mullet Posted June 1, 2007 Share Hi all you mullet friendly people-guys,Im still looking for a bike, and stumbled over the Giant Anthem. Is it really as great as some say it to be? I read the review of WhatMountainBikehttp://www.whatmtb.com/biketestdetails.asp?id=689and last year's:http://www.whatmtb.com/biketestdetails.asp?id=656It does really look great, any war stories out there - good or bad....Fanx - The mullet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountain_lion Posted June 1, 2007 Share Bought my Anthem2 two months ago.Love it!Could not afford Anthem1 because Mrs Mountain lion also wanted one, so had to buy two Anthem2s... Frame is exactly the same on all the Anthems and components can be upgraded over time. The Anthem climbs well, is responsive on single track and flies down hill. It takes a bit of time getting used to it when upgrading from hard tail and you need to play with the shock setting to get it set up right for you. Note that it is a responsive bike, which means that it also tends to amplify pilot errors (like mrs mountain_lion found out on her first ride... ). It only has 3.5" travel, so is not a big hit play bike, but if you want a mean XC machine - get the anthem. Read a comment somewhere (can't find it now, but think it was by a Cape Epic rider) describing the Anthem as a short wheel base land rover.Now that I have one too, I understand what he meant! mountain_lion2007-06-04 01:53:52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_BBi Posted June 4, 2007 Share How much did you paid for it mountain_lion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountain_lion Posted June 4, 2007 Share R13K each, including SPD pedals, computer, bar-ends & bottle cage. mountain_lion2007-06-04 01:56:05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_BBi Posted June 4, 2007 Share That is a very good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullet Posted June 6, 2007 Share Mountain Lion, thanks for the feedback, this is still in line with what I have read about this dream machine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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