LEON Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Cheers! My bars are 41" at the top from the ground, which is pretty much what all my past 26" bikes have been. I don't think a Skye would be too short for back wheel stuff, depends what your expectations are though, mine's surprisingly good considering what the bike is for, but I think the fairly low bb is a bigger reason it might feel hard work compared to a fourplay etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Marino have already started building my frame, with the same geo of the new 4play. The only difference is that I will use a 25.4 seatpost instead a 27.2, I think that it won't affect the frame, is it right? That's cool. Strictly speaking it could be weaker. But i know only the basics when it comes to materials, geo on the hand i know. I doubt you'll have an issue though. Here's my 24, it's basically a Skye with a slacker head angle. That's pretty nice, the trans coating is nice on any frame. Interesting how you went for a slacker HA on a short frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Borneo Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Seriously thinking about getting a Marino now. Guess I was a bit put off by the look of the welds but I haven't heard of anyone having any problems with the 4130 cromo frames and I'm pretty confident I know what I want geo wise. Seems like it's worth a go for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 That's cool. Strictly speaking it could be weaker. But i know only the basics when it comes to materials, geo on the hand i know. I doubt you'll have an issue though. That's pretty nice, the trans coating is nice on any frame. Interesting how you went for a slacker HA on a short frame. Cheers, the head angle was more of a mistake than a choice lol, it just makes front wheel moves a chore, and I kind of like the slow steering... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Seriously thinking about getting a Marino now. Guess I was a bit put off by the look of the welds but I haven't heard of anyone having any problems with the 4130 cromo frames and I'm pretty confident I know what I want geo wise. Seems like it's worth a go for the money. Just as a point of reassurance, I bought an Echo Lite 2011, rode it for two months with brakes, and one without, by which time it had cracked in seven places. Three of them were half-way-'round-the-tube cracks, and all of them along or through welds. I've been riding my Marino for over six months now, and I've been very unkind to her - the downtube resembles the surface of the moon, and the chainstays an emo's wrist - but there's absolutely no sign of it cracking. You need more to worry about head angles as he seems to get them a bit off with some regularity. Mine is, Leon said above that his is, and I know of two more for definite. One as bad as asking for 74.5* and receiving 76*. They are very solid though, and it's only the head angle that's out (which resulted in a longer wheelbase - but yeah...). If by some chance you DO crack it, it doesn't even matter as you can get it welded with absolutely no worry about heat treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Actually Marino gave me the head angles I asked for, it was due to bad research on my part. I was raised on an Orange Zero which had the head angle of a Harley Davidson On the subject, give him he exact geo of the forks you'll be using, a few mm here & there makes a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Borneo Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Does he do forks? I got DMR OW at the moment and they are way too long. Thinkin about getting Black Market Tech 9s but I'd have to get a disc mount welded on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Yeah he's done forks for a while, I haven't had any, I'd love to try some though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) forks.skye.forks. Edited March 28, 2012 by FamilyBiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Borneo Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Yeah, that's pretty much what I'm after fork wise. Do you know what the OD is on the fork legs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Yeah, that's pretty much what I'm after fork wise. Do you know what the OD is on the fork legs? i think 28.6 mm to 25.4 at the ends.i´ll ask marino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich J Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 More to push the quality point I had a very early Marino, which got put in a position any frame would not enjoy and it got replaced without any hassle. That frame has now been around for a long time, gone through multiple people, with no problems as far as I am aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 More to push the quality point I had a very early Marino, which got put in a position any frame would not enjoy and it got replaced without any hassle. That frame has now been around for a long time, gone through multiple people, with no problems as far as I am aware. like mine.hi-ten,goes strong since 2009.awesome crmo one´s on its way.1000/360/+20/73°.including fork:405 x 45 mag mounts behind legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Borneo Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Anyone know if he'll work to a drawing sent by email? Guess he probably won't have autocad but i figure if I send a PDF with all the dimensions on it, he should be able to work from that. Anyone done this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Anyone know if he'll work to a drawing sent by email? Guess he probably won't have autocad but i figure if I send a PDF with all the dimensions on it, he should be able to work from that. Anyone done this? Yep, that's what I did. I didn't CAD it, I just used illustrator to draw a pic and sent it on over. He ends up drawing anything up himself anyway, so that he can draw it full size to compare to along the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagre15 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Anyone know if he'll work to a drawing sent by email? Guess he probably won't have autocad but i figure if I send a PDF with all the dimensions on it, he should be able to work from that. Anyone done this? I know that he uses bikeCad to design some bikes, but if you sent a drawing with mesures to him he would probably be able to work from that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Borneo Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Cheers guys. Been drawing up what I want on autocad today. Geo is pretty rubbish on my current setup (69 degree head angle!) so i think I'm gonna have to go for it. I'll just dimension up what I've done and convert it to PDF and hope that's cool for him. That's the easy bit done, now I gotta get some funds together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) Cheers guys. Been drawing up what I want on autocad today. Geo is pretty rubbish on my current setup (69 degree head angle!) so i think I'm gonna have to go for it. I'll just dimension up what I've done and convert it to PDF and hope that's cool for him. That's the easy bit done, now I gotta get some funds together. do it on bikecad.ca explains all... edit:oops,did i show my actual project,the "CUY"?please delete your memory modules Edited March 30, 2012 by FamilyBiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Yeah, that's pretty much what I'm after fork wise. Do you know what the OD is on the fork legs? heres the answer:31.8 to 27.2. heat treated(required for bending) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Borneo Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Cheers. Didn't know they heated the tubes to bend them. Thought they'd be done cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Cheers. Didn't know they heated the tubes to bend them. Thought they'd be done cold. marino and i thought so,too. but the 4140 tubes seem to be pre-treated for welding when theyre made,so the tubes broke in the bender.after calculating and recherche i figured out we´ll have to "soft glow" them,then weld and finally harden and temper them. now it works,theres some proto stuff on its way to me. my fork will have 405x45,mag mounts behind fork legs.we´ll see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Bumped. Not sure if this question is easily answered, but I'll ask anyway. How much, roughly, would a typical 24" frame set you back when ordering from marino? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkirk Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 anyone know roughly what weight a 20" marino would be?i have baught a second hand one but not yet recieved it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalRobbo341 Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 Bumped. Not sure if this question is easily answered, but I'll ask anyway. How much, roughly, would a typical 24" frame set you back when ordering from marino? Around $250 for the frame and around $50 to deliver, most frames work out to be around £180+ depending on what you want on it. Hope this helps. anyone know roughly what weight a 20" marino would be? i have baught a second hand one but not yet recieved it yet Most 20" frames wiegh anywhere from 1.8kg to 2.2kg depending on specification. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkirk Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 what weight would that be on a full bike roughly lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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