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Nine years in the making, long-travel Quake is designed to prioritise fun on the burliest lines and biggest sends <\/p>

By Luke Marshall\n <\/p>

Published: Friday, 02 August 2024 at 08:04 AM<\/p>

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After a 16-year hiatus, the Marin Quake \u2013 a bike synonymous with long-travel, downhill-oriented riding \u2013 is back.<\/p>

With an aluminium frame<\/a>, 180mm of rear travel, and 200mm of front travel, this downhill\/bike park bike fills a gap in Marin\u2019s range.\u00a0<\/p>

Driven by athlete demand and influential employees, Marin says the new Quake has been nine years in the making.<\/p>

Rather than develop an all-out downhill race bike<\/a>, Marin is aiming the new Quake at riders who want to have a blast on a big-travel bike, sending jumps, drops and the steepest features.\u00a0<\/p>

Marin tells us: \u201cThe Quake is for everyone who wants to have fun on a big bike. It\u2019s a jumpy, playful, fun-loving machine.\u201d <\/p>

Available from March 2025, a complete Marin Quake will cost \u00a34,499 \/ $4,699 \/ \u20ac5,199. A separate frameset costs \u00a31,799 \/ $1,899 \/ \u20ac2,099.<\/p>

Athlete-driven<\/h2>
Matt Jones hipping the Marin Quake in Whistler. – Kateland Clarke<\/figcaption><\/figure>

That Marin has been developing the Quake is no secret.\u00a0<\/p>

The Marin Quake has made multiple Red Bull Hardline appearances under Matt Jones, with Vince Moonen also riding it at Fest Series events.\u00a0<\/p>

We sat down with Matt Cipes, product manager for the Quake, and Marin\u2019s marketing manage John Oldale to get the lowdown on the new bike.<\/p>

Party laps over podiums<\/h3>
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The Quake is built for party laps and good times rather than hunting milliseconds. – Kateland Clarke<\/figcaption><\/figure>

While there\u2019s no reason it couldn\u2019t be raced, Marin didn\u2019t set out to make a podium-threatening bike for the World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>

Cipes explains: \u201cThe Quake is meant to feel like an old friend, something you\u2019ll get along with and have a great time on.”<\/p>

Modern downhill race bikes can be stiff, difficult or \u2013 even worse \u2013 dull at slower speeds for mere mortals.\u00a0<\/p>

The Quake is designed to be a long-travel bike that will take on the burliest lines but keep you engaged, no matter your riding style or ability.<\/p>

The Quake\u2019s epicentre<\/h3>
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The new Marin Quake is Marin’s latest long-travel downhill and bike-park bike. – Kateland Clarke<\/figcaption><\/figure>

The Quake is built around a Series 4 Alloy frame \u2013 the same tubing used on other Marin bikes, including the Alpine Trail AX AXS. <\/p>

The bike has 180mm of rear travel<\/a> based on Marin\u2019s latest MultiTrac 2 LT suspension design \u2013 a Horst-link pivot layout.\u00a0<\/p>

Marin switched to this kinematic over its previous single-pivot, linkage-driven design because it enabled it to reduce anti-rise, allowing for better chassis control while braking, more mid-stroke support and improved feel at bottom-out.<\/p>

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While the Quake comes with a 27.5in rear wheel, a flip chip enables you to choose a 29in wheel if you prefer. – Kateland Clarke<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Relocating the pivot also enabled Marin to introduce adjustable chainstay lengths and bottom bracket heights.<\/p>

The Quake features two flip chips<\/a>.\u00a0The first enables you to choose between 27.5 and 29in rear wheels (the bike comes with a 27.5in wheel as standard).\u00a0<\/p>

The second chip enables you to switch between a short chainstay\/high bottom bracket setting (430mm\/361mm) and a long chainstay\/low bottom bracket setting (440mm\/353mm).<\/p>

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You can tailor the Quake’s geometry to suit your riding style and the trails. – Kateland Clarke<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Marin uses a straight 56ZS (56mm-diameter, zero-stack) head tube on the Quake to maximise aftermarket adjustable headsets.<\/p>

With a 1.125in straight steerer tube (as found on downhill forks), you can fit up to a 10mm reach-adjust headset to tailor the frame’s reach.\u00a0<\/p>

The head tube will take a 1-, 1.5- or 2-degree angle-adjust headset for fine-tuning the head tube angle.<\/p>

The frame is also compatible with 27.5in forks, although riders will need to fit a 10-15mm external lower headset cup.\u00a0<\/p>

This means the Quake can run a 180-190mm single-crown fork or a 200mm dual-crown fork.<\/p>

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Marin has built the Quake with a ZS56 (Zero Stack 56mm) head tube, so riders can fit aftermarket reach-adjust and angle-adjust headsets. – Kateland Clarke<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Elsewhere, the frame features chainstays and seatstays equipped with durable rubber guards to minimise noise and protect the paint finish.\u00a0<\/p>

A gasket around the cable exit hole reduces cable rattle and prevents the brake hose and derailleur cable from scratching the frame.<\/p>

A mud flap positioned over the lower suspension pivot keeps dirt and spray off the bearings.\u00a0<\/p>

An integrated lower down tube guard helps deflect rocks, logs and other obstacles, while an upper down tube shuttle pad protects the frame when hanging over a tailgate.<\/p>

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There’s no headset cable routing on the Quake. New cable ports keep the cables rattle-free. – Kateland Clarke<\/figcaption><\/figure>

The cable ports feature an all-new design that keeps the interior of the frame sealed.\u00a0<\/p>

These ports use rubber membranes punctured during initial assembly, tightly sealing around the housing or hose once inserted. They will be available as a service part for riders making component changes.<\/p>

The Quake utilises SRAM\u2019s Universal Derailleur Hanger<\/a> standard for the dropout and hanger.\u00a0<\/p>

This enables Quake riders to upgrade to a direct-mount rear derailleur if desired.\u00a0<\/p>

The rear-hub spacing is a sensible Boost 148mm for easy replacements, rather than a 157mm downhill standard.<\/p>

Hitting the sweet spot<\/h2>

Marin is releasing the Quake in three frame sizes: small, medium and large. The bike\u2019s geometry blends progressive angles with modest sizing to strike a balance between stability and usability.<\/p>

In the long chainstay\/low bottom bracket setting, the Quake features reach numbers that range from 418mm to 438mm and 478mm in sizes small, medium and large respectively.\u00a0<\/p>

These are matched with gravity-influenced 630mm, 639mm and 639mm stack heights.<\/p>

The head tube angle is a slack 62.3 degrees to maximise downhill control.<\/p>

The seat tubes are short to help get plenty of clearance at 380mm, 415mm and 430mm for the three frame sizes.<\/p>

The chainstay in this setting is a well-balanced 440mm and the bottom bracket sits a middling 453mm off the floor for the frame’s 180mm of travel.<\/p>

There are four geometry charts, thanks to the two-position chainstay flip chip and the two rear-wheel sizes.<\/p>

<\/colgroup>
Marin Quake STOCK geometry – 27.5in rear wheel, long\/low chainstay<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Size<\/td>Small<\/td>Medium<\/td>Large<\/td> <\/tr>
Reach (mm)<\/td>418<\/td>438<\/td>478<\/td> <\/tr>
Stack (mm)<\/td>630<\/td>639<\/td>639<\/td> <\/tr>
Head angle (degrees)<\/td>62.3<\/td>62.3<\/td>62.3<\/td> <\/tr>
Seat tube (mm)<\/td>390<\/td>415<\/td>430<\/td> <\/tr>
Seat tube angle (degrees)<\/td>75.8<\/td>75.8<\/td>75.8<\/td> <\/tr>
Top tube (mm)<\/td>577<\/td>599<\/td>639<\/td> <\/tr>
Chainstay (mm)<\/td>440<\/td>440<\/td>440<\/td> <\/tr>
Front centre (mm)<\/td>790<\/td>815<\/td>855<\/td> <\/tr>
Wheelbase (mm)<\/td>1,230<\/td>1,255<\/td>1,295<\/td> <\/tr>
FC:RC ratio<\/td>(1.80)<\/td>(1.85)<\/td>(1.94)<\/td> <\/tr>
Bottom bracket drop (mm)<\/td>4.4(r)\/26.4(f)<\/td>4.4(r)\/26.4(f)<\/td>4.4(r)\/26.4(f)<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>