{"id":199150,"date":"2019-01-25T16:53:54","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T15:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?p=199150\/"},"modified":"2019-01-25T16:53:54","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T15:53:54","slug":"the-launch-of-atherton-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/the-launch-of-atherton-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Launch of Atherton Bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dan, Gee and Rachel Atherton are excited to announce the launch of their new bike brand, Atherton Bikes. The siblings will partner with renowned suspension designer Dave Weagle and utilise ground-breaking additive manufacturing technologies combined with carbon fibre tubing to \u201c<\/span>create our ultimate<\/span> range of bikes.\u201d Dragons\u2019 Den entrepreneur Piers Linney will join as a co-founder of the newly formed company with the introductory Atherton Bikes range scheduled for sale in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Atherton Bikes brand has been a lifetime in the making with Dan building his first bike in 1992 when he was just 10 years old. But in recent times the family\u2019s dream of pushing bike development as hard as they push their riding has become irresistible.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dan Atherton said \u201cIt\u2019s always been a dream of mine for us to ride for our own bike company. We\u2019ve ridden for some great brands and we\u2019re proud of the part we\u2019ve played in the development of DH bikes from the Commencal to the Trek Session and trail bikes like the GT Sanction. We\u2019ve always really enjoyed the process, from working with the designers on the early stages through to testing and refining prototypes on the World Cup circuit. But because of the way that the sponsorship system works we\u2019d soon be starting over with a new brand.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m enormously grateful for all the opportunities that system afforded us \u2013 we all are, but for us it\u2019s always been about pushing the boundaries of the sport. Back in 2003 <\/i>we started Atherton Racing so that we could to do things the way we wanted, from building our own tracks, to producing edits like the Atherton Project and events like Red Bull Hardline. Now feels like the right time to put our hearts <\/span>and soul into a range of bikes designed and built our way.<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Gee continues \u201cWe will start with what we know best, focusing on high level product designed to be ridden aggressively! For 2019 we\u2019ll race our own prototype bike and we\u2019re planning to bring that DH bike to market, along with a range of trail bikes. We\u2019re working with some amazing guys formerly of Robot Bike Co., and they\u2019ll be an essential part of our start up, they are as passionate about the technology and its potential to disrupt the industry and shake-up the large corporates as we are.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Athertons met Ed Haythornthwaite, one of Robot\u2019s founders, when he was Dan\u2019s World Cup mechanic in 2006 and their ongoing friendship was the catalyst for this venture. Ed\u2019s understanding of what works on a bike and his passion for improving a rider\u2019s experience underpins the development of the entire range.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ed\u2019s co-founders, Ben Farmer and Andy Hawkins both come from an aerospace and Formula 1 background. They are experts in composites and additive manufacturing (metal 3D printing) which allows for full customisation of every bike frame.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gee said \u201cThe additive manufacturing process is so responsive that we\u2019ve been able to test and adapt a series of prototypes that ride like the finished bike; this constant cycle of innovation means that we can get our race bikes dialled much more quickly and that every purchase of a production bike will be at the very forefront of this development.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rachel said\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0dream\u00a0has always been to race our own bikes, and the additive\u00a0manufactured bikes are so\u00a0exciting\u00a0and ground breaking – the ultimate bike!\u00a0Through our entire career we\u2019ve been proud to represent our country and support the next generation of\u00a0bike riders,\u00a0so the fact that we can deliver our new brand through a UK based company is just incredible and the icing on the cake for us!<\/span><\/p>\n

We all believe that having the right bike for you and the stage you are at with your riding can transform your\u00a0experience. Our\u00a0big goal is to see kids, all mountain explorers, bike park shredders, racers and e-bikers enjoying our bikes \u2013\u00a0just saying that sounds mind blowing!<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is a genuine start-up business that we are building from the ground up, it\u2019s going to be a huge undertaking to bring our bikes to market, even with Piers on board to help us. Our learning curve is steep but the dream of bringing Atherton Bikes & our love for riding to everyone is about to be very real!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Piers Linney said \u201cAs a rider myself I\u2019m extremely excited to be working with the Athertons to deliver a new product range that meshes my enjoyment of MTB with my passion for new technologies. Exciting times ahead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

More announcements on our race team, line-up and key partnerships in the coming weeks, follow Atherton Racing and Atherton Bikes on social media for all the latest. <\/span><\/p>\n

www.athertonbikes.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Instagram: @athertonbikes<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook:<\/span> @athertonbikesco <\/span><\/p>\n

Twitter: @atherton_bikes<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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