Diagram showing the shock on Marin's MultiTrac suspension system.

Mountain — Frame materials

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A close-up image of a Marin Bikes bicycle with the words 'unidirectional carbon fiber' painted on the frame

UNIDIRECTIONAL CARBON FIBER

Alpine Trail Carbon 2 • Alpine Trail Carbon 1 • Rift Zone Carbon XR • Rift Zone Carbon 2 • Rift Zone Carbon 1

Features

  • Unidirectional carbon fiber construction
  • Internal cable and hose routing
  • Threaded bottom bracket shell
  • Tapered headtube
  • Replaceable downtube bashguard
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Marin Alpine Trail XR seatstay, showing Series 4 aluminum decal.

Series 4 Aluminum

Alpine Trail XR • Alpine Trail 7

Features

  • Smooth weld, double and triple butted tubing
  • Highly manipulated and formed tubesets
  • 3D forged dropouts and rocker links (full suspension)
  • Internal cable routing
  • Post or flat mount disc with forged 148x12mm dropouts
  • Tapered headtubes
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A close-up image of a Marin Bikes bicycle with the words 'Series 3 Aluuminum' painted on the frame

Series 3 Aluminum

Rift Zone 3 • Rift Zone 2 • Rift Zone 1 • Rift Zone 27.5 3 • Rift Zone 27.5 2 • Rift Zone 27.5 1 • Rift Zone 26 • Rift Zone Jr. • San Quentin 3 • San Quentin 2 • Alcatraz

Features

  • Double and triple butted tubing
  • Highly manipulated and formed tubesets
  • Internal cable routing
  • Post mount disc with forged 148x12mm dropouts*
  • Bridgeless seatstays (hardtails)
  • Tapered headtubes

*exceptions: Alcatraz, which uses 135x10mm bolt-on dropouts

RZ Jr/26 use Closed 9-12 135QR that is compatible with a 142x12mm axle
RZ 27.5 1/RZ1 use Closed 9-12 141QR that is compatible with a 148x12mm axle

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A close-up image of a Marin Bikes bicycle with the words 'Series 2 Aluuminum' painted on the frame

Series 2 Aluminum

Bobcat Trail 5 • Bobcat Trail 4 • Bobcat Trail 3 • Wildcat Trail 5 • Wildcat Trail 3 • San Quentin 1 • San Quentin 24 • San Quentin 20

Features

  • Double and triple butted tubing
  • Highly manipulated and formed tubesets
  • Internal cable routing
  • Post mount disc with forged 148x12mm dropouts*
  • Bridgeless seatstays (hardtails)
  • Tapered headtubes
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A close-up image of a Marin Bikes bicycle with the words 'Series 1 Aluuminum' painted on the frame

Series 1 Aluminum Frame

Bolinas Ridge 2 • Bolinas Ridge 1 • Wildcat Trail 1 • Bayview Trail 24 • Hidden Canyon 20

Features

  • Mechanically formed and manipulated tubesets
  • IS Chainstay mount disc
  • 1 1/8” internal bearing headtubes
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A close-up image of a Marin Bikes bicycle with the words 'Series 3 CRMO' painted on the frame

Series 3 CRMO

Pine Mountain 2 • El Roy

Features

  • Mechanically formed and manipulated tubesets
  • IS Chainstay mount disc
  • 1 1/8” internal bearing headtubes
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A close-up image of a Marin Bikes bicycle with the words 'Series 3 CRMO' painted on the frame

Series 2 CRMO

Pine Mountain 1

Features

  • Triple and double butted tubing
  • Formed and manipulated tubesets
  • Custom investment cast 148x12mm dropouts
  • Braze-in eyelets
  • Tapered headtube
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