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Marin Partners with Bike Parks BC and Mad March Racing as Bike Provider for Exciting Consumer Event

NOVATO, Calif.-May 2, 2008. Marin Bikes, manufacturer of performance bicycles, announced today that Marin will be the official bicycle sponsor for the Kokanee Beer "Ultimate Road Trip" contest presented by Bike Parks BC for the second year in a row. After its successful launch in 2007, the contest has expanded to awarding two separate road trips for contest winners.

For each trip, two winners and a guest will be awarded the chance to live like a professional rider for a week. Winners will be provided with full gear and ride Marin Quad XLT series bikes, the award winning suspension platform that won Mountain Biking magazine's All Mountain Bike of the Year in 2007. The Quad XLT models are built on a robust hydroformed and extruded frameset, featuring 172mm of travel, and SRAM's new Maxle 360 quick release thru-axle system.

To ensure the contest winners push their Marin Quad XLT's to their limits, riders will receive professional instruction from reigning 2x Masters Downhill World Champion Shaums March and his Mad March Racing staff. During each contest, the winners will ride along with the MMR crew to visit Canada's premier riding destinations. Riding the same bikes that March used to win his first World Championship title, contest winners will receive coaching on jumping, cornering and other bike handling techniques by the champion himself.

During each week long trip, contestants will visit Canada's premier alpine resorts, with all lodging and meals provided for. The first trip, held July 26th to August 2nd, will cover eastern British Columbia, while the second trip will span from August 3rd through 10th, covering BC's rugged west coast before ending at Whistler during the Kokanee Crankworx mountain biking festival.

For more information and to enter to win, visit the Marin Bikes website at www.marinbikes.com Contest registration is open April 15th until June 15th, 2008. General consumers and retail staff are eligible to win.

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.

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source: Mark Vanek