Thanks, Peter,
Marin has a lot more purchasing power than most folks think. They're a bit of a sleeping bear but as more and more brands experiment with screwing their dealer networks (think Specialized) I think folks will be surprised how many Marin bikes they see on dealer floors. They're very committed to the IBD.
To your other point, yes cranksets are a place a lot of brands cut corners specifically because the crank/BB/ring is a surprisingly expensive part of any bike spec. Marin has been very creative with this in the past when min-maxing builds and has done some solid house-branded options. I'm not looking to see Aeffect R cranks on a $1100/$1350 bike but I still think it's worth pointing out that the crankset is the one obvious shortcut here.
And yes, I've totally come around to the fact that the suspension fork (and in particular this coil suspension fork) was the right spec. choice.
Sept. 26, 2022, 7:59 p.m. - Andrew Major
Thanks, Peter, Marin has a lot more purchasing power than most folks think. They're a bit of a sleeping bear but as more and more brands experiment with screwing their dealer networks (think Specialized) I think folks will be surprised how many Marin bikes they see on dealer floors. They're very committed to the IBD. To your other point, yes cranksets are a place a lot of brands cut corners specifically because the crank/BB/ring is a surprisingly expensive part of any bike spec. Marin has been very creative with this in the past when min-maxing builds and has done some solid house-branded options. I'm not looking to see Aeffect R cranks on a $1100/$1350 bike but I still think it's worth pointing out that the crankset is the one obvious shortcut here. And yes, I've totally come around to the fact that the suspension fork (and in particular this coil suspension fork) was the right spec. choice.