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At Marin Bikes, we have dedicated ourselves to the pursuit of the ultimate mountain biking experience for more than twenty years. Our bikes have been recognized year after year, and in 40 countries around the world, for superior designs and unique performance characteristics.
Our achievements can be attributed in no small part to our willingness to keep up with " and embrace " new technological developments. In particular, integrating 3D processes has been incredibly advantageous to our product development efforts. It plays as big a role in getting bikes into manufacturing plants overseas as in the basic design.
Performance and Aesthetics
Putting together a Marin Bike is no small endeavor. We are committed to building a bicycle that is superbly engineered, lightweight yet durable, and designed to give riders the highest quality experiences for years to come. A few of the areas that we pay attention to in every bike:
Butting. Butting is the art of tailoring a bike frame's tubing wall thickness. Our frames feature double and triple butted tubing sections. High stress areas near welds are reinforced by creating thicker tubing wall; areas of lower stress are designed with a reduced wall thickness in order to minimize weight and improve vertical compliance.
Custom dropouts. In order to accommodate advanced brake technologies, optimize functionality, and maintain high durability levels, we have designed a series of CNC and forged dropouts. The resulting stiffness of the rear end translates into a more reactive ride, which will track and handle better in even the most unforgiving of terrains.
Seat and chain stays. Designed to be light, torsionally rigid, and offer shock absorption properties, our customer seat and chain stay designs play a critical role in providing a responsive yet plush feel.
Suspension. A more efficient suspension system is going to handle the terrain better and transmit fewer vibrations to the rider. Our QUAD-Link suspension system has been carefully engineered to provide a superior ride.
Instantaneous Pivot Center. The Instantaneous Pivot Center (IPC) and its movement during the suspension travel determines the suspension characteristics of the bike and, therefore, how it responds to terrain and rider input. Our intelligent system constantly adjusts its IPC. Wherever the suspension is in its travel, the IPC is in the optimum position, providing maximum performance and pedaling efficiency.
Wheel to shock ratio. Most suspension bikes drive the shock off a rotating linkage with a fixed pivot center. This has the effect of making the shock movement proportional to the wheel movement throughout the travel. With the QUAD-Link system the shock is driven directly off the swingarm.
Quick links. Shorter links are faster to react, lighter and considerably stiffer. Our links are only 35mm long. The high speed at which the links can move allows rapid controlled shifts in the IPC. Additionally, the links are outside the wheel circumference, allowing us to anchor them to the frame in two places: on the seat tube and down tube. This is a considerably stiffer method of construction than having links connected to each other with small bolts inside the wheel circumference.
Intelligent Wheel Path. By allowing the wheel to move backwards early in its travel, the QUAD-Link system's ability to respond to square edged bumps is unparalleled. Even the smallest bump activates the suspension, keeping the wheel in constant contact with the ground and improving traction.
Aesthetics. Engineering requirements are only part of the story. We also need our bikes to look good. If people are going to spend a lot of money on a bike, they need to like the way it looks. The importance of aesthetic appeal can't be discounted.
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