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Not every year they weren't, the 90 Muirwoods was mostly hi-ten steel for example.

Very nice😎

As far as I’m aware the one from Colne that was on eBay a few months ago is still available? It had a disc tab added by Hope and was a bit spendy at £400+ for the frame but I was told it was available for less now. I’ll see if I can find it.

Early 90’s saw a race to see who could produce the lightest bikes and parts. Look at how much difference there was in weight each year on something like the Pine Mountain, between 89 and 95! It was pushed too far though (not necessarily by Marin) and stuff started to fail so weight went back up...

Nice is that.

Won an Orange E2 for £25 (only bid) the other day. Pictures weren't the best but even so, I was surprised I won!

Bums, didn’t realise that! It’s basically a chat with a bloke who scored a big haul of retro gold, including a lovely Brave. Plenty of pictures.

Maybe a Big T, or was it Mr T from the mid 2000’s? Sat below the 22x, above the Patriot.

It wasn't unusual for old stock to be used up on newer bikes back then, Saracen did it all the time. Marin released 1990 bikes in the 1991 frame colour as well. Plenty of anomalies out there for yours to be not that much of a puzzle mate. Also, as mentioned above the frame may be a 94 built in...

1994 model year bikes would have been made from mid 1993 onwards as the next model year usually started around Autumn the previous year, to catch the Christmas market. Manitou forks were certainly an option available from new on Marin's from that time so no reason to think they were not...

Great project!

https://singletrackworld.com/2024/09/retrobike-barn-find-bonanza/ Any of these on here?

Ace, thanks for that. I'm after an 89 Pine Mountain to do a similar job with, same as the UK 89 Team bikes.

Tapered head tube and 26" wheels was 2011-3 mate, as Jon said. Complete you might get £300.

Looks ace! Paint looks a great match too, what is it?

Nice is that.

Just seen this beauty out in the wild. Sorry for closing The Coach and Horses!

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/marin-eldridge-1990-all-original-except-the-tyres.470535/ This is the one I was on about. Looks like it's still available.

All has been said really, the Deore and XT thumbies especially were bomb proof and the pinnacle of development. The first STI were not great so plenty stuck with thumb shifter. By the time they were fazed out (1994ish?) STI was becoming decent although IMO it took another 10 years before it was...

Lovely. I’d keep it original as it looks tidy enough.