Originally Posted by squarenoise

Here’s my 1989 Marin Pine Mountain drop bar conversion. Bought as complete bike that I believe was 100% original with full Shimano Deore XT components. It was in fairly rough/neglected shape so I did a full teardown and rebuild. Had to replace the headset and seat post (large crack), but everything else turned out great.

Conversion Parts Include:
- Velo Orange Quill Stem w/ Removable Faceplate (90mm)
- Dimension Flat Top Shallow Bar (44cm)
- Tektro RL340 Brake Levers
- Suntour 7 Speed Barcons
- Specialized Touring Pedals

I’ve read other posts were people had no problems running Suntour Barcons with Shimano cassettes, but I just couldn’t get it dialed in enough to work consistently. SO I swapped the last three (low gear) 7 speed spacers with 8 speed spacers and it works perfectly now!


1989 Marin Pine Mountain