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Chris Ive not forgot those bits , been a tad busy will try an sort it this week , my wife decided she wants a divorce so things not too good here. Mark

Lol 1st coat took paint off second took primer, bloody stickers are hanging on, as for the paint i have my eye on somthing at the mo and if i aquire it i will prolly sell the marin frame as i have a P7 f+f in garage too. Thnx Mark

Hi guys Does any ony one know where the caldera fitted in in the 1997 kona range pls, on par with cinder cone or above or below regarding the frame?. Thnx Mark

Yes they are very handy. :D

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Hi guys Here are some piccys of the 1993 Marin bear valley after i got most of the paint off so sanding is next. Although im not sure whether to keep going with this one as it has no forks, any way is the frame in raell good nick for 16 years old?. Mark

I think the bear valley se and eldridge grade frames were the same. If i follow the formula then the 4 is an eldridge not bear valley then that would explain it they may have used the eldridge frames for the bear valley se :D , hence the same frame spec in the old cataloges. Mark

I wonder if they ran short of frames for bear valley and badged a eldridge frame up as bear valley?, i think i read that the eldridge is i slighly higher spec frame?. Any opinoins on this before i make a play for the bike? Thnx Mark

Acccording to that formula the marin no. ive seen for a bbear valley says its a eldridge grade frame? M40KE0036 Mark

oki forks have been salvaged as have bars with stx levers an pods, if u want em let me know, just pay postage and if u want piccys pm me. Cranks have lotek or somthing on the back. Mark

Lol Loft is full of crap ,garage has 2 bikes 2x frames and a motorcycle plus other junk . Mark

Okay i will pull em out tonight,not sure who will want them lol but they will be there. Mark

Thnx for the info guys The forks when seen in the flesh are very badly corroded and have been binned, pretty much all the components are goosed so th3ey have been binned , the frame apart from the bit of pitting on the bottom bracket is in excellent condition no doubt down to the paint they...

and 1 more any idea how old it is? Thnx Mark

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Piccys here, only bit that hada bit of pitting was the bb ican only just make out a zero otherwise it looks solid.

Will take piccys tonight and i found a thread which tells me how to date it from frame number, i cannot find one with the chome forks that marin sold so i asssume its had bits replaced over the years. Mark

Hi Everyone I have been given a marin mountain bike but i dont know how old it is, it is a bear valley with chrome forks. Components are ritchey head set marin lite steem and bars,exage 300 rear mech and stx pod shifters the rest is no name bits and it is grey in colour, the bb was cup an...