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A 27.5″ / 29″ aluminum frame hardtail crosscountry bike with mid-range components.
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$599| Weight | 31.8 lbs |
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| Frame | Aluminum |
| Suspension | Hardtail, 100mm |
| Fork | Suntour XCE |
| 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
| Frame | Size: XS, S, Alpha Silver Aluminium, curved top tube, internal routing, chainstay disc brake mount, rack and kickstand mount, 135x5 mm QR; Size: M, ML, L, XL, XXL, Alpha Silver Aluminium, internal routing, chainstay disc-brake mount, rack and kickstand mount, 135x5 mm QR BB Standard: BSA, 73mm, Threaded Tire Clearance: 2.2" Colors: Trek Black / Lithium Grey; Dark Aquatic / Trek Black; Factory Orange / Lithium Grey |
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| Fork | Size: XS, SR Suntour XCE 28, coil spring, preload, 42 mm offset for 27.5" wheel, 100 mm QR, 80 mm travel; Size: S, SR Suntour XCE 28, coil spring, preload, 42 mm offset for 27.5" wheel, 100 mm QR, 100 mm travel; Size: M, ML, L, XL, XXL, SR Suntour XCE 28, coil spring, preload, 46 mm offset for 29" wheel, 100 mm QR, 100 mm travel Travel: 100mm Spring Type: Coil |
| Bottom Bracket | VP BC73, 73 mm, threaded cartridge |
| Headset | Semi-integrated, 1-1/8'' |
| Stem | Size: XS, Bontrager alloy, 31.8 mm, Blendr-compatible, 7-degree, 50 mm length; Size: S, Bontrager alloy, 31.8 mm, Blendr-compatible, 7-degree, 60 mm length; Size: M, Bontrager Comp, 31.8 mm, Blendr compatible, 7-degree, 70 mm length; Size: ML, L, Bontrager Comp, 31.8 mm, Blendr compatible, 7-degree, 80 mm length; Size: XL, XXL, Bontrager Comp, 31.8 mm, Blendr compatible, 7-degree, 90 mm length |
| Handlebar | Size: XS, Bontrager alloy, 31.8 mm, 5 mm rise, 690 mm width; Size: S, M, ML, L, XL, XXL, Bontrager alloy, 31.8 mm, 5 mm rise, 720 mm width |
| Saddle | Bontrager Arvada, steel rails, 138 mm width |
| Seatpost | Size: XS, S, M, Bontrager alloy, 31.6 mm, 12 mm offset, 330 mm length; Size: ML, L, XL, XXL, Bontrager alloy, 31.6 mm, 12 mm offset, 400 mm length Type: Rigid |
| Pedals | VP-536 nylon platform |
| Grips | Bontrager XR Endurance Comp |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano Tourney TY300 |
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| Front Derailleur | Shimano Tourney TY300, 34.9 mm clamp, down swing, down pull |
| Crank | Size: XS, S, M, Shimano Tourney TY301, 42/34/24, 170 mm length; Size: ML, L, XL, XXL, Shimano Tourney TY301, 42/34/24, 175 mm length |
| Shifters | Size: XS, S, M, ML, L, XL, XXL, Shimano Altus M315, 3-speed; Size: XS, S, M, ML, L, XL, XXL, Shimano Altus M315, 7 speed |
| Cassette | Shimano HG200, 12-32, 7-speed |
| Chain | KMC Z7, 7-speed |
| Brakes | Tektro HD-M275 hydraulic disc, 180 mm rotor Type: Tektro Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Bontrager Connection, double-wall, 32-hole, 20 mm width, Schrader valve |
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| Spokes | 14 g stainless steel |
| Front Hub | Formula DC-20, alloy, 6-bolt, 5x100 mm QR |
| Rear Hub | Formula DC-27, alloy, 6-bolt, 7sp freehub, 135x5 mm QR |
| Tires | Size: XS, S, Bontrager XR2 Comp, wire bead, 30 tpi, 27.5x2.20"; Size: M, ML, L, XL, XXL, Bontrager XR2 Comp, wire bead, 30 tpi, 29x2.20"; Size: M, ML, L, XL, XXL, Bontrager XR2 Comp, wire bead, 30 tpi, 29x2.00" |
First added June 17
Last updated February 18
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