Or at least, hasn't happened yet. As we continue to build out the platform, we welcome other brands, said Spinhirne-Martin. That's a lot to love. shaping their hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas into a mountain biking haven. Sure, its no Evil Chamois Hagar, and its perhaps even a tad smoother than the Cervelo Aspero, but only just, and certainly not through the front end. A similarly specced Specialized Epic S-Works hardtail goes for about $3,000 more. Probably will be a while before I get out on it again :(. I wondered, who is the target audience for Viathon bikes? And while its far from a silky-smooth ride (Ill come back to this), frame compliance was a design factor. But the company would not release sales data. The Viathon G.1 Family. As is so common with gravel bikes fitted with decently big-volume rubber, there was a small amount of toe overlap present on our 54 cm sample. Is Viathon's new mountain bike the real deal? Internal cable routing keeps the frame clean and streamlined. Viathon Bikes Walmart's proprietary bicycle line offers high-quality road, mountain, and gravel bikes that have totally negated the cheap "Walmart Bike" stigma. But Viathon's G.1 GRX 800 is light, fast, and sporty, and costs much less than its competitors. And 2 years ago, the company hired Zach Spinhirne-Martin, a senior buyer at CompetitiveCyclist.com. I set up the G1 with a quick home fit, and away I went. Thats a fine goal, but lets not kid ourselves: $2,300 is both a lot of money and also not appreciably cheaper than the pricing offered by a number of other brands. The RockShox SID RLC 120mm fork was a great choice, and I appreciated that Viathon opted for more travel in comparison to the S-Works Epics 100m fork. Walmart will sell bikes under this brand soon with price tags up to $6,000. All this went down in April and May of this year. Good question, Dan, and one we'll come back to in just a minute. Of course, this all depends on your height, and those five available frame sizes only start at 52 cm. Theyve taken notes about the shoes, style of jeans, shirt design, right down to the style of watch. However, what cant be argued with is that the law of diminishing returns certainly plays a large role in premium products, and Viathon has done a damn good job of showing that. Theyve played a monumental role in I have a few issue with this review. So Viathon designed & engineered three bikes - the R.1, G.1 & M.1 - each new carbon frames unique to the brand (designs owned by Viathon, ie. But heres the kicker. $$$ Outdoor & Sporting Goods Company Privacy Policy Photos See all Videos See all 0:11 Usually, they can change the bar width, stem length, and crank length, but Viathon hasnt been able to do this during the pandemic because of supply chain issues, and its not clear yet when theyll be able to offer this option again. Like books, we cannot judge a bicycle solely on its coverin this case the graphics and business connection.