The Auckland Cycle Works Marra.
£7000 frame and shock only
Auckland Cycle Works Marra steel frame, with a Cane Creek Kitsuma G2 or Rockshox Vivid Air Ultimate RC2T.
Handmade in England
Building with Reynolds 853 chromoly steel gives us a proven build process and an incredibly resilient and high performance ride.
We worked with Reynolds to choose a mix of custom-drawn Reynolds 853, because it’s a steel tubeset that will take a pounding and gives us the compliance we wanted.
And we only work with the best fabricators, to ensure every frame is accurate, strong and beautiful.
Definition: “Marra” - your most trusted buddy.
We named this bike Marra for obvious reasons. For Enduro and DH racing, you need your bike to be a Marra.
We know we’ve achieved something very special with this bike. Check out the reviews at the bottom of this page, and check out the tech explainers on our Youtube.
We could share the anti-squat and anti-rise graphs and leverage curves… but Marra is different, so our curves are very different - yet the ride is surprisingly normal and predictable.
Notes on custom geometry:
We recommend a 63.5 degree head angle and a 77 degree seat tube angle.
The incredible ride stability means that Marra delivers the stability of a slacker head angle, but the 63.5 degree head angle means Marra stays nimble and fun on flatter trails.
Reach and stack - tell us your preferred numbers. We’ll work with you to get the perfect fit.
Cable routing: We build each bike to suit your brake setup (front right, or front left?), electronic or cable gears, and electronic or cable dropper. Choose for brake hose and cables to be internally routed, or external to make your race mechanic happy!
Reviews
Benji Haworth, Singletrack magazine. 6th Nov 2025
https://singletrackworld.com/2025/11/auckland-cycle-works-marra-v2-4-review/
“An extremely interesting bike that also happens to be extremely good. … Does it do anything above and beyond any existing offerings from the mainstream bike world? Yes, I think it does.”
“the KOLARP suspension was extremely adept at dealing with bumps and impacts”. “The Marra is a superb climber”.
“It’s when braking that the Marra is most immediately different from more traditional designs. … the lack of stuttering or skipping about from the rear tyre contact patch is very impressive. The rear suspension doesn’t pack down, it stays neutral and still does suspensiony stuff. It means you can brake less and brake later.”
“So yeah, all in all I think the Auckland Cycle Works is a pretty exceptional mountain bike.”
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Guy Kesteven, GuyKesTV. 29th Dec 2025
https://youtu.be/iY2Kj8PT92s?si=CD-EpbwYQ7hWdOzK
“It’s just really calm and composed, it seems to give you more time and less terror.”
“We need bikes like this, technology like this, thinkers like this, to progress everything, to challenge the received wisdom, the status quo, go at things differently, ‘cos if that’s not what mountain biking is all about … then I don’t know what is.”
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