Friday, May 31, 2013

High Hopes

http://nashville.craigslist.org/bik/3789897814.html
MARIN PALISADES,TRAIL OVERSIZE,HIGH END HYBRID

I HAVE A MARIN PALISADES,TRAIL TANGE OVERSIZE WITH CROSS ROAD TIRES,
SCHIMANO BRAKES,PEDALS CHAIN WHEELS,GEARS,
YELLOW AND PURPLE,
WORKS GREAT,
ORIGINAL COST OVER $1500,00 NEW
GREAT CONDITION,
MAKE ME AN OFFER
ALSO OPEN TO TRADES,REALLY WANT IPHONE 5 32 OR 64GIG,
THANKS

I like older Marin's.  There's definately a philosophy at work there.  The early 90s models were so god awful neon ugly, too.  They seem to mix their paint and model years too.  For example, this is a 1991 paint combo on a 1992 model.  I'm not quite sure if the pant was heald over or the model came out early.  But it should be a Shimano 300 drive train mixed with Ritchey and Marin branded parts.  Oversized tange tubing.  It's a mid to mid low bike, but sturdy and that era mid to mid low got you a lot more than it does now.  I have no idea where he got $1500 MSRP from.  Even so, that would be 20 years ago, but there's no way in holy hell it cost that much.  For both 91 and 92 Marin specifically describes this as a reasonably priced, value oriented model.  The current gen Palisades Trail doesn't cost $1500 and it's got disc brakes.  I'd offer him $125 and I might go to $150 under the right circumstances.

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