Anthem X1 2009

Stevo_666

Here's a few pics of my XC whippet:






(Mods/non-original bits in bold)

Frame: AluXX SL Aluminium Maestro suspension, 100mm travel, 18" (Medium)
Forks: Rockshox SID Team 100mm motion control
Shock: Fox Float RP2
Headset: Giant ?
Bars: RaceFace Deus 660mm 3/4" riser
Stem: RaceFace Deus 31.8x70mm
Grips: Odi Extreme lock-on

Brakes: Shimano XT 160mm

Shifters: Shimano XT 27 sp Rapidfire Plus
Front Mech: Shimano XT
Rear Mech: Shimano XTR shadow

Seat: WTB Silverado Race FR
Seat Post: RaceFace Evolve
Seat Post Clamp: Superstar Superfly QR
Cranks: Shimano XT Hollowtech II
Chainrings: Shimano XT 44/32/22
Chain: Shimano HG73
Cassette: Shimano SLX 11-34
Pedals: Wellgo MG-1
Bottom Bracket: Shimano XT Hollowtech II

Wheels:
Rim: Mavic XC717 26"
Spokes: Sapim Race
Hub: DT Swiss 370
Tyres: Schwalbe Nobby Nic 26x2.1"

Weight: 11.5kg approx

bartimaeus

Looking good... you had the 70mm stem on from new, or did you experiment? My X4 has 110mm I think, and I'm about to shorten it, so I'm interested to know what Anthem owners think is the best length. .

Stevo_666

Bartimaeus wrote:

Looking good... you had the 70mm stem on from new, or did you experiment? My X4 has 110mm I think, and I'm about to shorten it, so I'm interested to know what Anthem owners think is the best length. .

Thanks - the bike came with a 100mm stem out of the box and I found it a bit stretched together with the standard flat bars, so I swapped them for the 70mm stem and a riser bar which fits me perfectly (I'm about 5'10").

coomber

Lovely

stuisnew

Really tidy, nothing i'd look to change on that. I'm a fan of that colour scheme on the frame as well.

sanchez89

nice look giant that is. dont think iv seen orange and silver before on that frame. looks good.

can i ask what you think of the tyres?

Stevo_666

sanchez89 wrote:

nice look giant that is. dont think iv seen orange and silver before on that frame. looks good.

can i ask what you think of the tyres?

I really like the orange version (obviously!), then Giant went off the mark a bit until the white one this year.

The Nics are good, seem to have a bit more lateral grip and traction in the soft stuff than the OE Racing Ralphs: they might roll a bit slower but TBH I don't notice that. And no punctures so far. They've yet to get a decent test in proper mud as I want to see if I can use them as all year round tyres (have some Dirty Dans on order just in case....)