Chaotic3vil Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 My Marino frame and forks arrived one week ago. Finish building it up a couple os days ago. The frame kit is exactly as I wanted, geo and looks wise, very similar to what I thought and drawed on bikecad. Construction quality is very good overall! Really enjoy some details like the 135mm integrated headtube option, headtube gusset and the 25mm rake straight blade forks. I was quite suprised how this geometry feels. The 75º hta + 25mm rake is awesome for street while keeping the "cockpit" comfortable for trials. As matter in fact I never felt a bike so streety and so trials capable in any of my old bikes. Still need to fiddle a bit with stem size but overall the bike is spot on. Can wait to start getting comfortable on it! Some pics: A big thanks to Marino Bikes for the support! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazykid009 Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 My god that is nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials-Mikey Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) Looks much better now it's finished, nice one!! And Eclats are the best looking seats going Edited June 12, 2013 by LEON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) Looks really nice Andre! What bars are those? How long till we see a video of you on it? Edited June 12, 2013 by CalopS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Octane one - Chemical bars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooo Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 so tidy, best marino i've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perez Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 By far the best looking Marino! Boa André! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaotic3vil Posted June 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Looks really nice Andre! What bars are those? How long till we see a video of you on it? Thanks. The bars are like LEON said Octane One Chemicals 3" rise. I bought them while I was on the trip over there. Snapped my pro atherton bar mid tour and decided to go for something more heavy. It weights around 450gr. I want to get starting with filming soon. Got to get in shape before camera starts rolling. I haven't ridden in 5 months. Got some sweet lines in mind though. Lets see what the summer brings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 that looks so good,wanna swap with mine? nah,no way,just wanted to express how good it looks lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brettoll Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Just found this whilst looking at pics, that has to be the nicest Marino I have seen!! Loving the simplicity and clean lines, plus the colour scheme sets it off nicely!! Good job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriаlsRider Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 (edited) Full geo are: frame: 995mm - WB 25mm - BB+ 375mm - CS 75º - Hta 72º - Sta 270mm - Seat tube lenght 130mm - Head tube lenght 135mm/10mm - Hub spacing forks: 410mm lenght 25mm rake ______________________ And yeah, this is the nicest marino I've ever seen. Edited December 2, 2013 by TriаlsRider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza1414 Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 what stem are you running in these pictures mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaotic3vil Posted December 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 I was running hope 90x10º stem. At the moment i'm running a 90x35º stem. Feels way better. Less angle feels better for barpsins though, but you get a good trialsy compromise with the 90x35. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza1414 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 I was running hope 90x10º stem. At the moment i'm running a 90x35º stem. Feels way better. Less angle feels better for barpsins though, but you get a good trialsy compromise with the 90x35. I think I wanna give the 90x10 stem ago, trying to get more of an older school feel like what I was used to riding years back. will have to see if I can source a Hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaotic3vil Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I think I wanna give the 90x10 stem ago, trying to get more of an older school feel like what I was used to riding years back. will have to see if I can source a Hope! 90x10 is a good choice with a lot of stackers. I enjoyed the 90x10 on the fourplays I had. Gives you good reach but you need to put more power down to get nice pop which turns the bike a bit more sluggish. This marino is short WB and has a 75 HTa which is definitely asking for a higher stem/bar combo. Its funny because even though I have less horizontal reach than with the 90x10 the bike feel way more trialsy. Feels like short MOD without the huge stem which is nice for rotations, barspins and general handling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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