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Giant Anthem X3 XC Full Suspension
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mudgirl
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: April 26, 2012 Strengths: Light, responsive, suspension is extremely smooth, climbs like a goat Weaknesses: wheels, tires, brakes, handlebars Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Shindagin Hollow Price Paid: $2400.00 Purchased At: Cayuga Ski & Cyclery Bike Setup: Stan's Arches, Schwalbe Nobby Nics, Origin 8 riser handlebars, Crank Bros. candy pedals
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shwndh
a Cross Country Rider
from Stone Mtn, GA Date Reviewed: June 7, 2011 Strengths: Quick geometry, bob-free suspension, nice Giant Connect components. Fox fork. Weaknesses: Wheels (crappy hubs), brakes (kinda weak, but some like the modulation. Not me), Fizik Tundra, I mean Tourcher seat (most uncomfortable ever!), tires (thin as tissue) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Big Creek Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1700.00 Purchased At: Roswell Bikes Bike Setup: XL frame, Giant flo saddle (replaced the Fizik Tourcher, I mean Tundra), LX Hollow Tech II cranks, Xenduro wheelset (Novatech), the rest is stock. Rear shock is 1 click away from slowest rebound.
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Vincyboy
a Cross Country Rider
from Québec, Québec Date Reviewed: May 23, 2011 Strengths: Lightweight, predictable, look nice Weaknesses: Mavic 317 wheels are too heavy, I replaced by rims NoTube Crest and HopePro2 hubs Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Technical Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $2450.00 Purchased At: Mathieu Performance Similar Products Used: RockyMountain Element70, Trek "SuperFly", StumpjumperFSR, Giant Reign X1 (lol) Bike Setup: I swaped the Shimano XT shifting setup to SRAM X9 Got custom wheels Front tire: Schwalbe NobbyNic 2.5 (tubeless ready) Rear tire: Maxxis Argent 2.25 (not tubeless at all! but running tubeless)
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rAte
a Weekend Warrior
from Florida Date Reviewed: December 20, 2010 Strengths: Light and fast in '09 stock trim. Climbs ANYTHING in front of it. Weaknesses: Shimano brakes are a little weak, freehub is slow to engage Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Pandamonium Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $900.00 Purchased At: online Similar Products Used: GF Fat Possium, GT Idrive Bike Setup: Stock, higher end wheels on order
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Firemanhey
a Cross Country Rider
from Waiouru, New Zealand Date Reviewed: September 19, 2010 Strengths: Fast out of corners. Jump out of saddle and it powers up most hills. Weaknesses: Brakes. Burnt both front and back in an event. Now front brake keeps cloging with dust. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Split Enz, Rotorua Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2200.00 Purchased At: Top Gear Cycles, Tau Similar Products Used: Mongoose Wingsuper Pro, Gaint XTC2 Bike Setup: Still Factory. Not for much longer.
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Shah
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore,Woodlands Date Reviewed: July 8, 2010 Strengths: Climbs hills with ease,great rear suspension and the maestro links really feels like all your efforts and energy is going to the back wheel,handling is a beauty. Weaknesses: Stock components but easily solved by upgrading. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ubin,T15,BT Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1700.00 Purchased At: Tay Cycle Bike Setup: F100 RL, Float R, Spank Spike 777, Syncros 60mm stem, Syncros Rims, Schwalbe Nobby Nic 2.25, Quad XC Dime brakes, XT Rear D and Front D and XT Crankset.
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greg32
a Racer
from Greensboro, NC Date Reviewed: July 2, 2010 Strengths: Very Light with ok components. Changed the crank to KCNC, as well as the Deore shifters and rear derailer to SRAM X9. Rides like a dream and climbs hills with ease. Cycles de Oro changed the components for me and gave me trade in credits. They were great to work with! Weaknesses: none so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Wild Turkey Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1999.00 Purchased At: Cycles De Oro Bike Setup: Giant Anthem X3. Fox 100 fork, Fox R2, KCNC crank, Sram X9 shifters and rear derailer, Shimano XT front derailer, Mavic Crosstrail rims, with Panaracer XC Pro tires.  
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noksamui
a Cross Country Rider
from thailand Date Reviewed: May 13, 2010 Strengths: 1563 Weaknesses: 5464 Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: trake Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1200.00 Purchased At: 1234 Similar Products Used: 43 Bike Setup: 456
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patleeyc
a Weekend Warrior
from malaysia Date Reviewed: April 6, 2010 Strengths: A really good climber, if you're into climbing. Great rear suspension and the maestro links really feels like all your efforts and energy is going to the back wheel and driving the bike forward even through the steepest climbs. Weaknesses: The brakes. I changed mine to a shimano XT. The original Avid Juicy was really crappy. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: FRIM Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $2000.00 Similar Products Used: giant iguana hardtail previously. Sticking to Giant.
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Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore Date Reviewed: February 16, 2010 Strengths: Suspension, handling, weight of the frame. Weaknesses: The bottom of the bike tend to be quite low when suspensions are loaded specially over trunks/branches. Mine came with not very good Avid Juicy 3 brakes. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1300.00 Similar Products Used: None, first full suspension. No comparison in handling and overall efficiency with my previous hardtail. Bike Setup: Thomson seatpost and stem, panaracer fire XC tires, stroker trail brakes and added handlebars.
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dekerfdave
a Cross Country Rider
from Cardiff Date Reviewed: January 19, 2010 Strengths: Great value,light,good looking,good fit and superb handling. Bob free even without pro-pedal. Weaknesses: Low bottom bracket but can live with that Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Bike Setup: Bought the full X3 bike as it was cheaper than the frame alone and came with a Float R which is nice a simple like me. Sold off cheaper bits and upgraded most of drivetrain, forks (reba air) and wheels and cockpit components.
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Pete Mitchell
a Weekend Warrior
from KUL, Malaysia Date Reviewed: January 1, 2010 Strengths: Frame's Race Geometry and Maestro Suspension System Weaknesses: None! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Kiara, PCP, FRIM Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Bike Setup: Anthem X3 frame with Rock Shox Tora SL Solo Air, Full Deore Groupset,... etc.
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BTLS
a Cross Country Rider
from Rochester, MI, USA Date Reviewed: June 13, 2009 Strengths: Best rear suspension design, same frame as the top end model, Fox fork and shock, decent components (other than rear derr. and shifters), comfortable and responsive geometry. Weaknesses: Front tire - I had mine upgraded to a Nevegal, shifters and rear derr. - I had mine upgraded to SRAM X9. KLM did all this and gave me credit for the take off parts - awesome bike shop - talk to Ryan or Zack. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Stoney Creek Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1799.00 Purchased At: KLM Bike and Fitness Similar Products Used: Demo'ed an Anthem X1 and X2 on the trails, parking lot rides of GF x-caliber. Bike Setup: Just getting it figured out, I am 5'9", 160lbs. Fork at 90psi, shock at 200psi, rebound set in the middle. Going to try 35psi front/40 psi rear for tire pressures.
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preludedriven
a Cross Country Rider
from Orange County, Ca, USA Date Reviewed: June 11, 2009 Strengths: The frame alone is ridiculously light! (The lightest aluminum FS frame that Giant has ever produced) Maestro Suspension system works very well and helps to eliminated dreaded pedal bob. Design looks very sleek and simple. Beefy downtube. Weaknesses: In order to make the frame super light, Giant reduced the thickness of the aluminum and seems like it would dent easily. Although wouldn't be an issue if you do the riding it is intended for, and take care when transporting. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Fullerton Loop Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $550.00 Purchased At: eBay Similar Products Used: 2007 Iron Horse Bike Setup: RockShox Recon Race, SLX Derailleurs, SRAM Attack Shifters, AVID Speed Dial 7, LX Crankset....
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wrench
a Racer
from Wisconsin Date Reviewed: May 15, 2009 Strengths: Great suspension, fox RL fork and RP2 shock. Very light for this price range. great for a beginner XC racer on a budget. Weaknesses: Race face Ride XC crank... Had major chainsuck. Using a file and some sandpaper on the pick up rivets quickly took care of the problem. Wish it came with tubless wheels Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: the lab Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1100.00 Purchased At: Giant Similar Products Used: shop employee-tried just about everything Bike Setup: Maxxis Crossmark tires. Crank Brothers Acid pedals
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