In 2014 Marin saw a bit of a renaissance, dropping the Ron Hill trackster and mapboard image in favour of something with a little bit more Gnar.
For 2015 we see a tweaked range building on the strengths of last years models.
Attack Trail
The 150mm 650b carbon Attack Trail XM9 seems a pretty sorted package, with Pike, Monarch Debonair, Xo1 and a DT Swiss wheelset, as it should for it’s £4500 asking price.
Two lower price points are available with the £2500 alloy framed X7 2×10, Pike and Monarch XT8 and at £2000 the XT7 which gets a Shimano Deore 2×10, Suntour Auron and Monarch RL package.
If you prefer to build your own it’s also available as a frameset option which comes with a Float X CTD for £2200.
Mount Vision
The 140mm Mount Vision sees changes for 2015 which revolve around a revised damping platform, to refine the IsoTrac suspension system; which uses flex in the rear carbon triangle to allow movement. The rear chainstay protectors have also seen some refinement to allow better chain clearance. The XM9 again has a XO1 1×11 drivetrain matched to Fox 32 and Float Factory CTD Kashima fork and shock.
If you’re after building it up yourself the carbon frameset is available with a Float X CTD for £2200
AT XM7 level the alloy framed Mount Vision is £2500
And at XM5 level £1500 gets you an alloy framed 3×9, Suntour Epixon fork and X Fusion 02 RL shock.
The Rocky Ridge is planted firmly in hardtail hooligan territory. Here’s the 7.4 which will set you back £1400.
If covering ground is more your thing the 29er Indian Fire Trail range introduces a line of 29er hardtails, the 9.8 will set you back £1900.
Or for a bit of mile eating bounce there’s the Rift Zone, a 120mm/110mm 29er full suss available at five price points from £1500 to £4500 with the top two getting carbon frames.
The Nial Trail 7.6; £1000 of nicely specced ‘getting started’ hardtail.
The Lombard is an “adventure bike”, ideal for commuting and coming in at £800 well within the Cycle to Work scheme.
Particularly neat are the reflective decals which work well with the matt finish.
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Giant are going to be very upset when they see someone’s tagged all their bikes up as Marins!
When did they drop their own linkage system – quad link or whatever it was called?
When they split with ATB sales I’m guessing. It was a Whyte design wasn’t it?
here we go again, Marin bikes looking pretty much the same as most other brands….YAWN, come on Marin come up with something different, even Whyte are looking like the same old same old, bring back the original Quad link, along with & a bit of originality.
The seat tube / top tube join is a thing of beauty………
“£2200 frame only’, that’s Ibis and nearly SC money.
Some overpricing going on me thinks.
Wow, they’ve been mighty busy with the ugly stick!