Matt Jones rides the NEW Marin San Quentin 29 

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We agree - he's this nice and convivial in person when cameras are not rolling. What you see on RU-vid is how he is all the time.

I got back into mountain biking because Matt’s videos. Happy owner of a 27,5” san quentin 3 now. My first mtb was a Bear Valley with that cool zolatone paintwork. Then I rode a Nail Trail through multiple wheel sets (canti brakes eat through the sidewalls). Marin still fun for me.

They're hitting global markets at the moment, and provided your country's distributor ordered them, should be widely at the end of the year. Cheers!

A LOT of FUN

happy we could deliver

@@marin_bikes : I hope it will be available soon in my country (Indonesia).

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Excellent, glad you are enjoying your SQ!

Maybe next time...

Right on!

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Glad you enjoyed it

all done by Matt and Ben

awesome to hear

Lucky we do a 27.5 version too ;)

No current plans, but maybe eventually?

We are going to put hair guidelines into his contract ;)

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Depends on your local trails and personal preferences. San Quentins are more aggressive style hardtails, with slack geometry and stout components to handle steeper and more challenging trails. Probably not going to be the best pick for general city riding. A Team Marin or Bobcat Trail would probably be a better pick for a do most anything/extremely versatile bike. The Rift Zones hit what we consider to be the sweet spot in trail bikes, and the 130mm of travel out back is great for general mountain biking (or for riding off curbs and whatever the concrete jungle throws at you).

Hi - it's a unique frame, designed around the larger wheels (and you can't stuff 29"s into the 27.5: frame). At this point the frame option is limited to the 27.5" version, but time will tell if we add a 29" specific variant on down the line.

@@marin_bikes Thank you for the info. I've been window shopping the SQ for ~18mo now. It certainly ticks a lot of my boxes. If you're tallying votes from internet randos: add me to the "yes, please" category. 🫣

I love Marin too but they are owned by a European company and made in china :P

@@billysbikes8671 They will have my respect

You sure about all that?

​@marinbikesofficial so Minestrone doesn't own Marin and the bike aren't made in China? Not that I care, I love your lineup.

it will run parallel to it

To keep you on your toes.

27.5" is going to feel a bit more playful and also have a slightly stronger wheel than 29", while the larger size wheels will smooth things out a bit in rougher conditions.

Watch this space.....

video beat the website update - its online now

You sure about that? Over the last year we have reduced prices across our lineup as shipping charges have dramatically decreased.

why not both? ;)

Yes, filmed at the Sea Otter classic. He was out on a pre-production sample, hidden in plain sight.

Congrats to Matt! Best Rider for that bike!!! Gimme some skill 😂

I'd bet he'd have fun on any Marin bike ;)

@@marin_bikes true unless it's a road bike 😅

hmmm.......

Hello.

i think there is also a 27,5 rift zone missing.... ;-(

@@schnitzlfritzl you caught us midway doing some site updates. Those models are still around

@@marin_bikes hehe seems to be. its back again;-) $ price in german needs an € sign hehe

@@schnitzlfritzl Yep, still updating... we'll get the pricing corrected Friday EU time.

Great question! Its a hardtail riding fast over rough terrain so the chain makes more noise than a full suspension.

Good point!

@@marin_bikesteam up with Juliet Elliott from marion or get him XC bike training program and hi will be no1 in few months

sorry you feel that way