Giant Fathom Mountain Bike Review

There s provision for a front mech on the bike if you d like to add more gears and the cables are routed internally through.

Giant fathom mountain bike review. 2020 update giant have tweaked the components on the fathom e range for 2020. Like most bike brands giant give their frame materials their own names. The 2020 fathom 29 line rolls out from giant s long lineage of savvy mountain bike design and manufacturing. New model for 2017 the fathom sees giant return to the 29er wheel.

Their carbon fibre bikes are either advanced or the fancier advanced sl stuff. Giant fathom 2 mountain bike review. Big hoops and big value see what we think of this intermediate hardtail. The fathom 29 is a modern cross country bike that combines fast rolling 29 wheels with dialled xc geometry which makes it fast uphill and capable on the descents.

The new 2019 giant fathom e is a hardtail e mountain bike that takes the reliable and simple fun of a hardtail and pairs it to a powerful custom tuned motor from yamaha. Giant s fathom range sits between the entry level talon and the race ready xtc advanced offering versatility and value. There are four hardtail models in giant s 2018 range of mountain bikes. It was 2013 when giant made a big announcement that it believed 27 5in wheels the middle choice was the goldilocks of mountain biking.

15 bits of bad cycling advice to ignore giant put a lot of working into the design and engineering of the new fathom e bike that recently dropped. See how the giant fathom 2 27 5 rates and read other mountain bike reviews. The giant fathom 2 isn t going to break the bank while you re looking for a new mtb but it is going to give you all the features you d want from a new 650b mountain bike. Giant fathom 29 1 and 2 are a couple of fine examples of that.

Whether you are tackling the singletrack of granite bay or heading further afield finding a hardtail mountain bike that will not break the bank but will still perform is a tough task. The giant fathom we review here is a hardtail mountain bike that comes in two different flavours. Atx talon fathom and xtc. The fathom is built around giant s own aluxx sl aluminium tubing.