Need help Identify year of a Marin Palisades.

[Jdmted]

Reckon it's an 89 too, plenty of parts the same as my 89 Tufftrax. You could get grey frame, yellow forks, stem and bar in the UK too.

Wonder if they offered each model in the neon yellow that year as I have seen 89 Muirwoods and Pine Mountain's in that colour? Possibly team colours as the British factory team were on neon PM's that year?

Lovely bike btw, box fresh. My mate used to have a similar condition 89 Bear Valley that was equally as ace.

I noticed that these bikes on your side of the world seemed slightly upgraded compared to the US spec. It wouldn't surprise me as it tends to happen a lot

 

[Jdmted]

I'm puzzled that it has a freewheel. IIRC the 89 ones had freehubs. The colour is right for 89, but the bits aren't. https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/marin-1989-catalogue-maybe-88-in-french-tho.237149/

I'm confused as well. It seems these bikes on your side of the world are slightly upgraded compared to the US specs.

 

[Jdmted]

Serial Number? Here is how the serial number works in post 4 https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/help-with-marin-frame-numbers-please.37430/

 

[gtturbo]

I am 99% sure its a 1989 although the 89 would have been a 21 speed ?. Stem is different to my 88 and also I think in 88 they all had rear U brakes. From memory I think Exage trail was 88/89 only. As above UK was blue but there was also a white with fluro yellow forks, stem, bar as well over here. In fact I recall that being more common than the blue.

 

[Tootyred]

Its in fantastic condition.