Marin - Rocky Ridge axc (08)
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Marin - Rocky Ridge axc (08)

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jayson88 said on 20 August 2011

not bad mate

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DaggerzMike said on 9 March 2011

very nice, and looks to be made with alot of love and care, respect!

pipus replied... on 11 March 2011

Cheers mate it does get a bit obsessive thinking of a Whtye 19 frame now (your 146 is stunning)


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Ben_500 said on 8 March 2011

Whats your crank arm its looks mean as...

pipus replied... on 8 March 2011

saint double mate check the spec above and pics for a close up. well stiff, dead strong not too heavy recommend any saint kit it just does the job and is well bling

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orangebiker said on 24 February 2011

I have took my mates out a cupple of times carnt say one bad thing about them sweet ride

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jonundercover said on 24 February 2011

Looks awesome a bit like my Nail trail, love the Saint stuff and you have the floating rotas that I want!

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andyb1888 said on 23 February 2011

very nice looking bike

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peter1996 said on 8 November 2010

sweet bike mate! rate mine cheers

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kul3x said on 18 October 2010

Nice! But i'm a little biased i guess. What model is it? Any clearance problems with the wide tyres? Im guessing the same is the same hydro formed frame with E4 stays as used onmy White Line Pro??

pipus replied... on 21 October 2010

The Rocky Ridge has loads of clearance 2.4" tyres with no trouble at all. The frame is different stronger oversize stays more clearance with different geometry (slacker head angles for better d/hill handling, and longer forks.) You're bike is more xc frame with geometry like the Eldridge less aggressive like I say more xc orientated. I would compare them to Cove Handjob and Cove Stiffee you get the idea.

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joshruption said on 12 September 2010

nice mate loving the halo rims

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pauldiver said on 5 September 2010

Sweet bike mate, looks awesome in white too.

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covecoilerdean said on 1 September 2010

very nice spec!! all the bits i would like to put on my crush but cant afford at the mo:(
well worth a 10

pipus replied... on 2 September 2010

cheers for the 10. mates has a cove stiffee frame hes building up bit by bit when he spots a bargain, luckily he's still got another ride. but its a good way to do it.

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richardswt said on 31 August 2010

Really nice, I'm a fan of Hope and Thomson stuff as well. A wicked hardcore hardtail.

pipus replied... on 31 August 2010

Cheers mate the Hope and Thomson stuff is just superb.The Saint gears not bad either.

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Callum f said on 31 August 2010

NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! plz rate mine

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Steve55 said on 29 August 2010

Very nice ride, looks great in white, great spec and you have to love the Marin hardtails

pipus replied... on 30 August 2010

cheers - when you see the number of ridges and crushes in the top 20 'hardcore' hardtails could just catch on!

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jack da bomb2 said on 22 August 2010

nice bike and some off the parts are great rate mine plzz

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chrissun19 said on 7 August 2010

very nice bike mate thanks for the vote

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almojonm00 said on 7 August 2010

lovely marin.liking the hope hubs

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smithy86 said on 6 August 2010

sweet mate like the colour mint spec 10/10

pipus replied... on 6 August 2010

thanks for the 10 mate wait till those sons want an orange of their own

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nathan83 said on 6 August 2010

sweet ride mate, great spec, rate mine cheers

pipus replied... on 6 August 2010

remember to give that stinky what for - it deserves it

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willh3 said on 5 August 2010

like the gold details mate!

pipus replied... on 5 August 2010

cheers, a bit of blings always good.

pipus replied... on 5 August 2010

cheers, a bit of blings always good.

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bradley27 said on 5 August 2010

Looking like a sweet ride there mate, what it weigh like, i know my marin is fairly light and it is mainly all stock, loving the fox's

pipus replied... on 5 August 2010

original stock bike was just under 30lb now its under 26lb rolls well but strong and stiff enough to still hold its line instead of bouncing around off stuff like some xc rides where you have to tiptoe and pick your way through

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konarob said on 4 August 2010

Sweet rig want some of them cranks for my stinky
Rate my rides

pipus replied... on 4 August 2010

thanks - cranks top drawer bombproof, dead stiff without being too heavy, slick shifting well bling.

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Marin.Bikes said on 10 May 2010

Man love the Gold componentry real beast this is.

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heppydog said on 8 May 2010

thats lookin nice buddy!! the rocky ridge has to be one of the best hardtails out there!! check mine out :P

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dododom93 said on 22 February 2010

love the frame and forks, the gold looks really good aswell

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Ben Hurst said on 20 February 2010

nice bike the gold and white looks good together. 10/10

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B17Rida said on 18 February 2010

seems us Marin riders have to stick together! top rig mate, lovin the white!

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dirtjumper4lyf said on 26 January 2010

lush all the components look great on it

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Basher said on 5 January 2010

Blinged up like a Chirstmas Tree :o)

pipus replied... on 4 August 2010

ho ho ho merry christmas !

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sophie t said on 4 January 2010

nice i kinda like the random gold bits

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piranha said on 4 January 2010

looks like a sorted hardcore ht am i wrong?

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well said on 4 January 2010

perfect bike, like it. rate my boxxa custom please :P

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wolf1964 said on 25 December 2009

great looking bike , please take a look at my marin . merry xmas .

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diggersam said on 13 December 2009

real nice cc hardtail. plz rate my bikes

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dhulluk said on 22 October 2009

Sweet looking hardtail, i'm with you on the black and white thing.

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jr said on 15 October 2009

nice fox's fork rate all my bike plz

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slcoldstone said on 2 October 2009

i do like the geometry of this frame... and those forks, well the whole damn thing really!

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jay12 said on 12 September 2009

awesome bike

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easyboy said on 15 August 2009

like it looks good

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Jonofthejungle said on 17 July 2009

Nice setup dude!

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Harry Saleh said on 11 June 2009

nice bike mate! love the frame and the forks are sweet!

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Stealthy ride said on 7 June 2009

Great looking hardtail.

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donwhilltotti said on 7 June 2009

nice rims mate..realy nice

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thegardener said on 7 June 2009

that looks nice, build looks close to my orange crush.

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identiti666 said on 30 May 2009

Awesome, I just bagged myself an 09 model.

identiti666 replied... on 2 June 2009

Got mine at last check it out

identiti666 replied... on 2 June 2009

Got mine at last check it out

identiti666 replied... on 2 June 2009

Got mine at last check it out

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thejizzface said on 11 May 2009

Great looking bike, decals are better than the 09. Nearly bought one but couldn't stratch that far.

pipus replied... on 12 May 2009

cheers, exactly what I thought about the decals thats why I searched high and low for one of the last 08s I could find (this was in May08) shows how in demand they were!

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lukepenny said on 7 May 2009

that is a very nice bike. One of my favorite all round hardtails.

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adamhinchliffe said on 4 May 2009

Swish bike, i got the northside trail, beasty frame :)

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timr_05 said on 1 May 2009

Awsome machine :), Rate mine plz :)

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MADNESS88 said on 8 April 2009

love the colour

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ben532 said on 7 March 2009

love the bike m8 i love marins i got a marin b-17 can you rate it please il give you a ten cuz its a marin nice forks as well

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MTBMeister said on 25 February 2009

gr8 machine m8, marin all the way..such a gr8 ride

rate my 09 m8

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tjllanrug said on 1 February 2009

Nice bike! RaTe MiNE PLEASE

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atomik888 said on 29 January 2009

Very nice but can be so much better. Only got rims on today so haven't been for a proper ride with them yet, as for which colour you should get chocolate will be more subtle but i think both will look good. If you're keeping those forks go for chocolate i think

konastinky888 replied... on 17 February 2009

get some white rims i would. white subrosa/black hubs.

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djvagabon said on 26 January 2009

The colour makes it look stunning. Very nice bike.

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churchychillin said on 25 January 2009

looks nice love the forks

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PG said on 21 January 2009

looks a really good bike mate. my local shop sells them and av always liked the frames. white crank would finish it off just nice!

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marinrider said on 8 January 2009

Looks great, some green spank rims would look amazing! Rate my marin pls.

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tomdemo7 said on 2 January 2009

not my cup of tea but nice bike

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ell12345 said on 30 December 2008

this is a lush bike my dads got one like this . btw thnkz for ratin my mirraco mate . :D

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Breakwell123 said on 30 December 2008

Some of the best hardtails around! I went for the crush seeing as I'll be able to throw it around a bit more. I bet this flies!

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dans328i said on 28 December 2008

nice mate looks well good fun

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pudseyp said on 20 December 2008

Nice hardtail... lovin white at the mo

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ashley_photog said on 20 December 2008

Like the colour co-ordination, looks very similar to my Yeti

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ron said on 12 December 2008

nice hardcore hardtail

pipus replied... on 12 December 2008

cheers ron

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kslater69 said on 10 December 2008

Nice hard-tail mate. they scored top in MBUK a mont or so back.
sweet.

pipus replied... on 10 December 2008

yeh, love aggressive set up hardtails quick handling with loads of feedback, those foxes iron out the worst of it but the bike never feels vague - you know exactly what those tyres are up to, bet that stiffee is a similar ride.

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Confused_Andy said on 6 December 2008

Love it, Im so jealous... Marin's for me are like the pinnacle of all bikes.

pipus replied... on 6 December 2008

thanks mate your GT's alright good mods looks the part. By the way the Ridge rides as good as you think it does. Price has gone up though for this year £1125 phew! Mates got an 08 Orange Crush thats a great bike and you can get em for £899 - bargain fantastic ride, we often swop bikes, the're similar ride rate crushorange see what I mean.

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philkent said on 20 November 2008

looks amazing dude.
rate mine please

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which-bike said on 6 November 2008

mint bike
btw cld any1 look up the gt tempest 1.0 2009 for me and c what they think of it, it is cos i want a bike that i cld use for jumps and also up the forest for a bit of xcing/trail that sort of thing thanx.

pipus replied... on 8 November 2008

Like everythin depends on what youve got to spend, but main thing is what you gonna be doin with it. gt looks ok id prob look at kona/dmr for jumps/dirt /street but if you want somethin for tough trail riding not a lightweight racer id look at marin b17/northside or orange crush, rocky ridge strong frames with longer travel forks, agressive stance, better cred on trails, mates got crush check crushorange rate see what he thinks but remember god rides a marin.

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uberdan said on 2 November 2008

nice bike mate yeah your right the whit marins are mint

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johnlukewalsh said on 1 November 2008

tahts one fine lookin bike bet it ride like a beast to and the mbuk poster just puts the cherry on top :)

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rickylowther said on 25 October 2008

Lovely bike, had to choose between this and the orange p7, went p7 in the end but I still love the rocky ridge!.. next purchase I do believe...

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pipus said on 22 October 2008

its marins uk (not a u.s. model) hardcore hardtail hooligan bike, an aggressive attack bike for trails and singletrack, sharp handling,tough frame, loads of mud clearance, 140mm fork. what more could you want. its a marin, its white, its mine!

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crushorange said on 22 October 2008

yep , nice steed strong as @!!$,my pal rides one ,had a few offs but the bike took it well .i ride a 08 crush wich is very simular ...............great bike

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hawkeye said on 22 October 2008

Love hardcore hardtails. Versatile, skill sharpening, good for jumping, flickable. Does this have bolt through front axle, really feel the flex in the quick release forks on mine.

pipus replied... on 22 October 2008

Would prefer bolt through specially if I change to Spank wheels but not that much flex to be concerned about hey perhaps i'm not pushin hard enough! riding buddy is crushorange have rode his bike the crush is similar, handling probably bit more neutral, ridge does feel more responsive,sharper even twitchy, and even though theres not much between the weights -the crush feels heavier, bit more planted at speed.(mate has halo sas so that might be it)but thats being really critical both great bikes that certainly feel strong and make you feel you can tackle anything. wouldnt change my bike for any full susser (even a mount vision or patriot) well not yet anyway, mate says same.

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Hawktheviking said on 16 October 2008

Quality steed indeed, white Marins rock!!!

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bluntboy1 said on 12 September 2008

this is tops, how much was it?

pipus replied... on 15 October 2008

£995. 09 model now £1125 ace package for the money. I had to shop around for the last of the 08s (this was june) and faced having to wait for 09 model marin had ran out says it all. ace reviews prefer the 08 model better graphics coil shock. buyit. mate rides an 08 orange crush - similar bike, tough hardcore hardtail - not another racing spesh - yawn!

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konastinky888 said on 6 September 2008

really like this bike. it looks quite tough, green rims would look a bit funky though, i think maybe white rims would look nicer than green for this bike in my opinion.

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andrewgg said on 5 September 2008

well nice bike same pedals as mine woohoo!! lol ace forks, ace frame, XT NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rate mine please

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StuPot said on 5 September 2008

Minteed Hardtail Mate
Rate My Stinky Please.

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stuntmuppet said on 5 September 2008

us marin riders gotta stick together . love this bike

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DMR MAN said on 31 August 2008

its white, so its cool
rate mine plz

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Giant5_njm said on 15 August 2008

really love this bike so want one 10 out of 10 all the way

pipus replied... on 18 August 2008

I had to shop around and bagged one of the few remaining 08's @ £995 , 09 models out now £1125. (new fox air shock replaced coil van)if you can find an 08 snap it up! hardtails rule!

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senna4ever said on 14 August 2008

Love it! I bought one last year, the best £995 I've ever spent!

senna4ever replied... on 31 August 2008

Hey, I've done nothing to it I love it just the way it is! :) I can't say I've found any weaknesses, my one has only got the double chainset which took a bit of getting used to but overall I couldn't fault it one bit. Did the Kona Mash-Up on it yesterday which was a blast! Me thinks you'll love it too!!

pipus replied... on 15 August 2008

after riding for a year have you found any weaknesses on the bike/ suggest any mods, mines tops after 4 mths (hayes pads glaze over only thing) but thinking of hope hubs with halo rims and poss skinnier tyres for winter mud.

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oodboo said on 13 August 2008

Nice, I nearly got one of these myself but ended up with a full suser instead. Still not sure if I made the right choice.

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antop34 said on 12 August 2008

cheers for the rating, i so nearly went for this, but it was too similar to my old hardtail.
Hope your enjoying it?
Halo rims are a good option, i have a Combat rear wheel for my other bike, bomb proof!

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chairmanmo said on 6 August 2008

Lovely stuff!! I love the way hardtails have such slack angles these days. Makes them cool as f*ck and wicked fun to ride.

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revellbmxracer said on 6 August 2008

well nice mate.

rate my bikes please!!

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daves channel 111 said on 6 August 2008

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llifonllanrug said on 6 August 2008

looks good!
rate myn plz

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antster94 said on 6 August 2008

nice, cant really fault it!
Rate Mine Plz

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mi0sam said on 6 August 2008

What can i say so nice i bought 1 myself

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Mods include - Halo Freedom disc rims,laced with DT Swiss Champion prolocked spokes to gold Hope Pro2 hubs, Sram PG990 11-34t alloy cassette & PC991 chain,Hope gold stainless b/bracket, Saint rear mech M810GS med.cage & Saint shifters,Chris King h/set with Hope spacers, Saint M810-2 double crankset 36/22 170mm, V12 Mags, WTB Devo SLT saddle,Thomson Elite seatpost 410mm,Thomson Elite X4 stem 70mm 0 deg, Hope gold q/r skewers and Hope q/r seat clamp, Spank Bitch stick riser bars,Odi Intense grips, Nobby Nic Evo snakeskin 2.4 rubber, Hope Mono 6 Saw floating rotors 203mm/183mm.

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