Inigo Montoya
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all this has such a long story i don't want to start with it right now. what matters is i got a really nice frame from a member on here which got shipped to vienna where marin bikes are rare for whatever reason. its a indian fire trail from 1994 made of 7005 dubble butted aluminium alloy. nice fat down tube. shiney nice retro stuff. i will document my buidup here out of respect for the member that sold me the frame.
specs:
i wanted to put all sorts of funky stuff on in the beginning but now i'm quite sure i'll keep it rigid. decided against using the original specs i.e. no LX stuff just M737 where possible.
specs as follows
Frame Marin Indian Fire Trail 1994 17,5"
Fork Marin Rockstar Fork (CroMo), original
Headset Shimano XT HP-M741, 1 1/8, NOS
Stem Marin Lite 135mm length, some rise, original
Handlebar Marin Lite, on its way to vienna
Grips Onza Ules, black, NOS
Brakes Shimano BR-M737
Brakebooster Brodie Magnesium Brake Booster for the rear, black
Cantilever cable hangers none
Brake Levers Shimano ST-M737
Shifters Shimano ST-M737
Front Derailleur Shimano FD-M737
Rear Derailleur Shimano RD-M737
Cassette Shimano CS-M737-8
Chain Shimano HG90, NOS
Cranks Shimano FC-M737
Chainrings don't know yet
Bottom Bracket Shimano BB-UN71 or BB-UN72
Pedals Shimano PD-M735 and PD-M737 i.e. got both
Quick Releases Shimano from 94
Rims Mavic 217 SUP rear and Mavic 230 SBP front
Hubs Shimano FH-M737 rear and Shimano HB-M738 front
Tyres Onza Porcupine 2 all black
Saddle Selle Italia Flite from 1994
Seatpost Marin Lite silver, 31,4mm, original
Weight i don't care but we'll see
buildup:
got the frame with an UN51 bb that was ni bad shape and a ritchey ahead headset. took quite an affort to get rid of both. the clear laquer on the frame+fork and the decals were in bad shape. just got new decals from gil so i removed the old ones with a hair dryer. to get rid of the clear laquer i put etchant on the frame and fork. got rid of most of the laquer without damaging the alloy. next thing to do is to polish the frame with fine sand paper and alloy polish.
more on this next weekend...
specs:
i wanted to put all sorts of funky stuff on in the beginning but now i'm quite sure i'll keep it rigid. decided against using the original specs i.e. no LX stuff just M737 where possible.
specs as follows
Frame Marin Indian Fire Trail 1994 17,5"
Fork Marin Rockstar Fork (CroMo), original
Headset Shimano XT HP-M741, 1 1/8, NOS
Stem Marin Lite 135mm length, some rise, original
Handlebar Marin Lite, on its way to vienna
Grips Onza Ules, black, NOS
Brakes Shimano BR-M737
Brakebooster Brodie Magnesium Brake Booster for the rear, black
Cantilever cable hangers none
Brake Levers Shimano ST-M737
Shifters Shimano ST-M737
Front Derailleur Shimano FD-M737
Rear Derailleur Shimano RD-M737
Cassette Shimano CS-M737-8
Chain Shimano HG90, NOS
Cranks Shimano FC-M737
Chainrings don't know yet
Bottom Bracket Shimano BB-UN71 or BB-UN72
Pedals Shimano PD-M735 and PD-M737 i.e. got both
Quick Releases Shimano from 94
Rims Mavic 217 SUP rear and Mavic 230 SBP front
Hubs Shimano FH-M737 rear and Shimano HB-M738 front
Tyres Onza Porcupine 2 all black
Saddle Selle Italia Flite from 1994
Seatpost Marin Lite silver, 31,4mm, original
Weight i don't care but we'll see
buildup:
got the frame with an UN51 bb that was ni bad shape and a ritchey ahead headset. took quite an affort to get rid of both. the clear laquer on the frame+fork and the decals were in bad shape. just got new decals from gil so i removed the old ones with a hair dryer. to get rid of the clear laquer i put etchant on the frame and fork. got rid of most of the laquer without damaging the alloy. next thing to do is to polish the frame with fine sand paper and alloy polish.
more on this next weekend...