1992 Marin Rocky Ridge - £25 eBay Find
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MSYT
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Not on this one yet. It’s just sitting there all stripped down waiting for me.
MSYT
Senior Retro Guru
MSYT
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Where was I with this…
Ok so I thought I’d get started again. I forgot how scarred the frame is with general wear and corrosion. Thought I might be able to polish away some of it with some 0000 wire wool and autosol but unfortunately it’s a bit deeper than that combo can manage.
as much as I’d love to get it looking perfect - I don’t think it’s worth it for me currently so I’ll just get to cleaning up the rest of the frame as best as I can and rebuild it, scars, old decals and all.
Ok so I thought I’d get started again. I forgot how scarred the frame is with general wear and corrosion. Thought I might be able to polish away some of it with some 0000 wire wool and autosol but unfortunately it’s a bit deeper than that combo can manage.
as much as I’d love to get it looking perfect - I don’t think it’s worth it for me currently so I’ll just get to cleaning up the rest of the frame as best as I can and rebuild it, scars, old decals and all.
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Cleaned up the rest of the bits though… although I forgot to order cantis.
While taking apart the crankset one of the bolts rounded so I had to get a flat head hammed in there to wind it out. Also had to reposition and reorient the middle ring. The Onza Buzzsaw should have the IN on the inside right…?
Mmm and the shifters got a good clean. Right side was fine but absolutely filthy inside. Left side only got one click but now both are clicking away. At least I didn’t have to fully take them apart!
While taking apart the crankset one of the bolts rounded so I had to get a flat head hammed in there to wind it out. Also had to reposition and reorient the middle ring. The Onza Buzzsaw should have the IN on the inside right…?
Mmm and the shifters got a good clean. Right side was fine but absolutely filthy inside. Left side only got one click but now both are clicking away. At least I didn’t have to fully take them apart!
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I have decided to try and reuse the campy headset though.
The one thing that worries me is the lower cup. It looked worn but doesn’t feel worn so we’ll see how it performs. Both bearing races have been replaced and I’ve also ordered new o-rings off eBay for the water seals and cut up some old inner tube for the rubber bands that should sit on the outside.
The one thing that worries me is the lower cup. It looked worn but doesn’t feel worn so we’ll see how it performs. Both bearing races have been replaced and I’ve also ordered new o-rings off eBay for the water seals and cut up some old inner tube for the rubber bands that should sit on the outside.
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As for the fork… well. It’s sort of done.
I’ve stripped it down today and cleaned everything out of it. Scrapped out a tonne of jelly like elastomer in little bits and then my pipe wire brush things went to work. Clean in no time.
The only thing is the coating on the stanchions is a bit beat up.
And now it’s together I can’t get the new dust seals in. They were an incredibly tight fit in the lowers so when I came to fit them over the carefully hung elastomer stacks and then the lower bushings that sit at the bottom of the stanchions it wouldn’t work.
Thought I might find it easier fitting the seals to the stanchions first before sliding everything on and pressing them in place after. It was much easier but now I’m struggling with the seals and the space to fit them
At least they’re clean and together and have maybe 20mm of bounce now.
I’ve stripped it down today and cleaned everything out of it. Scrapped out a tonne of jelly like elastomer in little bits and then my pipe wire brush things went to work. Clean in no time.
The only thing is the coating on the stanchions is a bit beat up.
And now it’s together I can’t get the new dust seals in. They were an incredibly tight fit in the lowers so when I came to fit them over the carefully hung elastomer stacks and then the lower bushings that sit at the bottom of the stanchions it wouldn’t work.
Thought I might find it easier fitting the seals to the stanchions first before sliding everything on and pressing them in place after. It was much easier but now I’m struggling with the seals and the space to fit them
At least they’re clean and together and have maybe 20mm of bounce now.
