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    Marin Superlite or Utrastrong

    Hi folks, I am puzzled by the steel used by Marin in the early 1990s on some of its top-of-the-range models. I recently bought a 1993 Team Marin from a fellow who rode for their French team in the late 1980s. The frame is made of Tange Prestige Ultimate Ultrastrong steel. I assumed this was...
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    FS Shimano Golden Arrow gear

    Greetings to you folks, this gear comes off a bike I bought a couple of years ago and immediately stripped, planning to rebuild it. In the usual way that didn't happen. The gear worked prior to being dismantled but I cannot claim to have done anything very testing with it, so it comes on an...
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    any ideas on shipping a frame cross-channel

    Hi folks, bit of a long shot here but am looking for a way of shipping a prized retro frame from Brighton to my home in Grenoble, France ... without spending an arm and two legs! Any smart ideas or useful past experience very welcome. cheers zappi
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    Big Marin Bear Valley but what year?

    Hi folks, Big Bear Valley here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT 21/22" according to vendor (I asked) but no idea of year. Looks even bigger to me, but can't be ... Any ideas about real age; any bets on it reaching asking price? cheers Z
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    1984-5 Marin Palisades Trail

    A real retro jewel here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marin-Palisades-T ... 1%26ps%3D6 Must be one of the very first Marins, isn't it? Z
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    Nuvver Marin misnomer, maybe but across the water

    Hi folks, just spotted this http://annonces.ebay.fr/viewad/VEND-VTT ... 5001952576 For starters this is not an auction, just a straight sale. First past the post, but also no vendor background. Strange system they've started in France recently. The man says: Columbus Gen(i)us frame...
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    Case of mistaken Marin identity?

    This bike caught my eye as it's remarkably like one owned by a mate: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/marin-trail-bike_ ... 414bbeeb7b The vendor says its aluminium, whereas the one I'm thinking of is top-end Tange, but then he/she also says the reach mech is STX SE despite it quite clearly being XT...
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