Atherton Bikes has finally announced its long-awaited trail bike, the AM.130. Like the AM.150 all-mountain bike and the AM.200M DH Bike, the new 130mm travel Atherton Bike is assembled from carbon tubing and titanium lugs, the latter made using the somewhat mesmerizing process of additive manufacturing. The made-to-order business model gives the brand flexibility to
offer a much more comprehensive approach to sizing. As a result, the AM.130 is available in no fewer thanThere are two models to choose from, too. The AM.130 gets a 140mm travel fork delivering a 65.5 degree head angle, while the AM.130.X is bumped up to a 150mm fork and has a slightly slacker head angle of 65 degrees as a result.
The AM.130 delivers its rear wheel travel through a suspension platform designed in collaboration with the prolific Dave Weagle; the DW6 linkage features the familiar twin-link connecting the front triangle to the rear triangle, but with the addition of another pivot on the chainstay, positioned close to the dropouts. A similar layout can be seen on Atherton’s longer travel frames.
Head tube angles remain fixed at 65.5 degrees, but the seat tube angles vary through the sizing; the smaller options come in at an effective 77 degrees, steepening to a maximum of 79 degrees on the largest options, all in a bid to prevent taller riders experiencing too much of a rearward bias in the seated pedaling position.
It was fitted with a 150mm travel Fox 36 Factory Fork, a Fox Float X Factory shock, Trickstuff Direttissima Brakes and a Stan’s Arch wheelset fitted with Continental Kryptotal DH Casing SuperSoft tires. Not the lightest trail bike build in the world, granted, but suitable for a day riding fast slate-rock tracks sculpted by Dan Atherton.
That is also a function of a well balanced suspension set-up. As I got up to speed on Dyfi’s popular Super Swooper track, I found I wasn’t quite using all of the rear wheel travel, despite having set it to the recommended 30% sag. It’s possible the shock was running too many volume spacers to suit my riding style, and the track I was riding, and given that the Continental tires were the focus of the day, I didn’t spend much time fettling with the bike itself.
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