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stumpjumper1990
 Post subject: 1991 Marin Bear Valley
PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:05 pm 
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I just brought this one home tonight. Pick it up on the way home from work after I saw it on marktplaats.nl last weekend. It looked mint and fresh out of the catalogue. Because of the colors I just had to have it: NEON RASTA!! :P I will call it Lucky Dube! :lol: :lol:

Here are the first pics. It is completely original. Will inspect it better tomorrow to see if it is!

1991 Marin Bear Valley

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GT-Steve
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:28 pm 
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Simply stunning... showroom fresh paint and tyres by the looks of it... 8)

Is it pre-zolatone tho?? making it pre 91??

And what's that rear brake-boster type thing on the seatstays??


8) 8)
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stumpjumper1990
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GT-Steve wrote:
Simply stunning... showroom fresh paint and tyres by the looks of it... 8)

Is it pre-zolatone tho?? making it pre 91??

And what's that rear brake-boster type thing on the seatstays??


8) 8)


Well, the last picture is from the 1991 catalogue......

That thing on the seatstay is a lock.... :oops: Will remove it tomorrow!
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benbonty
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:24 pm 
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That looks superb!! Glad you're loosing the funny lock, get that stem dropped too! Great find!
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glad your pleased with it bart, it looks mint!....
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NAILTRAIL96
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:24 am 
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Thats a very nice bike, and what fantastic condition!.
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brocklanders023
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:shock: Cor, that's tidy! Wish I could find a 1993 Clockwork in that condition.

Didn't Marin have different colours in different countries? Would explain the lack of Zolatone. Every UK BV I've seen up to 1992 has had black as the base colour.
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Woodruff
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Wow, what an amazing find.

Love those colours, makes my '94 look more drab than a very drab thing :D
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juice
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I love it! I saw one or two of them here in Munich before but the colours were badly faded. Great find.
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stumpjumper1990
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:14 am 
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Does anybody knows if they were produced in Taiwan? :wink:

I missed the neon BOTM with this one...... :cry:
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brocklanders023
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Pretty sure it will have been built in Taiwan. Think all early 90's Marin were except the Team Ti.
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marc two tone
 Post subject: marin bv
PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:40 pm 
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:shock: gob-smackingly good condition bear valley for it's age.


yep, im sure continental europe had other models issued there, in different colour schemes too. we got zolatone for 1990-1992.

for example we never saw the 'bullfrog' or 'zig-zag' trail commercially.

cool, just....cool. 8)
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Rio
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I got a sneak preview form Bart yesterday :wink: , but man what a cool bike!! The colours just pop from your screen! And in such good condition...
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I_am_Will
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Wow, what a mint find.. 8)

BITD I didn't like bike's with more than one colour on it. But this is very nice!

Cheers, Will
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FANTASTICO!!
Love it, first one Ive seen outside a mag 8) 8) 8) 8)
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