Been riding around on old 26” mountain bikes for a while now and have had the odd lurk on here for info, but have only recently really gotten into them. I have a 1991~ Giant Coldrock that I built up as a commuter. It’s wide range 1x8. I bought a 2000 specialized hard rock and stole most of the bits off it. Lots of cool shenanigans going on there. I’ve used it loads and it’s a really nice bike to ride.
Then I realised I was riding it more than my proper bike, a modern cube gravel thing. So I’ve decided to sell that and I’m going to build this 1993 Marin Muirwoods up into a gravelly touring bike. The frame is a bit nicer than the Giant and I think it would take a bit better to this. I’ll likely do another 1x something. Going to look for some nicer wheels and cranks but despite my original thoughts I might keep the blue bars and handlebar stem because they are so Marin. Not sure how deep I’m gonna dive into this one but I may as well use this to track progress.
I’m really into daft bikes. I like how loud the Giant is. I’ve never seen another one either!
Then I realised I was riding it more than my proper bike, a modern cube gravel thing. So I’ve decided to sell that and I’m going to build this 1993 Marin Muirwoods up into a gravelly touring bike. The frame is a bit nicer than the Giant and I think it would take a bit better to this. I’ll likely do another 1x something. Going to look for some nicer wheels and cranks but despite my original thoughts I might keep the blue bars and handlebar stem because they are so Marin. Not sure how deep I’m gonna dive into this one but I may as well use this to track progress.
I’m really into daft bikes. I like how loud the Giant is. I’ve never seen another one either!
