Trek Marlin 8 Gen 3 Review

Trek Marlin 8 Gen 3 Review

Price: 1299 €
category: Racebike
Frame Material: Aluminium
Weight: 14,29 kg
Wheel Size: 29"
Travel Front: 100 mm
Model Year: 2023
  • good complete bike for the price
  • high quality wheels
  • 25 years warranty
  • uphill a bit sluggish
  • with 14,29 kg unfortunately a bit heavy
fun to ride in
easy terrain extreme terrain
seating position
upright efficient
handling
playful easy calm
framesize runs
small big

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Expirience with the Trek Marlin 8 Gen 3

Trek Marlin 8 Gen 3 Review
Ludwig Döhl
The on sporty excursions of Trek is made for on sporty excursions use. The trend towards more high speed stability geometries stops with Trek. Good! Because with this balanced handling model, you are equipped for all situations on the trail. For all of those who love a good incline, the moderate seating position of the on long tours should be considered pleasant. On climbs, the Trek Marlin 8 lets you sweat. Other bikes 1299 Euro climb better. Heavy riders over 85 kilos aren´t likely to encounter too many problems with the high weight of 14,29 kg. For lighter riders, this could be a disturbance. The Racebike von Trek has higher quality wheels than the competitors with comparable prices. With 25 years the warranty is another neat feature. Pay attention when selecting your size: the Trek Hardtail sizing runs small.

Geometry

Je steiler der Winkel des Sitzrohrs ist, desto effizienter können Sie in die Pedale treten.

SIZE XXS XS S M L XL XXL
Sizing of Manufacturer
XXS
XS
S
M
M/L
L
-
Wheelsize
26
27,5
27,5
29
29
29
29
Stack
566
565
574
602
602
611
630
Reach
375
376
385
418
434
451
466
Top Tube Length
544
544
555
602
618
638
659
Seat Tube Length
343
343
368
419
444
470
521
Seat Tube Angle
73,4
73,5
73,5
73
73
73
73
Head Tube Length
90
90
90
90
90
100
120
Head Tube Angle
69,1
69,3
69,3
69,5
69,5
69,5
69,5
Bottom Bracket Drop
57
58
48
58
58
58
58
Bottom Bracket Height (absolut)
286
292
302
310
310
310
310
Chainstay Length
438
438
438
438
438
438
438
Wheelbase
1048
1049
1066
1100
1116
1137
1159
Standover Height
652
658
686
748
758
757
769
Specification
  • Frame Marlin Alpha Silver Aluminum, internal routing, chainstay disc brake mount, rack and kickstand mount, 135x5mm QR
  • Frame Material Aluminium
  • Fork Größe: XXS RockShox Judy Silver, Solo Air-Feder, verstellbare Zugstufe, hydraulischer TurnKey-Lockout, 42 mm Vorbiegung für 27,5"-Laufrad, 100 mm Schnellspannachse, 80 mm Federweg
  • Spring Unit air
  • Remote-Lockout yes
  • Gearrange 455%
  • Drivetrain 1x12
  • Gear Lever SRAM SX Eagle, 12fach
  • Rear Derailleur SRAM SX Eagle
  • Crank Größe: XXS SRAM SX Eagle, Stahlkettenblatt (30 Z.), 49 mm Kettenlinie, 155 mm Kurbelarmlänge
  • Cassette SRAM PG-1210 Eagle, 11-50 Z., 12fach
  • Chain SRAM SX Eagle, 12fach
  • Brake Set Hydraulische Scheibenbremse Shimano MT200
  • Brake Rotors 180/160
  • Rims Bontrager Kovee, Hohlkammerfelge, Tubeless Ready, 28-Loch, 23 mm Innenweite, Presta-Ventil
  • Front Hub Formula DC-20 LW, Aluminium, 6-Loch-Scheibenaufnahme
  • Tires Front Größe: XXS Maxxis Ardent, Tubeless, EXO-Karkasse, faltbarer Wulstkern, 60 TPI, 26 x 2.40
  • Tires Rear Größe: XXS Maxxis Ardent, Tubeless, EXO-Karkasse, faltbarer Wulstkern, 60 TPI, 26 x 2.40
  • Saddle Bontrager Arvada, Stahlstreben, 138 mm Breite
  • Seat Post Größe: M TranzX JD-YSP18, 130 mm Hub, interne Zugführung, 31,6 mm, 425 mm Länge
  • Stem Größe: M , ML , L Bontrager Comp, 31 8 mm, Blendr-kompatibel, 7 Grad, 50 mm Länge
  • Handle Bar Größe: M , ML , L , XL , XXL Bontrager aus Aluminium, 31,8 mm, 15 mm Rise, 750 mm Breite
  • Handle Bar Width 750
  • Head Set Semi-integriert, 1 1/8"

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About the author

Ludwig

Ludwig

... has spent more than 100,000 kilometers in the saddle of over 1000 different mountain bikes. The essence of many hours on the trail: Mountain bikes are awesome when they match your personal preferences! With this realization, he founded bike-test.com to assist cyclists in finding their very own dream bike.