r/Marinbikes

Fun, low maintenance bike. Got it 60% off at REI because the dude that ordered it didn't realize it had a 2 speed Sturmey hub.

Checking if anyone's familiar at a glance? Can scour for serial # later or take closeup pics of components if helpful.

Someone abandoned it at a self storage facility I service & the manager was happy to get it off their property.

Dolled it up with some bags & took it bikepacking (swyp). Definitely not the lightest bike & could use some wider tires, but also seems not the worse for a freebee.

Bought a pine mountain over winter, today was finally a perfect day to do some single track exploration. Very fun but boy is it clunky and slow compared to the riding I’m used to. I imagine it’s mostly down to th tread and the psi. Considering a rigid fork for bike packing but keeping the suspension for some dedicated trail rides.

So, I've had a bitch of a time with this bike. Particularly the kickstand. It's a Marin Eldridge Grade 2, I believe the 2020 model, and the mounting bracket for the kickstand is on the inside of the frame instead of the outside for whatever reason. As a result, I cannot find a good kickstand for it; the one that came with it had the entire base be plastic and snapped within a few months, I tried buying another aftermarket and fully metal one and had to put it on the wrong way (because I couldn't find a kickstand designed for this bike to go on the right way) and as a result the screw fell out because it would jiggle around, and the kickstand fell off, and finally I bought another one which also fell off for the same reason. So I'm a bit frustrated with this thing already. Does anyone know of a good kickstand designed for this thing? Just a metal kickstand, which can hold up the bikes weight and is designed to go on the inside. Thank you.