Marin bear valley cro-mo 1993

[tinywheels]

Should I raise the bar ends higher up? I never ran them back in the 90’s tbh.

wow,used to run bar ends on my killer v in the 90s.
I was into mountain biking big time back then. Even raced a couple of times! Hard to believe but racing was taken very seriously by some guys.

 

[Milzy]

The original spokes on my rims are bad but the rims are perfect. I wonder how much it would cost to get them re-built with new spikes? Probably cheaper to buy another set.

 

[Gillstay]

The original spokes on my rims are bad but the rims are perfect. I wonder how much it would cost to get them re-built with new spikes? Probably cheaper to buy another set.

If your hubs are good then its worth while as spokes are not that expensive. It also depends on the make you buy.

 

[biggs682]

The original spokes on my rims are bad but the rims are perfect. I wonder how much it would cost to get them re-built with new spikes? Probably cheaper to buy another set.

Pre COVID my lbs use to charge around £18 per wheel no idea what the current cost is

 

[rogerzilla]

£18 must be labour only.

 

[T4tomo]

£18 a wheel is very very cheap, depending on where you are I'd suggest £35-50 per wheel for labour. Spokes about 65 pence each for plain gauge. I assume rims and hubs fine.

 

[biggs682]

£18 must be labour only.

No that was including spokes , hence why I never bothered with building wheels

 

[T4tomo]

No that was including spokes , hence why I never bothered with building wheels

bloody hell. and when you say "pre covid" you mean you were charged this in 2019/ 2020, not 1985 which was also technically pre covid?

 

[biggs682]

bloody hell. and when you say "pre covid" you mean you were charged this in 2019/ 2020, not 1985 which was also technically pre covid?

Yes around 2019 with galvanized spokes, it was cheaper for me to send bikes to them than do it myself on most jobs

 

[T4tomo]

Yes around 2019 with galvanized spokes, it was cheaper for me to send bikes to them than do it myself on most jobs

he's either not making money or its a front for county lines business!!

 

[Milzy]

I may as well buy those MTB wheels on sale at Merlin. The originals should be restored though really.

 

[T4tomo]

I may as well buy those MTB wheels on sale at Merlin. The originals should be restored though really.

sort of depend on whether they were decent hubs i the first place. I had some old wheels rebuilt, new rims and spokes on some old maiilard hubs and I also have some lovely shimano 600 hub wheels which will get same treatment at some point. I might use @biggs682's wheel builder though its probably worth the petrol to N'ton......

 

[Milzy]

Little update I fitted corner bars with a short stem.
I regret the cheap Clarks bartape though it’s so thin you need gloves. The whole idea was to convert cheaply though.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Little update I fitted corner bars with a short stem.
I regret the cheap Clarks bartape though it’s so thin you need gloves. The whole idea was to convert cheaply though.

That really is a lovely all-purpose bike.