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Marlin 5
A 27.5″ / 29″ aluminum frame hardtail crosscountry bike with mid-range components.
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$539| Weight | 32.2 lbs |
|---|---|
| Frame | Aluminum |
| Suspension | Hardtail, 100mm |
| Fork | Suntour XCE |
| Wheels | 27.5″ / 29″ Aluminum |
| Drivetrain | 3 × 7 |
| Groupset | Tourney, Altus |
| Brakes | Tektro HD Hydraulic Disc |
4'9" – 5'2"
5'0" – 5'5"
5'2" – 5'8"
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5'9" – 6'3"
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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
| Frame | Alpha Silver Aluminum, internal derailleur, dropper post and brake routing, chainstay brake mount, rack & kickstand mount, G2 Geometry on 29ers |
|---|---|
| Fork | SR Suntour XCE 28, coil spring, preload, G2 Geometry w/51mm offset on 29ers, 100mm travel (13.5: 80mm travel) Travel: 100mm Spring Type: Coil |
| Bottom Bracket | Sealed cartridge, 73mm |
| Headset | 1-1/8˝ threadless, semi-integrated, semi-cartridge bearings |
| Stem | Bontrager alloy, 31.8mm, 7 degree, Blendr compatible |
| Handlebar | Bontrager alloy, 31.8mm, 5mm rise, 720mm width (13.5: 690mm width) |
| Saddle | Bontrager Arvada |
| Seatpost | Bontrager alloy, 2-bolt head, 31.6mm, 12mm offset Type: Rigid |
| Pedals | VP-536 nylon platform |
| Grips | Bontrager XR Endurance Comp |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano Tourney TY300 |
|---|---|
| Front Derailleur | Shimano Tourney TY300 |
| Crank | Shimano Tourney TY301, 42/34/24 |
| Shifters | Shimano Altus M310, 7 speed |
| Cassette | Shimano TZ500, 14-28, 7 speed |
| Chain | KMC Z51 |
| Brakes | Tektro HD-275 hydraulic disc (13.5 & 15.5: Tektro HD-276 short reach lever) Type: Tektro HD Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Bontrager Connection 32-hole double-walled |
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| Front Hub | Formula DC20 alloy |
| Rear Hub | Formula DC31 alloy |
| Tires | Bontrager XR2, 29x2.20˝ front, 29x2.0˝ rear (13.5 & 15.5: 27.5x2.20˝) |
First added April 28
Last updated April 28
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