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Can Anyone Decypher this number
MJ2BA0003?
MJ2BA0003?
Thanks so much for sharing your experience!That's actually a 91 team marin in 92 colours. Frame number is for marvel factory, team marin, 1991.
Give away that it's 91 from the frame alone is the "strong" seatpost (30.3mm normally), and the oversize tube set used that year. The rear dropout / fork design / fork dropout design are all subtly different on the 92 from yours. Also if it were 92, it would have the ditched downtube. Top tube will be 15mm shorter too than a 92 the same size, bit that was counteracted by having a 20mm longer stem on the 91.
This is an anomaly that has come up before..your frame is a non uk "other territories" destined frame. Thats why your stops are not on the headtube and the rear brake stop is on the wrong side of the top tube. For some reason a batch got sprayed with 1992 livery.....why? Well im sure marin had a reason, but who knows now. .
If it has been a uk bike it would have been dark grey zolotone and the other territories bikes were 3 colour neon normally.
Good news is it looks in great shape and its the last year of the original tange prestige.... before they started to fiddle with it!.....yes its 150g heavier than 92, but they are a fantastic ride. Give it a polish and off you go!
Enjoy.
Just goes to show why the frame number is important!