Atherton Bikes unveil unique new affordable S170 alloy enduro bike, ready to shred with unique lugged & machined construction made in the UK…
Click to email a link to a friend in late January, the alloy Atherton S170 enduro bike is official. Subtractive vs. Additive. Now in aluminum it is just as affordable as we had hoped. But even more interesting that I expected. Not just another alloy mountain bike, the aluminum Atherton features similar lugged construction like the carbon & ti bikes, but reoptimized to take advantage on CNC-machining tech.
Atherton makes the S170 frame from 7075 alloy billet machined into lugs, links, and the rear triangle side. Then, custom-drawn 7075 aluminum tubes get bonded into the double lap shear joints machined into the end of the lugs. The subtractive manufacturing process is even being patented – UK Patent Application Number GB2400886.4.
Pricing for the new alloy Atherton S170 starts at £4800 for a complete bike. Compare that to £4500 for an A170The new UK-made alloy bikes are officially on sale starting today direct from the Atherton Bikes website. But the bike maker expects they will be available in limited numbers for the time-being, while they “scale-up their production capacity” at their
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