So I bought the Giant Fathom 29er 1 2018 for my xc race/commuter bike. It ticked all the boxes I had including having a dropper post! I've been riding since about August last year and although it's a great commuter bike and did me well for the 100km Kowalski, it just doesn't ride as good as I'd hoped on the trails.
I know it's not a full trail bike - I've got a Remedy for that - but on my commute home from work I have the option of going through the Majura Pines trails if I want. The problem is, I don't - I've stopped because it just isn't fun. I prefer riding home via fire-trails only.
This is my commuter/XC race bike, so I don't want to turn it into a hardtail fat bike, I just want to give it a little more oomph and pizzaz. Thus far, everything is still original. The upgrades I'm thinking of getting are a 120mm fork, fatter tyres and fatter wheels. I'm also not looking to spend too many $$.
Does anybody have any experience with this sort of thing and does anybody have any suggestions?
I know it's not a full trail bike - I've got a Remedy for that - but on my commute home from work I have the option of going through the Majura Pines trails if I want. The problem is, I don't - I've stopped because it just isn't fun. I prefer riding home via fire-trails only.
This is my commuter/XC race bike, so I don't want to turn it into a hardtail fat bike, I just want to give it a little more oomph and pizzaz. Thus far, everything is still original. The upgrades I'm thinking of getting are a 120mm fork, fatter tyres and fatter wheels. I'm also not looking to spend too many $$.
Does anybody have any experience with this sort of thing and does anybody have any suggestions?