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Now that is a great story - but otoh I am wondering if anybody would have noticed…

It gets even better. Murnau is the place I will be moving to next month.. that bike seems to be something of a portend. So this bike might return to its birthplace.

Fun fact. In the German news article the guy said he had the idea for the first German bike magazine while working at a bike shop in the resort town of Garmisch in 1987. Where he saw the u.s. soldiers stationed there bringing their bikes with them. This incidentally is the town where I work...

The real question is: this is the European answer to which question exactly? But they were astonishingly expensive bikes I have to say.

Guys, Thanks for all this input. What I can say is that on initial inspection there are no obvious issues with the tubes or lugs. The bike seems to have spent its previous years in a garage and was used for riding to the pub. I just found it interesting with its raw look and the Neon yellow...

Sometimes you get lucky. I found my Marin Team issue in a classified … saying “2 Mtb, one Marin” When I saw the pictures I had to rub my eyes… and got a bit late to work that day :)

Long Story short: I could not help myself but pick it up… let’s see how the frame looks after it’s polished. And if it is meh it still comes with some nice xt parts :), a girvin stem and some crazy wheels (pulsar anyone?) But I still have no idea what this actually is. Here in Germany we had a...

After disassembly… the left crank and the seat post was stuck - you can’t win all the battles. On this one I gave up

There were some quite nasty looking ones, I have to say - e.g. the long ones with an almost 90 degree curve. The more adventurous riders mount them pointed towards them, for a more upright riding position :o

Especially with the old bikes I find them extremely positive. Using them on a rigid fork bike with a narrow handlebar the ride feel comes rather close to a road bike. To me these were the first proper gravel bikes. The bar ends are comfy and remind me of riding “in the hoods”. On the other hand...

I could not say it any better way. This is the nicest online community I’ve ever been part of. Lots of very committed people, helpful comments. I’ve learned a lot from reading old posts. And it is always fun just browsing the forums I can’t compare it to social media, as I do not use them...

So nothing to fear riding it after 30 odd years, right?

A bit more googling makes me think it might be an Alan or a Hercules titanal frame. They did not have the best reputation longevity wise though. Otoh it still seems to come in one piece.:)

Now that you mention it, the seat stay does have a certain Giant vibe to it… Thanks for pointing this out

I’ve never seen this on an all aluminium bike - rather with carbon or titanium tubes, which those aren’t. I wonder if the bonding still holds. Otoh it might look great when it’s polished .

Saw this frame today… being a proper retro bike nerd I keep wondering what on earth this is. It looks like an aluminium frame, but also like being built from single tubes and joint pieces, with a distinctive seatstay. Anyone knows what this is? Cheers

Great thread, thanks - and greetings from Bavaria… So my Comp is a 98 model. Never knew where the serial no was. Thank you for this info. I also never knew that the m2 models were such special things. To me it seemed that’s what Specialized called their aluminium frames. And while I gravitate...

That‘s my m2 stumpjumper in its natural habitat. Replaced the rear derailleur with an Stx model - which optically goes well with the original crank.

Thanks for the history. Where I live we have a few local shops/brands. Maxx, Corratec and Ralph Denk (rdr) come to mind. They all make nice bikes. Idk if they are known in the UK. But collectible they are not.