They dont get much talk around me because the closest dealer is 30mi away and has very little in stock from Marin(last time I was there) and then the next closest dealer is 115mi away in another state. And I live in a metro of 600K with a ton of gravel, a vast network of paved trails, and a solid cycling culture.
They make spec some solid bikes, but nobody around here would know about it.
Ive looked at the Nicasio line on their site, its...interesting.
I build up an aluminum Marin MTB frame for one of my kids- its still the only Marin I have seen out being used in the 15 years ive lived here.
That network of theirs needs to be built up a bit.