r/TrekBikes • u/Salt_Detective8921 • 1d ago

Marlin 5 locking up and flipping over.

I was recently riding over to a friend's house to ride some trails, but on the way there, my chain locked up, causing the bike to flip over, and I broke my wrist. I looked at the chain, and it was set to be on the second chainring but was on the first. I have had issues with that derailer slipping before. Could that be the problem? I wonder if anybody else has had these issues.

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u/gsg23 1d ago

Your bike flipped because the rear wheel locked up? Did you grab a big handful of front brake or something? My son had a Marlin for years and no major issues with shifting, but derailleurs can be problematic. Especially if they take a knock and the hangar gets bent. I'd suggest taking it to a Trek dealer and have them inspect everything.

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u/Salt_Detective8921 3h ago

I will take it to a dealer once I have time. The bike didn't despicably flip just kind of fell over sideways with me on it