Most Desirable Mountain Bike Of The Year: Atherton 170

The mountain bike previously known as the Atherton AM.170 (it’s now called the Atherton Enduro.170) is your choice for the most desirable machine of 2023.

Is it the dream of being as fast as one of the Atherton siblings, or the hand built in the UK titanium and carbon combination that turns your head? Maybe it was Gee Atherton’s insane Dolomites edit?

Whatever it is, it all comes together to the Atherton Enduro.170 being the bike you lot desire the most.

“We are absolutely blown away to win Singletrack’s Most Desirable Mountain Bike Award for the 2nd year running – in 2022 the AM150 triumphed and now the AM.170 has been voted the reader’s choice for 2023 – huge thanks to everyone who voted  – we’re going to keep on striving to build the bikes that you really want to ride.” Dan Brown, CEO, Atherton Bikes

Here’s how the designers themselves describe the Atherton Enduro.170:

The AM.170 is designed to excel on the steeps. Mixed-wheel configuration, DW6 suspension platform with 170mm of rear travel.

DW6 KINEMATIC

Dave Weagle’s DW6 linkage and a custom-tuned shock provide outstanding small bump sensitivity, optimal ride height and a progressive kinematic.

DESIGN APPROACH

We use an Infinite-life approach to design ensuring that peak stresses are always below the fatigue run-out strength. This means no fatigue over time.

STRAIGHT THROUGH SEAT POST

With the mullet set-up we’ve been able to move to a straight-through seat tube so you can keep the seat low for the descent but still get maximum pop for the climbs.

CHASSIS COMPLIANCE

We’ve worked hard to perfect the compliance of our chassis. Custom carbon tubing offers the perfect intersection of flexibility and stiffness for a calm, composed but playful ride.

PERFECT FIT

We believe that a perfect fit can transform your ride experience so we offer more sizes than our competitors, from 410mm reach to 530mm as well as custom sizing options.

There’s nothing as annoying as a stripped thread so the only threaded part on our bikes is the BB; for the rest, barrel nuts and standard fasteners mean you’ll never have to hunt a custom part again!

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Will you just keep dreaming, or maybe get your name down and buy one?

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Ben Haworth

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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