RetroJIM's Marin Bear Valley SE

[retroJIM]

I'm just glad I spotted it before dropping off to be powder coated.

 

[Tsundere]

I'm just glad I spotted it before dropping off to be powder coated.

Shot blasting might have deleted the whole thing.

 

[shedobits]

Shame.

 

[MarinCounty]

That’s a real shame

I've got a 1994 Bear Valley, still ridden regularly, rust coming through the paint but not structural. Everything is original, only thing that needs repair is one of the shifters. Would this make a good project for anyone?

 

[CJND]

If you still have the forks I would interested in them as I know longer have the original forks from my 1994 Bear Valley SE

 

[MarinCounty]

If you still have the forks I would interested in them as I know longer have the original forks from my 1994 Bear Valley SE

I still have the whole bike, although someone offered me £50 for it the other day. Where are you in the world?

 

[MarinCounty]

I still have the whole bike, although someone offered me £50 for it the other day. Where are you in the world?

Also, it's not an SE, so the forks aren't shocks

 

[minor_LEGEND]

If it were a car, you'd patch that up.

 

[CJND]

I still have the whole bike, although someone offered me £50 for it the other day. Where are you in the world?

My Bear Valley SE didn't have shocks when I bought it in 1994. A bike shop put shocks on for me several years later and I stupidly didn't keep the original forks. So when I had it converted back - a bike shop put a nasty looking fork on.
I live near Southampton but drive up to Scotland fairly frequently.
What size is the frame / fork? I think my bike is an SE.

 

[MarinCounty]

My Bear Valley SE didn't have shocks when I bought it in 1994. A bike shop put shocks on for me several years later and I stupidly didn't keep the original forks. So when I had it converted back - a bike shop put a nasty looking fork on.
I live near Southampton but drive up to Scotland fairly frequently.
What size is the frame / fork? I think my bike is an SE.

Ok, sounds like it might work out then. I'm in Hamble, so probably not far from you! You could come and have a look, or tell me how you want me to measure the frame as I've always been confused by frame v wheel sizes!