I don’t take things “personally” on forums…..I just shake my head, sigh, and mutter obscenities under my breath!, to take personally just ain’t worth the extra couple of beats per minute.

Al, i did the dealer thing, I also contacted 3 or 4 popular decal companies, but the best of all my pre-posting research was that I discovered the Alpine Trail frame I bought was actually a Mount Vision Pro!!!

i think your attempt to blame my post is bordering on silly, or perhaps you are immune to simply accepting that on this occasion your smart arse answer was I’ll-judged. I don’t think folk who ask for help on these forums have to justify their question by going into specific detail of their actions thus far. At 45 yo I am well aware of how it works and also most capable of exhausting all reasonable avenues before seeking the help of the forum community when nothing seems to be working.

Craig, I use slik quite a bit but theirs are more current and can’t see any Marin. Looks like I might be shit out of luck on these but will keep trying.

Exactly Zippy. It appears however that Al, and his defender above, don’t see it the same way!?

Some of us post for help on forums as a last resort, as opposed to expecting somebody else to make their life easier by doing the hard work for them. That is why I don’t need the bleedingly obvious stating thanks. Perhaps I should have gone into chapter n verse about where my googling took me, ie towards ATB UK only to find they’d lost the Marin distributor contract in 2013 to Paligap who, upon contacting, have examined to me that these decals are no longer produced or available to order!!!! So, to clarify, I did the ‘dealer’ thing…..

Anybody able to offer something helpful?

PS. The decals above are a little too retro but thanks for being constructive and trying to help.
PPS. Thanks for the boulevard link. Will try it.

Thankyou. Very much appreciated.

Anyone?

Just want to know what decals to get! Nothing more annoying than some smart-ass telling you “that’s not a 2006 stumpy thingymibob cos it’s only got one bottle cage mount….”. A bit of research can save you having to address such a comment….

Also 100% it’s a 2007 as the down tube does not taper towards the bb (as per 2006) and there is a definitive curve to the down tube at the same point, with no reduction in tube size. Cheers

Thanks guys, keep observations coming but please elaborate as to why it is or isn’t….

I have narrowed it down to 2007 due to the above and the fact it only has 1 set of bottle bolts. Also the rear shock as a blue twist top which suggests it is the FSR Expert frame as opposed to the FSR Pro which appears to have a different brain on the rear stay (brown top).

Any advance on my beliefs…?

The res is on the stay as pictured. Will try the archive but don’t let that stop anymore suggestions or confirmations. The expertise on here is ace! And quick….

Well said martinhutch – it wouldn’t be like the media to want to add their own “spin” to an otherwise sensible and non-headline grabbing comment.

Perhaps one of the contributors on this thread is in the media, or destined for it – the old Brit-media trait of knock the elite when they have an off day or do something “different”. In my eyes he has earned the right to do whatever he pleases. I also wouldn’t be surprised if the bronze mentioned above turns out to be somewhat shinier – it won’t be for the lack of trying!

Harvey and mtbfix – could ya mail me pics of what you have? Mick dot hiner at btinternet.com

Cheers

Shows how much of a novice I am when I say that I’d only ever seen something similar for front forks of the Pace variety! Where are these sourced s’il vous plait?

Cheers both, I am edging towards simply 26’s with slicks but couldn’t believe in the age of gadgetry that this hadn’t been ‘solved’ and that the solution wasn’t easily to hand.

The frame is a kona hybrid so the use of 700’s seemed a good one in principle but…..

Keep any ideas coming folks….