1992 Marin Bear Valley

Rich Aitch

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This came about because of a sudden urge to have "one of those matt coloured Marins" that I could never afford in the olden days. It was the start of a slippery slope that eventually led to me joining Retrobike and finding that there are people far worse than me for accumulating bikes...

More details to follow, I just want to get pages set up for my bikes before I forget how to do it!
 

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Biopace chain rings, they really make a difference on long rides
 

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It came with an original Marin saddle, although not I think a Marin Lite one, rarely used as it isn't comfy! New swan neck seat pillar replaced similar Marin Lite original.
 

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Marin's odd little pulley arrangement for the front brake, if the pulleys seize like on my other Marin I'm sure they make break squeal worse.
 

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For ages I instinctively used the Muirwoods and didn't really seem to get on with the BV. I even thought about selling it :shock: But then just before the Settle to Malham ride in February one of the shifters went completly, so I had to use the BV for the ride and I've used it every day since, just about.
It skips across stuff a bit more, I think the weight difference is more due to the Marin Lite bars and stem, rather than the butted tubes or LX cranks.
I went back to my Muirwoods for a little ride yesterday and I was shocked by how heavy and inert it was, it felt like it was glued to the track!

I'll be keeping it now!
 
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