doctor-bond":3n8yaef9 said:The thing that sticks in my mind about marins of the era was the matt grey paint, which I still think is ubercool.
legrandefromage":kn2d4kmp said:If it were me:
Get it laquered - do not touch the frame up any further unless you can get exact copies of the original decals.
rowley":3mlhnx5g said:here is marin. not so fantastic.
does the frame justify the effort?
rowley":18z2r8e3 said:Spooky!
the paintwork is actually really badly chipped all over and has faded from a pillar box red to orange. i can understand keeping it original if it had a nice patina but it just looks like its a bit knackered.
i was thinking about getting it done a pastel turquoise with replca stickers and silver components.
If i wanted to upgrade cmponents what was the shimano xt model no of that era and what bar stem combo would be in keeping?