170 gram flat
Grips: Yeti
Bar-ends: X Lite stubbie
Brakes: DX lo-pro
Levers: Dia Compe SS5
Shifters: XT thumbies
Front Der: '89 Deore
Rear Der: XT M735 short.
Cassette: HG70 12-28 7 sp.
Cranks: XT M750 175mm,
Chainrings: 24,36,46 Shimano
Bottom Bracket: UN72 122mm
Pedals: M747
Rims: Araya RM400 Pro, polished
Hubs: DX
Skewers: Odyssey Svelte
Saddle: San Marco Titanio 200 ti railed.
Seatpost: Marin Lite

 

[brocklanders023]

Like the '93 decals on a black frame. Looks really good imo.

 

[Mackerel]

Nice bike! Mine's an 1992 SE - shown here when I just got it home and fitted some new tyres and LX V brakes.

 

[coomber]

Looks like you've done a really good job on it jimbo, well done fella am really impressed.

Bet it's a nice ride.

 

[IDB1]

Like the '93 decals on a black frame. Looks really good imo.

Seconded. . .

Excellent contrast. . .

 

[GT-Steve]

Even though the part of my heart dedicated to Marin's is reserved for Zolatone finishes, I actually really like that.

Can't help thinking a black seatpost would set it off better, but that's just my own opinion

 

[Mackerel]

I reckon the shiny seatpost looks great, as does the chainset and new headset.

 

[jimbo-xc]

Well that's pretty positive, thanks guys. It does ride quite nicely. I should do a back to back comparison with my '90 Eldridge. Really need to sell that one though. Tried on here but no takers.
I just wish I could suss how to post decent quality photos on here. I have to re-size them so much that the resolution disappears. What to do?

Another little prob with these wheels is that the ancient Ritchey tyres slip round pulling the valves off-centre. I hid them in the photo! Any thoughts on stopping that?

 

[WD Pro]

80 psi ?

Nice bike

WD

 

[GT-Steve]

In terms of posting decent pics, get yourself a photobucket account (if you don't already) and then upload the pics on there, then post the '' link on here. :wink:

If you need a tutorial, drop me a line and I'll try and walk you through it.... :wink: 8) :)