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Marin Bear Valley SE 1995

Poor mans Crust Evasion hah

Frame:
Marin Bear Valley SE 1995, 22", triple butted Tange

Fork/Headset:
Marin/Ritchey

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Ritchey Logic/Shimano UN72

Pedals:
Onza beartraps

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Shimano 11-42/cheapo 40t nw/KMC

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Shimano M6000/Shimano ST5700

Handlebars/Stem:
Funn G-Wide 500/made it myself

Saddle/Seatpost:
San Marco Regal/Marin

Brakes:
Shimano M600 w. Kool-Stop Salmons

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Sun Ringle Rhyno Lite/DT Comp/Shimano Deore XT T780/WTB Ranger 26x3.0"

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Sun Ringle Rhyno Lite/DT Comp/Shimano Deore XT T780/WTB Ranger 26x3.0"

Accessories:
JTek Shiftmate 6 with Shimano inline barrel adjuster, Paul chainkeeper, BBB bottle cage

More Info:
Frame modifications include selfmade yoke, various crimping, dozen holes with threaded inserts and drilled out cablestops for full housing.

Bike History

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Added by mankkis. Last updated about 4 years ago.

As of about 4 years ago, mankkis has indicated that they no longer own this bike.

14 Comments

Broken_bloody_britain

Broken_bloody_britain says:

Was this a 1 1/8" threaded fork to begin with? I thought all 95 Marins were. Did you switch the fork to a threadless or change the steerer ?

Posted over 1 year ago

steeljim

steeljim says:

Super cool build! I'm trying to convert a 95 Bear Valley to 1x9, been struggling to find a NW chainring. How much of the crankset/BB did you replace?

Posted over 4 years ago

Lemoulin

Lemoulin says:

Nice bike !
Any Travel agent between the v-brakes and the 5700 levers ? How’s the feel when braking ?

Posted almost 5 years ago

mankkis

mankkis says:

Nope, no travel agent. Rims have to be dead straight and pads pretty close to the rim but other than that I think the lever feel is good. Better than any mech disc brake I've tried that's for sure!

Posted over 4 years ago

jack__rabbit

jack__rabbit says:

made an account just to say this bike pleases my soul

Posted over 5 years ago

mankkis

mankkis says:

Nice to hear! Thanks!

Posted over 5 years ago

jon_one

jon_one says:

How are you running a 10 speed dyna sys mountain derailleur with a 10 speed road shifter?

Posted over 5 years ago

mankkis

mankkis says:

JTek Shiftmate 6

Posted over 5 years ago

explor_mor

explor_mor says:

I absolutely love your bike, great build!

Posted about 6 years ago

Nathap470

Nathap470 says:

This is so damn cool

Posted over 6 years ago

arekey

arekey says:

Have you modified the derailleur in any way?

Posted over 6 years ago

mankkis

mankkis says:

I've only switched out the old B-screw for a new one because the threads were stripped on the old one.

Posted over 6 years ago

GreenThumb

GreenThumb says:

Really awesome. I'm curious about the modification you made for increased tire clearance, how'd you go about that?

Posted over 6 years ago

mankkis

mankkis says:

Cheers. I bought a 25mm long piece of 76mm ID steel pipe and mocked it up against the chainstays. Then I cut out a single piece from the chainstays and cs bridge. Took some more work to get the steel ring to fit but once I was happy with the fit I brazed it in there with brass. That's about it :)

Posted over 6 years ago