Bikes up to 60% offWe monitor over 40,000 bikes daily to find the best prices
Today’s Deals2020 Marin
Gestalt X11
An aluminum frame gravel bike with upper mid-range components and sram rival hydraulic disc brakes.
Compare the full range
Manufacturer Price
$2,199| Frame | Aluminum |
|---|---|
| Suspension | Rigid |
| Fork | Carbon |
| Wheels | 700c Aluminum |
| Drivetrain | 1 × 11 |
| Groupset | Rival |
| Brakes | SRAM Rival Hydraulic Disc |
| Seatpost | Dropper |
Summary
The Marin Gestalt is a playful and fun gravel bike that excels in versatility and affordability, offering a comfortable riding position and impressive performance on both roads and mellow gravel. However, it has its drawbacks, including subpar brakes and a narrower use case that may not appeal to everyone. Reviews highlight its fun factor and value but note limitations in traditional gravel bike performance.
Playful, fun gravel bike
Comfortable riding position
Impressive affordability
Excellent aluminum frame
Fast on roads and mellow gravel
Brakes are terrible
Not great at anything
Use case is narrower
Mechanical disc brakes are not good
Alloy fork makes long hours in the saddle tiresome
The Marin Gestalt X10 is a mountain biker’s gravel bike.
Cycling TipsIt’s fun and flickable, aware that a bit of instability can be enjoyable.
Cycling TipsThe Gestalt X has proven to be a terrific and impressively versatile bike, despite how tight my initial requirements were for it.
BikeRadarThe brakes provide pitiful stopping ability, I’m not a fan of mechanical disc brakes and these have just put the nail in the coffin.
off.road.ccFeedback?
View all reviews
Apr 2020 · Caley Fretz
The Marin Gestalt X10 is a mountain biker’s gravel bike. It’s fun and flickable, aware that a bit of instability can be enjoyable, and designed for a rider whose range of terrain is almost wide enough to necessitate flat bars and suspension. That makes it something of a love-it or hate-it bike. It’s not traditional. […]
Loves to wheelie, fun when it gets in over its head on technical trail.
Brakes are terrible, 1x only could be an issue for some.
Feb 2019 · Warren Rossiter
A great value gravel bike designed by mountain bikers that will work for everyone
Great handling
Smartly equipped and smartly priced
Weirdly shaped saddle
Sep 2018
If you want a gravel bike that doesn’t shy away from challenging and technical terrain but is right at home on the daily commute and long adventure ride, the new Gestalt X11 is a really solid choice. A gravel bike for mountain bikers, the handling and stability is a highlight and the dropper post, activated by the redundant SRAM left-hand shifter, is a bonus on steep terrain. The best gravel and adventure bikes you can buy for under £1000 Hyper gravel you say?
Mar 2018 · Chris Case
If you’re built for the long haul, or want a bike to serve as both your adventure steed and daily commuter, the Marin Gestalt is built for you.
Jun 2017 · Marc Abbott
An all-road 1X machine with versatility as standard
| Frame | Series 3 Beyond Road, 6061 Aluminum, Tapered Head Tube, Relieved BB, Internal Cable Routing, Mudguard and Rack Mounts, Flat Mount Disc, 142x12mm Thru-Axle BB Standard: BSA, 68mm, Threaded |
|---|---|
| Fork | Marin Full Carbon w/ Taper Steerer, 12mm Thru-Axle, Flat-Mount Disc, Fender Eyelets |
| Bottom Bracket | FSA MegaExo Threaded |
| Headset | FSA Orbit IS, Sealed Cartridge Bearings, 1 1/8” x 1 1/2” |
| Stem | Marin 3D Forged Alloy |
| Handlebar | Marin Butted Alloy, Compact 12º Flared Drop, Flat Top |
| Saddle | Marin Beyond Road Concept Elite |
| Seatpost | TranzX YSP11 Dropper Post, 105mm Travel, 27.2mm Type: Dropper |
| Pedals | Commute Platform |
| Grips | Marin Shock Absorbing Perforated Tape |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM Rival 1 11-Speed |
|---|---|
| Front Derailleur | - |
| Crank | FSA Gossamer Pro, Megatooth 42T Chainring, BB386EVO Alloy Spindle |
| Shifters | SRAM Rival 1x11 Speed, Left Side Modified For Dropper Post Lever |
| Cassette | SRAM XG-1150 11-Speed, 10-42T |
| Chain | KMC X11 |
| Brakes | SRAM Rival Hydraulic Disc, 160mm Rotor Type: SRAM Rival Hydraulic Disc |
| Brake Levers | SRAM Rival Hydraulic |
| Rims | Marin Aluminum Double Wall, 21mm Inner, 30mm Tall, Disc Specific, Tubeless Compatible |
|---|---|
| Front Hub | Forged Aluminum Alloy, 100x15mm, 6-Bolt Disc, 32H |
| Rear Hub | Forged Aluminum Alloy, 142x12mm, Alloy Axle, Quad Cartridge Sealed Bearings, SRAM XD Driver, 6-Bolt Disc, 32H |
| Tires | WTB, Riddler TCS Light, 700Cx37, Folding Bead, Tubeless Compatible |
First added October 26
Last updated September 11
Not listed for 2,076 days