How to age a Marin

[tack4]

 

[marc two tone]

Is it a question?

Can you add any other details?

 

[tack4]

Marin Nail tail I've just acquired looking for age

 

[Tootyred]

Alluminium dating is a whole world of its own.....

 

[tack4]

pre strip down seat post at max just fits my extra long legs (37" inside leg) it's getting a good clean and degrease. New cables and we'll see how it goes

 

[slackboy]

the easiest way is to throw it in the canal for a few months - that ages steel and aluminium nicely.

but seriously, that looks like a 1998 nail trail:

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/98-marin-nail-trail-full-bike-£100.287633/

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Can confirm '98. Third character in the serial number is the year of production

 

[tack4]

Thanks guys I'll start a rebuild thread in appropriate section

 

[brocklanders023]

I'd be careful riding it with so much seat tube exposed as that's going to put a lot of force through the seat collar and aluminium frames love to crack there.

 

[tack4]

I'd be careful riding it with so much seat tube exposed as that's going to put a lot of force through the seat collar and aluminium frames love to crack there.

I set it that height for test fit I wouldn't be riding at that height, but thanks for heads up. Unless I get a longer seat tube.