Team issue: M24LA0074
It is definitely a team ISSUE (19 inch) with XTR M900 parts, despite being M2 and not M1. This was confirmed by many others by now.
Regarding the year (1993 or 1994 TBD), what I know:
- The original owner recall it was a 1995 but I know it's not sold as a 1995 because it did not have the white industry crankset but rather the M900 XTR.
- Seat tube is a "swan neck" version rather than the straight version. This would indicate it is a 1993 vs a 1994?
- It came with a Manitou 2 fork as an option (the Marin catalogue does say that all bikes from Bear Valley SE came with suspension options), this fork came out in 1993.
- The only bit of original color I have is this anodisation from the seat tube bolt which seems more to the pink than the purple, which would again indicate 1993 as opposed to 1994.
Now the seat tube could have been changed for an older one, the the fork might have been a Manitou 2 added to a 1994 team issue, and the bolt color might be 1994, I don't know ...
If anyone has any info on how to ascertain the year and look (1993 or 1994) I would take it!
It is definitely a team ISSUE (19 inch) with XTR M900 parts, despite being M2 and not M1. This was confirmed by many others by now.
Regarding the year (1993 or 1994 TBD), what I know:
- The original owner recall it was a 1995 but I know it's not sold as a 1995 because it did not have the white industry crankset but rather the M900 XTR.
- Seat tube is a "swan neck" version rather than the straight version. This would indicate it is a 1993 vs a 1994?
- It came with a Manitou 2 fork as an option (the Marin catalogue does say that all bikes from Bear Valley SE came with suspension options), this fork came out in 1993.
- The only bit of original color I have is this anodisation from the seat tube bolt which seems more to the pink than the purple, which would again indicate 1993 as opposed to 1994.
Now the seat tube could have been changed for an older one, the the fork might have been a Manitou 2 added to a 1994 team issue, and the bolt color might be 1994, I don't know ...
If anyone has any info on how to ascertain the year and look (1993 or 1994) I would take it!