Marin’s Mount Vision has been a UK favourite for many years. For 2010 it’s been revised to be more trail-friendly, leaving less of a foot in the cross-country/marathon race camp.
Ride and handling: Awesomely smooth with neutral, confidence-inspiring handling.
Frame: A little lighter and better looking for 2010.
- Bike Radar.
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http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain/product/mount-vision-57-10-36411
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| We are pleased to announce that we are continuing our support of the MBR Route Guides for 2010. Steph and Tom from MBR rode thousands of miles last year in the UK and Europe on their Mount Visions and were delighted by the reliability, efficiency and capability of the bikes.We met with them at Nant Yr Arian last week to hand over this years bikes and had an amazing day on super dry trails. Steph and Tom will be riding the 2010 Mount Vision 5.8 on all their routes and will also be long term testing the bikes which is a new feature in MBR magazine.
Nant Yr Arian was super dry and fast and we really pushed the bikes on their 1st ride, it is going to be very exciting to see them in action over the year. Initial response to the bikes was great, they descended with assurance and were svelte and uber quick on the climbs. Tom said that was the fastest Steph had ridden on the final descent and that was her 1st ride on the bike! Many thanks to Steph and Tom for showing me around the trails, for pushing hard on the DH and for riding with us once again. After 2 loops, 1 crash (by myself) and 1 pinch flat we settled in at the visitor centre to watch the Red Kite feeding, an amazing experience I would recommend to anyone. I am joining the guys in the Mendips and Quantocks over the next few weeks for some trail finding and to see how the bikes are going. Keep an eye out for Steph and Tom in MBR magazine and on www.mbr.co.uk for fantastic route guides and regular updates on the Marin Mount Vision 5.8. http://mbwales.com/en/content/cms/Centres/Nant_yr_Arian/Nant_yr_Arian.aspx www.mbr.co.uk |
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http://www.zerogcyclecorp.com/zerog_downend/
Test ride the latest bikes on some awesome trails.
A 20 mile off-road ride from the Downend store is planned, heading up to Lansdown Hill via off-road tracks and country lanes, returning via the cyclepath. If you decide to purchase on the day, exclusive special offers will be available, but remember, special offers are on the day only!
Ride departs approx 10.30am Return to store approx 2pm
Special offers on bikes over £1000 purchased/ordered on the day only!
Please book a demo bike from the following list by calling 0117 9566719 (if you don’t fancy a 3 hour slog through the mud and gloop, tarmac test-rides around the local roads may be possible, depending on which bikes are still available – photo i.d. still required and disclaimer must be signed)
Marin
Attack Trail Large
Rocky Ridge Large
Mount Vision Large – sorry, booked
BikeMagic.com love the new Marin Mount Vision 5.7 giving a fantastic 4 out of 5 stars! The say it has great suspension performance, agreeably tweaked handling, excellent fork. To read the full review click here.
I’d ridden various versions of the Mount Vision in the past, right back to the very original one, in more recent times as I’ve become a convert to the slack angled, long forked hardtail way of life and as such have found the Mount Vision a bit steep and nervous for the way I ride these days. My XC racing is largely behind me and I prefer to just ride what’s in front of me and enjoy it all a bit more.
The 2010 Mount Vision is a bit slacker in the head angle, a bit steeper in the seat angle and is meant to offer a better all round trail appeal for everyone. A bike that will still munch the miles if you want it too but will handle the singletrack and the techy bits in a bit more of a sure footed, friendly fashion.
2010 Marin Mount Vision I’ve got to start with the looks, Marin can often be a bit of a ‘Marmite’ design, usually polarising opinion in the group, but they’ve really gone to town on the new model and made some nice design tweaks over previous incarnations. Gone is the nasty little step in the top tube that the headset sat in. The swingarm has been mad more swoopy to take it well out the way of your heels, which works really nicely now. Most noticably though a lot of the welds on the front triangle have been ground smooth leaving lots of people asking if the frame is carbon, it’s a sweet loking frame.
I have had the benefit of riding this bike a few times now, so I’ve had a chance to get to know it quite well. It’s no secret I’m a big fan of Marin’s suspension system and indeed both Deadly and Tatts both have quad link 140 frames which they seem to get on with. But as mentioned above I’ve always found the Mount Vision a bit nervous for my taste so I was keen to see what difference the geometry changes had made.
Mount Vision I’ll be honest my first ride out I was a bit underwhelmed. It had 2.1? High Rollers on and it felt nervous and twitchy and I just felt too stretched out and skitty on it. Playing with the rear shock settings out on the trailed helped, but I didn’t really feel happy on it. On my return I mentioned it to JP and he made a few changes. He loves it and he was keen for me to try again and see if my opinion had changed.
The stem had been swapped for a shorter one and the tyres were swapped out for some wider Maxxis Ardents, a bit like a lighter High Roller in a way. The difference was immediately noticeable, I no longer felt so stretched out and as a result felt a lot more at home. I did a lot of familiar trails on that second ride and my speed through the singletrack was commented on, so it was obviously working better for me. In fact the singletrack round the top of Steyning I flew round and did feel a bit like I was cheating
Mount Vision So it just goes to show that if you have your mind set on a certain bike but it doesn’t feel right you can get the cockpit feel sorted out to your taste with a bit of minor tweaking. On the trail the bike is fast and fluid. It’s only about half a pound heavier than my Hummer so I didn’t notice the extra weight of having rear suspension. The quad link suspension works well helping you search out grip on the climbs, and is as usual super smooth on the downs.
The revised geometry works well, it doesn’t feel steep and nervous although it is a bit steeper than what I’m used to with my Hummer. It whips through the singletrack nicely as well. So who is this bike for? Well I reckon if you’re looking for an all rounder, reasonably light weight, that is suitable for blasting around on the south or indeed the north downs it’s well worthing booking a test ride. The faster you make it go the more fun it is
The funny thing is although we didn’t get on to well on our first outing together I can’t help but ask if it’s free whenever I’m nipping out now which obviously means something!
Click here to visit the Sussex-MTB website.
Click here to visit the Quest Adventure website.
The Marin Mount Vision 5.8 is lighter, tighter and more fun for 2010, the Mount Vision 5.8 is a venerable XC trail bike. Read the full four star review of the 2010 bike here or buy the magazine from news stands. More »
The Aussies may have lost the Ashes but they a know a thing or two about the great outdoors in the Land of Oz, that’s why reviewers for Australian Mountain Bike magazine loved the Mount Vision 5.8. More »
JP at Quest Adventure in Worthing has been taking a close look at the Mount Vision 5.8 and has described it as a ‘truly great bike!’. He’s a man whose opinion we value and when he says the Mt Vis is the bike for him, it speaks volumes. You can read his review here or go to http://www.questadventure.co.uk/index.asp?display=specials&specialcat=MTB%20bikes&specialId=111 for the fully Monty. More »
| The (2009) revisions Marin made to the Mount Vision took the more-than-capable trailbike to the upper echelon of the category. It has racebike-like-snap under acceleration, which hides the nearly five inches of travel when hammering in the saddle. The slackened head angle and lower bottom bracket put a rider in complete control when descending, making easy work of technical descents. The Mount Vision is a blast to ride whether cruising fireroads or cresting granny gear switchbacks, and in the hands of a capable rider, its spot-on spec will handle whatever’s thrown this Mount Vision’s way.Mount Vision Pro reviewed – MBA January 2009 |  |
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