Zolatone Marins

[Drewson]

So can someone remind me.....were there 2 years of Zolatone Marins in the UK? ie. 90' & 91'? And was one year of Zolatone 2000 lighter than the other?

I understand that one grey might have been lighter than the other e.g 90' lighter than 91' but i'm not sure about this.... :?

 

[GT-Steve]

I vaguely remember there being 2 shades in those two years. '90 was a very pale grey, and '91 was a lot lot darker. (athough I think the '90 Bear valley wasn't so pale, as it had black componentry).

That's all from memory
Steve

 

[GT-Steve]

1990 (below)

 

[GT-Steve]

And 1991:

 

[brocklanders023]

As Steve says, 90 was light grey with white decals, 91 was darker with decals matched to the forks. I believe the 92 bikes had a form of zolatone as well.

Check out the archives on the site for pictures.

 

[GT-Steve]

From memory the '92's just had some form of satin paint, which IMO looked a bit pants. . . .

 

[Drewson]

Good Knowledge folks......think i must have had the 90' Team Marin then

 

[Drewson]

So i've obtained a near match of the 91' paint as advised on this forum (i.e. the spraycan used as bumper paint and gives finish like that used on stereos in the 80/90's), but not sure i'll find a close match of the earlier and, therefore, lighter zolatone paint....unless anyone can advise otherwise?

 

[GT-Steve]

Is this any use?
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51386

Steve

 

[brocklanders023]

Good Knowledge folks......think i must have had the 90' Team Marin then

Oooooo, I want a '90 Zolatone Team but they seem to be rare as hens teeth so will be interested in how yours turns out.

BTW, my pal and me have a '91 Palisades frame that we're sending to the far east for repainting. He works for a sports equipment distributer and one of the rowing machines they do has paint very similar to Zolatone so the frame's off to the factory that makes them.