Love this bike. Quite stiff and really fast. These frames were custom built for Team Shaklee by Billato around 1998-2000. Marin was a team sponsor, hence the Marin branding. They were custom built for each rider with their name stamped on the BB shall; Mine is stamped TR Wolberg.
Frame:
Billato-built track frame with Marin branding in the Team Shaklee yellow and red colors, Columbus Altec2 aluminum tubing
Fork/Headset:
Unknown fork, FSA Orbit headset
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Ofmega road crankset (with inner chainring spot used to achieve a 42mm chainline), Specialized loose ball bearing 68x125mm bottom bracket (so that crank arms clear the chainstays)
Pedals:
MKS GR-9, MKS clips, MKS double straps
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
IRD 47-tooth chainring, unknown 18-tooth cog, KMC chain
Saddle/Seatpost:
Selle Bassano/Vuelta saddle, American Classic titanium seatpost
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic Cosmic, Continental Gatorskin 23c tire
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Campagnolo Pista hub laced to Mavic Open Pro, Clement Strada LGG 23c tire
Added by Coomer. Last updated almost 10 years ago.
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Nice, good to see another Marin Track bike in the wild. I have both the Team Road and Track. Where did you find this one? My Track is a 52 unstamped with the matching Columbus fork and the Road 52 stamped Pierce. I need to post mine here one day.
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Posted over 9 years ago
interesting, how does it ride? and why did you decide to go with road cranks instead of track cranks?
Posted almost 10 years ago
It rides pretty well, really stiff. And I went with a road crankset because it has an inner chainring position, which was necessary to achieve a straight chainline with such a long BB spindle. The long BB spindle is necessary so that the end of the cranks don't hit the chainstays.
Posted almost 10 years ago
You could also get the chainstays dimpled by a framebuilder. That way you have a little more room if you want to ride track cranks. I've seen people use the Campy Veloce Bottom Bracket and Sugino 75's on frames that don't have a lot of clearance for cranks.
Posted over 9 years ago
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53cm, altec2, aluminum, campagnolo, columbus, fixed-gear, marin, mavic, ofmega, track-bike
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