arw_86 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) Right, ive revamped my marino. Took it apart, stripped it, did a little bit of this, little bit of that, bought bits and bobs.... and the reults are as follows, please see - PAGE 2, post 14, luke rainbird has been a dude and posted them up for me. if you would like to see the before and progress pics please follow this link marino mayhem much love, cheers bump - gone from retro to a bit more of a bruiser. let me know your thoughts. update again - page 3, post 30! inspired elements baby now before before that Edited January 8, 2012 by arw_86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
multi tasking male Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 looks real nice whats the geo ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arw_86 Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 cheers, hopefully it will look sweet when complete ummmm. i havent a clue. I'll try find out. Hopefully luke rainbird plods along and informs us as it was his bike before me and he knows EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 *plods along* Looking good dude - though a change of bar and stem to something shorter and higher would sort it out nicely Shall be wicked to see it finished. Incidentally I got Marino to send it over to me raw so I could check it all out properly, though it had about 6 paintjobs the first month or two so that didn't last long! Geo was around 1035, +30, 380, 73 or thereabouts off the top of my head - tough I ran it brakeless with a slammed rear end which put it in the region of 1015, +30, 372, 73 (ish) and was a flicky fun machine. Need something like this back in my life. A winter of riding proper trials has been really good fun so hopefully I can keep the Koxx too, but I miss cruising and flowing round parks and stuff so much. Soon as that loan's in and a few people get back to me about frames it's on though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arw_86 Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 completed to brakeless spec for today. i went for the old school cruiser look. what do people think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Looks amazing, steerer tube was a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 That's frickin lovely. Fairly similar geo to mine too, nice to see how it turned out. I honestly thought you couldn't beat the stealth look that it had when it was Lukes (brakeless), but you have. I'm almost ready to say you beat it by a mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 tan wall tyres = win! VERY nice bike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Man, I wish they made tanwall tyres in manly size (2.4" ) - I'd be all over that shit! Bike looks really good, awesome to see a properly custom looking bike. Geo sounds pretty swish too, bet it rides nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 That looks freakin' lush dude, well played Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 That's gorgeous. Yoiur efforts have really paid off. The headtube/steerer idea is brilliant. The whole thing just looks great as a whole and i think if you've got steel you can get awayh with a nice raw finish. Your dog doesn't look soo keen on it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Gibbs Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 any chance you could post a couple on here as i cant get the link to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arw_86 Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 (edited) thanks for all the commecnts so far lads! its nice to know people like stuff when you put some effort into it any chance you could post a couple on here as i cant get the link to work sorry mate, ye ill try have a go tomorrow for you. Not sure what im doing to be honest so any help would be appreciated. I dont really want to join a photo hosting site, even though they are free. Edited April 20, 2011 by arw_86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 No need to sign up for another site when Facebook's already hosting them for you for free 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arw_86 Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 RAAAAAAAAAH legend! clever clogs you rainbird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Looks lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikjon Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Wow! Ace look sir! Love the overall retro look! Skinwall tyres for the win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Gibbs Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Nice one Luke. Dude that is an awesome bike, mega jealous of that bike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arw_86 Posted October 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 bump, new pics in first post, and more pics in the link too. dont think it will ever look as sweet as it did in the sun all retro and brakeless but im still pleased with the beefier version, sorry about image quality. All the other images were fine apart from the whole bike shot, cant be bothered to go get another pic now. let me know what you think, thanks adam PS- i now have an avid ultimate, heatsink yellows, xtr front lever, pashley forks converted to 24 v mounts (already have interest in these) and a sweet all black wheel set with pro 2 rear and mono front, stem......blah blah all for sale. So keep an eye out in the 'for sale' section soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Looks EPIC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Themistoklidis Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Awesome bike!Not very keen on the blue ARW logo and the blue steerer tube though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arw_86 Posted October 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 ye wish i hadnt put my initials on it, pretty gay. But i like the blue and i like the headtube. Each to their own, thanks for your opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Thats f**kin lush dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Did you do the headtube yourself?! I love it! I love the whole bike, looks rad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Looking good dude. How's it feel with the new setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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