Lostcause
Retro Guru
Ive been fancying a steel Marin for quite a while and a quick look on gumtree found this locally for $20. It goes against my new mantra of NOT buying any bikes but $20....
I don't know about the hierarchy of these steel Marins but from what little I have found it looks like its not at the bottom but possibly a model or two up from entry level.
Thing is its made from triple butted Tange tubes, very light considering the components and very nicely made which would suggest to the uninformed (me) that its not very entry level at all well Frameset at least. The chap I bought it from has owned it since new and can't remember all the different components he's swapped over the years but thinks he bought it somewhere between 93-96 ish but not 100% sure.
the frame number is F27IACO55, which suggests from what I can see online,
Built at Fairly
Team Marin
1997??
Does anyone know what ive got?
I'm hoping its just a budget crap one that was particularly disliked by everyone and unpleasant to ride or it might end up getting restored and kept but my loft is embarrassingly full of my impulse buys as it is and her indoors sometimes doubts my sanity and fiscal responsibility, this won't help her think otherwise.
I don't know about the hierarchy of these steel Marins but from what little I have found it looks like its not at the bottom but possibly a model or two up from entry level.
Thing is its made from triple butted Tange tubes, very light considering the components and very nicely made which would suggest to the uninformed (me) that its not very entry level at all well Frameset at least. The chap I bought it from has owned it since new and can't remember all the different components he's swapped over the years but thinks he bought it somewhere between 93-96 ish but not 100% sure.
the frame number is F27IACO55, which suggests from what I can see online,
Built at Fairly
Team Marin
1997??
Does anyone know what ive got?
I'm hoping its just a budget crap one that was particularly disliked by everyone and unpleasant to ride or it might end up getting restored and kept but my loft is embarrassingly full of my impulse buys as it is and her indoors sometimes doubts my sanity and fiscal responsibility, this won't help her think otherwise.
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