Atherton Bikes is celebrating their fifth birthday as we speak, and in doing so gave us a sneak peek at a brand new bike in improvement. The UK-based mountain bike model of in all probability the winningest gravity household ever, Atherton has come a good distance from that first prototype DH bike manufactured from carbon tubes bonded into 3D-printed lugs. And now it seems like they’ve an aluminum enduro bike up their sleeves.
Coming quickly…
Blissful fifth Birthday to Atherton Bikes
Atherton bikes, we want you a Blissful fifth Birthday.
The Athertons despatched round a slew of images celebrating the street map they’ve come from delicate launching their very own bike model in mid-winter of 2019.
Take a look at their personal wrap-up, right here.
From that delicate rollout in January… to Rachel already profitable on the world DH stage that June at Fort William…
…to ultra-limited client bikes for the beginning of 12 months 2, to creating extra bikes out there to the general public, to now 4 bikes on supply. We’ve been following alongside intrigued for the reason that starting.
And we will’t wait to see extra from Atherton Bikes.
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Prototype alloy Atherton enduro bike
The one information we now have concerning the new prototype bike challenge comes from this be aware: “Coming quickly: The workforce are working laborious on a brand new Aluminium product for launch early this 12 months.” However we will unpack sufficient from that picture to have an interest.
Bikepark-ready… test!
Fox 38 & DHX2… test!
We are able to’t actually see what’s happening with the suspension, however the boxy seatstay extends additional into the entrance triangle, so it’s not teh very same DW-link design because the present AM.170 – their newest new ti & carbon bike. However there may be nonetheless a black rocker hyperlink right here, connected to the seattube and driving a vertically-oriented coil shock, so it won’t be all that completely different.
A Fox 38 Manufacturing unit fork means enduro, with 160-180mm of journey up entrance. A 170 or 180mm Fox 38 is commonplace possibility for his or her present carbon & ti AM170. That matching Fox DHX2 coil rear shock helps the thought of massive rear wheel journey.
The aluminum Stan’s Circulation wheels, mechanical shift rear derailleur, and FSA Gradient 35 stem & Alloy 25 low-rise bar suits with a strong, however not ultra-expensive construct. Purple Haze version Hayes Dominion A4 disc brakes, are only a good contact, although.
Headtube, downtube, toptube, seattube, chainstay & seatstay all look to be the identical grey shade of uncooked alloy. That ought to imply a lot decrease value of entry to purchase an Atherton enduro bike.
Thus, the Athertons say their new HQ in Machynlleth in Wales is able to “permit the corporate to construct and scale in step with their ambitions”. So will that imply bringing alloy manufacturing in-house too?
Our consideration has been piqued. And we’ll share extra as quickly as we hear (or see) it!
