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i was never a massive fan of Marin bikes, for me in the late 80's and early 90's Muddy Fox was my thing, the small UK brand appealed, then when i discovered GA cycles in Southampton i felt that Mark the manager looked down on my Muddy Fox Alu Pro, they sold Kona, Marin, Proflex, Shogun, when i replaced the Muddy Fox i went initially for a Proflex and later a Kona, i saw the Marin bikes and they looked cool, with the bright coloured forks etc they stood out but i didn't get one simply because in my area quite a few people had them, i bought the proflex as i was tempted by suspension, then later the Kona Explosif (a 92 frame only bought in 94, Gary had it hung up in the shop for 2 years)
but over the years, especially now, i see zolatone paint and i think yeah that's cool.
so like many of you i randomly look on ebay etc, i came across a Marin Pine Mountain, turns out it belonged to a member on here, @jimbog , it was up in Maidenhead so i made a day of it by going to ride at Swinley on the way back.
the bike was a bit beat up but as shown in the pics, most of it was original, James had been using it as a commuter/beater bike, typical for older bikes as many of you know.
any way here's some pics of it once back at the shop
but over the years, especially now, i see zolatone paint and i think yeah that's cool.
so like many of you i randomly look on ebay etc, i came across a Marin Pine Mountain, turns out it belonged to a member on here, @jimbog , it was up in Maidenhead so i made a day of it by going to ride at Swinley on the way back.
the bike was a bit beat up but as shown in the pics, most of it was original, James had been using it as a commuter/beater bike, typical for older bikes as many of you know.
any way here's some pics of it once back at the shop
