Please help me identify the year of my Marin

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03-22-15 | 06:17 PM

mscappa

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Please help me identify the year of my Marin

Hello,

Can someone help me identify the year of my Marin Redwood? I believe it's late 90's, but can't find the right corresponding color on bikepedia. Really lame that Marin doesn't host their own archives!

Any help would be much appreciated!

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03-22-15 | 06:24 PM

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Try the Marin Bicycles Archive at this link.

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03-22-15 | 06:31 PM

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I'd say '95ish.

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03-22-15 | 08:06 PM

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03-22-15 | 08:57 PM

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According to bikepedia, Marin's Redwood was a hybrid with 700c tires from '93 to '97, then came back as a comfort style mtb with 26" tires from '03 to '12. But they're all listed with suspension seatposts, adjustable stems, ect. Maybe they're missing a few years of late 90's, early 00's bikes where it was just a low end mtb and not a comfort bike?

Maybe try dating it with the serial number. Google "marin serial numbers" I guess.

03-23-15 | 06:09 AM

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Thanks Clang, good idea. Do you know where the serials are located on Marins?

03-23-15 | 06:11 AM

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Try the Marin Bicycles Archive at this link.

Thanks Benjamin. I has already checked out their site and they only date back a few years in their archives. They then suggest bikepedia for anything older. So weak.

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03-23-15 | 08:05 AM

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k I found the serial under the bottom bracket, but it seems there are competing interpretations of what each character means. Anyone know how to decode? Serial is: H162BSC004