Atherton A.200.G a Belt Driven Downhill Bike with Gearbox

For almost 20 years as they travelled to World Cups our CEO Dan Brown, Athy, Gee, Rach and their mechanics dreamed and planned for the ultimate DH bike to take to the races, often talk turned towards a belt-driven gearbox bike, until in 2024 the opportunity arose to partner with Gates Carbon Drive to make the dream a reality.

Our Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology is perfect for allowing us to test and improve things really quickly, so driven by the passion and commitment of Dave Weagle, Rob Gow, and our designers Scott Aisthorpe and Will Carne we have a pretty good first prototype within months.

This candid film documents the start of that process… from build plate to the first week of testing, we’ll continue to develop and iterate as we get closer to the season. See our social posts, our website blogs and SUBSCRIBE to follow along

UK Patent Application Number GB2400886.4.