Marin Identification - how old Marin is from logo

[retrojohm65]

First I'd like to thank the people who posted the marin serial number
link on here its a brilliant useful tool,
as a progression just wondered if anyone knows of a source to ID the age by the logo
and if not wether they'd like to add some pics of logo only to create a guide to be on here for all.
it makes life a lot easier when you can tell from an ebay pic roughly the age

I'll start the ball rolling, these are the ones ive confirmed with the serial numbers
1992 Bolinas Ridge
1995 Bobcat Trail
2000 Muirwoods
2008 Novato

 

[Maxipedia]

Didn't 1997 models have white lettering that was a little cursive and had less spacing?

Mx

 

[retrojohm65]

your right

should be a 1995 Bobcat Trail

 

[NAILTRAIL96]

97 NAIL TRAIL

The model year was designated 97 by marin even though they were available in England from sept 96.
I bought this new and actually wanted the 96 but they said marin were prone to send newer models as soon as stock of older ones were gone.

 

[retrojohm65]

1992 Bolinas ridge

1995-1998

 

[Charlieboy28]

i tend to look in the catalogues myself, or make an educated guess by the components then narrow it down using google

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/v/M ... atalogues/

 

[retrojohm65]

1999+

1999+

 

[retrojohm65]

2002+

2002+

 

[type49]

Just like to 2nd the 94 palisades in the 3rd picture is the same as my 94 Muirwoods

 

[Rich Aitch]

From memory simpler tends to be earlier, so italicised lettering and shadow effects would be mid-nineteen-nineties onwards. The prowling bear trade mark was phased in gradually from about 1992, so my 1991 machine just has the Marin wheel quadrant but my 1992 one has the wheel and the prowling bear,