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Well there's a surprise

quelle surprise.

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This gon be good.
Like those old Marins

This gon be good.
Like those old Marins

Damn, my sister had a similar frame back then.

myabe this can help..

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/seatpost-sizes-m-z.html

I would have thought 27.2, if not could be anything, 29.8, 26.8 or lower. Have you tried anything? Looks decent.

bosh

Needs Girvin Flexstem

Might even be 30.0mm? Marin used that through the late 90s and upto around 2005 on their alloy MTB's
I have a nice race face post in that size for sale ;)

Need some new spd pedals. Have to be fully shimano mountain bike cleat compatible as I have a couple of others already. For the nice commute bike so wanted to go slightly fancy, and not just the standard pdm520. Budget around £30.

I've got two in mind, the Ritchey Comp V4 - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ritchey-comp-mtn-v4-pedal/rp-prod112206?gs=1&gclid=CPHBu6zizcYCFciWtAodQjwI6Q&gclsrc=aw.ds

Or the Boardman Pro - http://www.halfords.com/cycling/parts/pedals-pegs/boardman-mtb-pro-pedal

The boardman is light but I like the black of the Ritchey. Anyone have any experience with either?

Thanks
T

Stick with Shimano.

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£30 gets you lightly used good Shimano SPD on Evilbay if you're not in a hurry.

XT or XTR if you get lucky though they usually got £35-40. XTR are indeed slightly better to clip in/out of (it's not just marketing BS I have a set) but M540 are serviceable (with a shimano tool) and can be had for £20 lightly used.

I would have thought 27.2

i tried a 27.2 and it was a bit too big so i'm guessing it's 26.8 but i'll have to get some calipers to make sure.

Looking for a second opinion on this. I've just had it returned to be by someone whose mechanic tells them it has been crashed badly and will probably need a new top and down tube, and that there is a stress fracture in the top tube (that black stuff is from where shifters were attached), and a bend in the down tube.

I've just taken these photos and I'm struggling to make out what they're talking about. Forks and front wheel are original, btw.

I do kind of see it in the last photo, but there doesn't seem to be any other evidence of a collision. The other tubes are completely straight.

whose mechanic

sure? or "expert mate"?

Doesn't look like it need replacing, unless the frame is out of alignment.

Is the fork obviously bent?

The geo looks fine to me on the front. A hard enough crash to fuck the tubes would have presumably taken the forks and possibly the wheel with it, I would have thought.

I'm not seeing it.

It was a mechanic at rapha.

Mech at rapha. I can't even see what they're taking about. No fractures that I can see, and I'd say that that 1mm out on the down tube is within acceptable tolerances. I can't feel a bulge (ooh er) or ripple.

Reckon it's fine, usually the fork is the first culpit when the rear is a little too close to the downtube.

That's what I'd look for as well. I've had crashed frames before and there's absolutely no evidence of it as far as I can make out. I'm relieved that I didn't sell a duff frame, but pissed off that I'm now £25 out of pocket for postage.

what's the underside of the down tube like behind the head tube/down tube lug?

2nd picture shows that I think.

I'll try and get it to the LBS to see who they agree with. I'm not that pissed really, I could just do with the money this month.

Stick with Shimano

@Scrabble ↑This. For commuting, the PD-M520s are good enough and last ages, the 540 is slightly nicer to look at if you insist on being a tart.

Didn't a few people recommend these as the bling (but good valve) choice?

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-pd-a600-spd-touring-pedals/