Private Repress Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 After ordering the frame kit from Marino in April 2020 for a lockdown project, it finally arrived late last month. I’d purchased most of the bits over a long period of time and got what I could second hand but in good condition to keep costs down. Ultimately this is a cheaper route to an inspired arcade which I make no excuses for, it’s what I wanted. A fairly standard build these days but I’ve gone with parts that have been tried and tested - so it is a bit of a photocopy of other 24’s out there, but that’s fine by me I’m absolutely over the moon with the finished result, only had a chance to ride on some curbs outside my house so far (I need to bed the brakes in anyway). But first impressions are great, the bike feels nimble yet solid and responsive. Can’t wait to have a proper ride this coming weekend (if the weather is kind!). 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Repress Posted February 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 A few more snaps whilst testing in the snow this morning 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant wildman Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 I think thats spot on. Great spec, Lovely colour in my opinion and most importantly you like it. Look forward to seeing post of you riding it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Repress Posted February 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 hour ago, grant wildman said: I think thats spot on. Great spec, Lovely colour in my opinion and most importantly you like it. Look forward to seeing post of you riding it. Thanks Grant, I’ll definitely get some footage recorded soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Repress Posted February 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 hour ago, grant wildman said: I think thats spot on. Great spec, Lovely colour in my opinion and most importantly you like it. Look forward to seeing post of you riding it. Thanks Grant, I’ll definitely get some footage recorded soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod_biker_barney Posted February 18, 2021 Report Share Posted February 18, 2021 That looks incredible! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Repress Posted February 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) So I realised I made a huge school boy error when I built the wheels... I forgot to underlap the spokes on the 3 cross!! In my defence I was building them in the living room while keeping an eye on my new born son haha. Took the bad weather as an opportunity to rebuild the wheels and add some rimpact inserts. Every cloud... Edited March 15, 2021 by Private Repress Tyou 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Repress Posted February 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) Some more spam pictures, can’t help it! Been out for my first decent ride on it today and it’s just lovely, exactly what I have been looking to achieve. So refreshing not to have noisy brakes. Edited February 20, 2021 by Private Repress Typo 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 That thing looks absolutely stunning! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoofty Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Would you mind posting the numbers for this build? What did you end up for seat tube angle and seat tube length? Looks a beaut for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Repress Posted August 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 6 hours ago, Swoofty said: Would you mind posting the numbers for this build? What did you end up for seat tube angle and seat tube length? Looks a beaut for sure. Hi mate, I can go one better than that… here is everything you need 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoofty Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 Well thank you very much! Cheers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaderaMark Posted August 27, 2021 Report Share Posted August 27, 2021 if only I could buy another bike..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoofty Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 Well... my order is in. Oh boy... Now I wait. Already ordered a fork and cranks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Repress Posted September 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, Swoofty said: Well... my order is in. Oh boy... Now I wait. Already ordered a fork and cranks Oh wow, I bet you can’t wait! I’m already excited to see this… build thread?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Repress Posted September 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Swoofty said: Well... my order is in. Oh boy... Now I wait. Already ordered a fork and cranks What colour(s) have you gone for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoofty Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 I could do a build thread, but way too soon to start one now! I've asked for 'silver;' we'll see what color that comes out to. I asked if i could have it raw, but he advised against that due to unknowns in shipping times. Fair enough. Depending on the 'silver,' I might strip it and go for a see-through cyan like they do on the TMS Silex bikes. Looks like a Jolly Rancher candy with steel inside it. We'll see. I'm leaning toward this color. It's the color the first BMW M4s came in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Repress Posted September 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Swoofty said: Well... my order is in. Oh boy... Now I wait. Already ordered a fork and cranks What colour(s) have you gone for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Repress Posted September 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Swoofty said: I could do a build thread, but way too soon to start one now! I've asked for 'silver;' we'll see what color that comes out to. I asked if i could have it raw, but he advised against that due to unknowns in shipping times. Fair enough. Depending on the 'silver,' I might strip it and go for a see-through cyan like they do on the TMS Silex bikes. Looks like a Jolly Rancher candy with steel inside it. We'll see. I'm leaning toward this color. It's the color the first BMW M4s came in. Yeah I asked for a raw finish and a clear coat, they advised against it because it’s not as well protected against corrosion. silver would look great, but I’m a sucker for that BMW blue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Repress Posted September 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Swoofty said: I could do a build thread, but way too soon to start one now! I've asked for 'silver;' we'll see what color that comes out to. I asked if i could have it raw, but he advised against that due to unknowns in shipping times. Fair enough. Depending on the 'silver,' I might strip it and go for a see-through cyan like they do on the TMS Silex bikes. Looks like a Jolly Rancher candy with steel inside it. We'll see. I'm leaning toward this color. It's the color the first BMW M4s came in. Yeah I asked for a raw finish and a clear coat, they advised against it because it’s not as well protected against corrosion. silver would look great, but I’m a sucker for that BMW blue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoofty Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 Just out of curiosity, have you measured your frame to see how close the numbers are to the ones on paper? I'm interested to see which of my numbers 'drift' a bit in the actual build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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