Giant Anthem Review: XC Showdown

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On paper, the giant Anthem might be the most traditional XC bike in our test. Its suspension characteristics are some of the best, the Fox Live Valve works wonderfully, and the bike is incredibly fun to ride. So stick around to see how the Anthem does it.
Read the full review here - • Giant Anthem Review: X...
The rest of the XC Showdown:
The Contenders - • XC Showdown: The Conte...
Cervelo ZFS-5 - • Cervelo ZFS-5 Review: ...
0:00 Intro
0:37 Giant Anthem Geometry and Details
1:51 Uphill
3:34 Downhill
4:44 Who is the Anthem for?

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  • @MrMojoRisin22
    @MrMojoRisin2211 ай бұрын

    Love your content man! One of my favorite MTB KZread channels! Keep up the great content

  • @bikersedge

    @bikersedge

    11 ай бұрын

    Hey thanks! Glad you like the videos.

  • @benediktmerl4510
    @benediktmerl451010 ай бұрын

    I just stumbled upon your channel and I love the informative, concise format. Quick to the point, nice riding footage and sensible recommendations - great job!

  • @bikersedge

    @bikersedge

    10 ай бұрын

    Awesome, thank you!

  • @sirvince7853
    @sirvince785311 ай бұрын

    Great series. I look forward to the Blur review.

  • @bikersedge

    @bikersedge

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the kind words! The blur is next up.

  • @mattiasstenmark4918
    @mattiasstenmark491810 ай бұрын

    Love this! Deciding between Oiz, new Supercaliber coming from a 2021 Top Fuel. Want something stable, race-quick, allround...

  • @chrisallen5293
    @chrisallen529311 ай бұрын

    Great video. Your reviews are the best on KZread. No BS just straight to the point. Thanks

  • @bikersedge

    @bikersedge

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Glad you like them.

  • @certainperfectratio
    @certainperfectratio11 ай бұрын

    One minor comment - I've noticed that sometimes "aggressive" can mean steep angles & XC focused and sometimes the same word can mean more downhill oriented. You're definitely not the only bike media person who uses this word for these two opposite ends of the spectrum. Just wanted to call it out as a point of feedback in case helpful for future videos. Thanks for the great content

  • @bikersedge

    @bikersedge

    11 ай бұрын

    That is a good point. I can see how that’s confusing. In this instance it’s referring to a very low, front heavy, XC feel.

  • @MTBukk
    @MTBukk10 ай бұрын

    Would this be your opinion even without Fox live valve? (Remote lockout) The factory team also prefers to use it this way in competitions.

  • @bikersedge

    @bikersedge

    10 ай бұрын

    It's tough to say. I haven't ridden it without live valve. It was certainly part of the magic.

  • @martynprice87
    @martynprice8710 ай бұрын

    I also have an old man’s back from years of being hunched over a PC and on the bike. Which bike gives you the most comfort for riding out of your fleet of bikes ?

  • @bikersedge

    @bikersedge

    10 ай бұрын

    Cervelo or Blur. Both very upright and kind on old man backs.

  • @bimmerfan729
    @bimmerfan72911 ай бұрын

    I'm surprised we don't see more livevalve equipped xc rigs. Seems like a good solution vs having a million lock-out levers on the bars.

  • @bikersedge

    @bikersedge

    11 ай бұрын

    Agreed. I’d much rather have live valve that manual lockouts. I wonder if weight is a concern? That said this was the second lightest bike in the test.

  • @notpablo8369
    @notpablo836911 күн бұрын

    Wished it came with alloy frame for starting xc racer

  • @bikersedge

    @bikersedge

    11 күн бұрын

    Yeah would be nice. I’d argue that someone getting into MTB would be better suited on a trail bike anyway.

  • @MrDavecore777
    @MrDavecore77710 ай бұрын

    Any key differences between this and the Trance 120mm version?

  • @bikersedge

    @bikersedge

    10 ай бұрын

    Lots. The trance is a trail bike with trail bike geo. It rides very different.

  • @SNS1212
    @SNS121211 ай бұрын

    Where are these amazing trails??

  • @bikersedge

    @bikersedge

    11 ай бұрын

    Snowbird

  • @shaymtbrider7244
    @shaymtbrider724410 ай бұрын

    Probably most bang for ur bucks

  • @bikersedge

    @bikersedge

    10 ай бұрын

    Probably not wrong.

  • @hareebalzak3681
    @hareebalzak368111 ай бұрын

    Did this video get demonitized? Where are the views

  • @mhowell13

    @mhowell13

    11 ай бұрын

    It's only an hour old lol

  • @bikersedge

    @bikersedge

    11 ай бұрын

    @@mhowell13 this 👆

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