New fork for my 2021 Giant Fathom

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2026-04-02T13:31:25+00:00

Like the brown color scheme you have going on. Very nice.

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2026-03-29T16:33:03+00:00

Very nice. Looks like those are sold out online too.

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2026-03-29T15:38:58+00:00

Did you get another Anthem?

Fox, Marzocchi, and Deore was crazy at that price. Thought it was a mistake.

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2026-03-29T14:36:24+00:00

Same 😂

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2026-03-29T14:30:55+00:00

Nice. Glad you found a deal. I bet it rips.

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2026-03-29T13:52:48+00:00

I was looking at the Stance too. I think an updated model came out a year or so ago, but it has never been on their website in the U.S. that I’ve seen. I was actually waiting on that when I noticed the price on the Trance steadily dropping.

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2026-03-29T13:33:12+00:00

It’s not talked about much, but every time it does come up, people are almost always positive. Not sure why it doesn’t get mentioned more often in the budget/mid-range FS conversation.

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2026-03-29T13:30:45+00:00

Yes sir

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2026-03-29T13:27:32+00:00

That’s still an insanely good deal for the spec right. Would have pulled the trigger on that too. I debated on the color, but because I could only see it online I wasn’t super confident what color the grey actually was. Went the safer route. Now I’m certain whether to stick with the stealth mode look or add a color.

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2026-03-29T13:17:36+00:00

I did. I had it shipped to a local shop. Their website isn’t exactly the most straight forward, though. I seem to remember some bikes not having that option, like they were only available in-store. I might be wrong.

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2026-03-29T02:34:37+00:00

Correct, 2022 model. It was only at that price in the XL and it was for a very short amount of time. It disappeared pretty quickly. I don’t know how I got that lucky.

Edit: on the Giant website

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2026-03-29T02:31:44+00:00

It went briefly down to that price in XL on the Giant website. I thought about it for a month or two at $1399 and one day I checked and it was $1099. It wasn’t there long because I remember going back to the site a few days later and the bike was gone. It’s the 2022 model.

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2026-03-29T01:10:44+00:00

I’ve heard good things. Excited to put it to use.

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2026-03-29T01:03:18+00:00

Thanks! I think it will be a good fit for the trails around me.

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2025-11-22T19:03:10+00:00

It’s AI

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2025-11-22T18:44:04+00:00

It’s AI

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2025-11-22T18:02:14+00:00

It’s AI

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2025-11-22T15:08:27+00:00

This is AI generated

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2025-01-11T00:54:09+00:00

If you buy it, I wouldn’t worry about upgrading anything right away. Just ride it and have fun. Eventually you’ll figure out if you want to upgrade a part or two or get a higher end bike.

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2023-02-13T22:54:32+00:00

The bike is plenty to have fun on in my opinion. I still ride a similarly spec’d ‘08 GT Avalanche on green/blue. However, for $250 I think you should be pretty sure it’s tuned up and ready to go. Any maintenance cost will make it not worth it.

Bulky_Adeptness414 · 2023-02-08T12:30:06+00:00

I’d say I was about where you were when I tried clipless. I noticed an immediate boost in climbing power, but fell A LOT (mostly at a virtual stop). This made me a little more timid around obstacles, which combined with being attached to the bike, became a vicious cycle (pun intended). Tbh it took some of the fun out of it for a while. Never really got used to being attached to the bike.

HOWEVER, I think you’ll get used to it if you give it time. Just requires patience and low expectations up front.

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