Marin Bikes Blog

There’s a slight hint of Fall in the weather these days and that can only mean one thing: Cross SEASON is just around the corner!! To get things rolling, literally, Murphy Mack will be throwing a Goldsprints CX kickoff party at our SF store on Friday, September 17th. The sweat  will begin to flow shortly after 7p.m. and roll till midnight. Teams from all over NorCal will be descending on SF to  see who is fastest at cyclocross style GoldSprints. Cyclocross GoldSprints you ask? Well, come drink some beer, eat some food, win some prizes, and see for yourself what Murphy has dreamed up! Easy freeway access, parking, and secure bike parking make this a most for all of you wanting to kick start your cross season!

When it comes to slope style and big hits, Andrew Taylor is in a class unto himself. Marin’s high flyer, who rides an Alcatraz and Attack Trail, recently sent me this little video clip of him pulling a massive air off one of the stunts at this year’s Winterpark, CO Crankworx event. I was scared and puckered up just watching his roll in on a corkscrew feature, let alone the gargantuan gap he clears. Check out this short GoPro clip of AT gettin’ er done! Remember kids, don’t try this at home!

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Eurobike is over but that doesn’t mean we’re done showing off some of our new bikes! If you’re interested in seeing  more detailed coverage of our CXR 29er, then check out  what our paisanos at 29pollici.com put together. Click here

September is the beginning of showtime in the bike world and things are heating up over in Germany at this year’s Eurobike with the unveiling of our  2011 line. Seems that the CXR carbon, both in 26″ and 29″ platforms, along with the  100mm Rift Zone Check, a revamped Attack Trail, and 250 mm Team DH are generating some buzz. Click on this link to check out what bikeradar had to say about the bikes.

Proving that Marin is an international brand, I give you the latest Marin racing news from Santiago, Chile.Patricio Farias, racing  his 2009 Marin Team Issue bike, just won the U 23 category at the last race in the series in Santiago, Chile! Judging by the look on his face he is pretty stoked, and so are we that he chose to ride a Marin bike. Bueno trabajo Patricio! Keep those wheels spinning!

In 1771 the Portola Expedition, a Spanish mission to explore the upper regions of California, stood on the very same spot that we did at the conclusion of our Bay Area Ridge Trail adventure. Similar to our bike journey, which was the first time that a majority of the Bay Area Ridge Trail system had been ridden by bike, the Portola Expedition was the first recorded land entry and exploration of the greater Bay Area. On our quest we covered 214 miles of Bay Area Ridge Trail, climbed 30, 876 ft of vertical, spent 48 hours on the bike,  burned around 17,000 calories and visited 25 different Bay Area parks. Although not as grand as discovering the Bay Area for the first time like Portola did, our journey was rewarding in its own unique way because we drew awareness to this amazing trail system that sits at the fingertips of the over 9 million people who call the Bay Area home. If you want to see what some Marin residents had to say about our journey, all of which was on legal trails, check out this article that ran in the Marin IJ.