So I went by the LBS today to pick up a saddle that I had ordered. There is a guy in there taking a test ride on a Trek Marlin 7, ended up buying it. After a quick conversation with the shop mgr, I head back to the counter to get my saddle and chat with a few of the mechanics and noticed that this bike is in the shop as the owner, dude buying the Marlin, wants them to fix the squeaking in the fork. This guy is 6.5 ft and the bike is at best a size medium and has 27.5 wheels. Bike easily weighs 60 lbs and the wheels are solid alloy or steel. Said he should have just bought the Marlin the first time he came in, but did not want to spend that much money, so he bought this thing off Amazon, and then ended up spending the money for the Marlin anyway. The guy working with him was trying to show him some of the hybrids as he told him he only planned to ride on paved roads, but he didn't want the skinny tires. When they told him he could get wider tires, he said , "the Marlin is perfect for me". Made me chuckle. I asked them what their plan was to fix the fork from squeaking, they just laughed. They told me they get 3 or 4 of these a month by people wanting to get stuff fixed after it breaks in 3 months.