DublinGary
Retro Newbie
Hey all,
Long time lurker here, now I have something to brag about, I thought I'd gloat in public.
I picked this up today. I work in a bike shopp here in dublin and have been looking for a replacement for the '95 Team Marin that was stolen from me in 2002. I loved that bike and I had easily put over 10,000 miles on it as a courier.
I used to run it with magura's and either an xt or 105 groupset (using xt shifters).
Since it's loss, I have being stopping people on the street offering them cash for thier old Marins, all of lower spec than the Team I used to own.
A few weeks ago, on a Sunday, a customer arrived into the shop looking for his first road bike. He rode to me on the bike below.
I ran up to him and asked how much he wanted for it, and after some haggling, we agreed a price. I just assumed it was a Team Marin, not a team Issue as I was blinded by seeing it and failed to notice the finer details.
I know of Team Titaniums, but never even saw a Team Issue before. From some web snooping, I am confident it is a 1997 Team Issue, with a mixture of components on it.
I'll post the full spec list later, but want to point out the incredibly light Matinou Answer TiSX forks.
The XTR rear mech and Crankset, the XT combined 8speed brakes/shifters and XT V Brakes. Currently there is a STX front mech with a top pull to bottm pull adapter on it. The front mech will be swapped to XTR later in the week, as I have a new-old one here.
The Tange Prestige Tubeset still feels like new, I havent had a Steel hardtail since 2001 and the rockhopper I bought to replace it never felt the same (Alu). The handling through traffic was beautiful, I cannot wait to set it up as I want it and get it off road.
Tomorrow I will fit an old-new set of Kona P2 forks and a new cableset, the chain and cassette seem ok, the chainset is missing a bolt, the bottom bracket is a bit rough, but is adjustable and serviceable.
I will replace whats needed to get it running 100% for now, but plan on fitting 2009 XTR cranks, mechs and shifters and either Avid SD or XTR V brakes. But this will be a project for next year as the purchase has wiped out the last of my disposable cash for the year.
I do plan on respraying it along with a Stumpjumer and an 1983 Dawes Imperial frame I have lying around. I plan on riding this as my main MTB for the next year so I cannot do a classic restore.
I will be looking for a loving home for the forks, the STI's and maybe the White industries/Mavic 217 front wheel. I know there is allot of Marin love here, so any interested parties, please PM me.
Better pics after a good clean and tune up.
Long time lurker here, now I have something to brag about, I thought I'd gloat in public.
I picked this up today. I work in a bike shopp here in dublin and have been looking for a replacement for the '95 Team Marin that was stolen from me in 2002. I loved that bike and I had easily put over 10,000 miles on it as a courier.
I used to run it with magura's and either an xt or 105 groupset (using xt shifters).
Since it's loss, I have being stopping people on the street offering them cash for thier old Marins, all of lower spec than the Team I used to own.
A few weeks ago, on a Sunday, a customer arrived into the shop looking for his first road bike. He rode to me on the bike below.
I ran up to him and asked how much he wanted for it, and after some haggling, we agreed a price. I just assumed it was a Team Marin, not a team Issue as I was blinded by seeing it and failed to notice the finer details.
I know of Team Titaniums, but never even saw a Team Issue before. From some web snooping, I am confident it is a 1997 Team Issue, with a mixture of components on it.
I'll post the full spec list later, but want to point out the incredibly light Matinou Answer TiSX forks.
The XTR rear mech and Crankset, the XT combined 8speed brakes/shifters and XT V Brakes. Currently there is a STX front mech with a top pull to bottm pull adapter on it. The front mech will be swapped to XTR later in the week, as I have a new-old one here.
The Tange Prestige Tubeset still feels like new, I havent had a Steel hardtail since 2001 and the rockhopper I bought to replace it never felt the same (Alu). The handling through traffic was beautiful, I cannot wait to set it up as I want it and get it off road.
Tomorrow I will fit an old-new set of Kona P2 forks and a new cableset, the chain and cassette seem ok, the chainset is missing a bolt, the bottom bracket is a bit rough, but is adjustable and serviceable.
I will replace whats needed to get it running 100% for now, but plan on fitting 2009 XTR cranks, mechs and shifters and either Avid SD or XTR V brakes. But this will be a project for next year as the purchase has wiped out the last of my disposable cash for the year.
I do plan on respraying it along with a Stumpjumer and an 1983 Dawes Imperial frame I have lying around. I plan on riding this as my main MTB for the next year so I cannot do a classic restore.
I will be looking for a loving home for the forks, the STI's and maybe the White industries/Mavic 217 front wheel. I know there is allot of Marin love here, so any interested parties, please PM me.
Better pics after a good clean and tune up.
