Bike Check: Alan Hatherly's Olympic Giant Anthem

Alan Hatherly will be representing South Africa in the Rio Olympic XCO on Sunday (17:30 SA time) aboard his Giant Anthem X. Alan races professionally for Kargo Pro Cycling Team with Giant South Africa as the team’s bike sponsor.

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To celebrate Alan’s achievement, his Anthem X underwent some special treatment from Graham Kidson at Carbon Craft, coming up with a custom South African themed paint scheme.

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Alan will be using a full Shimano XTR drivetrain to propel his bike with XTR Race brakes doing the stopping. He has elected to go with a single chainring setup using either a 32 or 34 tooth ring with a 11-40 cassette.

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A RockShox SID World Cup fork absorbs the impacts on the front while a Fox Float shock does duty on the rear. The Fox Float has a remote lockout using a Shimano shifter to flip between settings.

Alan likes his handlebars low, using a negative 17 degree Ritchey stem to hold his Giant carbon handlebar while sitting on a Fizik M3 saddle and Giant Contact Composite seatpost.

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The bike rolls on a Mavic Crossmax SLR wheelset wrapped in Continental Race King tyres. If the course is loose, Alan prefers to ride a X King on the front for added grip and should things turn wet he’ll reach for a Mud King.

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