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Arnomatic
OK i'm amassing parts for a rebuild on my Marin,
1 big wavey azonic risers and lock ons
2 new wheels: old bonty rims that are welded and seemed to get good reviews way back when, rear on a stx rear hub that is furked but will hopefully bounce back with new cones and bearings. Sad the rims are slightly pitted and aesthetically not a1,2 or 3 but maybe a4 condition.
3 A FUCKING DROPPER! a gen 1 Lev dropper post from, like 2005, with a little nob lever at the post itself. I hope to practice wheelies on this bike.
4Halo twinrail/something else rail. I went for mismatching because the one with more protuding side nobs was £10 cheaper. Some regrets bc my slightly used rear twin rail has very dull logos while the front has bright ones,
5 Old sugine taper cranks with NW chainring. I am going to regret not polishing these while they are off the bike and clean but I doubt I will get round to it. NW seems pointless on 8spd chain but we'll see. pleased to be moving away from x3 even though I currently am running a standard cassette and I will struggle on hills
6 rapid fire 8spd shifter, to be rid of gripshift, although to be fair it has been faultless, except it is a shifter, in a grip. I would ultimately like to buy walkman's old LX mech off him and run a wide range cassette. Currently I have an altus with a huge weird jockey wheel, works perfectly.
7 Shit old altus-grade cantis and diacompe levers (actually originally specced on the bear valley se) No reason to change from my Deore Vs apart from cantis are cooler.
My vibe is a bit eyehategod, battered and increasingly black. I might paint my silver stem black; I might paint my frame black.