The Marin Rift Zone 1 is your gateway to the Rifty family, made to push the limits of your riding but not your bank balance. It's built with super reliable X-Fusion suspension, an X-Fusion Manic dropper post, grippy Vee Crown Gem tires, plenty of Shimano parts and a hand-picked selection of our favorite Marin components.

This trail bike is built around a Series 3 6061 aluminum frame that takes either 27.5" or 29" wheels. It gives 130mm of rear travel through Marin’s MultiTrac suspension platform, uses a 148x12mm Boost thru-axle, and has a 73mm threaded bottom bracket with ISCG05 tabs. Up front, an X-Fusion Boost RC fork (the Slide on 29" bikes, the Sweep on 27.5") gives 140mm of travel with adjustable compression and rebound and a 44mm offset. At the rear, an X-Fusion O2 Pro R shock with a custom tune measures 210x55mm and mounts with M8x25mm hardware at the top and bottom.

The wheels use Marin double-wall aluminum rims that are 29mm wide inside, with a pinned joint. They are disc-specific and tubeless compatible. They’re laced with 14g black stainless steel spokes to a Shimano HF-MT400B 110x15mm Centerlock front hub and a Shimano HB-MT200B 141 QR Centerlock rear hub with a standard freehub body. A closed 9–12 thru-axle bolt-on system is included. The tires are Vee Tire Snap WCE in 2.35", with the Top 40 compound, a GXE core and a 90 TPI casing, and they’re tubeless compatible too.

The 11-speed Shimano drivetrain pairs an SL-U6000-11R shifter with an RD-U6000 GS rear derailleur, an LG-500 chain and a CS-LG400-11 cassette with an 11–50T range. The forged alloy Marin crankset has Boost spacing and an integrated steel 32T narrow-wide chainring, and it spins on an external sealed cartridge bearing bottom bracket. No chainguide is fitted. Tektro HD-M280 hydraulic disc brakes, with matching levers and 180mm rotors front and rear, do the stopping.

At the cockpit, a Marin Mini-Riser bar made of 6061 double-butted aluminum is 780mm wide with 28mm of rise, 5º of upsweep and 9º of backsweep. It’s held by a 35mm Marin 3D forged alloy stem and finished with closed-end Marin MTN grips. The FSA No 57E headset uses semi-sealed cartridge bearings and has a tapered 1 1/8" x 1 1/2" steerer. An X-Fusion Manic 30.9mm dropper post, worked by a 1x composite remote, gives 150mm of travel on sizes XS–S and 170mm on sizes M–XL. It carries a Marin Speed Concept saddle. Pedals aren’t included