Help with Marin frame numbers please!

[captain8track]

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I finally checkes my numbers. Mine are M23BA0(this could be a o)063

It would be a Team Marine from 93, in size 17,5 But I measure mine to be 19"? but they make them kind of big so...

But that makes all guesses right! a 93 Team Marin...

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Re: re:

It would be a Team Marine from 93, in size 17,5 But I measure mine to be 19"? but they make them kind of big so...

afaik they measure c-c. so 17,5" is correct.

 

[captain8track]

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so in theory mine is right for me. going to complete it as a budget build soon, ordered some avid brakes for it, and found some bb's to replace the current with...

 

[teammarin91]

confusion

well

my 91 team has the following number: M1ICE0055

im sure i bought a 19" frame at the time, but seat tube measures 20.5 bb centre to top of seat tube and head tube measures 150.....

although centre of bb to centre of top tube does measure 19".....

according to charts its a team issue?

all very confusing, and this certainly isnt the biggest frame of this era as i remember when i bought it the next size up was 20.5 .......

thought i would just add mine to make it more complicated i have had it since new it was £719.00 back then.....

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Re: confusion

im sure i bought a 19" frame at the time, but seat tube measures 20.5 bb centre to top of seat tube and head tube measures 150.....
although centre of bb to centre of top tube does measure 19".....

that totally makes sense. its a 19" frame because bb to center is 19". bb to top is 20,5".
as stated earlier marins sizes are bb to center.

 

[teammarin91]

aha thank you.....

all i know its still a fine frame and lighter than many aluminiun ones today....

cheers

 

[REKIBorter]

Cheers guys, confirmed my Mount Vision is a 97

 

[WD Pro]

Where was the Marin 'Marvel' factory based ?

Cheers,

WD

 

[Benandemu]

There have been several in the far east, and they move around, dependant on costs etc. They are long gone now!

 

[mousemat]

My 1991 Pine Mountain is A20JE0074, it doesn't seem to fit with the formula does it?