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Marin Journal

  • "Smooth assist, light weight, and great brakes at an impressive price."

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    CycleVolta.com's excellent First Ride Review of the Sausalito E1 "If you’re on the hunt for a cruiser-ish ebike that splits the difference between that laid-back geometry and more of a...

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  • Jamie Orr's Alpine Trail Carbon 2-Equipped VW Tiguan SE R-Line Black RiNo Concept

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    Car builder and friend of Marin Jamie Orr recently delivered his latest project to Volkswagen, the Tiguan SE R-Line Black RiNo concept. Alpine Trail Carbon 2 Featured on Custom VW...

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  • Where is my Bike?

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    The Drop in Podcast catch up with our director of product This week on the Drop in Podcast, Duncan is joined by Director of Product at Marin Bikes - Aaron...

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  • "If you dare to be different and want to test the extreme fringes of MTB geometry, then the El Roy is ready to get weird with you."

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    Vital MTB's Four Star Review of the new-for-2021 El Roy Hardtail "For terrain that challenges with technical climbs and then rewards with fast, rough downhills, the El Roy is a competent and...

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  • "This is a mountain biker's gravel bike, 100%"

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    Marin County-based YouTuber Tim Williams spent a few months this winter with a DSX 2. Here's his review. "This is a great all-around bike." — Tim Williams | Watch the...

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  • "It is a bike that instills confidence and wants you to push harder"

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    The crew at The Loam Wolf took one of our Alpine Trail E2s to Utah for their 2021 eMTB test sessions. "The Alpine Trail E2 is a stout, burly and...

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  • "The sum of its parts is a versatile machine that has something for most of us ‘normal’ riders, but with just enough extra for the superhuman shredders."

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    From the ashes of the great Bike Mag comes Beta, who recently spent some time on our new Alpine Trail Carbon 2. "There’s something refreshingly classic about how Marin approached...

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  • ''There’s no denying that this little bike is a lot of fun.''

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    DSX 2 Earns an 8.5/10 Review at ADVNTR.cc "On the whole, I think that this is a corking bike for the price, thoughtfully put together with room for some home...

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  • Marin Welcomes Duncan Shaw

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    We are delighted to welcome trials legend Duncan Shaw to the Marin family. Duncan brings something completely new to our roster of rider ambassadors, and with his charismatic Scottish charm...

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