Custom Marin Mount Vision 5.8

MikeyScott19

Have a look further down the thread to see the latest pics etc. it's had a few updates since I first finished building hope you like it.

Just finished building this (10th November) as my new trail bike, first impressions are good & taking her out to dalby tomorrow nice and early to give her a good thrashing and see how she goes

Spec is:
Marin Mount Vision 5.8 Frame with Giant seatpost
RockShox Pike RL U-turn 95-140mm Fork with 20mm maxle
Fox RP23 Rear shock
Mavic 317 wheels with 2.5/2.35 Maxxis High Rollers
Avid Juicy Carbon brakes
Sram X9 shifter & rear mech
Sram X0 Downhill cassette 11-26t
Truvativ Holzfeller Howitzer 36t crank with bash & Gamut P30 chainguide
Nukeproof Neutron pedals
Easton Havoc stem
Scott FR Pro Bars
Ritchey WCS marathon saddle

Got an 80mm Thomson stem on the way & a Shimano Hone triple or double & bash crankset to try out after it's had a debut ride tomorrow
Hope you like sorry the pics are slightly fuzzy they were taken in very low light & alot of adjustments on the camera made them not as good as they usually are

Pudseyp

Nice...I love the Mount Vision...I had one and it was fantastic....the new 2012 looks pretty dam good..

MikeyScott19

Been changing alot on this bike since building it up after quite a few rides wasn't quite happy with the way it handled & now here it is completely finished and handles like a dream for me & ready for some downhill enduro racing this summer! (tyres will be bontrager xr4 2.2's)

New parts include:
dtswiss exm 130 forks
rockshox reverb dropper seatpost
avid elixir cr brakes
superstar wheelset (switch evo hubs (15mm front/10mm rear axle) built on their 595 rims with sapim spokes)
Hope headset
Shimano hone crankset (triple with raceface evolve race chainrings)
shimano xt front mech
thompson 80mm stem
Ritchey superlogic riser bars with backsweep

everything else that remains has been kept the same from the first post