2020 Trek
Marlin 7
A 27.5″ / 29″ aluminum frame hardtail crosscountry bike with modest components.
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$799| Weight | 31.0 lbs |
|---|---|
| Frame | Aluminum |
| Suspension | Hardtail, 100mm |
| Fork | RockShox 30 Silver TK |
| Wheels | 27.5″ / 29″ Aluminum |
| Drivetrain | 2 × 9 |
| Groupset | Acera, Altus |
| Brakes | Hydraulic Disc |
For This Bike
4'5" – 5'2"
5'0" – 5'6"
5'3" – 5'8"
5'5" – 5'11"
5'9" – 6'3"
6'1" – 6'6"
6'4" – 6'8"
Dec 2019
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 routing, chainstay disc brake mount, rack and kickstand mount, 135x5mm QR BB Standard: BSA, 73mm, Threaded Tire Clearance: 2.2" Colors: Emerald Iris; Viper Red |
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| Fork | RockShox XC 30, coil spring, preload, TurnKey lockout, 46mm offset for 29" wheel, 100mm QR, 100mm travel Travel: 100mm Spring Type: Coil |
| Bottom Bracket | VP BC73, 73mm, threaded cartridge |
| Headset | Semi-integrated, 1-1/8" |
| Stem | Bontrager alloy, 31.8mm, Blendr compatible, 7 degree |
| Handlebar | Bontrager alloy, 31.8mm, 5mm rise |
| Saddle | Bontrager Arvada, steel rails, 138mm width |
| Seatpost | Bontrager alloy, 31.6mm, 12mm offset Type: Rigid |
| Pedals | VP-536 nylon platform |
| Grips | Bontrager XR Trail Comp, nylon lock-on |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano Acera M3000, Shadow design, long cage |
|---|---|
| Front Derailleur | Shimano Altus M2020, 34.9mm clamp, top swing, dual pull |
| Crank | Shimano MT101, 36/22 |
| Shifters | Shimano Altus M2010, 9 speed |
| Cassette | Shimano HG200, 11-36, 9 speed |
| Chain | KMC X9, 9 speed |
| Brakes | Shimano MT200 hydraulic disc Type: Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Bontrager Connection, double-wall, 32-hole, 20mm width, presta valve |
|---|---|
| Front Hub | Formula DC-20, alloy, 6-bolt, 5x100mm QR |
| Rear Hub | Formula DC-22, alloy, 6-bolt, Shimano 8/9/10 freehub, 135x5mm QR |
| Tires | Bontrager XR2 Comp, wire bead, 30 tpi, 29x2.20" |
Last updated April 16
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