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Giant Fathom
The Giant Fathom has come a long way. The era it was made into was all about bikes being agile, narrow bars, long stems, zero dropper posts…Thank goodness, those days are gone. The Fathom mountain bikes you see now have progressed so much that they’re almost the opposite - In a good way.
Giant has given the current Fathom new structure and form; the Fathom is now more a trail bike; stable, confident and perfect for new mountain bike riders. Because it will encourage you to grow fundamental skills like cornering, body position, braking and jumps with confidence and safety. Scroll down to read more.
How’s it doing this?
Suspension travel has increased from 100mm to 130mm. This makes the steering angle “slacker” (66-degrees).
This gives the rider more room for “error”. If you ride the wrong line or your body position is off over a jump or drop, the extra suspension has a “correcting” mechanism (to an extent - it can’t correct stupidity).
A short stem, wide bars and steep-seat tube angle (75-degrees) thoroughly modernise the Fathom’s geometry; delivering excellent off-road handling and it’ll put you in a better climbing position.
Then Giant added a dropper post. A dropper gets the saddle out of the way on downhill sections and lets you raise the seat back up when you start climbing.
There’s only 1 reason for getting the saddle out of the way - control.
A lower saddle means you can lower yourself “into” the bike and freely move around. This lowers your centre of gravity and gives you far better control over the Fathom.
In Australia, the Fathom range consists of 2 models.
First, we have the Fathom 29 2 (available in Blue Ashes and Terra Cotta) at $1,799.00. This option includes Giant’s brand new Crest air-spring fork, Shimano Deore 10-speed drivetrain and Tektro hydraulic disc brakes.
Moving up, there’s the Fathom 29 1 at $2,199.00. The extra $400 gets you better gears (SRAM SX/NX Eagle 12-speed) and better brakes (Shimano hydraulics).