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Marin Journal

  • Marin's Essential Accessories for Riding Off Road in the Winter

    8 min read

    Winter is the season to hide indoors, right? Wrong! Time for some tip tops to keep you shredding on through winter on your mountain bike or gravel bike. Shred On...

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  • Marin's Essential Accessories for Winter Commuting By Bike

    6 min read

    It's that time of year again! Here are our top tips for commuting by bike through fall, winter and into spring.   Spinning Through The Snowy Season Commuting by bike,...

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  • A Complete Guide To Marin's Steel Frames

    7 min read

    We've been making steel mountain bikes, steel road bikes and steel gravel bikes for 35 years and have no plans to stop any time soon. Here's why we love building...

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  • What's the Best Gravel Bike For You to go Beyond Road?

    9 min read

    Ever wondered what a gravel bike is and whether you should get one? Wonder no more, here's the Marin guide to all things gravel (or Beyond Road as we call...

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  • The Marin Bikes Guide to eBikes and eMountain Bikes.

    7 min read

    Wondering how eBikes work? Here's the Marin Bikes guide to everything you need to know about electric bikes, eBikes, electric mountain bikes and eMTB.     eBikes: Here to Stay....

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  • Introducing the Marin Bikes Donky Jr Kids Bike Range

    6 min read

    Born in Japan, made for kids everywhere, it's the Marin Bikes Donky Jr kids bike Range! Love Your Bike Choosing the best bikes for kids is probably even more important...

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  • Budget friendly all-rounder with some muscle!

    1 min read

    The Loam Wolf's take on the Alpine Trail XR. "The Marin Alpine Trail XR delivers some serious bang for your buck, an all-around shredder that blends the gap between trail...

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  • Screw You Trash - Marin Bikes Tidy Trails is Here!

    5 min read

    Marin is waging war on trash and calling on riders to join the Tidy Trails community. Let's Tidy Those Trails! One of the best things about mountain biking has got...

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