Originally Posted by
Wrenchspinnerjr
Well, I checked. It is certainly a 32 tooth 4 bolt pattern ring. In the part description, it states that it is for a 9 speed. My bike is 8 in the rear. I dont see how this could change anything. Stupid question, but does it even matter?
With that info, the bike you have is pretty irrelevant, more relevant is the model number of crank (the 1997 Marin Pine Mountain had a Sugino (White Industries branded) crank as stock which was a compact drive 5 bolt).
Find the model number of the crank (it will be marked on the back of the arms) and use that as a starting point for getting a replacement ring (would look at the other rings, as if you have more than one which needs replacement soon a complete crank could be cheaper in the long run)