Marin Pine Mountain 1 and new 141x9mm boost QR standard
The Pine Mountain line of hardtails combine aggressive trail geometry and mid-fat tires in an affordable package (click to enlarge).
For their 30th anniversary, Marin launched the Pine Mountain 2 hardtail, a plus sized model that paid homage to the brand’s past, but incorporated modern amenities. That mix proved to be so popular that Marin has attempted to distill the same formula into more affordable price points.
What elevates this build is the attention to detail, like the token red components and grizzly bear accents throughout (click to enlarge).
Their new Pine Mountain 1 is tubeless ready 27.5+ CroMo hardtail that blends an aggressive trail geometry with a wide range 1×11 drivetrain, smartly spec’d value oriented components, and front suspension for $1299.
Last year, the Pine Mountain was available in two trims. The suspension equipped Pine Mountain 2 and fully rigid Pine Mountain 1. Now, they’ve introduced a third option that sits in the middle (click to enlarge).
For model year 2017, this bike will sit between the $2749 Pine Mountain 2, which uses Columbus Thron tubing, and the sub one thousand dollar full rigid Pine Mountain. For a more in depth overview of those models, please check out our Interbike coverage here.
Build it how you like it. The Pine Mountain line has a number of options for mounting bags, a dropper, and more (click to enlarge).
Aside from the obvious value and clean lines of the new Pine Mountain 1, what took me by surprise was Marin’s use of the new 141x9mm hub standard. This was the first time I’d ever heard of this “standard.” For the complete rundown on the how and why, Mtbr reached out to Marin mountain bike product manager Mathew Cipes to learn more.
While I hate new standards as much as the next rider, Cipes has some solid reasons why the this new 141x9mm rear end will improve the performance of new entry level and intermediate bikes in the near future.
Continue to page 2 for our interview with Marin mountain bike product manager Mathew Cipes »
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