MARIN Owner's Manual page 47

INFORMATION ABOUT MARIN'S LIMITED FRAME
& PARTS WARRANTY
All Marin frames and components have a limited and finite user life-
time. The length of time a frame or part will last is dependent on the
construction and materials used in that frame and or component as
well as the maintenance and care a frame or part is subjected to over
its lifetime. When purchasing bikes or parts that are designed for max-
imum light weight a trade off is involved favoring performance over
extended durability. When running these high performance
frames/parts frequent inspection should become routine as subtle
break downs can be detected possibly saving you from catastrophic
failure. Marin does not cover bikes or parts that are subjected to race
situations, jumping, trick riding, bikes exposed to the elements, riding
with heavy loads, bikes set up with child carriers, extreme riding and
any non-standard use.
You are solely responsible for any damaged caused by riding your bike
in a fashion that puts yourself in danger. Even though our bikes are
designed for off-road use, we cannot be responsible for pilot errors
which could lead to severe injury or death.
You are responsible for checking your equipment before each ride to
make sure that the frame or parts attached are not cracked or dam-
aged. Parts and frames do not just fail, they are designed to show signs
of wear or damage leaving the user responsible for checking their
equipment before each ride to determine if something is cracked or
broken. If you choose to ignore such inspection and breakage or fail-
ure occurs, responsibility will be solely yours.
Be safe, check your equipment before and after each ride.
LIMITED WARRANTY
Subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth below, Marin
Mountain Bikes, Inc. (a California Corporation) located in Novato,
California warrants to the original owner of each new Marin bicycle
that this bicycle is free from defects in workmanship and materials
provided it is purchased from an authorized Marin Bicycle Dealer.
This Limited Warranty covers frames and rigid forks of Marin Bicycles
and shall be for the lifetime of the bicycle while with its original
owner.
Marin likewise warrants all original parts including paint and decals
for one year from the date of purchase.
Suspension forks shall be covered under the stated warranty of the
original manufacturers.
All Shimano parts are warrantied for one year from date of purchase
through Shimano or an authorized Shimano Warranty Center.
This warranty is expressly limited to the repair or replacement of a
defective frame, fork, or defective part and is the sole remedy of the
warranty.
This warranty applies only to the original owner and is not transfer-
able. Claims under this warranty are to be made through an autho-
rized Marin dealer. Proof of purchase is required.
A warranty registration card must be completed and received by
Marin Mountain Bikes before a warranty claim may be processed.
Please include the bicycle serial number on the warranty registration
card.
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