1991 Marin Pine Mountain survivor.....it's a G*TE! :)

[sherlylock]

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One minor issue sorted on the bike last night - removing the head of an allen key which has sheared off in the stem quill bolt.

This was going to go one of 2 ways! Luckily with a bit of careful drilling it let go and came out attached to the drill bit. Happy days!





Dragged the 19" PineM out of the shed ready to swap some bits over.....anyone wanna buy the 19" frameset



p.s. thread title edited to avoid upset to those riders of the taller stature.....

 

[Smithjss70]

Damn! That thing is HUGE!

J/K I have several XLs and 20" +

Looking good and that was a good break on the bolt head. Tapping can be a PITA in a tight space.

 

[sherlylock]

Damn! That thing is HUGE!

J/K I have several XLs and 20" +

Looking good and that was a good break on the bolt head. Tapping can be a PITA in a tight space.

Haha....she's a beast! Looking forward to seeing it all clean and fully decalled.

So where to start on the overhaul? Rear wheel seemed a good place to get cracking.....7 busted spokes!


On the stand......sans rear wheel


Rear wheel off and stripped


7 busted spokes!

 

[sherlylock]

Rear wheel all back together.....

Tyre cleaned (old brake dust removed as best as possible)
7 spokes replaced and wheel trued....still have a little bit of "hop" which I'll try to tweak out later
Cassette stripped and cleaned.
Spokes wire woolled and cleaned
Hub stripped and greased (not that I needed to bother - absolutely fantastic condition)



Removed the remainder of the old decals - using petrol! Zolatone really is tough paint!



Next up - front wheel overhaul......

 

[sherlylock]

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Small progress this week.

Heavy steel black handlebars removed and lighter pukka '91 Marin ally bars painted up to match the stem and fork.

Halfords Neon Orange is such a good match - I'm considering blending in a patch repair on a really nasty chip on the otherwise flawless stem.

For an otherwise completely stock standard original bike it seems odd that it was fitted with heavy non-original steel handle bars.....

 

[The History Man]

My eyes...it burns!

 

[sherlylock]

My eyes...it burns!

Look away man! Look away! Your retinas can't take it!

(To be fair the camera struggles with it - it's brighter in real life, looks red in the pics)

 

[Smithjss70]

Like it. Nice job and great match.