Atherton AM.150.1 first ride review

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Does the 150mm travel Atherton AM.150 mountain bike offer something that’s unachievable via more traditional construction methods? Benji has a ponder…

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  • Brand: Atherton
  • Product: AM.150.1
  • From: athertonbikes.com
  • Price: £7,750
  • Tested by: Benji for 1 day

Three things I liked

  • Calm
  • Quiet
  • Fun

Three things I’d change

  • Expensive
  • More mud clearance
  • I’d like to try the 6-bar DW Link in a cheaper-to-produce frame format!

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Atherton AM.150.1 Specification

  • Frame // Additive Titanium and Carbon Fibre, 150mm
  • Shock // Fox Float X2, Trunnion, 205x60mm
  • Fork // Fox 36 Factory GRIP2, 160mm
  • Wheels // Stan’s Flow MK3
  • Front Tyre // Continental Kryptotal F
  • Rear Tyre // Continental Kryptotal R
  • Chainset // SRAM X01, 170mm
  • Drivetrain // SRAM X01
  • Brakes // Trick Stuff Diretissimma
  • Stem // Renthal Apex 35mm, 50mm
  • Bars // Renthal V2 Fatbar Carbon, 800x30mm
  • Grips // Renthal Traction UltraTacky Lock-On
  • Seatpost // Fox Transfer
  • Saddle // WTB SL8 Team
  • BB // SRAM DUB, threaded
  • Size Tested // 480 Regular
  • Sizes Available // Loads! From ‘410 – Low’ up to ‘530 – XX Tall’
  • Weight // N/A

Geometry for our ‘480 Regular’ test bike:

  • Head angle // 65°
  • Effective seat angle // 78°
  • Seat tube length // 415mm
  • Head tube length // 125mm
  • Chainstay // 438mm
  • Wheelbase // 1,246mm
  • Effective top tube // N/A
  • BB height // 343mm (30mm BB drop)
  • Reach // 480mm

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Orange Switch 6er. Stif Squatcher. Schwalbe Magic Mary Purple Addix front. Maxxis DHR II 3C MaxxTerra rear. Coil fan. Ebikes are not evil. I have been a writer for nigh on 20 years, a photographer for 25 years and a mountain biker for 30 years. I have written countless magazine and website features and route guides for the UK mountain bike press, most notably for the esteemed and highly regarded Singletrackworld. Although I am a Lancastrian, I freely admit that West Yorkshire is my favourite place to ride. Rarely a week goes by without me riding and exploring the South Pennines.

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