Originally Posted by
FutureHero
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Brand new Trek marlin 29er. Not as fancy as some of the bikes I've seen in this thread, but this is my first "real" mountain bike. Hit the trail for the first time today and I love it.
Fun > Fancy
Originally Posted by
63_dorinte
Thanks. More like '80s awesomeness.
And I had to add the chain tensioner just to push the chain down enough to clear the brake
.
Dayum, wouldn't have guessed it was
that old! Tensioner might take a little away from the minimalist style of SS bikes, but it's probably a good thing to have anyway (assuming you aren't bombing hills & shreding super-gnar with that bike)