Well tbh to the majority of us a few sign's of a bit of wear n tear on bike's of these age's just show's they've been appreciated and only add's to the charm ..
Yes the colour scheme of the Marin's is basic but very eye catching due to the contrast of dark n light and even now although maybe not the same style their are a few light n dark colour themes out there which can only of originated from the likes of Marin from bitd so just it just goes to show how the Marin colour theme's have caught on over the year's ..