.... So here it is, a 1990 Marin Bear Valley. I was tooling around in 88 and 89 on my Raleigh Banana Road bike, thinking I had it all..
Then one day in 89, one of my friends popped round on one of these. It had black rims, and I think it even had black cranks... One ride and I was totally smitten. Mtb'ing was to be for me. Sadly one of these was out of my budget so I'd set my targets on a muirwoods or Pallisades, but that never happened cos I discovered Alpinestars..
So a couple of weeks ago I get a message out the blue from dkdaz on here, telling me he's selling his minter of a B.V.... The answer for me was inevitable and today after a load of messaging about meeting up conveniently, I made it mine....
Then one day in 89, one of my friends popped round on one of these. It had black rims, and I think it even had black cranks... One ride and I was totally smitten. Mtb'ing was to be for me. Sadly one of these was out of my budget so I'd set my targets on a muirwoods or Pallisades, but that never happened cos I discovered Alpinestars..
So a couple of weeks ago I get a message out the blue from dkdaz on here, telling me he's selling his minter of a B.V.... The answer for me was inevitable and today after a load of messaging about meeting up conveniently, I made it mine....
, what an absolute peach you have there ,even down to the Marin tyres. 
