Originally Posted by koffee brown
Well, I found a bike abandoned in a dumpster after dragging myself home from another round of interviews. It's a great bike for my brother, but I know nothing about it. It is the Marin San Rafael Ovation. 8 speed.
That's about all I know. It's in pretty decent condition and will need a little TLC, but I convinced my brother it's a great winter project for me, and by spring, he's gonna have a great new bike.
Koffee
I always thought Marin made nice looking bikes. They used to be pricey when I followed their offerings, but that might not be true anymore. You do see them in Southern California, but not, of course, as often as Cannondale. The fact that there are fewer of them gives them a little cachet some other bikes don't have. For example,Trek and Cannondale are great bikes, but there are so many of them, you hardly pay attention to them. On the other hand, if you see a DeRosa, you stare.