Description
The Marin San Quentin 5 Mountain Bike is for the agressive hardtail rider lookign for a blend between singletrack capabilities and extended air time. It was developed in conjunction wtih freeride legend Matt Jones and takes its name from the most rought and tumble piece of Marin County. The San Quentin collection lives up to the notoriety of it’s namesake maximum security California Stat Prison. It blends strength and style of Marin’s Alcatraz dirt jump frame with the natural trail savvy of the best hardails, with the San Quentin family of aggressive trail hardtails resulting in the perfect mash-up for the modern trail rider. This bike features a Series 2 aluminum frame, with tapered headtubes, 3D forged drop outs, IS brake mounts, and semi-internal cable routing. It also has a modern trail geometry with its slack head tube angle, paired with a steep seat tube angle to create a ride that flies up hill with perfect front wheel precision but decends like it’s on rails. The balanced rider position puts your weight between the wheels for impressive climbing and handling on flats, while the slack front end and short rear center help you pull through rough descents and corners with intuition. The Marin San Quentin 5 Mountain Bike is the bike you want for rowdier rides.
