2022 Marin Alpine Trail E1: INCREDIBLY good fun!

All new Marin Alpine Trail E1 Electric Mountain Bike, priced at £4295, is a brilliantly fun ebike from Marin that is built to shred trails and downhill. Progressive geometry with a slack head angle (63 degree), steep seat tube (78 degree), short chainstay (435mm), reach up to 505mm in XL. It feels GREAT!

Aluminium frame, 160 Fork, 150mm coil rear wheel travel, mullet ebike (29er wheel on front and 27.5" rear).

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They make a couple of versions. I'm riding the more affordable model but they also do one with the 2021 Shimano EP8 motor and 630Wh battery, along with better fork and component spec.

Bike Prices:
Marin Alpine Trail E1: £4295 / €4899 / $4499 (US)
Marin Alpine Trail E2: £5695 / €6199 / $5999 (US)

I'd really think that if you want the most from the bike the E2 version will be the one for full sends with the Fox 38 fork and better climbing from the more low down grunt from the EP8. However, the E1 version that I have been riding is still proper good fun and very reasonably priced at £4295. Geometry and frame is the same between the two bikes, just different component / motor spec.

[RobRidesEMTB]

Awesome release from Marin! E1 will be availibile in from this month (December 2020) with the E2 in Spring 2021, but you can order right away from your local Marin dealer. What do you guys think?

[BikingwithJP]

I love that you rode the bike before reading the numbers - eliminate any potential bias!

[mrladeuce]

Never heard of your channel before till now, Rob. I must say, the quality, effort, and how you structured your review is brilliant! Love the slo-mo shots with the sound too... very dreamy!

[mariopistoia]

Woow, the quality of your videos is superb! Great job Rob! Fantastic bike!

[ddsgardening]

Rob your show is just getting better every episode, love the light in the Forrest effective, keep them coming 🙏

[gabrielcayton]

Now that was a great bike review. Wish all bike reviews were conducted and put together like this one was. Made me want to grab my bike and head for the trails. Great job!

[graysquirreltreeservice]

I was a marin dealer great bikes under rated by far, wolf ridge never took off it is a bad ass bike

[ptrgmx]

Your review helped me decide! Ordered one today. Thanks

[trevski]

Rob because of the price of the E2 being still cheap but with great suspension and that fab geometry EP8 motor. You have got to do a ride review it looks great. 🤘

[thewarrr]

Just goes to show that it's more than just the numbers that make a bike great.. 👌🏻

[robadobdob]

You're over here telling us the latest and greatest while EMBN are telling us about Bosch motors for the 15th time. Keep it coming!

[derekblake]

Best reviewer on YouTube in my opinion, Rob explains, demonstrates and catches your interest! Enough sucking up 😂

[mickfromrocky]

Best bike reviewer on YT. You get down the hole on the things that matter. Researching this bike in the latest model.

[goofyfoot]

I own a 2019 Marin Alpine Trail 8 and love everything about its ride and geometry. It is truly the one bike for all types of trails. I’ve been looking at getting an Emtb for when I go on week long trips to get more hours of ridding in... No more looking 😜

[vaughanboyce]

The E7000 is a great motor very underated with more than enough grunt with 60nm, I've done 3k with no issues and it's been bulletproof. I spend 90% in eco mode and it have a very natural feeling plus I get over 40+km with heaps of riding

[chrisedwards]

Great video. Awesome videography by john really makes the trails at surrey hills come to life really great video to watch.

[seantaylormtb]

Love the look of that, my first bike was a Palisades Trail ('95) that I upgraded to death, so great to see them in the game. Also I just stuck a RockShox ZEB and Ohlins TTX coil on my Levo and it's made a massive difference. The rear is so plush with a coil, def suits an ebike setup in my view. Another great review.

[jonowinter]

Great review, loving the videography Rob! That bike looks banging. The only bike in many many years that has a great geometry and price plus the spec of the E2 looks cracking, don't think I would need to change anything.

[DKLVE]

Excelent to know that they are using that very capable and good motor.
The e7000 gives just the right amount of power for that type of FUN

[mradam]

Looks great! Buying an eBike today is far more complicated than it was 12 months ago when I bought my Levo. There are so many options now and it’s so hard to make a short list.