2020 Marin Headlands 2 profile, on a gravel road, as photographed by Bicycling Magazine.
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"Marin’s Headlands 2 Gobbles Up Gravel and Singletrack" - Bicycling Magazine

"Takeaway: A fast, carbon all-road bike and stellar parts package for a great price."


The vibration-damping carbon frame and 40mm Schwalbe G-One Performance tires let me bomb through rough trails and gravel sections so much faster than I would on a road bike (and without my teeth chattering around in my skull).The wide rubber felt fantastic on the gravel paths I was riding, and pretty great on the smooth dirt singletrack, too, but they began to lose grip on loose, steep climbs where I needed to stand out of the saddle, getting a little skittery. But on fast, windy descents, they surprised me with how they surely they gripped the ground and kept me feeling in control...

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