Marinoni Special with Deore XTR
10-15-23, 06:26 PM
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Marinoni Special with Deore XTR
I just purchased an early 90s Marinoni Special (serial #21503) that the original owner’s widow tells me was custom made to her husband’s specifications as a touring bike. She told me he toured extensively on the bike. It is a beauty and rides very smoothly. Strangely, it is equipped with Shimano Deore XT derailleurs and XTR hubs. The indexed bar end shifters work very precisely with these derailleurs so I can’t fault his choice.
Now, where should I go on it? 😊
Now, where should I go on it? 😊
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10-15-23, 08:03 PM
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Nothing strange about the equipment choice at all, my Miyata 1000 came stock with Deore XT hubs and derailleurs. They're tough and reliable components. What I find more intriguing is the use of vertical dropouts, not something I expected to see on a Marinoni.
Why don't you ride it all the way to the Marinoni factory as some sort of pilgrimage?
Why don't you ride it all the way to the Marinoni factory as some sort of pilgrimage?
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10-15-23, 09:12 PM
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10-15-23, 11:10 PM
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10-16-23, 01:22 AM
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Nice quality bike
XT from the 80's-90's is bulletproof and very reliable. Enjoy it
XT from the 80's-90's is bulletproof and very reliable. Enjoy it
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10-16-23, 04:31 AM
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Sweet!
10-17-23, 12:54 AM
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Nice acquisition that looks to be in fantastic condition!
My 1987 Marinoni Sports Tourer also has vertical rear dropouts. Love ‘em with and without fenders. And like the OP’s bike, I also have a full chrome rear triangle (the entire frame is chrome under the paint), although I’m a tad jealous that he also has a chrome fork. I heard that at one time Marinoni did his own chrome plating, and mine is fantastic, even after 46 years of PNW weather.
The full-length rear brake housing guides are a slight surprise, however. Mine has slotted stops at 7:30 orientation to the caliper brakes. Maybe something to do with the top-of -TT routing for canti brakes on this bike?
BTW, you might want to check for a threaded fender mount inside the steerer tube when you have occasion to remove the front fender, although obviously it’s not being used on the OP’s bike.
The full-length rear brake housing guides are a slight surprise, however. Mine has slotted stops at 7:30 orientation to the caliper brakes. Maybe something to do with the top-of -TT routing for canti brakes on this bike?
BTW, you might want to check for a threaded fender mount inside the steerer tube when you have occasion to remove the front fender, although obviously it’s not being used on the OP’s bike.
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Beautiful bike and congratulations!!!
As everyone has noted, it's not strange to have ATB components on a touring bike- it's the norm. After 1988, XT was the lightest, best performing, most quality, most rugged, and one of the best looking groups to handle the gearing needed for touring while being perfectly at home on a high end frame. And in 1991/92 when XTR came out, it was even a step down (up?) in the weight department and a step up in the "best looking department." It's difficult to describe the XTR lustre.
One of the things I recently learned... the M900 XTR rear derailleurs mostly came with short cages. There was a long (=SGS =effectively medium) cage option- but those are relatively few and far between. I found one, but it was beat up- so I swapped cages on my M900 and now it does handle the gearing on my Miyata 1000LT better.
M900 XTR Long Cage by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr
As everyone has noted, it's not strange to have ATB components on a touring bike- it's the norm. After 1988, XT was the lightest, best performing, most quality, most rugged, and one of the best looking groups to handle the gearing needed for touring while being perfectly at home on a high end frame. And in 1991/92 when XTR came out, it was even a step down (up?) in the weight department and a step up in the "best looking department." It's difficult to describe the XTR lustre.
M900 XTR Long Cage by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr
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10-17-23, 12:23 PM
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Not too rare to see burlier tubing on bikes intended for loaded touring. I think Bruce Gordon used SP for his touring frames. Put 40 or more pounds in front and rear panniers and a skinny-tubed thin-walled frame gets scary. That's actually where Cannondale got a lot of their earliest market share: their loaded touring bikes basically eliminated the torsional flex that some steel touring bikes had.
Or were you talking about Columbus as a brand? In the US, I'd guess most of the touring bikes from the era were made from Japanese tubing.
Or were you talking about Columbus as a brand? In the US, I'd guess most of the touring bikes from the era were made from Japanese tubing.
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10-17-23, 12:59 PM
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/sarcasm/
Given where you live, I'd say go to Montreal or New York City, you know, for contrast!
/sarcasm/
How about Pilot Bay Provincial Park?
Given where you live, I'd say go to Montreal or New York City, you know, for contrast!
/sarcasm/
How about Pilot Bay Provincial Park?
10-17-23, 08:16 PM
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