Recent content by onethousandmeows

Not the greatest pic in the world, but definitely a great bike <3

Though I still have my retro Marin, I have finally taken the plunge and thrown lots of pennies into a brand new 29er. I am, quite simply, in love. I keep going out to the garage to stroke it :lol:

Thanks for the info :) Need to measure the frame, I think it may even be an 18", not sure... Have now been given the ok to sell by my brother - though it seems to be a bad time to sell :/ but I'm tired of riding a too small bike so I'm selling this plus my 2 Marins and some other bits n bobs...

Partly querying value, partly gauging interest... This was my brother's old mtb many years ago. My dad's been using it the last few years and has replaced a few bits & bobs like the pedals, saddle and rear tyre so it's not 100% original, but I do know it was quite a special bike in its time and...

Re: 90s? Marin Palisades Trail project - Help and advice ple Lol, yeah, I completely fell in love with them back when I used to cycle everywhere in the early 90s and have always wanted one. I never knew much about them though I do remember coveting the ones like your Team Marin the most! I'm...

Re: 90s? Marin Palisades Trail project - Help and advice ple Ooh, very nice! Thanks so much for your advice, you've been a great help - I'll crack on with it and see how I get on! I know it will never be pristine but if I can get it clean and functional I'll be very happy :) Thanks also for...

Re: 90s? Marin Palisades Trail project - Help and advice ple Hi Doug Thanks for your reply :) Wow, your bike looks fantastic! I would love to be able to restore mine to its former glory without replacing anything unnecessarily, and at the moment one thing I do have is time to spend working on...

Hi All I bought an old Marin Palisades Trail on eBay about 4 years ago but never got motivated to ride until now, it's been sitting gathering dust and rust (the shame!!), now I have finally decided to get it up to scratch - been googling for info on upgrading parts, restoring it etc and came...