Trek Marlin 5 Gen 3 Diamant power surge 2025

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 · Under €1,000

• Cube Reaction C:62 ONE 2023 at Multicycle€800EUR 151 more expensive, SX Eagle instead of CUES, carbon rather than aluminium frame, 11.7 kg vs 15.1 kg.

What you get

Frame

Aluminium

Drivetrain

Shimano CUES, 9-speed

Wheels

Aluminium VR: Bontrager Connection, Hohlkammerfelge, 32-Loch, 20 mm Innenweite, Schrader-Ventil, HR: Bontrager Connection, Hohlkammerfelge, 32-Loch, 2

Brakes

Hydraulic disc

Weight

15.1 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

hardtail (front suspension only)

Fork

SR Suntour XCT, 80 mm travel

Wheel size

27.5"

Tyres

VR: Bontrager XT3 Comp, Drahtwulstkern, 30 TPI, 27.5 x 2.40, HR: Bontrager XT3 Comp, Drahtwulstkern, 30 TPI, 27.5 x 2.40

The compromises

• 9-speed drivetrain, fewer gears than the 11- and 12-speed groupsets on most mountain bikes.
• 15.1 kg, on the heavy side for a mountain bike; the ranking's reference weight is 14.4 kg.

Your size

What bikes.de 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

The same bike at 3 shops, matched on the same manufacturer barcode at every shop

• bikes.de· this listingcheapest in stock€649in stock: M/Lopen
• Liquid-Life€649not in stockopen
• Bike-Mailorder€649not in stockopen

Our pick is the cheapest shop that actually has your size, not the lowest headline price.

Price so far

How sure we are