Scandia, Minnesota — Est. Maklin Inc.

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Trails and Rides
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Trails & Routes
MTB trails, gravel rides, and road routes — with trailhead info, maps, photos, and Strava links.
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Racing
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Racing
Race-day setups, gear choices, results, and lessons learned the hard way.
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Bike Reviews
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Bike Reviews
Shop-owner perspective on the bikes, parts, and gear we actually ride.
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Custom Builds
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Custom Builds
Behind-the-scenes galleries, specs, and stories from our best builds.
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Steve and Lynn Hamlin own and operate Maklin Bike Shop in Scandia, Minnesota. The name? A mashup of Lynn’s maiden name Makela and Steve’s last name Hamlin. That’s Maklin.

We rotate through bikes every season or two so we can tell customers what actually rides well. The reviews, trail reports, and race recaps here all come from real time on the bike — not press releases.

Cervélo Santa Cruz Niner Bianchi Salsa Jamis TIME Shimano SRAM Moots

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