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Re: Thanks for the clarification. The reach is too far and low for my old body. Do you think if I Upgrade the stem and rise the bars up 50-60 mm it would ruin the bike?

I think you may be right. I assumed the bike was 89 due to the description in http://classiccycleus.com, however my seat is different and my shifters look a little different. Maybe a 1990?

eMTBs are very controversial, however if it wasn't for my eMTB I wouldn't have been able to get out to the trails again at my age. If it wasn't for my eMTB I would not have have been able to get back into shape and retrain my old muscles to point where I could ride my vintage marin MTB with...

I recently found this web site and you guys inspired me to bring out my old 1989 Marin Eldridge Grade Mountain Bike. I purchased the bike when I completed college and rode all over the Berkeley/Oakland Hills and Marin Headlands. It was a fantastic ride back in the day. However, domestic life...