Marin QUAKE 2026

Where it stands

Priced close to what German shops charge for this level of equipment, so it does not clear the margin we require before naming a pick.

Our pick · €5,000 and above

• Cube Stereo ONE44 C:68X SLT 2023 at BikeExchange€5,794.39EUR 645 more expensive, XX1 Eagle AXS instead of GX Eagle, good carbon rather than unidentified wheels, carbon rather than aluminium frame.

What you get

Frame

Aluminium All New Series 4 6061 Aluminum

Drivetrain

SRAM GX Eagle, 7-speed

Wheels

Aluminium New Marin DH | Double Wall Alloy | Marin Forged / Formula DDL-348S

Brakes

Hydraulic disc, the maker's upper series

Weight

not stated by the shop: not scored

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

RockShox Boxxer, 200 mm travel

Rear shock

RockShox Vivid, the maker's top series

Tyres

Schwalbe Magic Mary Gravity Pro | 29x2.5" / Schwalbe Magic Mary Gravity Pro | 27.5x2.5"

The compromises

• 7-speed drivetrain, fewer gears than the 11- and 12-speed groupsets on most mountain bikes.
• Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
• Aluminium frame, at a price where carbon is common.
• No power meter, which many bikes at this price include.

Your size

What BIKE24 lists, and what it has today

This brand publishes no centimetre equivalence we can verify, so the bike appears only when you pick a letter size.

Where to buy

BIKE24 is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.

Price so far

• Currently at the highest price we have seen for this listing.
• 2 left in S.
• BIKE24 states an RRP of €5,299 (3% off). That is the shop's claim; we rank on today's price, never on the discount.

How sure we are