vp's Cogworks: The Marin and Beyond

& slothy:

Thanks lads, means a lot! Regarding the seat post: there are no options available locally for a 30.0 mm silver seatpost, which means I should get a 27.2-30.0 shim plus a seatpost. But again, no money for pure aesthetics nowadays, that I still need to start, then finish the Merida (or the Scott, that I'm going to buy today for the parts and check if the frame has a better geometry or not).