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They do work nicely and they’re interesting parts in their own right. I’ve got to fit a new BB so I’ll make a decision on the cranks then. Thanks and I totally agree. Even without the crazy paint jobs, the frames are pretty distinctive-you could paint them any colour and you’d still know it...

The Marin saga continues but I’ll get back to that another day. Getting back to the GT, I decided to test fit the cranks and forks to see if they looked any good. If I do stick with the Kookas then they’ll need a couple of chainrings-the inner is fine but the middle is toast and the outer has...

For what it’s worth, my ‘94 is 26.8. Not sure on how the frame changed over the years though.

The GT still needed a few parts, so I did what anyone else would do and bought a new bike! It was listed as a Marin, but not being too clued up on them, I scoured the web looking for tell tale clues. Everything seemed to check out and it had a few nice parts on too. I gave it a good check...

That’s a cracker! 👍🏼

The next part was a bit of a mixed bag. The parts all arrived without issue so I set about putting them on. The new cassette was noticeably lighter than the original which was a nice surprise but as the freehub was for an 8 speed cassette I will need to use a spacer. I’ve taken the one off the...

I’m going to bump this and see if anyone can confirm which model of frame I have. I believe it’s an Indian fire trail due to what seems like butted tubes and an old sticker that was painted over. I couldn’t see any confirmation of the IFT model designation on the thread so thought I’d ask...

It really was a great place. My brother and I were always pestering my dad to take us, even it our pocket money would barely buy us some bar ends! After giving the bike a decent check and a basic service I started to tackle the problems. First up was the rear wheel. With the dents mostly...

Thanks guys, it might not be the Ferrari of bikes but it’s served me well over the years. Jon - Perhaps desperately was over-stating things! It looked fine on those old specialized tyres but where they’d been sat deflated for so long the sidewalls didn’t look great. I’ve put a set on that are...

Hi everyone, I’ve recently decided to try and recommission my old GT Tequesta so thought I’d post a thread to keep track of things. A bit of background- I bought this bike new when I was 13/14 from Horswills Cycles in Bournemouth (for anyone who might remember that place). It was a real-world...