New build, First build Marin FS (mocked up)

[ssbnreso]

This is my first full suspension mtb and my first scratch build!
Built a couple of raliegh burners before this.

The starting point bought off flea bay for £34.08!

Stripped down today need to 'borrow' a slim 10mm socket from work tonight to remove rear shock!

Planning to take it back to bare metal and either spray or powder coat white

This is going to ba a as and when funds allow build so don't hold yoyr breath!!

 

[superstu]

Watching with interest!

 

[coomber]

I was watching that!

Good buy,

Its a rift zone ?

 

[ssbnreso]

I think the general consensus is that it's an alpine trail with a bit b17.

It was only down the road from me so even better!

 

[ssbnreso]

I was watching that!

Good buy,

Its a rift zone ?

i saw it about a month ago on ebay and offered the guy £40 bit he said ik but then changed his mind. It sold for £80. Couple of weeks later relisted and i won it for£34! Should of took my £40!!

 

[ssbnreso]

Decided on a colour scheme!

More or less decided on white anyway but like the green and black of the above and it's a marin colour scheme

Was orginally going to strip and paint it myself but got a quote of £48 to get it powdered coated from http://www.bettablast.co.uk/bettablast/home.html

So hoping to get it done sometime this month!

 

[ssbnreso]

Well bored today so been tinkering!

Nice sunny day wife at work kids at school so morning to myself

Decided to mock up the marin!

 

[coomber]

I think you need to address the line of the rear brake hose!

But looks good. Are those tyres 2.3"? What's the clearance like?

 

[ssbnreso]

Yea, didn't fit cables properly was just a quick build to see what it looked like and to check everything fitted

Tyres are 2.25 and clearance is fine

 

[ssbnreso]

Been using bike as is over the summer

Recently gone 1x9 picked up e13 chaindevice and a bash ring, fitted pics below

Thought i'd use it to iron out any bugs before it gets stripped down again to go to the powder coaters (next month proberly)