I had a Marin Argenta road bike and still have a Marin Mill Valley which is in their APL line of flat bar roadies. Both are VERY nice bikes and I would not hesitate to buy a Marin MTB, but I am not the type to do drops or extreem downhill stuff, just cross country riding.
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