Originally Posted by baumgrenze

I have a black, 23" (58.4 cm) Detel Marathon 2000. It was built from Ishikawa 025 tubing (not 022 or 024 as many web references suggest.) It was my commute bicycle from 1986 (when the Reynolds 531 tubing Sears-Roebuck bike I previously rode failed at a braze, at the stem as I recall) until 2002, when a very conscientious local bicycle dealer told me to walk it home and not ride it until I'd rebuilt the wheels. I'd come to his shop to get a new spoke. The spokes were rusty. I bought the spokes and nipples and somehow never found time to work on the wheels. It spent the last ~15 years in northern California sunshine and rain. The chain is badly rusted and stiff, but I opened a link and removed it. The steering, crank, and front and rear axles all move smoothly. When I used and maintained it, I used Phil's waterproof lubricants. There are two small places where the paint was lost to a scrape in time out of mind.

When I got it, I removed the original shifters and installed Suntour handlebar. I ran the cables inside the handlebar past the curves to within 4" either side of the stem. Otherwise I believe the components are what came from the factory.

I'd post some images, but I have too few posts to qualify.

thanks
baumgrenze