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One detail that I should have included was that my frame is steel (chromoly) and has a chrome finish. Looking at the 96 Marin catalog, the frames with the chrome/gloss finish are aluminum. Frames like the Stimson, which look close in geometry and material, seem to have a matte finish.
I remember looking through an 86 catalog and if my memory serves, all of the Marin bikes of that vintage were painted.
My one theory was that maybe in this case the 3 stood for 1993, in which in that case it would visually be a good match for the Team Issue. But, then the 6 would make no sense (shrugs).
One detail that I should have included was that my frame is steel (chromoly) and has a chrome finish. Looking at the 96 Marin catalog, the frames with the chrome/gloss finish are aluminum. Frames like the Stimson, which look close in geometry and material, seem to have a matte finish.
I remember looking through an 86 catalog and if my memory serves, all of the Marin bikes of that vintage were painted.
My one theory was that maybe in this case the 3 stood for 1993, in which in that case it would visually be a good match for the Team Issue. But, then the 6 would make no sense (shrugs).