2021 Giant Fathom E+ 3

[04fuxake]

Giant Fathom E+ im Test: Günstig, aber vollwertig! – eMTB-News.de

Giant Fathom E+ im Test: Mit dem Giant-Motor SyncDrive S kommt das Fathom als Exot daher. Die Formensprache ist eigenständig, weiß zu gefallen und in Sachen Ausstattung bekommt man hier so einiges für sein Geld. Wie fährt sich dieses E-Hardtail auf dem Trail? Wir haben es getestet! Alle Infos...

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Some interesting changes over previous years. Gone to 2x10 shifting, upgraded the battery to 500wh, and slightly better fork.

 

[Bellefield]

Giant Fathom E+ im Test: Günstig, aber vollwertig! – eMTB-News.de

Giant Fathom E+ im Test: Mit dem Giant-Motor SyncDrive S kommt das Fathom als Exot daher. Die Formensprache ist eigenständig, weiß zu gefallen und in Sachen Ausstattung bekommt man hier so einiges für sein Geld. Wie fährt sich dieses E-Hardtail auf dem Trail? Wir haben es getestet! Alle Infos...

www.emtb-news.de

Some interesting changes over previous years. Gone to 2x10 shifting, upgraded the battery to 500wh, and slightly better fork.

I like the idea of 2x10

 

[DaveMatthews]

I like the idea of 2x10

My 2019 has 1x10 and I find it simple and more than enough. Simpler too. I was looking at the 2x9 on the 2018 and thought I'd be missing out, but nope.

 

[04fuxake]

Yeah, I've never felt short of gear combos with the 1x9 on my E+3 and I'm a heavy MFer.

 

[GrandPaBrogan]

Yeah, I've never felt short of gear combos with the 1x9 on my E+3 and I'm a heavy MFer.

The decision to go to 2x10 conjures up a whole swag of reasons. I was surprised that they added a granny-ish small chainring but the main one doesn't seem to be bigger than the usual eBike sizing (38T perhaps). So top speed isn't going to increase - not that it matters seeing as the pedal assist limit cut off would negate a larger chain ring size anyway.

The small ring would improve the chainline along the larger cassette cogs (that's a plus), but would make climbing slower (thats a minus), but that would use less power and extend battery range (that's a plus), and also improve chain life if the rider knows which gear combinations to avoid (another plus).

Maybe the spec engineers identified the bike as predominantly used as a mountain goat climber... but yeah, I didn't think a 1x would be much of a disadvantage at all.