Here's my girlfriend's bike I built up into a commuter. It's a Marin Palisades, picked up at a charity for a local grade school for 70 bucks. The chain had a broken link and was replaced, everything is pretty strong and survived one hard crash so far. It has a Biospace threering up front, seven speed with annoying thumb shifters, free Blackburn rack from a friend's dead bike with a spraypainted milk crate zip tied to the top, blinkies front and rear and a huge amber reflector from a broken street sign, and my old Specialized BG comfort seat. This is her first real bike and she does quite well despite the weight of this bike. I like that the bike has a white and black color scheme.

Anyone know the year of this bike?

Cheers, Alan