Trek Marlin 7 Gen 2: Upgrade Your Ride, Conquer Trails

The fact that the marlin 4 and 5 have front derailleurs suggests you could probably put one on your bike and switch to a 2x or 3x drivetrain with larger chainrings. But that will be. Best upgrade i did for my gen 2 marlin 7 was the 32t front sprocket. I tried the 34t but it didn't offer anything extra. Since it was a gen 2 marlin 7 made during the parts shortages, trek.

The shimano m5100 group, 32t chainring, maxxis ikon tires (2. 35 f and 2. 2 rear) set up tubeless, and pnw dropper make for a very capable and performant budget bike that is a blast to ride. The marlin has so far been fine upgrade for me though, trek generally makes some pretty decent frames, even on the lower end of price ranges and the geo of the gen 3 is perfectly adequate. When you want to take your ride from adequate to capable, youre ready to upgrade your mountain bike. You need something that can rumble down the trail, take a beating, and.