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Marin Wolf Ridge XC Full Suspension
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User Reviews
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Oldskool
a Downhiller
from Glasgow Date Reviewed: January 21, 2011 Strengths: Stability and ground clearance, it just eggs you on to go faster, while soaking up the rough stuff, if it does get kicked out of shape it I find it an east bike to bring back into line. In turns I can brake deep where other riders are already struggling for grip Weaknesses: While it can climb I find it more of a chore than other bikes I've ridden. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anything rough and technical Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $3500.00 Purchased At: Upbeat Bikes, Fort W Similar Products Used: LA Pierre Zesty. Santa Cruz Nomad, Norco A Line  
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str8.cash
a Cross Country Rider
from Park City, UT, USA Date Reviewed: July 7, 2009 Strengths: Poorman's VPP Weaknesses: High BB Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anywhere in the Wasatch Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $550.00 Purchased At: Adrenaline Similar Products Used: Demoed: Kona Dawg, Ellsworth Moment, Santa Cruz Nomad Bike Setup: Fox Float R 140mm, Fox RP23, 2x HFX-9, XT R-Der, XTR Trigs, DT Swiss Onyx hubs w/Bont Rims
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seans
a Downhiller
from san rafel, ca, us Date Reviewed: August 18, 2008 Strengths: easily adjustable front and rear shocks. the bike was able to handle all the terrain on the downhill courses that i could and it was still light enough to climb where there was uphill Weaknesses: a couple of the zip ties that held the brake cables in place snaped while i was riding and they started bouncing around, the back skewer came out more than half way two times while i was riding, but it was easily fixable Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: lower velocity Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only Similar Products Used: marin mount vision
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Mike G
a Cross Country Rider
from Endwell, NY Date Reviewed: May 6, 2007 Strengths: (2006 Wolf Ridge) - All around solid bike, great suspension components. The higher bottom bracket helps clear roll overs and the "Chain stay" is very rigid. VPP suspension really performs when you're cruising fast, it rides over logs, rock and roots like they aren't there. This was an upgrade from a 4-link full suspension bike with bushings, the bearings really make the ride smooth. The ride is extremely plush when you open up the RP3 and it climbs well when it's closed. Weaknesses: I'm not a fan of the truvativ cranksets, the crankarms flex when I'm pedaling up a steep hill. I'll be happy when I can replace 'em with an XT crankset. WTB Laser Light hubs suck! - The free wheel hub failed after 100 miles of riding, it's warrantied but it should never have broke after such little use. Hoping to put on a new wheel set with XT hubs. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The downhill ones Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: Bike Loft Similar Products Used: KHS FXT Pro, Rush, Prophet Bike Setup: Stock - Fox RP3 rear, 130 Float RL, LX/XT drive train & hayes hydraulics
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MIke
a Racer
from Irvine, California, USA Date Reviewed: July 28, 2006 Strengths: It handles downhill great Weaknesses: It's not the greatest climber Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1500.00 Purchased At: Adreniline Bikes Bike Setup: Manitou,Splice fork Fox Float RP3 shok
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Alan
from Canada Date Reviewed: May 4, 2006 Strengths: Great bike overall for XC, ok weight. Weaknesses: The welded frame looks cheap just like Specialized esp when the entire bike front and rear triangle is welded. Personally, I don't like the Juicy 7 Stock Wavy rotor as the have horrible feel and performance. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only Price Paid: $3000.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: None Bike Setup: Stock - XT, Juicy 7, Fox F100 RLT, FSA carbon seatpost, WTB laserdisc wheelset Plus the following: Chris King headset, Thomson Stem, RaceFace carbon riser bar
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Etienne
a Cross Country Rider
from New Zealand Date Reviewed: August 11, 2005 Strengths: Lots of travel! Smooth - brings out the best in you! Weaknesses: None as of yet - wide handle bars maybe, but the jury is still out on that one. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: Bike Barn Auckland Similar Products Used: Specialzed Enduro, Scott MC 3 Bike Setup: Standard - 200 psi in rear, 90 psi in front.
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Ryan
a Cross Country Rider
from Napa, CA Date Reviewed: August 10, 2005 Strengths: Climbing, downhills, everything! Marin takes care of you with the major parts like brakes and suspension. Then uses lower end components to keep the price down, but you can upgrade these later on when you have more dough. Weaknesses: Having a hard time finding one, did destroy my rear rim on about the 3rd ride, but that was more my fault than the bikes. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Annadel Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: Authorized Bikes in Vallejo Similar Products Used: Test road Blur, Stumpjumper, Rocky Mountain Bike Setup: Vanilla R fork, Float R rear, Hayes Hydr. love the 8" front rotar that comes standard, xt front deral. (updgraded), xtr rear deral (upgraded), everything else standard
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Marc
from Atlanta, GA. Date Reviewed: June 20, 2005 Strengths: see my first review Weaknesses: see my first review Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Bear Creek Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2100.00 Purchased At: adrenalinebikes.com Similar Products Used: see my first review Bike Setup: see my review below, plus fresh good-n-evil grips and blue Fire XC's with Stan's of course
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Jose
a Weekend Warrior
from Irvine, California, USA Date Reviewed: June 13, 2005 Strengths: Light weight, tracks excellent, ease of suspension adjustment, Fox plush suspension, looks cool Weaknesses: None thus far. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: Old Diamondback Apex. Friend's Foes FXR, Diamondback Moto, and Diamondback Response. Bike Setup: So far stock. Not going to change anything until I see a need.
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Marc
a Cross Country Rider
from Atlanta, GA. Date Reviewed: March 22, 2005 Strengths: build quality, value, weight (considering it's a 6" bike climbs very well when seated, decends at freightening speeds. Weaknesses: piss poor dealer network (at least on the east coast) and I had a less than pleasurable experience ordering the bike online. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Bear Creek Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $2100.00 Purchased At: adrenaline bikes.com Similar Products Used: I owned an NRS for a year and a half, but have ridden many a Blur, Heckler and other trail bikes Bike Setup: floatR shock, talas R fork (mine is a 2004) Daves speeddream wheels w/ king hubs, hayes hydros, king HS, monkeylites, xt shifter, & cassette, Thompson post, Rocket saddle, Atac XS composite peddles
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Graham
a Cross Country Rider
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada Date Reviewed: March 3, 2005 Strengths: Best combined features of an XC bike and freeride bike. The Quick Release feature allowing easy changes between 4, 5 and 6 inches of travel is awesome. Light hucking works great in the 6 inch mode. True Cross-Country performance and weight when in 4 inch mode. I can't beleive Santa Cruz and Marin haven't had legal problems over the VERY similar suspension on this and Santa Cruz's VPP. I'll take this over the much more expensive Santa Cruz any day of the week. Weaknesses: I don't like Truvative Cranks - Shimano would have been better, but i must admit that the Stylo's work great and look cool. If i were hucking more often, I would want heavier duty rims even though the Mavic XM17s seem to be holding up (they're great for xc). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Terrace Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $3200.00 Purchased At: Bike Bros Similar Products Used: Tried many different types of 4" travel. This one won because I had the option of going into 6" mode if i wanted to be silly. Bike Setup: Stock! (For now)
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jerzy
a Cross Country Rider
from west babylon, ny, usa Date Reviewed: August 11, 2004 Strengths: light, 30.3 lbs in 17.5", fully adjustable, stiff, active, non bobing Weaknesses: wellgo 310's. cassette, sram 950 [ new for 2004, but crap ], wtb grips [ gone after 500 miles ], Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: shoreham Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2500.00 Purchased At: frenchies bicycle world Similar Products Used: iron horse hollowpoint expert trial, yeti 575, trek liquid 50, jamis dakkar xlt1&2, giant VT2, mongoose grand marquise Bike Setup: stock. minus: wheels [ xt disc/ dt revo db / F519 mavics / maxxis hansventure 2.35 - now ], lx shifters [ sram X9 ], cassette [ sram 970 11-34 ], rear mech [ X.O. ], grips [ oury ]
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Ade
a Weekend Warrior
from North Somerset Date Reviewed: August 11, 2004 Strengths: 3 Bikes in one adjustability Weaknesses: Cracked a rim,but Royles/Marin were great and replaced it Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Nortons Wood Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1700.00 Purchased At: Royles Similar Products Used: 2003 Rock Springs, 2000 GT XCR1000 Bike Setup: UK factory standard
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Mike Perkin
a Weekend Warrior
from Runcorn Date Reviewed: February 28, 2004 Strengths: Small bumps on trails fly by as if they don't exist. Fantastic rear and front suspension. Any trail can be yours to conquer at the flick of a lever. Weaknesses: Not impressed with wtb clipless pedals (310), should change. Bars can be a bit wide in some situations. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Daresbury Hills Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2400.00 Purchased At: D + M Cycles Warrington Similar Products Used: Wolf Ridge 2000 Bike Setup: Standard exept for XT front mech, XT shifters and ovation rise bars.
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