Product id: 1625

GIANT FATHOM 2

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CRANK UP STEEP CLIMBS WITH SMOOTH-ROLLING EFFICIENCY. SWOOP DOWN SINGLETRACK DESCENTS WITH STABILITY AND SPEED. THIS ALUMINUM HARDTAIL 29ER FEATURES PROGRESSIVE TRAIL GEOMETRY, A PLUSH SUSPENSION FORK AND DROPPER SEATPOST FOR THE CONFIDENCE YOU NEED TO UP YOUR SINGLETRACK GAME.

Built on an ALUXX SL aluminum frame, the Fathom 29 features updated geometry that produces a stable ride quality for challenging XC trails. The frame is optimized for a 130mm suspension fork for smooth control on the descents. An updated Giant WheelSystem comes with tubeless tires already set up, making it easy to experience added efficiency and control, plus a reduced risk of flats on technical terrain.

KEY PERFORMANCE FACTORS

Trail Tuned Design

Balanced geometry with a 75-degree seattube angle puts the rider in a powerful pedaling position on the climbs, while a slacker 66-degree head angle boosts confidence and control on technical descents.

Responsive Handling

Lightweight ALUXX SL aluminum hardtail frame offers agile acceleration and maneuverability to help riders climb, corner and hammer the flats with efficiency and speed.

Smooth Control

Giant Crest 34 suspension fork with 130mm of travel absorbs roots, rocks and ruts. Grippy, high-volume tires boost traction on rugged terrain. And a dropper seatpost with handlebar remote lets you adjust saddle height on the fly for confident positioning on changing terrain.

Bottom bracket
Praxis, press fit
Brand
GIANT
Casette
Shimano Deore, 12-speed, 10x51
Chain
Shimano
Crankset
Praxis Cadet Boost, 30t
Derailleurs
Shimano Deore, Shadow+
Frame
Aluminum
Frame info
ALUXX SL-Grade Aluminum
Gear system
1x12
Handlebar
Giant Contact Trail, 35
Saddle
Giant Romero
Shifters
Shimano Deore
Size
M
Tyres front / rear
[F] Maxxis DHF, tubeless, 29x2.5, WT, foldable, EXO, TR [R] Maxxis Aggressor, tubeless, 29x2.5, WT, foldable, EXO, TR
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Fernando Cintra
Advantages
This is an amazing bike. It is so amazing that unfortunately it has no place in Lithuania.

Let me break it down:

The tires are very grippy and they are not just tubeless ready, they are already tubeless!! That is a massive plus.

The geometry is meant to go down gnarly trails but also climb almost like a XC bike.

The fork that came with it isn't the Giant Crest as advertised. It is a Suntour Raidon 34mm 130mm, which I was very pleased with, since there are so many poor reviews on the Crest. This fork works great.

The saddle is surprisingly comfortable and doesn't need to be changed, unless you plan to spend multiple hours on the bike.
Disadvantages
The brakes are passable, but you ought change them for a Shimano XT or something.

The 780mm Handlebar feels outrageously large for me, but maybe that is just my riding style

The grips are awful, but I wasn't expecting much from it anyway.

About the bike, that is all, and that would make me rate it 4 stars.
Comment
My real grit with this purchase was Biketek itself.

I bought it online but they don't give any information on your estimate delivery date, you have to ask them yourself. Thing is they are not replying as fast as you'd like and I sent them messages that sometimes would go by 2 days without answer.

After days of waiting and asking about my shipping status they finally said that the bike was still in the warehouse, so I just said I would pick it up myself.

I paid a 30 eur assembly fee, but to my surprise, the bike wasn't in rideable conditions. The headtube assembly was loose, the handlebar wasn't straight, the derailleur cable was so long it looked like a 90's bike. I had to fix that all myself.

Later on, I realized that having this bike in Lithuania is like having a high spec gamer PC and playing Age of Empires 1. This bike simply smashes through Lithuanian easy trails (which are all of them) like knife in hot butter. Lithuania is a gravel and road bike paradise, but a mountain bike nightmare (there is a reason why the sport is called Mountain Bike, not Hill Bike).

Nonetheless, this is not the shop's problem, neither the bike's. It was my fault to buy an over capable product.

However, when I did ask them about the "return withing 30 days" policy present in their site, since I rode the bike just 30km, the answer was "Sorry but we are not takibg back bikes witch are allready used"

I asked "How can someone return a product without ever trying it? I look at it and decide based on the looks?"

And the answer was "yes". That's it. "yes". No explanation given. Just an ironic answer instead of real customer support.

Still not understanding what they had sold me, they proceeded to send a bunch of places to ride in Lithuania - all flat as a pancake - instead of explaining their return policy politely or helping me solve my real issue, which is that the bike will hibernate in my storage room until I can sell it for a much lower price I paid 2 weeks ago.
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