Spec sheet

[Double-E F]

I am new to the forum world & need some help please.
My husband recently passed away & has left me a small collection of older bikes, he was a collector of retro bikes but I don’t know what any of them are & I need to start to sell them?
The first bike I have is a Marin, is there anyone on here who can tell me about it so that I can put them up for sale please.
Please note I know absolutely nothing about bikes only that u ride on them so I can’t answer questions on them as I won’t know the answer. I have taken photos with as much detail as I can. Thanks in advance

Hi and welcome,

Sorry to hear about your husband: must be difficult times.
Regarding the bikes you would like to sell, you best post pictures here: www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=78

If you need help, let me know!

 

[Graham_hkr]

I am new to the forum world & need some help please.

Yes as above lots of pictures will help the knowledgeable ones in here & I'm sure you will get the honest help you're looking for.
Cheers
G.

 

[24pouces]

you forgot 2 classic 90s retro must haves..
QRs & canti cable hangers

And what about Gary Fisher RS1…

 

[Once A Hero]

There’s a couple of things that I think would be useful on the spec sheet, and that I plan on adding to each of mine, as they are often things that people ask for when starting their own builds;

Headset size
Seatpost diameter
BB shell size

 

[FluffyChicken]

I always add seatpost diameter

( and if I remember headtube length would be cool, mainly as a reference for myself but also anyone with the same size frame. And any other little things.)

 

[IHateRain]

...been using this just now - thank you.

Anyway - what was missing (for me) was "Bottle Cage(s)" and "Top Cap",
as I have cages mounted and an non-headset-matching Ti Top Cap...

Cheers
IHR

 

[IceCzar]

Might have an extended section for geometry/handling

Reach

Stack

Head Tube Angle

Seat tube Angle

Effective Top Tube Length

Bottom Bracket Drop

Downtube Length

Chainstay Length

Wheelbase

Total Trail / Fork Offset



Rear Suspension type

Single pivot

Linkage-Driven Single Pivot

Horst Link (4 bar)

Twin Link

Other



Attributes Anti-squat, Anti-rise, instant center, center of curvature, leverage ratios, linear/progressive



(apologies for the American spelling)

 

[FluffyChicken]

Might have an extended section for geometry/handling

Reach

Stack

Head Tube Angle

Seat tube Angle

Effective Top Tube Length

Bottom Bracket Drop

Downtube Length

Chainstay Length

Wheelbase

Total Trail / Fork Offset



Rear Suspension type

Single pivot

Linkage-Driven Single Pivot

Horst Link (4 bar)

Twin Link

Other



Attributes Anti-squat, Anti-rise, instant center, center of curvature, leverage ratios, linear/progressive



(apologies for the American spelling)

If you're going I to the modern era, but the retro era tended to be quite fixed to the frame itself.

The aim way back when was to provide the info that was attached to the bike so others can see what was on it, and with seat post and headset dimensions was to enable other with the frame to see what they needed.

Now with this new forum I use the hide/spoiler so the long string of text and info is collapsed until you want to read it.


If you want to add more detail feel free, this was just a quick template for general use.

 

[IceCzar]

Granted I have a myopic focus on suspension development and handling (coming from motorcycling to MTB) but personally would start the modern era with 29ers and 650b. By 97 there had been a dozen years of full suspension. Just a single year outside of 97 would be my Holy Grail. The Cannondale Fulcrum DH. Technically only my Proflex 857 falls within the “retro” designation I guess. My only hard tail outside it (Gary Fisher’s G2 geometry). It could be argued 97 is smack dab in the middle of the MTB suspension development curve. While geometry development independent of suspension is as old a bicycles themselves.

 

[FluffyChicken]

Granted I have a myopic focus on suspension development and handling (coming from motorcycling to MTB) but personally would start the modern era with 29ers and 650b. By 97 there had been a dozen years of full suspension. Just a single year outside of 97 would be my Holy Grail. The Cannondale Fulcrum DH. Technically only my Proflex 857 falls within the “retro” designation I guess. My only hard tail outside it (Gary Fisher’s G2 geometry). It could be argued 97 is smack dab in the middle of the MTB suspension development curve. While geometry development independent of suspension is as old a bicycles themselves.

Don't disagree with geometry changing, but that usually fixed for the frame and doesn't matter when it comes to saying what the spec is or anyone reading it, it pretty much always found in the spec sheets and changes with to many variables.

But if your bike has different settings you adjust it too then post what you think is relevant up, my interest in DH bike is tweaking my forks from 42mm travel to almost 60mm, and maybe running 2.0 or 2.1" tyres, black wall if I'm being fancy.

But really my effective frame angles and effective tt length changed with fork pressure, (none or 40psi) running a larger tyre at the front and moving my seat back and forth. For rake only changed when the rigid forks bent.

As for the cut off, it's 1997/1998, it is written into the forum section name, no opinion can change that on here

Have fun post away