Making My Old Marin Pine Mountain 29er Slacker!

I LOVE this old 2011 Marin Pine Mountain 29er but its' super steep headtube angle of 71 degrees was just INSANE! Luckily Works Components makes a 1.0 Degree EC34-EC34 Angle Headset for straight 1 1/8" Steerer Tube Bikes! Super easy to install! I also added a 34mm stanchion 120mm travel Bolany Air fork from ebay (also available on amazon). We're now at 69 degrees!
Here's a link to the headset!
www.workscomponents.co.uk/10-...

[@michaelinglis567]

Speaking of 2011 bikes. Im riding a 2011 Trek Marlin Gary Fisher 29er right now lol. Completely upgraded it minus the fork (i dod completely tear it down and service it though) and I kid you not the firk you used in this video is the exact fork i put in my save for later on amazon lol. Ill likely pick that fork up next. I just bought a transx dropper post and lever for it and after thats installed all thats left is the fork. And i might try another chainring size (ive tried a few but settled at 30t before upgrading the cassette and 32t after upgrading the cassette). I love those headsets that slacken the headtube angle, such a great idea to get some of these older bikes back on the trails. This Marlin ive been riding was bought in 2012 by a father to ride with his kids, he rode it twice then hung it in the garage for a decade. It was practically brand new when i got it. Anyways thanks for posting i enjoyed seeing the difference the new headset made to the headtube angle! And i got a kick out of someone else finding that fork and deciding it was likely the best in that price range.

[@evelkestriegel]

Awesome man! The fork seems pretty decent so far, it's a little sticky off the top but I'm gonna put some wpl fork lube on it and see if that helps. As far as the Works Components Headset goes... It's awesome and I highly recommend one of you haven't done it already. Thanks for watching!