LEON Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) We all know who Marino ishttp://www.marinobike.com/He is looking for a new rider to sponsor with a new 4130 heat treated custom frame, any wheel size, geo, set up you want. He's asked me & Ross McArthur to check out some unsponsored riders and pick one. He's looking for a few things...* Your riding should speak for itself and you shouldn't be afraid to go big. * You should be creative & well rounded, no tgs robots, but not someone who just manuals & foot jam whips either. * Demo riding would be an advantage. * You'll already have good videos made, and have the equipment to carry on doing it, high quality frequent pictures & videos. * You should be a pleasant person with a good attitude. * You'll have a good style and image and generally promote the Marino name in a good way. * Someone who has consistently ridden for a long time & doesn't quit once a year for 6 months. * Competition results would be a plus but not essential as I know not THAT many people do them. I think that's about it, so send me or Ross McArthur your videos and tell us why you'd be a good team rider. PM me AND Ross, so we both see all without having to check with each other & swap info. Don't mail Marino, he's ridiculousy busy building frames! Cheers Edited January 6, 2013 by LEON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Such a shame that 99% of that list doesn't refer to me. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Looking forward to seeing who ends up on this. I'm not up to the challenge, so I'll just build another super pretty Marino over the winter for next year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) Brad, not all of it applies to me Looking forward to seeing who ends up on this. I'm not up to the challenge, so I'll just build another super pretty Marino over the winter for next year Me too, I'll be building one too After my post GET gap month. Edited October 15, 2012 by LEON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Here's some brand new Marino head tubes, these new frames are gonna be seriously sexy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williams Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 God wish I where better.. haha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Do Marino have a brakeless rider yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Nope, suppose he'd save money on brake mounts! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan96 Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Is there is deadline? My exams are ending in a few weeks, no harm getting a video out and trying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) There's no huge rush that I know of, but he's just received 4 tons of tubes, and they'll be gone faster than you'd think so I don't think he wants to leave it too long. I'll double check. Edited October 15, 2012 by LEON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagre15 Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Any chance for a Brazilian rider? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Such a shame that 99% of that list doesn't refer to me. Maybe Marino is not that bothered of having a wide selection team riders from a variety of different riding disciplines, even though it would be a good for the brand name to show the versatility of his frame building work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) Any chance for a Brazilian rider? Yeah I don't see any problem, he supplies any Country & you're much closer to him than we are. Maybe Marino is not that bothered of having a wide selection team riders from a variety of different riding disciplines, even though it would be a good for the brand name to show the versatility of his frame building work. I think he'd quite happily have a tgs rider, problem is the really good ones who are well rounded & go big & put themselves out there....are usually already sponsored. Also, I'm not sure how tgs riders feel about steel frames, if you're constantly smashing a 3ft downtube into rails then maybe steel's not ideal. He has plenty of team Bmx riders in Peru, he has dirt jumpers, fixie streetriders, they all do demos & shows over there, we're just a minor sub section of it all. Also, could anyone who wants to PM us, please PM both me AND Ross, means we both get a good look without having to share everything in emails. Edited October 15, 2012 by LEON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Good luck folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Good input Ross, good input lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 I guess what im saying is Marino prepared to give the opportunity to a capable rider who wants to give steel a go and represent the brand providing he can show that he is committed? Basically, is the door of opportunity open even if the likelihood that no one comes forward? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) Yeah I don't think anyone's out of the question, I mean if you're THAT good, switching from Alu to steel's not gonna hold you back. Obviously he's after a certain standard of riding, but not at the cost of other important factors (I don't think he's gonna sponsor Damon again) A Joe Maher kind of back catalogue is an advantage & shows the commitment & consistency needed, but again, not everyone has that, I never did. Edited October 15, 2012 by LEON 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 I believe that a senior kind of comp rider with an odd bit of street in him would be a fine figure of a man to promote marino's frames, cough cough 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Song Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Doesn't Damon Watson ride for Marino? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) Lol, that was several years ago, and he screwed Marino over and was generally a penis about the whole situation, like he did to at least 2 other companies since then. Edited October 15, 2012 by LEON 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Good input Ross, good input lol. I'm more of a behind the scenes kinda guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCottTrials Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Doesn't Damon Watson ride for Marino? He gave that up when the frame gave up on him. I'm sure the majority of people would be fine, but I saw that frame after he'd ridden it for a while and it was truly annihilated. Totally distorted and bent. If you looked at the bike from the rear you could see the wheels no longer lined up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 That was made of mild steel, years ago when Marino first started making frames, they were a hell of a lot heavier & nowhere near as strong as the heat treated 4130 cro mo he has now, no comparison, I've had both. Another thing to consider is that he asked Marino for the lightest thinnest tubing possible, Marino said no, but he insisted, so he goes and does some 15ft drops, 20ft drop gaps, and low and behold, the diet mild steel tubing (thinned & weakened by request) didn't want to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpanzyyyy Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 That was made of mild steel, years ago when Marino first started making frames, they were a hell of a lot heavier & nowhere near as strong as the heat treated 4130 cro mo he has now, no comparison, I've had both. Another thing to consider is that he asked Marino for the lightest thinnest tubing possible, Marino said no, but he insisted, so he goes and does some 15ft drops, 20ft drop gaps, and low and behold, the diet mild steel tubing (thinned & weakened by request) didn't want to know. this plus the fact he weights like 5 human beings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) Steroids will do that! Edited October 15, 2012 by LEON 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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