Originally Posted by
roundout
My "fast bike" is an old late 90s/early 2000s Italian steel Marin. Columbus tubing + all Campy. It's a fine machine which I bought a couple years ago and which I've ridden several thousand happy miles. I've never been able to dig up much info on them; if anybody here knows anything about these old girls, I'd appreciate any info you can pass along.
I have one of those. Well, almost. The paint job is different but the frame looks the same. Mine is a 1999 model, and a sticker on the downtube indicates it's made in Italy. (At some point in 200x they moved manufacturing to Asia, apparently.) Heavy as heck but build like a tank. I switched out a bunch of stuff, and now it has a carbon fork, threadless headset, better crank (still Campy), and better wheels. Not quite old school like it used to be but oh well.