Marlin 7
A 27.5″ / 29″ aluminum frame hardtail crosscountry bike with modest components.
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$789Weight | 31.6 lbs |
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Frame | Aluminum |
Suspension | Hardtail, 100mm |
Fork | RockShox 30 Silver TK |
Wheels | 27.5″ / 29″ Aluminum |
Drivetrain | 3 × 9 |
Groupset | Acera, Altus |
Brakes | Hydraulic Disc |
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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 derailleur, dropper post and brake routing, chainstay brake mount, rack & kickstand mount, G2 Geometry on 29ers |
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Fork | RockShox XC 30, coil spring, preload, TurnKey hydraulic lockout, 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 Trail Comp, nylon lock-on |
Rear Derailleur | Shimano Acera M3000, Shadow |
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Front Derailleur | Shimano Altus M2000 |
Crank | Shimano MT100, 40/30/22 |
Shifters | Shimano Altus M2000, 9 speed |
Cassette | Shimano HG200, 11-34, 9 speed |
Chain | KMC X9 |
Brakes | Tektro HD-275 hydraulic disc (13.5 & 15.5: Tektro HD-276 short reach lever) Type: Hydraulic Disc |
Rims | Bontrager Connection 32-hole double-walled |
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Front Hub | Formula DC20 alloy |
Rear Hub | Formula DC22 alloy |
Tires | Bontrager XR2, 29x2.20˝ front, 29x2.00˝ rear (13.5 & 15.5: 27.5x2.20˝) |
Last updated June 14
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