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    Introducing the A.200.G our Gates belt-driven DH bike



    For almost 20 years as they travelled to World Cups our CEO Dan Brown, Athy, Gee, Rach and their mechanics dreamed and planned for the ultimate DH bike to take to the races, often talk turned towards a belt-driven gearbox bike, until in 2024 the opportunity arose to partner with Gates Carbon Drive to make the dream a reality.

    Our Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology is perfect for allowing us to test and improve things really quickly, so driven by the passion and commitment of Dave Weagle, Rob Gow, and our designers Scott Aisthorpe and Will Carne we have a pretty good first prototype within months.

    This candid film documents the start of that process… from build plate to the first week of testing, we’ll continue to develop and iterate as we get closer to the season. See our social posts, our website blogs and SUBSCRIBE to follow along

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    3. @AdamAllaker on

      Interesting that other brands have been touting gearbox bikes for a while now but somehow now Atherton are releasing something it seems more real and something to be excited about.

    4. @TheS4jordan on

      Such an awesome looking bike can't wait for the day I'm good enough to need / justify such a machine but great to see a British company at the cutting edge AND actually winning, here's to 2025

    5. @NZCycletherapy on

      A big reason gear box bikes are only now being accepted as the best solution in an off road environment is the massive industry behind drivetrain parts, Shimano and SRAM do not want you to severe your dependance on them, otherwise they both would have had their own by now (oil bath and proper machine cut gears, not an ‘internal derailleur system’).

    11. @rosscameron4088 on

      I would like to see belt drive for revers recumbent trikes. It's just a mater of belt length and a center jockey wheel to Carrie one or two belts what ever would be the best application.

    15. @LarsDreyer on

      Do ya’ll test it up against competitor bikes as well? I would think it could be beneficial to try and figure out what feels better on other bikes and how stuff is in general there, to know what you want to try and achive with this and not just sim for «better than A200M but mostly shooting in the dark. Phoenix, V10, Supreme and/or G3 perhaps?

    20. @brianculver433 on

      I have the Priority 600HXT which they market as their Hardcore Hardtail MTB. Would be interesting to see how is compares with the Zerode !?!? I am a senior and purchased the Priority as my keep fit and “smell the roses” instrument.. love this machine. For the serious youngsters out there the 600HXT would no doubt be better if it was titanium or carbon. My opinion (pun intended), Priority bikes with Pinion gearboxes and Gates belt drives are pioneering belt driven machines and the future of off road cycling.

    23. @fyretyger844 on

      Wicked! My son just got a Zerode taniwha and the handling with the lower unsprung mass really is superb. Atherton bikes are tasty! Hope they follow through on this project.

    25. @slidehamma on

      Exciting times! The silence of the ride and clean looks really appeal to me. Have been drooling over Zerode for a couple years but great to see there will be many other alternatives around the corner… Including British made ones! ❤🎉

    27. @UnicornBikes on

      I didn't know the dh bike had both a seat tube and a seat post. Any reason why the seatpost doesn't go straight into the lug? Could probably save some money and weight there?

    31. @TucanoTMK1 on

      Alan Milliard Built some Gearbox bikes in his Shed For his Son to do Downhill Racing.Single sided swingarm,enclosed drive train and gearbox , He even built his own dampers !One Man With No computer Design in a Shed !!!!!!
      What you have Done is Fit a Gearbox Bought in and Just Fitted it to a Frame all Done With a Big Team and CAD,So Not that Clever.

    32. @Aeysir on

      What are the percentage drive train power losses associated with a belt drive compared to the stock chain drive? Chances we will see this on the enduro and trail offerings?

    35. @Coolcmsc on

      13:07 🎉 When you see riders of this pedigree swing through one after the other on a section like this, even watching you can see what’s going on. That A200.G looks like the next step up at the back end (which is where it’s all happening in bike development just now). Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant 🎉

    36. @g.wilsondh8407 on

      Huge kudos to Atherton bikes for being so open about this project. I think we all are excited for this project to succeed!
      An old vs new bike weight comparison would be cool too

    43. @etienneboucher9510 on

      Going back to sleeve assembly sounds vert old tech, lazy sollution.
      Given the strength of 3D printed plastic vs molded one, and molded metal it-self being weak compared forged one,
      no way I would buy that heavy brittle stuff for racing !
      The only point is prototyping speed and INCREASE MARGINS

    44. @yaboyemmet6745 on

      gearboxes are the future of mtb and im totally here for it i dont see the need for a chain derailure and cassette when you can have less maintinence and better center mass with belts etc.

    46. @Eltoca21 on

      I have wanted a Zerode Bike ever since coming across them. Putting the pennies aside for it as we speak. So this is super exciting to see the gearbox is catching on.

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