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> Hi Has someone any idea if this could be worth something? thanks
A 1984 Marin ... Priceless
Bob Buckley's company "Marin Mountain Bikes" didn't start production until 1986, although the
company was founded in 1985.
In 1984, Joe Murray was still racing and designing for Gary Fisher. Marin Mountain Bikes was founded
in 1985, and the first year of production was 1986. Check the company site, the company is only 18
years old.
From an old SBA Interview with Bob Buckley:
"It was at a race that Buckley met world champion mountain bike racer Joe Murray, who planted the
seed that was to become Marin Mountain Bikes. Recalls Buckley, "I talked to him about expanding my
line of accessories and he asked, 'Why don't we make bikes?'"
They did. After a research trip to Taiwan, the world center of bicycle manufacturing, the two men
returned to California to set up shop. The racer translated his cycling expertise into innovative
bike design, and Marin Mountain Bikes soon introduced its first model.
One year later -1987 - there were five models. Not only were the neon-colored bikes an immediate
success with customers, but the revolutionary, first-ever titanium model won Bicycle Guide's Best
Bike award in 1987 and 1988."
"In 1986, the first year, we sold only 160 bikes. In 1993 we sold 140,000." (Bob Buckley)
So either your year is wrong, or you have a pre-production (Fisher) Marin.
R