, which many riders preferred over contemporary aluminum for its superior ride comfort Typically equipped with a mix of Shimano XTR/XT components and Mavic rims
Low-res scans make the geometry numbers (head angle, seat angle, chainstay length) look like smudges. 1998 was the year Marin famously tweaked their angles to 71.5 degrees on most hardtails—slack enough for descending, steep enough for climbing. If you are building a custom fork for a 1998 frame, you need that Axle-to-Crown measurement found only in the catalogue. marin catalogue 1998 high quality