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Marlin 5
A 27.5″ / 29″ aluminum frame hardtail crosscountry bike with mid-range components.
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$489| Weight | 32.0 lbs |
|---|---|
| Frame | Aluminum |
| Suspension | Hardtail, 100mm |
| Fork | RST GILA |
| Wheels | 27.5″ / 29″ Aluminum |
| Drivetrain | 3 × 7 |
| Groupset | Tourney, Altus |
| Brakes | Tektro Hydraulic Disc |
Dec 2019 · Bobby Lea
This cheap mountain bike is the perfect gateway drug to your next (trail riding) addiction.
Wide range of gears with 2x9 drivetrain
Wheels and tires aren’t tubeless-ready
Jun 2019 · Alan Muldoon
The first of two 29er to make it into the sub 500 category, the Trek Marlin 6 certainly didn't behave like a fish out of water.
Top-rate frame quality, available in seven sizes Independent Shimano shifters
Cable and chain rattle. Rear tyre is too skinny
Dec 2015 · Guy Kesteven
Violently uncontrolled fork and blunt frame lead a list of reasons that Trek’s Marlin is best kept away from real off roading. Buy if you're a glutton for punishment looking to get into mountain biking
Size-specific wheels, range of paint jobs available
Punishingly stiff frame and handlebars, undamped fork, some poor finishing kit
| Frame | Alpha Silver Aluminum w/semi-integrated head tube, rack & fender mounts, G2 Geometry on 29ers |
|---|---|
| Fork | RST Gila, coil spring, preload, mechanical lockout, G2 Geometry w/51mm offset on 29ers, 100mm travel (13.5: 80mm travel) Travel: 100mm Spring Type: Coil |
| Bottom Bracket | Sealed cartridge |
| Headset | Semi-integrated, 1-1/8˝ |
| Stem | Bontrager alloy, 31.8mm, 7 degree, Blendr compatible |
| Handlebar | Bontrager alloy, 31.8mm, 15mm rise |
| Saddle | Bontrager Evoke 1 |
| Seatpost | Bontrager SSR, 2-bolt head, 27.2mm, 12mm offset Type: Rigid |
| Pedals | Wellgo nylon platform |
| Grips | Bontrager Satellite Plus, ergonomic |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano Tourney TY300 |
|---|---|
| Front Derailleur | Shimano Tourney TY500 |
| Crank | Shimano Tourney TY501, 42/34/24 |
| Shifters | Shimano Altus M310, 7 speed |
| Cassette | Shimano HG20, 12-32, 7 speed |
| Chain | KMC Z51 |
| Brakes | Tektro M285 hydraulic disc Type: Tektro Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Bontrager Connection 32-hole double-walled |
|---|---|
| Front Hub | Formula DC20 alloy |
| Rear Hub | Formula DC27 alloy |
| Tires | Bontrager XR2, 29x2.20˝ (13.5 & 15.5: 27.5x2.20˝) |
First added February 15
Last updated February 15
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