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WELCOME Welcome to the Atherton Bikes family! To say this brand has been a lifetime inthe making is no exaggeration, Dan built his first bike in 1992 when he was just 10 years old. But by 2019 our dream of pushing bike development as hard as we push our riding became irresistible.
CONTENTS FRAME SPECIFICATION FRAME GEOMETRY FRAME HARDWARE ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FROM BOX TO BIKE SUSPENSION SETUP SERVICE & MAINTENANCE PART COMPATIBILITY TESTING AND STANDARDS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WARRANTY S.170 USER MANUAL...
44/56 Zero Stack Headset Rear Axle Spacing: 148mm X 12mm Cable Routing: Internal 180mm Post Brake Mount 205mm x 65mm Trunnion Mount 8x30mm Bushing Hardware SRAM UDH 73mm BSA Threaded BB 3 Tab, Removable ISCG 05 Mount S.170 USER MANUAL...
• Torque values are location specific (see exploded 002.2011 SEAT TUBE PIVOT MALE diagrams). If using the bottle cage mounting 002.2012 SEAT TUBE PIVOT FEMALE 002.2035 DOUBLE SHEAR THROUGH AXLE threads, bolts should be torqued to 3Nm. S.170 USER MANUAL...
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007.1011 ROCKER MOUNT CABLE TIE BLOCK 002.2037 ANTI-CRUSH SPACER 15x1.5x44.75 013.1002 M4x8 BUTTON HEAD SOCKET SCREW 10Nm 013.1003 M8 HEX NUT 002.2045 SEAT TUBE PIVOT FEMALE (MM) 002.2040 ISCG 05 MOUNT - S RANGE 115.5002 LOWER LINK S.170 USER MANUAL...
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SPACER 13x10x3 115.5001 ROCKER Rocker Rear Bearing Removal 10Nm 10Nm With the rocker removed from the frame, use its mounting hardware (002.2012) and a soft mallet to knock the bearings and anti-crush spacer out of the rocker. S.170 USER MANUAL...
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LOWER LINK 115.5001 ROCKER 013.1004 M6x70 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW 002.2011 SEAT TUBE PIVOT MALE 002.2012 SEAT TUBE PIVOT FEMALE 002.2035 DOUBLE SHEAR THROUGH AXLE 013.1005 M6x16 LOW SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW 10Nm Permanent Fastener Do not remove S.170 USER MANUAL...
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180mm P-P BRAKE MOUNT ADAPTER 10Nm 00.4318.050.001 SRAM AM AX MAXLE STLTH AXLE UDH REAR DERAILLEUR HANGER 10Nm 00.7918.093.000 UDH FRAME WASHER UDH BOLT 002.2047 39MM MACHINED SEAT CLAMP 013.1007 M5x18 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW 013.1008 M5 BARREL NUT 12Nm S.170 USER MANUAL...
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS When you receive your new Atherton Bike there are just a few simple steps to getting your bike out of its box and out on to the trails. To make sure all your components are working perfectly, every Atherton Bike is assembled and checked by our team of expert mechanics before being sent to you.
Ensure that the minimum so take care to install these insertion mark is no longer correctly. visible whilst maintaining 25mm (min) clearance to the tyre at bottom out. S.170 USER MANUAL...
SUSPENSION SETUP Fork and rear shock suspension set up is essential to getting the most out of your Atherton Bikes DW4 suspension system. Learn how to set sag, air spring pressure, compression adjustments, rebound adjust, additional tuning options and more in the tuning guides below.
Disassemble stem, headset and fork, check bearings for wear Hubs Remove wheels and check bearings for wear Bottom Bracket Remove cranks and check bearings for wear Chain Check for stretch, inspect for damage General Full service Shock & Fork Full service As per manufacturers recommendations S.170 USER MANUAL...
We work closely with a range of brands to design and spec’ our builds. We love these products and guarantee that they will work flawlessly on your Atherton bike. Whilst our bikes are design to work alongside the majority of components, some parts may not fit, for example those that occupy a larger envelop than most (see the below limitations).
TESTING AND STANDARDS Before we launch any Atherton Bike we put our frames through the most rigorous testing imaginable both on the trails here in Dyfi and at EFBE in Germany, the world’s leading laboratory for mechanical tests on bikes.
• Riders should be aware of the effect that changing conditions and terrainn have on handling and braking distances. RIDER WEIGHT • Permissible weight of the rider (and luggage) is limited to 120kg (as per EFBE TRI-TEST Standards). S.170 USER MANUAL...
WARRANTY PARTIES "we/us/our" - Atherton Bikes Limited "you/your" - The Customer THE WARRANTY The warranty applies to all bicycle frames, including made to measure or bespoke frames, purchased from us. We guarantee that all frames will be free from defects in the materials or workmanship for the lifetime of the product. Where the frame develops a fault which is due to a defect in the materials used or the workmanship we will repair the frame free of charge.
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• Damage caused by the use of non-compatible components with the bike frame. A full list of components which are compatible with the bike frame are set out in the product manual. S.170 USER MANUAL...
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Where we need to replace the frame it will be a like for like replacement, or if the same frame is not available, we will replace it with a frame of an equivalent standard. We will return your repaired bike, or replacement bicycle frame, to you free of charge. Alternatively you can collect the bike from our premises. S.170 USER MANUAL...
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We will not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential losses arising from the purchase, use or ownership of the bicycle by you, including for personal injury, property damage or economic loss (except where it would be unlawful to do so, including where death or personal injury is as a result of our negligence). S.170 USER MANUAL...
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