Had it for 8 months.
Frame is reasonably tall (main purchase decision)
Everything else basic but functional.
OEM set of brake pads were rubbish
by chriscross89
Had it for 8 months.
Frame is reasonably tall (main purchase decision)
Everything else basic but functional.
OEM set of brake pads were rubbish
by chriscross89
3 Comments
Had it for six years, ran all configurations possible: drops with 1*11 and bar ends, Corner bars, drops with 2*10 and finally, Kyote Bars with flat bar shifters. Personally, loved it most with flat bars, hyd brakes and a much lower gearing. I loved this bike: takes time to get to speed but maintains it well, and my word, it still remains the most comfortable bike i owned on bad roads. Could easily ride 10 hours a day on gravel without any issues. I found the 50/39/30 to be too high for the kinda bike this was so i replaced the cranks with 40/30/22. I rode the S size so it came with 650b wheels. The TRP was fine for me, but once I rode the flat bar version with hyd brakes, never went back to them. even though i rode a small version, i like the lonnnnnng headtube and the stack: very very comfy and easy on the neck and the back. That said, I think the fact that they are still selling this bike with QR and priced at over 1000 dollars for an all steel bike in 2025, makes it less of a deal than when i got it.
Thanks for the thorough write up.
Agree, the gearing is a fair bit too high for this heavy bicycle. Ergo wise pretty forgiving.
What’s the most sensible upgrade bike wise coming from a Marin Four Corners? Have you tried their updated version with through axle and adjusted gearing?
Picked up the Four Corners 2 last October and after a few months of standing in the garage looking at it longingly during horrible winter weather I’ve finally managed to get out on it and it’s a beauty.
Done a few 50/60km rides and a couple of 100km runs along with a load of shorter rides and it’s extremely comfortable, handles well on all terrain and is possibly one of my favourite bikes I’ve ever owned. Not as fast as my Diverge but a far more fun ride.
Taking it on a week long tour/bikepacking quest across Scotland in May and very much looking forward to it.