Marin Team Issue 1996 Near original built.

This was in the 90's one of my favorites bicycles. I've been looking for one new or in perfect condition, for a long time. And it was in 2018 when I have found it in Germany.

It looks great in the advertisment, but has some parts changed: The stem :roll: and a cheap seat. It looks like some one was using this bicycle as a city bike and was not very confortable riding it.



Lot of job cleaning the parts, but once done, they look like new. Perhaps that is one problem, it doesn´t look retro, needs some rust chips, etc Not for me, this time I like cleand and shiny



The original wheel set is amazing. Very nice .

Re: Marin Team Issue: The rebirth.

Done. And with a surprise. It is the lightest bicycle I own , this one with all that stuff weighs only 10.7kg :shock:

The last detail will be a NOS Cat Eye Mity 2

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Nice.

Re: Marin Team Issue: The rebirth.

Nice bike ....I always wanted to ask about it? only that 1996 Marin used japanese Areto tubing, good?bad? or what reason?
year ago and year after always Tange tubing :?:

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I will check wich type of tubing this model use, but it is quite light so for me is a good frame. Tange was a common tubing, Areto not.

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It is quite fast. I have done some Km on it and it is different. Quite responsive, brakes are a bit sharp (kool stop pads) I like the XT shifters more than moderns, very fast changes.

I like, it is a bicycle for short and fast routes. For races likes the 90´s, about 35-45km and narow paths.

Spec Sheet:
Frame: Marin Team Issue- cromoly custom
Fork: Manitou Mach 5
Headset: Diatech
Stem: Marin 120mm or Ritchey 100mm
Handlebar: Marin Lite
Grips: Bontrager Race Lite
Barends: Control Tech

Brakes: Shimano XT
Brake Pads: Cool Stop Dual compound
Brake Cables: Shimano
Brake Levers: Shimano XT

Shifters: Shimano XT
Front Derailleur: Shimano XT
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XT
Derailleur Cables: Shimano
Cassette: Sram
Chain: Sram
Cranks: White Industries
Chainrings: Sugino, medium strongman
Chainring bolts: Aluminium Extreme
Bottom Bracket: Shimano UN-54
Pedals: Shimano 520, XT or Ritchey Paradigm V5

Hub Skewers: Shimano XT and White Industries.
Rims: Mavic 220
Hubs: Front White Industries, rear Shimano XT
Nipples: Swiss DT
Spokes: Swiss DT
Tyres: Schwalve Rocket Ron and Nobby Nic
Tubes: Maxxis and Schwalve

Saddle: Selle Italia Flite titanium.
Seatpost: Marin Lite

Weight: 10,77kg

Re: Marin Team Issue: The rebirth.

Manitou or the Z2 Atom bom?. With the Stay home situation, the fork performace is secondary, the Bicycle is in a turbotrainer so... which one looks better?

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Now THAT is clean!

SP

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Manitou for me