This Friday, Nov 20, you have an opportunity to meet some of the finest Mountain Bike Slopestyle riders in the world and have a little pre Expo Party courtesy of Marin Bikes. The SF Urban Riders and SF Dirt Lab will also be in the house promoting the Bike Park. They will be gathering at the Marin Factory Store at 1090 Folsom St at the corner of 7th St. from 6 to 8 PM. Signing autographs on Limited Edition AT Showdown posters. Free beer and pizza will be provided. Plus you can enter to the raffle to win a Marin Alcatraz Dirt Jump Bike worth $1199.99. Half of the proceeds go to the SF Urban Riders Mclaren Park Bicycle Park and the other half will go towards putting on AT’s Showdown.

Other prizes include Skull Candy Headphones, SDG saddles and more. Raffle tickets are $10. Winners will be announced at the Bike Expo. You don’t have to be present to win. Many thanks for your support!

Where: Marin Factory Store 1090 Folsom St SF 94103 MAP
What: Riders, Raffle, Free Beer & Pizza
When: 6 to 8 PM, Friday Nov 21st

source: rideSFO

Meet Marin Bikes Rider Andrew Taylor and the Rockstar Energy Drink Team at the “Barred for Life” Sea Otter Film Premiere Barred For Life Teaser 2 Come meet Andrew Taylor during Sea Otter at the premiere of “Barred for Life” Saturday, April 18th at the Monterey Conference Center in the Steinbeck Forum. The doors will open at 7pm, with the world premiere kicking off at 8pm. Click here for the map. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $10 at the Camelbak (#164) and Gravity (#759) booths at Sea Otter, or at the door for $15.Chainlink Productions will be showing their latest full-length mountain bike film featuring the Rockstar Energy Drink team with special guests. Riders include: Andrew Taylor, Cam McCaul, Trond Hansen, Ben Boyko, Steve Romaniuk, Jordie Lunn, Trent Kidd, Greg Watts, Geoff Gulevich, Andreu Lacondeguy, and Kyle Hansen.

source: Marin Bikes

2007 US Bike of the Year Winner Repeats Success Across the Pond NOVATO, Calif.–May 27, 2008. Marin Bikes, manufacturer of performance bicycles, announced today that Marin 2008 Quad XC series Mount Vision full suspension bike has won the coveted Bike of the Year award from “What Mountain Bike” magazine. After winning “Mountain Biking” magazine’s 2007 BoTY title, the new award cements Marin’s Quad Link suspension as a global leader in suspension design.

In a group of five bikes the Mount Vision won over both novice and expert testers alike with its quality suspension, agile geometry and smart component selection. “It’s the most requested bike on our fleet by far, whether we are heading off across moors all day or for a Thursday night thrash. We’ve had letters from readers who’ve spent a lot of time making their final buying decisions but are now totally in love with their Marins.” –What Mountain Bike magazine. The design, featuring Marin’s patented Instantaneous Pivot Center(IPC) provides 120mm of travel through two “Quick Link” linkages that allows the rear axle path to be tuned to provide superior bump compliance without compromising pedaling efficiency. The advanced system also enables the suspension to change the leverage ratio on the rear shock throughout its stroke. This allows the suspension to be plush through the initial portion of wheel travel before decreasing the wheel to shock ratio in the latter portion of travel to prevent the suspension from bottoming out on hard impacts.

“Riding the MV just gets better and better. In fact, we’d definitely boost our tentative initial climbing and value scores from 8 to 9 and give a totally deserved overall 10. It’s not just our experienced suspension testers telling us this.”

Marin currently offers the Quad Link suspension on three different series of bikes: the 120mm travel Quad XC, 140mm travel Quad Trail and the 172mm travel Quad XLT. The award-winning platform will be expanded on for 2009 with the introduction of a new full suspension series.

More about the Mount Vision review can be seen on Marin’s website http://www.marinbikes.com/cms/?p=296

Marin Bikes, a designer and manufacturer of performance bicycles and bicycle accessories, is located in Marin County, the birthplace of mountain biking. Marin, founded in 1986 by Robert Buckley, who remains it principal owner, and the company’s employee/owners are as committed to high quality service and customer support as they are to the lifestyle of cycling. Distributed in approximately 40 countries with international offices in Canada, Taiwan and Switzerland, Marin continues to pursue its original mission of providing quality performance and product innovation.

source: Mark Vanek

New Singlespeed 29er carries Pro Athlete to Victory

NOVATO, Calif.–May 27, 2008. Marin Bikes, manufacturer of performance bicycles, Pro athlete Yuri Hauswald was singlespeed champion at last weekend’s Friends of Tamarancho NORBA sanctioned Invitational Mountainbike race in Fairfax, California.

With a good turn out amongst Bay Area Pro and Expert riders Yuri Hauswald was to have his work cut out for him. Yuri is in a minority of Pro level racers in that he holds down a full time job in addition to training and competing nationally at 24-Hour endurance events. Yuri is both a schoolteacher and Mountainbike coach for racers in the Nor-Cal High School League. He devotes much of his spare time to inspiring young riders to reach their full potential both on the race circuit and in the classroom.

Yuri completed the three lap, 18 mile, race aboard a stock Marin Pine Mountain 29er. Twenty Nine Inch wheels are new to the Marin Bikes line up for 2008. The entry level Alpine Trail 29er attracting much praise in Mountain Bike Actions July edition. Yuri’s time on the trail was enough to place him 9th overall amongst the Pro men’s field. He was, however, the first rider across the line aboard a singlespeed bike, earning him the top step of the podium.

“Yuri is a valuable asset to Marin’s racing program. As a school teacher by profession Yuri’s personable demeanor and communication skills make him an excellent ambassador for Marin Bikes.” Stated Marin Bikes Marketing Manager, Mark Vanek. “He’s a real world athlete holding down a regular job and competing at the highest levels of the sport.”

Marin Bikes, a designer and manufacturer of performance bicycles and bicycle accessories, is located in Marin County, the birthplace of mountain biking. Marin, founded in 1986 by Robert Buckley, who remains it principal owner, and the company’s employee/owners are as committed to high quality service and customer support as they are to the lifestyle of cycling. Distributed in approximately 40 countries with international offices in Canada, Taiwan and Switzerland, Marin continues to pursue its original mission of providing quality performance and product innovation.

www.marinbikes.com

source: Mark Vanek