Morgan from Marin came to see us yesterday to tell us about the new 2010 Marin bikes. Marin normally launch new model bikes in late August/early September but this year they have virtually sold out of bikes already and so have been forced to bring forward their launch.

The first bikes are due to land with Marin UK on 7th July and we should have them a couple of days later. These will be Marin’s City bikes such as the Kentfield and Larkspur. More 2010 City and Hybrid bikes are then scheduled to arrive throughout July before the Mountain bikes start arriving in August and carrying on through September.

We haven’t seen images of many of the finished bikes yet as the photo shoots are still taking place and most of the prices are still “tbc” but there are a few interesting bits to pick out from what we have seen so far. The Alchemist full Suspension bikes which were delayed from 2009 are definitely coming out this year (the first ones are due into the UK on 21st July) with about 5 bikes in the range. The Toscana/Ignacio range of singlespeedy/cyclocross/fixed wheel commuting type bikes is expanding this year with the addition of the Lombard, Inverness and Dominican the last two of which are promised to come with Lime Green and Orange Rims respectively. Another new addition to the 2010 Marin range is two Dirt Jump bikes the San Quentin and the Alcatraz.

Finally after their pretty much complete concentration on Aluminum for 2009 Marin look to have have spread their wings as far as frame materials go for 2010 with the welcome return of a couple of steel bikes to their range and the addition of a couple of carbon hardtails.

We will be posting up images of the bikes and reviews as soon as we have them so keep checking back for more information.