![]() ![]() The Marlin 7 gets a mix of Altus and Acera components, hydraulic brakes, and a lockout fork. ![]() The Marlin 6 gets Altus components and Tektro hydraulic brakes. Marlin 5 is the base model, bearing Tourney components and mechanical disc brakes. The Marlin line has the models Marlin 5, Marlin 6, and Marlin 7. The ones that aren't straight digits are often a name followed by a number. ![]() The more recent 720 and 920 are aluminum tourers. The 820 is a bargain bin high-tensile steel recreational mountain bike. There were (and still are) a handful of bikes with 3-digit numbers for names. Not all of Trek's bikes at the time had purely numerical naming conventions, and not all of the numbered bikes followed this rule. The extra 00 on the end is just a marketing tactic, not unlike Chevy and Ram using 1500-2500-3500 designations to top Ford's 150-250-350. ![]() Within the same category of bikes (say, mountain bikes), 4-series bikes were generally nicer than 3-series bikes, with 6 beating both and 8 at the very top. 1200 was spec'd out nicer than 1000, 3700 nicer than 3500, 7700 nicer than 7100, and the rest. The second digit usually gave you a general idea of the component trim on the bike. Trek used to have numbered series of bicycles. ![]()
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