Marin Eldridge Grade Lite upgrades

[hamster]

Shimano don't make them any more, so it's used on eBay or similar. They had hollow shafts to save weight, whereas the current Shimano spare (UN300) is nowhere near as light. Incidentally, you need one for a 68mm shell, not 73mm.
This UN55 is about the best of the new ones around (and also discontinued now): https://brilliantbikes.co.uk/compon...bottom-bracket-british-thread-68-1225-mm.html

 

[Lucidone]

Also see how effective the brakes are. The pads can harden over time and a fresh set of half decent ones (ritchey / koolstop etc) can make a (cost effective) world of difference.

 

[JDot]

Thanks for all the advice. Really appreciate it