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Alright, the Marin. Let's see.
First a disclaimer: The bike is built. It's not done yet but the first part of this write-up is going to be a bit of a retrospective.
I guess it all started with a Stridsland Barnacle fork I bought on here from @packet I believe.
I didn't really know what to do with it but I always had a soft spot for segmented forks. I think they just look rad.
So ever since I bought it I was lowkey keeping an eye open and then this frame popped up and I fell in love with it.
I questioned whether this was a Marin frame. I never saw one with a paint job like it and the rear triangle tubing and dropouts seemed different.
Originally I was looking for a Muirwoods or Pine Mountain. You know, one of those with these nice and understated satin (Zolatone ?) paint jobs.
I did some research and found some more pictures of frames and bikes that look similar and learned that this was a special euro paint job targeted to the French and German markets. Didn't know what to expect but I only paid about 100 euros plus shipping for the frame and it looks rad so that was good enough for me.
Let's build a sick retro MTB.