It’s a fair chance that a bike is excellent value when you send multiple emails to double check how much it costs – and then still make sure online. This isn’t just very cleverly specced for the money; it rides well above and beyond what we expected.
The Nail Trail is definitely nu-skool too. Single ring transmissions are a great idea. They’re lighter, cleaner running and a narrow/wide chainring and clutch derailleur keep the chain more secure too.
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The 11-40t or 11-42t cassettes needed to give a wide enough gear range are generally very expensive though. Whoever specced the Nail Trail cunningly managed to source an affordable Sun Race 10spd 11-42t cassette that we’ve never seen before. Together with an anonymous thru-axle crankset, this creates a very cost effective setup that feels surprisingly stiff underfoot too.
Corner-carving accuracy
The smart spec doesn’t stop there on the Marin. While most bikes in this bracket still have flexible QR forks from the bottom of the RockShox barrel or somewhere near the top of the Suntour selection, the Nail Trail gets a mid range RockShox Recon with a 15mm thru-axle.
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