Early 90s Marin frame sharing

[Air-cooled]

Was this a thing? my frame number seems to suggest I have a Pine Mountain but its stickered as a Bobcat Trail frame number MA3ASB1452.

It has a Tange Cromo decal also.

Was the Bobcat trail the first in the lineup? so lowest spec?

Thanks!

 

[Tootyred]

Is it alluminium or steel? As that dont look like a marin steel frame number...

Picture of frame would help....

As knowing the year from the paint would be useful start

 

[Air-cooled]

Hi Tootyred, its steel.

I love this bike!

 

[Tootyred]

That's a 93 i think....

In which case the 3 in your number is correct, as thats the year. M is for the Marvel factory.

The A should be a number.....

 

[Air-cooled]

Thanks, thats what I thought. 3 would make it a Palisades Trail?

 

[Air-cooled]

Pic of the frame number

 

[CassidyAce]

Perhaps someone else can confirm, but I suspect that the Bobcat, Muirwoods and Palisades shared the same frame.

 

[Tootyred]

Quite possibly. They are basically the same...

Interesting frame number too....having an A instead of a model number.

 

[Air-cooled]

I was thinking about upgrading components but it rides so nice why mess with it.

my goal was to find out if the higher steel models are any lighter, I’d be tempted to buy a top end version in some paint scheme.

 

[Tootyred]

Yes lighter for sure. Different tube sets and mixes.