This is a much needed article and, having bought a Marin San Quentin 1 a couple of years ago as my re-entry into mountain biking, I think I agree with almost all of it! The exception would be the Suntour fork, which I didn't get on with at all - partly because of it's reluctance to move at all, but also because of the weight. It came in at around 3.5kg and after I swapped it for a budget air fork I was suddenly able to manual and bunnyhop again.
July 20, 2022, 6:53 a.m. - mrb-mtb
This is a much needed article and, having bought a Marin San Quentin 1 a couple of years ago as my re-entry into mountain biking, I think I agree with almost all of it! The exception would be the Suntour fork, which I didn't get on with at all - partly because of it's reluctance to move at all, but also because of the weight. It came in at around 3.5kg and after I swapped it for a budget air fork I was suddenly able to manual and bunnyhop again.