[Closed] Atherton's on GT...

No just looks substantial I.e heavier than it actually is

elliott-20 - Member

It won't win any awards on the looks front but that's not what's its about is it.

hora - Member

Imagine browsing through the cycle forums and coming across your looks rather than your ability being discussed negatively.

Sister=like
Bike=don't like

well yes i would of thought that is clear seen as how it's not me you are referring to.

it maters not anyway i asked you if there is any need for that sort of stuff but it would seem that you do need that sort of stuff so best of luck with it.

Stop being so soft, I was just speaking my mind!

Sanction 1.0 is likely to be the obvious choice of bike for the enduro events, very interested to see how Dan gets on with these style of races. Personally think he will do very well judging by the few he attempted at the tail end of last year.

like i said dude best of luck with yer mind.
anyway why do you care what i think stop being so soft.

mustard - Will they be in Fox kit? - No longer with Animal, Beaumont is/was sponsored by them last year and the head on his shirt is the only clear logo in those shots - am i reading too much into it? Does anyone really care?

Yes you are reading too much into it and no one cares but the One Industries branding on Gee's and Rachel's shirts isn't exactly subtle!

So who's going to be on Commencal next season then?

anyway why do you care what i think

I don't

😀

live from atherton HQ in california

gees new build...........

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GOPPING.

i prefer it in white - but it may be the (almost) white background thats camouflaging the rest of it....

i've never really like the i-drive, good concept back in the 90's but seems out dated now.

Well it's not my cup of tea either, but I'm sure they wouldn't have taken the deal if Gee didn't think he could go fast enough to win on it.

Someone needs to tell him you can get lower profile pedals than DXs now though.

Who knows. It seems like fast riders can go fast on most things (within reason) so maybe this was just GT throwing enough money at them to make them switch.

Bleurgh!
They've rolled that turd in glitter haven't they?
He'll still be fast as **** though.

it's not a good looking bike is it. lets hops it works well to make up for the looks.....

They've rolled that turd in glitter haven't they?

Took the words right out of my mouth. You would have to pay me to ride it.

is idrive still going? it was shit in the 90's, is it still shit now?

Someone needs to tell him you can get lower profile pedals than DXs now though.

Gee has used Crank Brothers Mallets for the last few seasons (not sure how long tbh).

I actually quite like it. However, all the reviews I've read of the Fury haven't been particularly complimentary. Having said that, I remember an article where a journo took Fairclough's bike for a spin and couldn't get on with it at all. I believe the issue was that the suspension was set up so firm that you had to ride at WC race pace to make it work.

I have a feeling Gee and Rachel will make it work somehow 😛

What's so bad about the idrive suspension?

What's so bad about the idrive suspension?

From what I've read it's not supposed to be the plushest of suspension designs. Yes, they pedal very well, but small bump compliance isn't supposed to be that good.

I'm sure that the geometry of the GT will be different to off the peg for the Atherton's, just as the Comm's were for them. The old Comm's were degrees slacker to be fair. Then they get custom tune suspension and black box???

Reviews of standard bikes don't mean that much when we're talking factory editions, do they? Bet their's will fly! Good luck to them, seems like they need it, especially Gee. Think Rach' will be on form this year though, save injury.

I looked at an idrive GT Force when I was looking for an FS. It was a toss up between that and the Pace 405 which got great reviews for its Freefloater suspension.

wow theres a lot of armchair dh pros on here!
im sure he'll have a good enough team to get the suspension to tune out what he doesnt like

as for the pedals, i reckon there only on there because the athertons are sponsored by the bigS and this is a sponsors pic

but most of the clipped in WC dhers ride mallets, whoever theyre sponsored by

but most of the clipped in WC dhers ride mallets, whoever theyre sponsored by

must cost crank brothers a fortune having to supply them with a new set after every race 🙁

think Tracey mosley is better looking 😀

That'd be the best looking Fury ever, I reckon, if it weren't for the forks. White, white, white, tart's handbag, white.

robsoctane - Member

Then they get <snip> black box???

Not on Shimano and Fox they don't!

It's not pretty, but it does look pretty purposeful!

robsoctane - Member
Then they get <snip> black box???

Not on Shimano and Fox they don't!

Thanks for that - good point!

kimbers - Member
wow theres a lot of armchair dh pros on here!

That's probably because lots of us like to watch the races, read the hype and even form opinions! I'm not always right though, see just above. 😉

think Tracey mosley is better looking

Is it only me or is anyone else always disappointed by the pics of Tracey in magazines - always from a funny angle and not quite showing her off - she is a lovely looking, red hot international athlete - but the pics never show it!!!

😀

I have one of Marc Beaumont's old Furys, it came with off-set bushes and an angle set, so is slacked out to about 62 degrees; it's a lot better looking in my living room than any of those pictures look on my computer screen. It's very light too, my build is around the 37lbs mark, with mostly heavy components on it.

It's obviously a fast bike, regardless of what some reviews have said, Marc won a World Cup round on it and Mick Hannah hasn't exactly been slow on it either.