Marin Team Titanium - Authentic?

[npn]

I see no way that this frame is not authentic, but here are the details: the seller says that the frame is made of steel and that the "titanium" label was a factory mistake.

Note the last picture - is that Italian on lower label?

 

[TheBear1978]

Odd that is would have wrong labelling but Columbus EL is thin-walker butted extra light high-grade steel, see here:

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=132706

 

[npn]

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I can't find anything on the internet re Marin bikes with Columbus steel. It seems that Columbus steel is/was used mostly for road bikes. This is supposed to be a mountain bike.

 

[Rotorhead]

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I believe the higher end bikes at least did use Columbus steel: 97 I think the catalogue is on here if not I have it somewhere. I have seen a 97 (think) Columbus Pine Mountain.

 

[KermitGKona88]

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Marin did make Colombus tubed frames, actually around 2000. I know because I have one in my shed Eldridge grade 17.5 your for £50 posted

 

[npn]

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Not high-end then? What year do you recon this is?

 

[KermitGKona88]

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The one above is a Marin, but Team Ti nah, geezer as got sticker happy :facepalm:

 

[cce]

Columbus EL is very much a roadie tubeset, and a lightweight one at that

 

[KermitGKona88]

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Honestly could potentially be anything, until you feel the weight you won't know.......

 

[Lhatch4]

My 1999 Team Marin is Columbus Cyber. I don't know all of the different grades of steel but I was told that it's a good material. I definitely like the way it rides.