Marin Team Issue: The rebirth.

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 have some parts changed: The stem and a cheap seat. It looks like some one was using this bicycle as a city bike and was not very confortable riding it.



The price was very high but it looks good, so I bought it. After some problems with the shipment, the bicycle arrives in Portugal in a city 200 km away from where it worked in that moment and I called DHL and I told them I would go to pick it up.

So after a trip in a foreign country I picked it up. At first I did not like what I saw. But with some wrenches, a little soap, oil and a few weeks of dedication and patience, the truth is that I really had hit the mark. It starts to looks very good this projet. I started to love it.



All this time, about 7 months, I have been buying a new saddle ( a NOS flite ti) and one friend give me a fantastic stem. I have boutgh new tires, maxxis flyweight inner tubes, some aluminium screws bottle cages, new brake pads, new wire system and the control tech handlebar couplings and that is all. Well I have a NOS Manitou Mach 5 and new elastomers so I will try it.

The original seat post was in very bad condition, so I bought one new but it was 27.2 . So I have now a seat post in two tones

My main problem is space, but I have been lucky enough to solve it. Today I have started to assemble the bicycle. This weekend I will finish it ... I hope.

Done. And with a surprise. It is the lightest bicycle I own ... what happens with new bIcycles, this one with all that stuff weighs only 10.7kg And after more than 20 years sellers and brands still says that they bicycles are more light than previous models ... yes, true ...

The last detail will be a NOS Cat Eye Mity 2

Nice.

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

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.

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
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