Marin Quake 7.2

mrfmilo

Decided to go full sus, and sell the Torrent frame (still available if anyone's interested..) - nearly everything from the Torrent has gone onto this, minus a few upgrades / changes. Quite pleased with it Still got a few bits to change, tyres and rear mech mainly, and hopefully a set of Superstar red hubs on EX721 rims.

Updated Spec:

Frame: Marin Quake 7.2, rawed and laquered, Fox DHX3 shock
Forks: Marzocchi 66 SL's, 170mm
Bars: Blackspire 808 in red
Stem: FSA Gravity, 40mm
Headset: FSA Orbit Z 1.5 Reducer
Grips: Token Lock-Ons

Brakes: Avid Juicy 5, 203/185mm
Shifter: SLX
Cables: XT
Rear Mech: Deore, to be replaced by Saint
Chain Device: E-13 SRS

Seat: Fizik Nisene
Seat Post: Unbranded
Seat Post Clamp: Hope

Cranks: Saint M810
Chainring(s):Saint 36t
Chain: KMC X-9
Cassette: SRAM 12-26
Pedals: Gusset Slim Jim, to be replaced by Superstar Nanos in red
Bottom Bracket: Saint 73mm

Front Wheel: Halo Freedom on Spindoctor

Back Wheel: Sun Ringle 8-Track (MTX33) on Sun Ringle Abbah/Lawwill 12x150mm hub
Tire: Front 2.5 Minion, rear Specialized Enduro to be replaced by Highroller

Weight: Will post later..

The Big Cheese

Nice, although heavy those bikes are awesome. Are the 66s n180mm as thats the optimal fork length for those frames....... yep you need to cut those bars down, they are as wide as the bike is long

Oh and remove the stickers from the frame (the add-on, MBUK stickers, they ruin the frame, the only decals on there should be Marin ones)

You should source a Marin Headtube badge from ATB sales.... and you can get proper Quake decals if you want to badge it, although if it were me, I would add a headtube badge and leave the rest raw

Apart from that very nice........

mrfmilo

The Big Cheese wrote:

Nice, although heavy those bikes are awesome. Are the 66s n180mm as thats the optimal fork length for those frames....... yep you need to cut those bars down, they are as wide as the bike is long

Oh and remove the stickers from the frame (the add-on, MBUK stickers, they ruin the frame, the only decals on there should be Marin ones)

You should source a Marin Headtube badge from ATB sales.... and you can get proper Quake decals if you want to badge it, although if it were me, I would add a headtube badge and leave the rest raw

Apart from that very nice........

Cheers 66's are at 170mm, I may sell them and get some 180mm 66's or Domains etc. Bars a suprisingly ''usable'' at 800 but they are getting cut down to around 760.

Stickers are only on there to cover up the previous owners name, I may re-laquer the swing arm or get it powerdercoated next year by Argos. D'you know how much the headbadges are? I'll email em

Should knock off 2-2.5lbs with lighter tubes/tyres and pedals :P

The Big Cheese

What he had his name sprayed on there??

Headtube badge will be around the £10 mark but I would say its worth that.....

I would go for some Domains as they are resonably priced compared to Totems (which is the perfect fork for those frames)

mrfmilo

Nah he had lots of single letter stickers on there which made his name, taking them off left some marks/outlines so just gonna leave some stickers over the top atm.

And yeah, it's just the 66s are quite light compared to Domains, and the bike's already heavy enough

Anonymous

Stickers and flat bar look gash, but apart from that, cool bike.
Get some 888s or Fox 40s on there

mrfmilo

Stickers look abit naff, but I like the bars - wanted a lower front end plus they're red Don't really need DC's atm, will stick to single crowns for a while

Anonymous

Fair enough. I just found that once you get a nice big fork on them, those bikes become a proper DH ripper.

mrfmilo

Yeah true, will see how it rides with SCs next week and decide from there :]

ramemtbers

Looking good, Yeh cut the bars down to 760, i am running my answers at that, and loving them....

jay12

nice. yeah i'd try and get some used boxxers on there

mrfmilo

Cheers guys, yeah bars are going down to around 760 New FSA Gravity stem arrived today in black, looks alot better than white, and red Superstar Nano Techs should be ordered this week

Anonymous

I just hope you're going to ride her good and hard, like the gods intended.

mrfmilo

Yep Also ordering one of those MD80 cams so that will go on the helmet, some footage of my sh*t riding should be up soon

MountainMonster

What kinda rear travel do you have?

mrfmilo

Just about 7 inches

Anonymous

They're only around 7 inches, but they feel absolutely bottomless. Fantastic suspension.

mrfmilo

Yeah took it out for a quick street ride down some drops/steps, feels so nice - and suprisingly pedal-able for a full sus and it's weight :P

sherbert19

Looks like a bike that you can just point at anything and bounce down it.

Nice one.

Tolk

I really like those bars!

mrfmilo

sherbert19 wrote:

Looks like a bike that you can just point at anything and bounce down it.

Nice one.

That was the plan :P

I really like those bars!

You're one of the few

MacAndCheese

Looks nice, I like the raw finish (apart from the MBUK stickers- sorry). I bet that will handle pretty much anything, and for not too much money I guess?? I have to agree with most here that that these huge flat bars are a bit gash, but I know it's all very fashionable for the DH guys at the moment. Still, I can see it being awesome fun to chuck down a hill.

mrfmilo

MacAndCheese wrote:

Looks nice, I like the raw finish (apart from the MBUK stickers- sorry). I bet that will handle pretty much anything, and for not too much money I guess?? I have to agree with most here that that these huge flat bars are a bit gash, but I know it's all very fashionable for the DH guys at the moment. Still, I can see it being awesome fun to chuck down a hill.

Cheers, like I said MBUK stickers are there to cover something up, will be removed and left plain once resprayed Frame was £300 with shock, brand new headset, rear maxle and dropouts, seatclamp and seatpost, not bad I think I generally pick up stuff 2nd hand but in good condition, so hasn't cost too much for it's spec.

And I didn't buy the bars for the fashion, just wanted a lower and wider front end, they're being cut down to 760mm.

Stem arrived:

mrfmilo

Had to replace the rear brake hose, old one was too short - wanted black but red was cheaper. Oh and new red valve caps Stuck some lighter tubes in and cutting down the seatpost will save around 1lbs.

Anonymous

On a bike like that, if you're concerned about weight, then you've probably got the wrong machine to start with

mrfmilo

yeehaamcgee wrote:

On a bike like that, if you're concerned about weight, then you've probably got the wrong machine to start with

Where exactly does it say i'm concerned about weight? :roll: Jut swapping the tubes for lighter ones, and cutting the seatpost down as it's nearly as long as the seattube

shx8000

I like it.

mrfmilo

Few bits added, - Saint crankset, softer coil for the DHX, Conti Mtn King 2.4, and still got a Saint rear mech and Totems to go on.

Also completly stripped the frame, and cleaned every single component and bolt, runs far smoother now.

Anonymous

StillneedsmoreFox40addedtoit/10

mrfmilo

StillneedsmoreBoxxerorTotem.

ilovedirt

out of interest, how tall are you and how do you find the frame, size-wise and ride-wise? I may be purchasing one of these