I feel very nostalgic about this bike as it was the first ‘proper’ MTB I owned.
Thomas bought himself a new bike after his Orange UFO committed hari kari in 2003 by chewing up its rear wheel and derailleur leaving him to look for a ‘cheap’ frame to get mobile again.
Hunger pangs and sugar dips are the inevitable result of extended periods of hard exercise, something we’ve found out the hard way on numerous occassions. It has to be said that there are some muddymoles who also manage to experience … Read the rest…
In Lerwick, Archie MacDuff stood looking out of his kitchen window. He watched the huge seas crash against the hard beach, while the fierce wind blew the few trees over at right angles. It looked a fine day.
This was my second Marin after a brief spell with a Muirwoods (same as Matt’s). I wanted to go full suss and loved the way the bike rode – still do.
I needed to get off my fully rigid £180 Free Spirit Kielder and onto something with a modicum of “MTB” about it. Fortunately, a deal was struck with a mate of Dave’s who hadn’t really done much with his bike … Read the rest…