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Results have arrived, the best giant mountain bike buyer’s guide: hardtails to enduro's & full-suspension.

Giant mountain bikes provide great value and performance. This guide covers popular models like the XTC, Anthem, Trance, and Reign so you can decide which Giant MTB is the best for you.

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Written by: Bruce Lin

Published on: Oct 14, 2021

Posted in: Guides

Giant Reign

Giant mountain bikes

Giant mountain bikes are a top choice if you’re looking for a strong ratio of performance to price. Giant’s entire manufacturing process is done in-house, from raw material sourcing to final assembly. State-of-the-art and high-capacity production facilities give Giant the flexibility to innovate, experiment, and create whatever it wants, while also offering more affordable prices to its customers. This approach to bike manufacturing is part of what made Giant Bicycles the biggest, most successful bike manufacturer in the world.

This overview features the most popular Giant mountain bike models, designed to help guide you toward the right bike for you, whether you’re into downhill shredding or racking up miles on singletrack.

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Giant XTC hardtail

Who it’s for: XC racers, riders looking for a lightweight mountain bike that maximizes efficiency.

Giant Fathom

With a lightweight aluminum frame and budget-friendly build options, the Giant Fathom will let riders shred singletrack and tackle technical terrain without breaking the bank. It blends the efficient ride quality of a classic hardtail with the playfulness of 27.5” wheels and tires. It’s equipped with wide rims and 2.6” tires that absorb bumps and provide more traction. The frame is designed with trail-friendly geometry that includes a slack 66-degree head angle and a 130mm suspension fork.

Who it’s for: Riders looking for a fun and budget-friendly trail hardtail.

Giant Anthem

Liv model: liv pique.

Giant Anthem 29

Older generation Anthem models (pre-2018) were also available in a less race-focused 27.5” wheel option with 120mm of travel.

Who it’s for: XC racers, riders looking for efficiency, traction, and comfort over rough and technical terrain.

Giant Trance

Liv model: liv intrigue.

Giant Trance

Who it’s for: Trail riders looking for a do-it-all trail bike that is equally capable uphill and downhill.

Giant Reign

Liv model: liv hail.

Giant Reign

The Giant Reign SX is a 27.5” aluminum-only version that increases downhill performance even more with the addition of a coil shock and a 180mm fork.

Who it’s for: Enduro racers, bike park riders, riders focused on shredding gnarly downhill terrain.

Giant Stance

Liv model: liv embolden.

The Giant Stance and Liv Embolden are made to be the perfect entry-level full suspension trail bike for newer riders. 29” and 27.5” versions all use 120mm of travel with a 130mm fork. They use budget-concious component builds that keep cost down, but don’t skimp on quality so newer riders and confidently build their skills and progress.

Who it’s for: Riders looking for a budget-friendly full suspension trail bike

Giant, of course, makes a lot more bikes than those listed here. Whether you’re into road or gravel, triathlon bikes, e-bike and more, Giant has you covered. We did say they’re the largest bike manufacturer in the world, right? Refer to our Giant Road Bike Buyer's Guide and Giant Gravel Bike Buyer's Guide to learn more. 

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Which Giant mountain bike is your favorite? What questions do you have? Let us know in the comments!

All photos courtesy of Giant Bicycles. 

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Tested: Giant's New Trance Is Bigger, Badder and Bolder

This new version of one of our favorite trail bikes gets almost everything right

giant trance

The Takeaway: Giant reinvents the Trance as a do-it-all short-travel 29er, but it’s high weight and moderate geometry may hold it back.

  • Advanced Pro 29 1 comes with Fox Live Valve
  • New Flip Chip allows riders to make trailside geometry changes
  • Integrated storage in downtube is a nice bonus

Price: $7,000 (Giant Trance Advanced Pro 29 1) Weight: 29.7 lb (medium)

Giant Trance Advanced Pro 29 1 Build Details

Style: Trail Mountain Bike Frame: Full Carbon, 120mm travel, with Maestro suspension system Wheel Size: 29” Fork: Fox 34 Performance Elite Live Valve, 130mm Rear Shock: Fox Performance Elite Live Valve Drivetrain: Shimano Deore XT, 12-speed Crank: Praxis Girder Carbon Chainring: 30T Cassette: Shimano XT, 10-51T, 12-speed Brakes: Shimano XT, 180mm rotors Wheels: Giant TRX Carbon 29 tubeless rims and Giant hubs Tires: Front: Maxxis Minion DHF 29"x2.5" WT, 3C MaxxTerra, EXO, TR; Rear: Maxxis Aggressor 29"x2.5", EXO, TR, tubeless Seatpost: TranzX Adjustable Dropper, 140-170mm Saddle: Giant Romero Handlebar: Giant Contact SLR TR35 carbon, 780mm Stem: Giant Contact SL 35, 40mm

Giant Trance Advanced with Live Valve Gallery

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Additionally, Giant added a sizable internal storage compartment into the downtube to the Advanced carbon models (aluminum versions get external storage) and redesigned the internal hose and cable routing to make fishing wires through easier and reducing rattles; the latter was evident on the trails where I heard very little noise from cables bouncing in the downtube. Long and slack short-travel bikes took off shortly after Giant released that earlier version of the bike. What was then groundbreaking has become commonplace. Trek’s latest Top Fuel , for example, shares similar travel and geometry, as well as that brand’s own version of adjustable geometry and internal storage. This latest Trance Advanced gives riders everything they may seemingly want at a very competitive price—especially considering the Pro 29 1 reviewed here also comes with Fox’s latest Live Valve system. This is a really good trail bike. But after riding it for a month on some of the best trail systems in Pennsylvania, I’m wondering whether it’s as impressive as its predecessor.

Giant Trance Advanced Line

Giant offers three versions of the Trance Advanced (Advanced is Giant's terminology that refers to bikes with carbon frames). There will also be aluminum models, but the company has not released details on those yet.

The Trance Advanced Pro 29 0 costs $10,500; the 29 1, which we tested, comes in at $7000 and the Pro 29 2 is priced at $6,000. All three models come in four sizes, have full carbon frames using Giant’s Maestro suspension that has 120mm of rear wheel travel, and are paired with 130mm Fox forks.

  • The Trance Advanced Pro 29 0 uses Fox Factory suspension, SRAM XX1 components drivetrain, Shimano XTR brakes and Zipp 3Zero Moto carbon wheels.
  • The Pro 29 1 gets Fox Performance suspension with Fox’s updated Live Valve, Shimano XT brakes and drivetrain, and Giant’s TRX 2 Carbon 29 wheels.
  • The 29 2 gets Fox Float suspension, Shimano SLX drivetrain and XT brakes and the same Giant TRX wheels as on the Pro 29 1.

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All three come with the same tire combination: Maxxis Minion DHF 2.5 up front with Maxxis Aggressor 2.5 rears. Each model also gets a TranzX travel adjustable dropper that lets you reduce the travel (and seat height when fully extended) by 30mm to allow riders to better dial in their fit without compromising travel.

Giant Trance Advanced Pro 29 Geometry

Aside from the increased travel, Giant made the most significant changes to this bike’s geometry. The company said their goal was to make the Trance Advanced more versatile and capable. This makes sense given the rush of competitors to the space, with bikes that were more versatile and capable than the outgoing Trance. Giant also completely overhauled its Trance X , which previously was a slightly more aggressive version of the Trance with a bit more travel and slacker geometry. The new Trance X has even more travel, 27.5 wheels, and slacker geometry; it’s for a completely different type of rider, one who would be happier on steeper, faster, jumpier bike-park like trails. With those changes to the Trance X, the Trance has become Giant’s primary trail bike, so adding making it behave better on faster descents makes sense.

To do that, Giant did what used to be known as giving it “progressive” geometry. Today, every bike in the category has similar frame angles, which are typically longer reaches, lower bottom brackets and slacker head tubes than their predecessors. So while while the previous version’s geometry really was progressive for the time, this one has pretty expected numbers.

This new model also gets a flip chip (there’s technically two; one each on the top of the chainstays that look sort of like an SPD cleat and are held in place with 5mm bolts. Backing out the bolts and spinning the chips around changes the bike’s geometry in several key ways. Going from the high setting to the low setting brings the bike lower to the ground, slackens the headtube and, counter-intuitively, shortens the reach.

giant trance

In the high setting on a medium-size frame, the headtube angle sits at a pretty conservative 66.2 degrees. That goes to 65.5° in low setting. Changing the headtube angle also moves the trail from 120mm in high to 126mm in low, which further slows steering down. The bottom bracket drop, already significant at 35mm in high, falls to 45mm in low—one of the lowest among similar bikes—which really makes it feel like you’re sitting in the frame and hovering closer to the ground. With flip chips, the geometry changes that lead to a lower bottom brackets and slacker head tubes actually reduce the bike’s reach. In its high setting, the Trance Advance has a pretty modest 455mm reach. In low setting, that shrinks to 447mm, which is pretty tight for the category. Evil’s The Following, another 29er with 120mm of travel has a 460mm reach, for example. Bikes are complicated systems and no single number dictates how a bike will perform, but you can see what Giant is trying to do. With the new geometry and flip chips it hoped to create a short-travel bike that in its high setting, delivers the quick, agile, snappy handling of the previous Trance with just bit more capable on rowdier trails. Then, dropping it in low mode, which gives the bike better ability to comfortably rip bigger terrain the way a longer-travel bike might. It mostly works.

Riding the Giant Trance Advanced

To test this Trance, I rode it on many of my local trails and test loops that include everything from from unrelentingly rocky and slow technical trails, to machine-built flow trails. I also spent a weekend riding at the Allegrippis Trails at Lake Raystown, which is one of the best riding spots in the Mid-Atlantic and includes more than 30 miles of mostly flowing, purpose-built trails. Over six weeks, I put about 80 miles on the bike.

giant trance

This version comes with Fox’s updated Live Valve system, which electronically locks out suspension or opens it up depending on terrain and rider input. The new version reacts faster (in milliseconds) requires less slope to detect that you’re descending, and stays open longer than the previous version for a better, more natural ride feel that the company hopes makes it useful on trail bikes, and not just XC race bikes like the original. I rode with the system mostly in the neutral Sport setting, or completely off, to get a better sense of how the Trance felt without it. Turning it off didn’t change much on most of the trails. The Maestro suspension is very good and on this bike, with the Fox Float Performance rear shock with external reservoir, it felt supple when I was rolling slowly and climbing hard over rocky sections, with good efficiency. With the Live Valve, I might have gained some efficiency on the short sections of smooth climbs or the rare double track climb, but I didn’t feel much benefit elsewhere and it seemed to rob the bike of some energy. Oddly, with the Live Valve engaged, the bike felt a little dead—the rhythm was off when I pumped into flowy sections. That energy is what I loved so much about the previous Trance. It pedaled vigorously and handling was sharp, yet playful. It was incredibly fun. This bike retains some of that, but not all. It’s more neutral, even in the high setting. The additional travel, and new geometry certainly contributes to that. This bike is also much heavier. Its 29.7 pounds are considerable for the category (curiously, that’s a solid pound more than the previous Trance X Pro Advanced 1, which cost $5,700). A lot of that comes from the components, especially the wheels and larger tires, which make the bike more capable on rougher and faster terrain than the old one, but rob the bike of some of that high-strung energy of the other model.

giant trance

For many riders, that tradeoff may be a good thing. Because the bike is much better suited for burlier trails than that one was. In that way, it’s much closer to the former Trance X, which I tested a few months ago and also really liked. A close look at the geometry numbers show just how similar the two are. The bikes have the same HT angles and many others dimensions are with a degree or mm or two apart. The Trance X has about 10mm more reach, and the new Trance Advanced has about 5mm more BB drop. Those are the only two significant changes (other than the travel). In low setting this bike hugs the ground, allowing you to rip down high-speed chunky trails and tear around corners. Its balanced ride and low center of gravity, not so common on 29ers) keep you connected. That’s a fantastic, reassuring sensation when things get hairy. But with just 120mm of travel in the back, and 130mm up front, you can certainly outrun the suspension, so the bike doesn’t encourage the sort of reckless riding that the older Trance X or other longer-travel bikes do. Possibly because of the shorter-travel fork, and shorter reach, I never felt as comfortable hitting jump lines on this bike as the Trance X. My body weight often seemed too far forward and there was less margin for error. Something to think about if you ride a lot of flow trails with features. I found the bike excelled best on the sort of rolling, moderately technical trails most of us ride most often. I do miss the snap and low weight of the previous model and some of the bigger-hit capability of the Trance X 29. This bike isn’t a perfect replacement for those two. But if you think of it as a very versatile trail bike that can deliver a great experience on most trails—as long as you don’t mind the extra weight—then it’s a solid option at a great price. While I don’t think the Live Valve adds a ton of value on this model, the relatively moderate price increase of this version over the Advanced Pro 2 may still make this the better option. For $1,000 extra, you get the Live Valve plus carbon wheels, a Shimano XT drivetrain instead of SLX, and Fox Performance Elite vs Performance Suspension. That’s a pretty good deal, especially considering how hard it is to find aftermarket products (and their rising prices) if you intended to upgrade the Pro 2 later.

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2021 Giant road bikes - explore the complete range with our guide

2021 Giant road bikes - explore the complete range with our guide

First Published Jan 1, 2021

Giant has a huge lineup of bikes and components covering all areas of cycling. Giant road bikes range from £749 to £9,999 so there's something for pretty much every budget.

The vast number of Giant road bike models might seem daunting at first but the range is structured logically so it’s easy to work out the best choice for you.

One quick tip before we start is that the word 'Advanced' in a model name means that the frame is carbon fibre.

2021 Giant TCR Advanced Pro 1 Disc - riding 5.jpg

All of Giant's road bikes feature groupsets from Shimano and SRAM. The lower the number included in a bike name the higher the quality of the components. The TCR Advanced Pro Disc 1 has a higher spec than the TCR Advanced Pro Disc 2, for example, and the TCR Advanced Pro 0 Disc has a higher level again.

Giant also has a women’s brand called Liv that offers an impressively large range.

This article refers to the range that Giant/Liv distributes in the UK, not to models available in other regions.

TCR Advanced range

The TCR Advanced models are performance road bikes that are designed to be lightweight, stiff and agile, roughly the equivalent of a Trek Emonda or Specialized Tarmac.

Giant has given the TCR bikes a major redesign for the 2021 model year, saying that they are now lighter, stiffer than ever before, with the top-level Advanced SL models offering the highest stiffness-to-weight ratio in their class. Giant also says that the TCRs have been aero-optimised for the first time.

The main idea behind the redesign is that the TCR climbs as well as ever while being faster to descend and sprint.

All the TCR models are made from carbon fibre (of differing grades), and they come in race geometries.

There are three different levels. Starting at the top, these are TCR Advanced SL, TCR Advanced Pro and TCR Advanced.

> Giant launches 2021 TCR Advanced – the “fastest TCR ever”

TCR Advanced SL

In developing the top-end TCR Advanced SL Disc, Giant set out to create a stiffness-to-weight ratio higher than that of three key rivals, the Specialized S-Works Tarmac Disc, Trek Emonda SLR Disc, and Cervelo R5 Disc. It says that it achieved this, although both the Specialized and the Trek have since been updated.

2021 Giant TCR Advanced SL 0 Disc

"A high stiffness-to-weight ratio is a hallmark of the TCR," says Giant. "To retain this critical advantage, new cutting-edge composite materials, laser-cut composite swatches and advanced robotic layup techniques have been used to create best-in-class torsional and pedalling stiffness, giving it a livelier ride quality, explosive acceleration and improved climbing efficiency."

Giant claims a frame weight of 765g for the 2021 TCR Advanced SL Disc, down from 818g previously, and other savings on things like the clamp for the integrated seatpost and the painted finish. Giant gives a frameset weight (painted frame, painted uncut fork, integrated seatpost, seat clamp, front and rear derailleur hangers) of 1,265g.

Part of the TCR Advanced SL's stiffness-to-weight gain is said to be down to an upgrade in materials. Whereas 30% of the carbon-fibre used is Toray T800, as before, the remaining 70% is a new higher modulus filament that's stiffer and lighter.

2021 Giant TCR Advanced Pro 1 Disc - head tube.jpg

Giant has incorporated aerodynamic features on its TCR for the first time to minimised drag. Giant says that its tests demonstrate that the new TCR is significantly quicker than the previous version, saving 34secs over 40km (25 miles) at 200 watts of pedalling power.

Two TCR Advanced SL bikes are available in the UK, each of them with disc brakes.

We reviewed the top-level TCR Advanced SL 0 Disc (above, £9,999) here on road.cc and said that it put in a stunning performance.

“The Giant TCR Advanced SL 0 Disc's understated looks disguise a stunningly good performance,” we said. “This lightweight bike is hugely responsive and handles precisely. Add in aero features and excellent components and it's a real winner.”

> Read our Giant TCR Advanced SL 0 Disc review

This model is built up with a SRAM Red eTap AXS groupset, including a Quarq power meter, and excellent wheels from Giant’s Cadex brand.

The Advanced SL 1 Disc (£7,499) features SRAM’s next-level-down Force eTap AXS groupset, also with a power meter.

If you wanted a rim brake version, you’d need to buy the frameset and build it up yourself.

Buy if: You’re after a lightweight and stiff race bike and you’re willing to pay a significant amount of money.

TCR Advanced Pro

The TCR Advanced Pro’s frame is made from Toray T700 carbon fibre but in many ways it is similar to the TCR Advanced SL (above). The Advanced Pro Disc's tube shapes are mostly identical to those of the SL, for example. The head tube, down tube and fork all feature the same new tube profiles – truncated aerofoils that are designed to reduce drag at a wide range of yaw angles.

2021 Giant TCR Advanced Pro 1 Disc - seat tube junction.jpg

There are noticeable differences, though. Most obviously, the Advanced Pro has a seatpost that slots into the seat tube whereas the Advanced SL has an integrated seatpost, and the seatstay yoke is slightly lower on the Advanced Pro.

According to Giant's own figures, the Advanced Pro's pedalling stiffness (at the bottom bracket) is 88% that of the Advanced SL's. The torsional stiffness is 92%, and the lateral stiffness at the fork is 79%.

There are three TCR Advanced Pro disc brake models and one rim brake model for 2021, the top-level option being the TCR Advanced Pro 0 Disc at £5,199. This one comes with Shimano’s excellent Ultegra Di2 groupset, complete with Giant’s PowerPro power meter.

2021 Giant TCR Advanced Pro 1 Disc

We reviewed the £4,199 TCR Advanced Pro 1 Disc (above), built up with the non-electronic version of Ultegra, and also a power meter. We described it as a lively and efficient road bike that puts in an exceptional all-round performance. As well as the frameset and groupset, we were especially impressed by the excellent Giant SLR-1 42 Carbon Disc wheels.

> Read our review of the Giant TCR Advanced Pro 1 Disc.

This bike is also available in a rim brake build for £3,699.

The most affordable of the disc models is the TCR Advanced Pro 2 Disc at £3,499. This one is built up with a Shimano 105 groupset (without a power meter).

Buy if: You’re performance minded and prioritise frame stiffness.

TCR Advanced

The TCR Advanced (without an SL or Pro suffix) has also been updated for 2021 with aerodynamic tube shaping, and an aero Variant seat post.

The TCR Advanced uses the same grade of composite as the TCR Advanced Pro, but the fork steerer is narrower, fitting inside a 1 1/8in upper headset bearing and a 1 1/4in lower bearing. Giant calls this its OverDrive system, while the Advanced Pro and Advanced SL are an OverDrive 2 design with a 1 1/4in upper bearing and a 1 1/2in lower bearing for increased front end stiffness.

2021 Giant TCR Advanced 2

Like the other TCRs, the Advanced is built to Giant’s Compact Road Design. Essentially, this means that the top tube slopes downwards along its length and the frame triangles are smaller than usual. Giant says that this makes for a lighter, stiffer and smoother ride.

We wouldn’t say the Compact Road Design is inherently better than a traditional configuration, but some people do prefer it, especially because it gives you a lower standover height and a lot of exposed seatpost to soak up vibrations from the road.

The TCR Advanced 3 is available only with disc brakes (£2,099) – Shimano Tiagra hydraulic disc brakes.

Step up a level to the Shimano 105-equipped TCR Advanced 2 and you get the choice of either rim brakes (above, £1,999) or disc brakes (£2,299).

The TCR Advanced 1 is fitted with Shimano Ultegra components and is disc brake only (£2,599).

Buy if: You’re looking for a high performance bike with reasonably accessible pricing.

Propel range

Although the TCR bikes (above) now incorporate tubing shaped for aerodynamics, the Propels are the true aero road bikes in Giant’s range. In that sense, they’re competitors to the Trek Madone, for instance, the Merida Reacto and the Canyon Aeroad.

Propel Advanced SL Disc front.jpg

Giant added disc brakes to the Propel Advanced lineup in 2018, claiming that the flagship model, the Propel Advanced SL Disc, has the highest stiffness-to-weight ratio of any bike in its class and a lower drag coefficient at a wider range of yaw angles than the rim brake Propel.

“One of the key breakthroughs is a new truncated ellipse airfoil shape – a design that lowers drag at a wider range of wind angles than traditional teardrop frame tubing,” says Giant. “Engineers also found that, with proper integration, a disc-brake design can actually improve aero performance compared to rim-brake configurations.”

All Propels are built around carbon-fibre frames, although the grade of carbon varies across the range. You also get aero wheelsets on nearly all models.

Propel Advanced SL

The Propel Advanced SL’s frame tubes have been designed with aerodynamics in mind, so you get a very deep down tube and a seat tube that’s cut away around the leading edge of the rear wheel – both features common to many other aero road bikes.

2021 Giant Propel Advanced SL 1

There’s only one Propel Advanced SL in the UK range, the £6,499 Propel Advanced SL1 Disc (above), made from Giant’s Advanced SL-grade composite and featuring an integrated seatpost. This model is built up with a SRAM Force eTap AXS groupset with hydraulic disc brakes and a power meter. The wheels are Giant’s SLR 1 Carbon Discs.

Buy if: You're after a high-quality aero road bike with a SRAM groupset and power meter.

Propel Advanced Pro

The Propel Advanced Pro is made from Giant’s Advanced grade composite – a level lower than Advanced SL – and comes with a separate seatpost rather than an integrated design.

2021 Giant Propel Advanced Pro 0 Disc

It is available in two different builds. The Shimano Ultegra Di2-equipped Propel Advanced Pro 0 Disc (above, £5,699) comes with a Giant Power Pro power meter and Giant SLR 1 Carbon Disc wheels (42mm deep front rim, 65mm deep rear rim).

The Giant Propel Advanced Pro 1 Disc is virtually the same bike except that it’s built up with the mechanical version of Shimano Ultegra, and it’s a lot cheaper at £4,499.

Buy if: You're looking for an aero road bike with a proven frame and disc brakes.

Propel Advanced

The Propel Advanced is made from the same grade of carbon fibre as the Propel Advanced Pro (above) but the headset system is OverDrive rather than Overdrive 2, meaning that the bearings are slightly narrower. The Propel Advanced fork also comes with an alloy steerer rather than being a full-carbon design. The Propel Advanced bikes aren’t fitted with power meters.

2021 Giant Propel Advanced 2 Disc

The Propel Advanced 2 Disc (above, £2,699) comes with Shimano’s mid-level 105 groupset while the Propel Advanced 1 Disc (£3,499) is a Shimano Ultegra bike.

> Here’s our review of the Giant Propel Advanced Disc.

2021 Giant Propel Advanced 2

The only rim brake model in the entire Propel range is the Propel Advanced 2 (above, £1,999) with linear pull brakes, the front one hidden behind the fork legs. It has a Shimano 105 build and a Giant P-A2 wheelset with shallow rims, whereas the higher level bikes all have deeper section rims.

Buy if: You're after aerodynamic efficiency and don’t require a power meter.

The Defy is the carbon fibre endurance/sportive entry in the Giant road bike lineup, designed to be comfortable over long distances while still providing plenty of speed.

A Defy has a shorter top tube than an equivalent TCR, for example, and a taller head tube to put you into a ride position that’s a bit more relaxed and back-friendly. Specialized takes a similar approach with its Roubaix bikes, Cannondale offers its Synapse range, and many other brands have their equivalents. All Defy bikes have disc brakes.

Giant redesigned its Defy bikes for 2019, the latest models coming with clearance for 32mm tyres, and tubeless tyres fitted as standard. The bikes also get D-Fuse handlebars that, like the existing D-Fuse seatposts, are designed to allow a small amount of movement to absorb shock and vibrations.

> Find out more about the Giant Defy design here.

Defy Advanced Pro

The Defy Advanced Pro bikes are built around frames and forks made of Giant's Advanced Grade carbon composite. The most affordable model is the Defy Advanced Pro 3 (£3,299). This one has Shimano’s highly rated 105 groupset and an aluminium Contact SL D-Fuse handlebar.

Pay £3,999 for the Defy Advanced Pro 2 and you'll get an upgrade to Shimano Ultegra.

2021 Giant Defy Advanced Pro 1

The Defy Advanced Pro 1 (above, £5,499) switches to a SRAM Force eTap AXS groupset with wireless electronic shifting.

> Read our first ride report on the Giant Defy Advanced Pro 0.

Buy if: You prioritise comfort and want the assurance of hydraulic disc brakes.

Defy Advanced

The three Defy Advanced models use the same frame as the Defy Advanced Pro (above) but the full-carbon fork has an OverDrive steerer, turning on 1 1/8in and 1 1/4in bearings rather than the 1 1/4in and 1 1/2in bearings of the Defy Advanced Pro.

2021 Giant Defy Advanced 3

The Defy Advanced 3 (above, £2,099) has Shimano’s fourth tier Tiagra components – great stuff that benefits from technology that has trickled down from higher level groupsets.

> Check out our review of the 2017 Giant Defy Advanced 3.

We’d still be tempted to pay £200 extra for the Defy Advanced 2 (£2,299) with Shimano 105 equipment, though.

The Defy Advanced 1 (£2,499) is equipped with a Shimano Ultegra groupset.

> Read our Shimano Tiagra 4700 First Ride review here.

Buy if: You want a bike for comfortably racking up the miles.

The aluminium-framed Contend models are built to geometries that are similar to those of the carbon fibre Defy bikes (above) and they also come with tapered head tubes and steerers for accurate steering, and slim seatposts that are designed to damp vibration. You get mudguard mounts too.

There are three flavours of Contend: Contend, Contend SL and Contend AR.

The Contend (with no suffix) is rim brake only, the Contend SL is available with either rim brakes or disc brakes, and the Contend AR is an exclusively disc brake platform.

2021 Giant Contend 2

If you don’t want to spend too much money, the mudguard-compatible Contend 2 (above) is just £749, equipped with a reliable Shimano Claris 8-speed groupset and Tektro rim brakes.

> Check out our complete guide to Shimano’s road bike groupsets.

The £949 Contend 1 sees a step up to 9-speed Shimano Sora.

2021 Giant Contend SL1

If you're a fan of lightweight aluminium-framed bikes, then the Contend SL models are well worth a look. When we reviewed the Contend SL1 (above, £1,249) we called it a "balanced and assured aluminium endurance bike equally suited to long rides at pace and commuter pothole-bashing".

"The Giant Contend SL 1 is an absolutely spot-on all-day ride," we said. "It's a comfortable and versatile sportive/endurance bike with a dependable feel that encourages you to keep going and just do those extra few miles."

> Read our review of the Giant Contend SL 1.

2021 Giant Contend SL1 Disc

There are two hydraulic disc brake Contend SL models too, the Contend SL 2 Disc (£1,449) with Shimano Tiagra components and the Contend SL 1 Disc (above, £1,649) with next-level-up Shimano 105.

The Contend AR uses a similar ALUXX SL-Grade aluminium frame and full-carbon fork but with far greater tyre clearance. Whereas the Contend SL bikes come with 28mm tyres and have space for a maximum size of 34mm, the Contend ARs are fitted with 32mm tyres and have space for 40mm. The idea of the larger tyres is to offer all-road/backroad/rough road capability.

The most affordable model is the Contend AR 4 at £999 which comes equipped with a Shimano Claris groupset and mechanical (cable operated) disc brakes.

2021 Giant Contend AR 3

The £1,099 Contend AR 3 (above) steps up a level to Shimano Sora and the AR 2 (£1,349) is a grade higher again with Shimano Tiagra. Each of these bikes still has mechanical disc brakes.

If you want hydraulic disc brakes you need to go up to the Contend AR 1 which is Shimano 105 throughout. It looks good value at £1,799.

Buy if: You want the comfort of an endurance road bike and you’re happy with an aluminium frame

Revolt range

2021 Giant Revolt Advanced Pro 1

Giant has a large range of Revolt gravel bikes – nine models for 2021. There are three aluminium models (starting at £1,199), four carbon-fibre Advanced models (starting at £2,199), and two higher level carbon-fibre Advanced Pro models (starting at £4,899, the Giant Revolt Advanced Pro 1 pictured above).

> Head over to our sister site off.road.cc for an in-depth look at all of Giant’s Revolt gravel bikes.

2021 Giant TCX Advanced Pro 2

TCX is Giant’s cyclocross range, containing an aluminium frame and two carbon fibre complete bikes (it's the TCX Advanced Pro 2 pictured above).

> Go to off.road.cc to take a look at the TCX bikes.

Liv Enviliv range

The designed-for-women Enviliv (formerly called Envie) bikes are branded Liv rather than Giant, and they’re essentially women’s versions of Propels, with an adjusted frame geometry (shorter top tubes, most notably) and women’s saddles.

All of the Enviliv 2021 models available in the UK use the Pro platform (which is Giant/Liv’s middle level of three), and have disc brakes.

The most affordable model is the £3,899 Enviliv Advanced Pro 2 Disc with a dependable Shimano 105 groupset and Giant’s SLR 2 Aero Disc wheels (42mm deep front rim, 65mm deep rear rim).

Go for the Enviliv Advanced Pro 1 Disc (£4,699) and you get Giant’s Power Pro power meter as well as an upgrade to Shimano Ultegra components and Giant SLR 1 Aero wheels.

2021 Liv Enviliv Advanced Pro 0 Disc

The Enviliv Advanced Pro 0 Disc (above, £5,699) is a very similar bike but it gets the Di2 version of Shimano Ultegra (with electronic shifting).

Buy if: You want an aero road bike in a women’s-specific geometry.

Liv Langma range

Langma is a range of women’s-specific carbon-framed road race bikes, designed to be lightweight and efficient. They all feature hydraulic disc brakes.

The Langma Advanced 3 Disc (£2,099) comes with a Shimano Tiagra groupset while the Langma Advanced 2 Disc (below, £2,299) steps up to Shimano 105 components.

2021 Liv Langma Advanced 2 Disc

The Langma Advanced 1 Disc (£2,599) is a Shimano Ultegra build and so is the Langma Advanced 1+ Disc (£2,999), although it gets an upgrade from Giant’s P-R2 Disc alloy wheels to the carbon SLR 2 42 Disc WheelSystem, and an Ultegra rather than a non-series chains.

The Langma Advanced Pro bikes use the same Advanced Grade composite but get a slightly different headset system and a full-carbon fork rather than one with an aluminium steerer. The most affordable model is the Langma Advanced Pro 2 Disc (£3,499) with a Shimano 105 groupset.

The Langma Advanced Pro 1 Disc (£4,199) gets a Shimano Ultegra groupset and a Giant Power Pro power meter, while the top-level Langma Advanced Pro 0 Disc is equipped with Ultegra in its Di2 electronic format.

Buy if: You want a women’s-specific carbon-framed road race bike that's designed to be lightweight and efficient.

Liv Avail range

The Liv Avail bikes are pretty much women’s versions of the Giant Defys and Contends. It’s a large range containing nine different models, covering both carbon fibre Advanced and Advanced Pro models as well as aluminium-framed bikes.

There are six aluminium Avails, two of them with rim brakes and the other four with discs. The cheapest model is the £649 Avail 2 with a Shimano Claris groupset.

The four Avail AR models come fitted with 32mm tyres rather than the usual 28s, and they have enough clearance for 40mm, the idea being to smooth over rough backroads.

2021 Liv Avail AR 4

The Avail AR 4 (above) is the most affordable model at £999. This one has a Shimano Claris groupset and mechanical disc brakes from Tektro.

You have to go all the way up to the top-level Avail AR 1 (£1,799) if you want hydraulic disc brakes. This one has a Shimano 105 groupset and tubeless wheels/tyres.

There are three carbon Avails, kicking off with the Shimano 105-equipped Avail Advanced 2 at £2,299.

The Avail Advanced 1 is £2,499. The extra £200 gets you an upgrade to Shimano Ultegra.

The top-level bike in the range is the Avail Advanced Pro 2 at £3,899. Like the Avail Advanced 1, it comes with a Shimano Ultegra groupset although it gets a big upgrade with Giant’s excellent SLR 2 42 Disc WheelSystem.

Buy if: You’re after an endurance road bike that’s made especially for women.

Liv Devote range

Liv has just entered the gravel bike market with its new women-specific Devote series. There are both aluminium and carbon-framed bikes in the range, designed for everything from gravel racing to expedition riding.

The Devote bikes come with flat mount disc brakes and are compatible with mudguards and racks. They have internal cable routing and feature three water bottle mounts on all frame sizes. In addition, the Devote Advanced platform is compatible with a 30.9mm dropper seatpost.

The Devote Advanced line-up features an Advanced-Grade composite frame and fork that is said to be tuned specifically for women with a geometry that is "shaped around worldwide female-only dimensional data".

"Applying this data, [we optimise] weight distribution on the bike which puts the rider in the best position to maximise power and efficiency," says Liv.

The handlebar and seatpost are designed to smooth the ride, and all models have clearance for 45mm-wide tyres.

The Devote Advanced 2 (£2,199) features a Shimano GRX groupset (a mix of GRX-400, GRX-600 and GRX-800) with a double chainset from Praxis.

> Go to our complete guide to Shimano’s GRX groupsets.

2021 Liv Devote Advanced 1

The Devote Advanced 1 (above, £2,699) also uses Shimano GRX components but it is a 1x system (with just a single chainring) and it comes with a Giant’s own dropper seatpost so you can adjust your saddle height on the fly.

The £4,999 Devote Advanced Pro is a very different build with a SRAM Force eTap AXS components – so you get wireless electronic shifting – and Giant CXR-2 Carbon Disc wheels.

The aluminium-framed Devotes are built to a similar geometry although the standover heights are marginally lower (by 5mm). They also feature Liv's Advanced-Grade Composite fork.

2021 Liv Devote 2

The cheaper of the two models is the Devote 2 (above, £1,199) with a Shimano Sora groupset and Tektro mechanical disc brakes.

If you can run to £1,49 for the Devote 1 you’ll be rewarded with a Shimano GRX RX-400 groupset, including hydraulic disc brakes.

Buy if: You’re after a women’s-specific bike for gravel and/or adventure

2021 Giant road bikes and also the Liv range

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I've never owned one, but have a soft-spot for Giant and the Propel looks comfortable and fast: they are what they are, Taiwanese, quality and value - as opposed to Taiwanese and pretending to be Italian.... and charging a pretence premium.

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I've just realised I had downloaded a copy of the PDF for the Giant TCR Advanced Pro 2 (2020 model), if the road.cc team want to have a sneak preview? It's still not on Giant's websites, I think someone hit a publish button when they shouldn't have.

Probably not but still keeping my fingers crossed.

Here is the pic btw: https://www.google.com/search?q=giant+tcr+advanced+pro+2020&client=firef...

Some early release 2020 models were listed last week... The exact bike I've been eyeing up seems to be the main/flagship model, TCR Advanced Pro 2. It's metallic Lime, which I quite like as most TCR offerings have been just black with boring decals, but the link no longer works:

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/bikes-tcr-advanced-pro-2020

I was slightly surprised and disappointed that it still appears to be the same frame, in fact entirely the same bike with different paint job as I had unearthed a rumour that the frame would change, although possibly not visually. 5th year using same frame, they were originally due to update after 3 years as I understood it due to their development cycles.

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ChrisB200SX wrote: Some early release 2020 models were listed last week... The exact bike I've been eyeing up seems to be the main/flagship model, TCR Advanced Pro 2. It's metallic Lime, which I quite like as most TCR offerings have been just black with boring decals, but the link no longer works: https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/bikes-tcr-advanced-pro-2020 I was slightly surprised and disappointed that it still appears to be the same frame, in fact entirely the same bike with different paint job as I had unearthed a rumour that the frame would change, although possibly not visually. 5th year using same frame, they were originally due to update after 3 years as I understood it due to their development cycles.

Not long till July, when we'll find out whether the pro's are riding a new TCR or not. 

Has anyone noticed the £1500 difference between Ultegra mechanical and Di2  (disc) on the Pro1 / Pro 2 & SL 2 / SL 1? That seems huge, given that in the shops, the difference between Ultegra R8020 (mechanical and R8070 (Di2) is less than £500. 

What’s going on? What are the other differences between the Pro 0/ 1 & SL 1 / 2 that make up the price difference? These are not described in the article..

Is the difference in finishing kit really going to make up the remaining £1000 difference?

johngwheeler wrote: Has anyone noticed the £1500 difference between Ultegra mechanical and Di2  (disc) on the Pro1 / Pro 2 & SL 2 / SL 1? That seems huge, given that in the shop, the difference between Ultegra R8020 (mechanical and R8070 (Di2) is less than £500.    What’s going on? What are the other differences between the Pro 0/ 1 & SL 1 / 2 that make up the price difference? These are not described in the article.. Is the difference in finishing kit really going to make up the remaining £1000 difference?

The pro 0 models come with a power meter. Kind of annoying you can't just have the DI2 for a grand less eh.

rivers_blue wrote: johngwheeler wrote: Has anyone noticed the £1500 difference between Ultegra mechanical and Di2  (disc) on the Pro1 / Pro 2 & SL 2 / SL 1? That seems huge, given that in the shop, the difference between Ultegra R8020 (mechanical and R8070 (Di2) is less than £500.    What’s going on? What are the other differences between the Pro 0/ 1 & SL 1 / 2 that make up the price difference? These are not described in the article.. Is the difference in finishing kit really going to make up the remaining £1000 difference?

Thanks! I found that in the more detailed specs on the Giant web site. Still a pretty steep increase, for something that probably costs less than £1000 to buy separately and fit yourself.

I like Di2 (have it on another bike that I bougth at a big discount), but not at these prices! If I were buying, I would wati for the prices to drop when the new 2020 season bikes arrive

36/52 chainset the only real let-down for me. Easy enough to change but I'd have to budget for it and go through the hassle of swapping to 34/50, but I guess it gives a chance to choose your crank length and/integrate power meter (apparently coming soon to Giant).

The carbon wheels seem pretty good, so less need to upgrade compared to most bikes.

Loved the baby blue frame colour on the 2017(?) model! Otherwise colourschemes are basically black with some highlights, bit boring.

Hoping to be amazed by a new TCR around September 2020.

TCR Advanced range...

All have the ANT+ wheelspeed and cadence sensor ability, quite aero as it's hidden in the chainstay,  only standard model does not include sensor. I love this feature.

SL, Pro and standard models have 3 different grades of stem, saddle, and handlebar. Carbon handlebar and stem on SL. Small weight differences between each but it all adds up.

Steerer tube is oddly oversized, so kinda need a Giant stem on these models. There is an adaptor so you can use Giant stem on normal sized steerers.

Fork has alloy steerer on standard model, others full carbon, SL slightly lighter, better carbon.

The frames are similar but use different grades of carbon for weight difference, otherwise essentially perform the same, notwithstanding the SL with incorporated seattube.

Finishing kit grade differences probably extend to their other bikes.

If I hadn't snapped my Achilles in January I'd probably have (unnecessarily) bought last year's TCR Advanced Pro 1, a terrific bargain at £1600!

Is it me or do the handlebars on the Defy Advanced Pro look too short? If you tilted the bar upwards there wouldn’t be much to hold onto when on the drops.

Can anyone speak to the quality of the carbon fiber used in the Advanced SL 0 frame compared to other top carbon fiber frames from Italian frame builders like Pinarello, Bianchi, American builders like  Trek and Cannondale, and all the other top brands, is this frame as good of a quality carbon fiber prodiuct as the others that are priced significantly more?

Quattro95 wrote: Can anyone speak to the quality of the carbon fiber used in the Advanced SL 0 frame compared to other top carbon fiber frames from Italian frame builders like Pinarello, Bianchi, American builders like  Trek and Cannondale, and all the other top brands, is this frame as good of a quality carbon fiber prodiuct as the others that are priced significantly more?

Giant are the largest manufacturer of performance bikes in the world, they make frames for many other brands in thier factories.

Pinarello, Bianchi, Trek, Specalized, Cannondale all outsource some or all of their bikes to far eastern factories, I'm quite sure some of those will be to Giant. Regarding the top end SL0, it was ridden to victory by Sunweb in last years Giro and it's rare you'll find a bad review of any Giant bike. 

If anything, Giant bikes are considered a souless choice of a bike, but if you think that a Bianchi Specialissima is made by the same people using the same techniquies, then Bianchi (as example) are left with just history and hyperbole.

Great bikes.. Bloody awful paint/graphics. The propel advanced sl 1 disc looks like a toy with flame stickers on it. Surely I'm not the only one thinking that their graphics team are letting the side down?

I have just moved into a tcr advanced disc 2 from a defy pro. I am astonished by how comfortable the whole bike is despite the more aggressive set up in the stock wheels and tyres for this 54y old body. 80 miles yesterday.  It rides wonderfully when pootling  but give it some power and it tracks as if on rails but responds immediately to rider input to get around potholes etc. I expect further improvement when I migrate my Hunt 4 season wheels shod with tubeless Ones. I thought I would miss ultegra as on my defy but 105 hydro is even better than the 5800 on my commuter, especially the brakes. It could be set up but then set up by the same person. I cannot wait to put some deep section wheels on next year and see how it rides. 

Always had a bit of a soft-spot for Giant frames: they are what they are, Taiwanese, value and quality - as opposed to Taiwanese and pretending to be Italian.... that said, the variations on these bikes is making my head spin.

I don't understand why they've gone with the weird mechanical to hydraulic converters either. I was all set to buy something from the Giant Defy Advanced (not Pro) range for 2018 but those have put me right off. Also they don't even have full Ultegra in that range, just an Ultegra/105 mix-and-match (ok, I know there's not that much difference between those two ranges).

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steviewevie wrote: I don't understand why they've gone with the weird mechanical to hydraulic converters either. 

I'm guessing that it's to do with the price of hyrdaulic road shifters - the Conduct brakes are fitted to the cheaper models, perhaps the margins are thinner there. Hope, amongst others, have had short span cable-to-hydraulic convertors for years now and they seem to get good reviews as a reasonable compromise - so the tech is not without some merit. I'm still somewhat bemused by the difference in price between fully hydraulic road and MTB setups e.g. you can get a very good, complete off-road setup for less than the price of a single Ultegra hydro-STI...

OK, I'm still a bit of a disc-brakes-on-road-bikes naysayer, but was prepared to be persuaded this year by the Giant Defys, I like the paint jobs, the geometry, and the general spec (and also that they're available in plenty of shops near me).

But what's with the weird spec? Surely those mechanical to hydraulic convertors are just a work around, why on earth would you spec from new? Seems like the worst of both worlds (still got cables to work with, but still need bleeding?) plus the extra weight and clutter of the convertor box.

I'd reserve judgement on the own brand callipers as I seem to remember Giant's own brand brakes had some nicely thought out features, but still, it seems like a step in the wrong direction to tempt luddites like me off the fence. Is this an indication of cost pressures on manufacturers, or is there a scarcity of Shimano disc brakes in the industry, that a massive company like Giant needs to mix'n'match like this?

Anyway, I doubt Giant need to worry about the 0.005% of people like me in the UK looking for endurance geometry but with no discs, so I'll just look forward to the arrival of my new Rose Xeon which I ordered instead : )

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日本一周が標準仕様のGREAT JOURNEY。 最近はロードバイクなどをベースとした「バイクパッキング」という、 荷台とかを使用しない軽快なスタイルでのツーリングも人気ですが、 GREAT JOURNEYはのんびり我が道を行きます…やどかりのように。

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目黒通り店ではXSサイズの実車をご覧いただけます。(※5/26現在) GREAT JOURNEYは毎年夏を目前にすると品薄になります。 ご検討のかたは、お早めのご来店をお待ちしております。 ご購入の際には自転車旅のノウハウも伝授させていただきます(^-^)/

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Giant unveils 10th generation TCR - but could this be its last?

With the new frame claimed to be 4.2 watts faster than the 9th gen TCR, the gap to Giant's Propel aero bike is starting to become marginal

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Aero optimization and testing

Total system improvement, models and pricing, first ride review.

Stefan Abram

Twenty-eight years after the platform’s controversial debut for World Tour Team ONCE - as the first bike to feature a sloping top tube, which the UCI’s instinctively tried to ban - we are now on the 10th generation of TCR .

I've had the chance to spend 100km aboard the platform to bring you my first ride impressions. And, explain why this may well be the very last TCR.

Superficially, it might look like not much has changed - and for sure, it’s not a grand departure from the previous generation. But across the bike, there is a whole raft of details, updates and tweaks which are fascinating to get stuck into.

Before the minutiae, though, I’ll quickly address the two big questions looming over the TCR: what are the headline differences on this model? And where does the TCR now stand against the Propel aero bike - which shed a whole lot of weight in its 2022 update ?

Starting with those headline changes, the most visibly obvious is the move to full internal routing, with the cables now running along the underside of the stem and down through the headtube. Regarding the performance, the 10th generation frameset is claimed to be 10% lighter, five watts faster and fractionally stiffer than the 9th generation. 

But if you take the ‘total system efficiency’ into consideration, Giant says that the new TCR is as much as 12 watts faster than the previous model. That is a palpably big difference and a bold claim - I’ll break down what’s gone into this ‘total system efficiency’, and how it actually felt on a first ride, a little further on.

Coming back to the second of the big questions, ‘where does the TCR stand in the range?’ Andrew Jukaitis, Giant’s PR senior global product marketing manager, is clear that “[the] Propel is [Giant’s] premier aero road race product, but when it comes to the ultimate in stiffness to weight and adding aerodynamics, TCR is the new sheriff in town.” 

The Giant Propel aero bike

But the differences have certainly narrowed. At this point the new TCR is 155 grams lighter than the Propel and five watts slower. It’s hard to imagine what the distinction would be between the next generations of each platform - and Jukaitis candidly admits this: “the question that we are looking for in the three to five year plan for both those products is when do the two combine…?”

So, without any further ado let’s jump into the details on what might be the last TCR as we currently know it.

Giant - a brand which stands apart from most bike brands, in that it owns its own factories - has introduced two new technologies to its 10th generation TCR. The first is a switch from laser cutting for the carbon sheets to ‘cold blade’ cutting. This is more precise and eliminates the risk of deformation due to excess heat, allowing for fewer pieces of carbon to be used - which in turn helps Giant achieve the combination of a lower weight and higher stiffness. 

Second, is that Giant can now make the front triangle out of one single piece of carbon, thanks to its use of a single bladder within the mould (the previous generation used three). This has eliminated the joins between the carbon tubes, again helping Giant to achieve its weight and stiffness targets.

How stiff and how light? Well, the new frame is claimed to weigh 690 grams without paint - 75 grams less than the previous generation TCR and 155 grams less than the Giant Propel. The Specialized S-Works Aethos is claimed to have a frame weight of 585 grams - but there is so much variance in the way that frames are measured, it probably is best to compare weights of fully built models. The Specialized S-Works Aethos with Dura-Ace has been weighed at 6.23kg and the TCR comes in at 6.4kg

When it comes to stiffness, the difference is marginal. The transmission stiffness (a combination of the stiffness at the fork and around the bottom bracket) has gone from 149.8 N/mm to 150.6 N/mm. That’s a 0.53% improvement, which is as small as it sounds. But, as Andrew Jukaitis highlighted: “we could have made the frame stiffer if we wanted to, but there’s a point at which, as a rider, you don’t want the bike to be any stiffer ” - otherwise the ride just ends up harsh.

Coming back to the frame, with the 10th generation TCR now being disc brake specific, the opportunity opened up for the most significant changes to the tube shapes between this and the previous model. The seat stay yoke that gave a place to hang a rear brake caliper has been entirely removed, while the seat tube junction and part of the top tube have also been slimmed down. 

The TCR’s paint has actually put on a bit of weight - to the tune of 6 grams. Giant has teamed up with 3M (the brand famous for its tapes and protective films) to create a new finish for the TCR’s paintwork. It’s claimed to be particularly tough and scratch resistant, I haven’t tried keying the frameset myself, but I’ll be keeping an eye out for any incidental scuffs - or lack thereof.

Finally, the geometry has remained unchanged compared to the previous TCR and the Giant Propel: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Much of the aero gains which have been made compared to the previous model are a result of having tucked the cables inside the head tube and also flattening the tops of the handlebars a little - although the adjustments to the tube shapes around the seat post junction have also played a role. All together, these gains sum to a 4.19 watt improvement at 40 kph.

Perhaps more significantly, given how rider position makes up the overwhelming majority of the drag in the rider/bike system, these bars are available in particularly narrow widths . Although the smallest size is nominally 36cm, that’s the width down out the flared out drops - up at the hoods the bars come in at just 34cm.

Now, you might think that Giant has missed a trick with a two piece bar and stem (with its potentially wind-catching face plate) - but Giant has made this spec decision to make bike fit adjustment easier on the stock models. There is a one-piece handlebar available separately - which would save you another two watts on top of that, bringing the savings over the previous generation to a little over six watts. And, let’s face it, even if the bike came with a one piece handlebar, you would probably need to buy a new one that actually fits you anyway, to get the benefits.

As a bit of an aside, there is a big variance in how different brands test the aerodynamics of their products. Factor is of the belief that having a mannequin on the bike introduces too much noise to the data, making it hard to identify the difference that very subtle tweaks to the shape of their products. SRAM has used outdoor testing with a bar mounted aero sensor - giving true real-world data, but then also having to deal with the associated noise. Other brands, such as Hunt, stress the importance of back-to-back testing on a single day, finding that measurements in the can vary between trips to the wind tunnel - especially when the differences you’re trying to identify are very small.

But Andrew Wollny, Giant's Technical Development Manager, believes that mounting a mannequin with moving legs gives the best balance between the real-world interaction between rider and bike, whilst also being sufficiently fine-grain and repeatable. He also says that their tests from day-to-day are very consistent, which means they’ve built up a massive bank of data.

In fact, even with the mannequin mounted, Wollny says that the resolution of the data is fine enough that he’s able to see the difference that a tweak to an individual tube shape makes. Further than that, he told me he can even see the effect that different tyre pressures have on the aerodynamic efficiency of the complete rider/bike system.

To follow that point and go off on a slight tangent, with most tyres, the higher the pressure the less aero the tyre becomes - as the tyres expands and presents a greater frontal area. There are some expectations, such as Giant’s new Cadex Race GC Tubeless tyres, which have a more parabolic (pointy) profile. As these tyres are inflated to higher pressures, they become proportionally a little taller, making a longer aerofoil, and actually becoming a little more aerodynamic at higher pressures.

But just to stress: aerodynamics aren’t the reason why Giant designed their new tyres like that, and you’re much better off inflating your tyres to the correct pressures for the conditions rather than pumping them hard for ‘aero gainz’ - the point is that even subtle differences such as this are identifiable by Giant’s wind tunnel protocol.

When it comes to creating a faster bike, improvements to the frameset are just one aspect of a broader picture - the rolling resistance from the tyres and the effect that the wheels have on the aerodynamics are both significant factors, too. 

So, to make the TCR faster as a complete package, Giant (or rather, its component brand, Cadex) has developed some new rolling stock for this 10th generation edition - ‘Total System Improvement’, rather than focusing myopically on the frame.

Firstly, let’s look at the wheels, the Cadex Max 40. Beyond just the rim profile, Giant has been focusing on the aerodynamic drag sustained by the spokes as they pass through the air rotationally. The result is 16 carbon spokes on the front and 24 on the rear, each directly bonded to a carbon hub shell flange with hidden nipples inside the rim for adjusting the spoke tension.

As their name suggests, these have a 40mm rim depth and a reasonably wide 22.4mm hookless internal rim width. At a claimed 1,249 grams, they’re lighter than Lightweight’s Obermayer EVO (1,260 grams), but a little heavier than Syncros’ Capital SL carbon Monocoque wheelset (1,172 grams). But on the other hand, Cadex has made its wheels significantly stiffer, so stiff that despite being a little heavier than Syncros’ wheels, the Cadex Max 40 actually have a better stiffness to weight ratio - 10.5% better when measured laterally.

Together with the wheels, there’s now the Cadex Race GC tubeless tyres, which have been made with a supple 240 TPI casing and a Silica-based RR-S Compound for decreased rolling resistance. But perhaps the most novel aspect of these tyres are the ‘micro-profile shoulders’, which are designed to decrease the contact patch when riding in a straight line - yet increase the contact patch when railing through the corners.

Of course, there’s nothing stopping you putting these wheels and tyres in the previous generation TCR and reaping the benefits. But when all these improvements are taken together - the new frame, handlebar, wheels and the tyres - the top-end 10th generation TCR is claimed to be a whopping 12 watts faster than the previously range topping model of the 9th generation TCR.

The top end model, the TCR Advanced SL 0 - with a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 groupset, those fancy new Cadex Max 40 wheels and Race GC tyres (although not with the Cadex Aero Integrated Handlebar) comes in at $12,500 / £11,999. 

Right at the other end of the price spectrum, we have the TCR Advanced 2. This features Shimano’s 12-speed 105 mechanical groupset, a more basic carbon frame, heavier Giant P-R2 wheels and more robust Giant Gavia Course 1 tyres. The price for this model is $3,200 / £2,699.

You can find the full range over at Giant’s website here.

Just a little about the route before moving on to the bike - I’ve never ridden in Taiwan before, so didn’t really know what to expect from the 100km loop and 1,900m of climbing other than that I’d really be getting a chance to get a feel for the TCR on the climbs and through the descents.

Despite starting the route just 20km from the dead centre of Taichung - a city home to 2.8 million people - the roads were so quiet it was as if it were 07:00 in the morning on a Sunday, rather than 09:00 roll out it actually was. The drivers of the few vehicles we did share the road with were wholly considerate - and the roads were simply excellent.

Smooth ribbons of tarmac snaking up the densely forested climbs; the gradients were fairly consistent, generally ranging between about 5 and 13% - enough to really lean into at times, but never leg snappingly steep. So I’ll have to wait until I’m home back in Wales to really test its mettle on our +25% grads and familiar potholes.

Taiwan has some serious mountains: Yu Shan is the highest peak and stands at 3,952m - but you can cycle on tarmac all the way up to 3,275m (the end point of the epic Taiwan KOM Challenge - cycling from sea to summit over 105km). But we stayed around the foothills, with the highpoint topping out at 761m and the low point sitting around 120m. Despite the elevation gain, there were also extended stretches of flat and - seemingly more often than not - brutal headwinds coming in off the coast.

Coming now to the bike, my very first impression from some leg opening sprints back and forth in front of the hotel was the sheer rapidity of the acceleration. Admittedly unsurprising from a 6.4kg build, but it barely took a squeeze on the pedals to spin up to cruising speed. 

What was more unexpected was just how well it maintained speed once freewheeling - the deacceleration was markedly slower than what I was expecting. I think this was largely down to the wheels and the optimisations Cadex has put in across the spokes, hub flanges and rim profile. I will be very interested to swap in some different wheels - and pop those Cadex Max 40 hoops on other bike that’s a known quantity - to put that suspicion to the test.

Later on in the ride when putting the power down on the steeper climbs, Giant’s climbs regarding the TCR’s stiffness stacked up. There was no detectable flex around the bottom bracket nor - and this is where I am typically most sensitive - around the head tube. But initially I wasn’t so sure! 

You see, it turns out that the handlebars are really quite flexy down in the drops, and in those initial sprints I was quite surprised by the amount of give that they gave. But across the tops they are much, much stiffer - and when pulling on the hoods up steep climbs they were as solid as a rock. Giving some test pulls on the bars when stopped outside a cafe, I could literally see the movement when holding them down in the drops, but I wasn’t able to elicit any noticeable movement from the hoods or tops.

Personally, this suits me quite well. I enjoy short and sharp efforts as part of my training, but it’s been a long time since I’ve been in a serious sprint - I really don’t feel the need for maximum efficiency any more when down in the drops. What I think I will appreciate is the dampening I expect they’ll give when rattling down pitted UK descents - but something to bear in mind if you’ve got the start line in mind.

Another aspect that really stood out to me was that the wheels had a tendency to get caught by the wind when gusts blew through gaps between the trees. The rims were only 40mm, a depth which I generally feel pretty planted on - I think that it might have been the fat carbon spokes acting as a bit of a sail when the wheels were spinning at high speed. 

Then again, the test bike I had been given was a size small when I usually ride a medium, so how much it was the wheels vs how much it was the more compact frame, I can’t yet say. Another point to drill into once back in the UK. Also as a result of the smaller frame size, I felt the handling was a little twitchy on the descents - but the geometry is identical to that of the Giant Propel, and having ridden that last year I know it’d be considerably more planted than what I experienced if I was riding a bike that was the right size.

Finally, on those flat sections between the climbs, I had ample time with my nose in the headwinds to ponder about the aerodynamic drag and whether I would have appreciated a deeper section frameset.

I did need all that time, as it took me quite a while to reach my conclusion. As I was riding the TCR, I really enjoyed the zippiness up the climbs and that lightening fast acceleration - with those excellent Cadex 40 Max wheels, I would be very happy with this being my only bike. I wouldn’t feel like I was suffering much of a penalty on the flats - whilst the fun factor is hit dead on. 

But then again, the weight difference between the TCR and Propel is only 155 grams. Would I really notice that difference in weight? Barely - if at all. On balance, I think I would actually opt for the Propel: I would rather take the marginal gain in aero performance over the marginal penalty in weight. Were I to get afflicted by a terminal case of weight weenie-ism, that conclusion would change - but I don't see that happening any time, soon.

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2023 Giant Stance E+ 2 Review | Giant’s cheapest full suspension e-MTB just got a whole lot better

The not-so-minor details.

2023 Giant Stance E+ 2 625

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- Comfortable riding position & bump-eating suspension - Great all-terrain stability - Powerful & responsive SyncDrive Sport motor - 625Wh battery offers good range capability - Grippy tyres, solid brakes & bulletproof drivetrain

- Really needs a dropper post - Long chainstays will inhibit agility on smaller sizes - Motor is a bit peaky in high assist modes - Advanced riders will find limits of suspension

Flow reviews the 2023 Giant Stance E+ 2

If you’re looking to get your first electric mountain bike at a reasonable price, there’s a very good chance you’ll have eyed up the Giant Stance E+ 2. Totally redesigned for this year, the new Stance E+ is the cheapest full suspension e-MTB that Giant offers. It draws a lot from the popular Trance X E+ , though it features a simpler suspension design and a budget-oriented parts package that manages to bring the price down by almost two thousand bucks . That makes it a more accessible bike for a wider range of riders, but have there been any deal-breaking compromises to achieve that price? And who exactly is this bike for? We got our hands on the new Giant Stance E+ 2 to find out!

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An overview of the Giant Stance E+ 2

The Giant Stance E+ 1 is an entry-level full suspension e-MTB that’s designed to handle everything from commuting and rail trail exploring, through to proper off-road mountain biking.

It features a new alloy frame that’s been built around the updated SyncDrive Sport 2 motor. With up to 75Nm of peak torque it offers more power, a substantial reduction in size and quieter performance compared to the previous version.

Giant has also upgraded the new Stance E+ 2 with a bigger 625Wh battery. There’s a plug point on the frame for charging the battery while it’s mounted, though you can also remove the battery to charge it separately. If you’re looking for even more range, it’s possible to purchase an EnergyPak Plus 250Wh battery that will increase the total capacity to a whopping 875Wh.

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Up at the handlebar, you’ll find the new RideControl Dash display. This houses an integrated colour screen that displays your riding speed and trip distance, and it also has buttons for adjusting the motor’s power levels.

The new Stance E+ 2 still features 29in wheels front and rear, but the suspension travel has increased in order to boost overall comfort and traction. The updated FlexPoint design delivers 125mm of rear travel, and that’s paired to a 140mm travel fork.

There are plenty of structural improvements too. The rear dropouts upgrade to a sturdier thru-axle to increase lateral rigidity, while the head tube is now a huge 1.8in tapered number that gives the front of the bike a beefier look. The headset also swallows the cables, electrical wires and rear brake hose to keep things quite neat and tidy, though a port on the side of the head tube provides you with an alternative for routing the control lines.

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Giant Stance E+ 2 geometry & sizing

There are also some big improvements to the geometry on the 2023 Giant Stance E+ 2.

The head angle has slackened out to 65.5° and the BB sits 20mm lower than the old bike. The reach has also increased by a lot, with the size Large jumping from 444mm to 480mm. Those changes combined should make the new Stance E+ more stable at cruising speeds, and help to inspire greater confidence on the descents.

Giant has also steepened the seat angle to 76°, which helps to counteract the longer reach and place the rider in a more comfortable and upright position on the climbs.

The chainstays have gotten a bit shorter on the new bike, but they’re still very long at 468mm. This does give the bike a big wheelbase for plenty of stability, but it will potentially come at the expense of agility, especially for shorter riders on the Small and Medium size frames.

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2023 Giant Stance E+ 2 price & specs

The Giant Stance E+ 2 is the only model from the Stance E+ range that comes into Australia. Notable highlights include the air-sprung suspension, 4-piston brakes with proper 203mm rotors, and a quality Maxxis Minion/Dissector tyre combo.

  • Frame | ALLUX SL Alloy, FlexPoint Suspension Design, 125mm Travel
  • Fork | SR Suntour XCR 34 LO-R, 140mm Travel
  • Shock | SR Suntour Raidon R, 190x45mm
  • Motor | SyncDrive Sport 2, 75Nm
  • Battery | EnergyPak Smart 625Wh
  • Wheels | Giant eTracker Hubs & AM Alloy Rims, 30mm Inner Rim Width
  • Tyres | Maxxis Minion DHF EXO 2.5in Front & Dissector EXO 2.4in Rear
  • Drivetrain | Shimano LinkGlide 1×10 w/FSA Comet 36T Crankset & 11-43T Cassette
  • Brakes | Tektro HD-M745 4-Piston w/203mm Rotors
  • Handlebar | Giant Connect TR Riser
  • Stem | Giant Contact, Length: 40mm (S-M), 50mm (L-XL)
  • Seatpost | Giant Alloy, 30.9mm Diameter
  • Saddle | Giant Sport
  • RRP | $6,299 AUD

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Giant Stance E+ 2 weight

Our Giant Stance E+2 test bike came in at a weight of 25.86kg without pedals.

It’s worth noting that while the tyres do come fitted with conventional inner tubes, it would be relatively straightforward to upgrade to a tubeless setup. That’s because both the tyres and rims are tubeless compatible, which means you’d only need tubeless-compatible valves and sealant. This would drop a bit of rotational weight, but more importantly it would allow you to run lower pressures for improved grip and comfort, while also having better puncture resistance.

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What do we dig about the Giant Stance E+ 2?

During our first ride on the Giant Stance E+ 2, we were immediately impressed by its comfortable and cruisy demeanour. It offers quite an upright riding position so you don’t have to stretch too much just to reach the grips. This is great for commuting through the city, as you get great visibility with less strain on your shoulders when turning your head to check for traffic. It’s also proved to make for a pleasant experience on longer rides on rail trails and fire roads.

Contributing to the comfortable ride quality, the suspension delivers a surprisingly smooth performance. We’ve not had the best experience with entry-level SR Suntour suspension in the past, but the fork and shock on the Stance E+ 2 work well for the intended application. The heavier mass of the bike actually helps to ease the suspension into its travel, making it feel smoother and more reactive compared to a lighter non-motorised bike.

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With both ends being air-sprung, all you need is a shock pump to adjust the pressure to suit your weight. You can also adjust the rebound damping to slow it down for a calmer ride, or speed it up for more pop.

Once dialled in, we found the Stance E+ 2 was capable of absorbing a good range of impacts on rough trails. That’s complemented by the excellent Maxxis tyres, which offer fantastic grip on loose, dusty and rocky trails. Combined with the bike’s long wheelbase and reasonably slack head angle, the Stance E+ is nicely planted on the descents. Despite it being a ‘budget’ e-MTB, we found it was quite stable and calm at speed, with a good amount of grip on tap when pushing through turns.

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Plenty of power and range

One of the biggest highlights of the Giant Stance E+ 2 is its SyncDrive Sport motor, which offers loads of power, a responsive feel at the pedals and relatively quiet performance on the trail.

There are five assist modes to choose from, which you can toggle through via the RideControl Dash display. You can also select the Walk mode that helps the motor push the bike up a steep incline if you’ve had to dismount partway up.

We preferred riding the Stance E+ 2 with the motor set to the middle Active setting, which still provides good support without being too overzealous through tighter corners. Whatever mode you choose to ride in, we found riding technical singletrack was best approached in a slightly lower gear as the motor responds better when you’re spinning at a faster RPM.

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Using the Active setting, we were able to get a solid amount of riding in from the 625Wh battery. On several two hour test rides, we always came home with plenty of juice in the tank.

There are obviously quite a few factors that will contribute to how much range you can get out of the Stance E+. Rider weight is the main one, but how much elevation gain you’re racking up on a ride also has a massive impact on your battery usage. Giant claims you can get up to 190km in ‘ideal’ conditions, but we reckon that’s highly unlikely in the real world. If you’re using the lower assist modes and riding flat rail trails, then 100km probably isn’t out of the question. If you’re riding technical singletrack with a lot of big climbs, the range will be closer to 50km.

As mentioned earlier, it is possible to purchase a separate EnergyPak Plus battery . This range extender takes the position of the bottle cage, so you’ll have to carry water another way. Its 250Wh capacity will boost your total range by up to 40% however, which could be handy for heavier riders and those tackling much longer all-day adventures.

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What could be improved?

Our biggest disappointment with the Giant Stance E+ 2 has been its lack of a dropper post. Adding a dropper wouldn’t just be beneficial for more experienced riders, it would also help to inspire greater confidence for beginners when descending. For recreational riders, being able to raise and lower the saddle at the flick of a lever is mighty handy when mounting and dismounting the bike, and for putting your feet flat on the ground while waiting at a set of traffic lights.

Of course you can manually adjust the saddle height by using the quick-release lever, which is useful if you know you’re going to be riding a long and steep descent. It’s far more of a hassle to do on undulating terrain though, which is where a dropper post is really handy.

Giant offers its own Control Switch dropper post for $230 AUD, and that would be a great upgrade for any Stance E+ 2 owner since this is quite a capable bike off-road. However, we’d really like to see one fitted as standard, even if it lifted the retail price.

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One other point worth mentioning is the long rear end on the Stance E+ 2. The long chainstays do contribute to the overall stability of the bike, and they make it incredibly planted on steep climbs. And on the Large size frame, the long chainstays offer a nice front-to-rear balance that suited our 182cm tall tester well. However, it may be an issue for shorter riders on the smaller frame sizes, where the long rear end is likely to make the Stance E+ 2 feel a bit lethargic on tighter and more technical singletrack.

In an ideal world, we’d like to see a mullet setup on the smaller frame sizes with a 27.5in rear wheel and shorter chainstays like Giant has done on the Trance X E+ Elite . That being said, it’s the current geometry and dual 29in wheel setup that gives the Stance E+ its calm and stable ride quality. As it stands, it’s a great match for those who are using the Stance E+ 2 as a recreational bike for less technical riding.

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Component highs & lows

With its quality frame, powerful motor and decent-sized battery, the Giant Stance E+ 2 is a solid package for the money.

The Shimano Linkglide drivetrain is brilliant, with the 10-speed cassette offering sufficient range and bulletproof shifting. Thicker sprockets are claimed to offer three times the durability of Shimano’s 12-speed drivetrains, meaning better durability and cheaper service costs in the long run.

We have few complaints from the Tektro brakes, which offer a solid bite point and good power thanks to 4-piston callipers and proper 203mm diameter rotors. The levers are quite long, which will suit those who like to use two or three fingers to activate the brakes. It is possible to adjust the clamps further inboard on the handlebar to set them up for one-finger braking, which we’d recommend to get maximum leverage while allowing you to maintain a more consistent hold on the grips.

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As mentioned earlier, the SR Suntour suspension has performed well throughout testing. The fork’s thru-axle is a bit fiddly, and it takes some practice to get it working properly when removing the front wheel.

Of course you’re not getting the same level of plushness and control compared to higher-end suspension from Fox and RockShox. This is less of a concern for recreational riding, but if your skills are progressing and you’re looking to take the Stance E+ on more technical terrain, you’ll likely start to find the limits of the stock suspension. You could certainly upgrade the fork and shock, but at that point it may be worth looking at spending the extra money on the next model up. Which brings us to our next point.

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Giant Stance E+ vs Trance X E+

In the Giant e-MTB lineup, the next model up from the Stance E+ 2 is the Trance X E+ 3. It costs quite a bit more, coming in at $7,999 AUD at the time of writing.

The Trance X E+ 3 also features an alloy frame, but it’s built around the more complex Maestro suspension design. It’s equipped with 10mm more travel at each end, with a RockShox 35 Gold RL fork and a Deluxe Select R shock.

Giant also specs the Trance X E+ 3 with a more powerful SyncDrive Pro motor that produces a higher peak torque of 85Nm. That’s paired to a bigger 750Wh battery, making it possible to take on longer rides with more elevation gain.

As for components, the Trance X E+ 3 comes standard with a dropper post along with a Shimano 12-speed drivetrain and 4-piston brakes. All of those upgrades combined are no doubt worth the $1,700 AUD price increase, but really only for those who are doing more off-road riding. If you’re a recreational rider, the Stance E+ 2 is likely to give you everything you need, making it harder to justify the extra cost of going up to the Trance X E+ 3.

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What about the competition?

As e-MTBs continue to improve and grow in popularity, there’s a greater range of choice in the entry-level end of the market. For a snapshot at what the competition looks like for the Giant Stance E+ 2, here’s a list of some of the more well-known bikes around a similar price point;

  • Polygon Siskiu T6E – $5,499 AUD
  • Giant Stance E+ 2 – $6,299 AUD
  • Marin Rift Zone E – $6,499 AUD
  • Merida eOne-Forty 400 – $6,499 AUD
  • Norco Fluid VLT A2 – $7,499 AUD
  • Trek Rail 5 – $7,499 AUD
  • Giant Trance X E+ 3 – $7,999 AUD
  • Specialized Levo Alloy – $8,400 AUD

While we haven’t reviewed all of those specific models before, we have tested many of the same platforms over the years. Each brand approaches things differently, not just in terms of the suspension package and geometry, but also with the motor, battery and user interface. If you’re keen to get a lay of the land, check out our e-MTB reviews section to see what options are out there.

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Flow’s Verdict

Thanks to a suite of updates, the 2023 Giant Stance E+ 2 is an impressively capable e-MTB for the money. The alloy frame is well-made, the motor offers plenty of power, and the 625Wh battery delivers increased range over the old bike. Along with its boosted travel and updated geometry, the Stance E+ 2 provides a calm and comfortable ride quality that makes it a solid option for those who are looking to get their first full suspension e-MTB.

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Anytour X E+

ADVENTURE ANYWHERE

Choose your destination, plan your route, and let the new AnyTour X E+ be your trusty adventure companion. From roads to gravel paths and more rugged alpine trails, this ultra-capable E-bike is engineered to help you make the most of every journey.

Key Performance Factors

Smart power.

The new SyncDrive motor has Smart Assist mode, which determines the support you need and automatically adjusts power output. A carbon belt drive (on select models) delivers clean, low-maintenance performance for added reliability in rugged off-road conditions.

FULLY INTEGRATED CONTROLS

The Ride Dash Evo with on-board navigation is cleanly integrated into the stem to help riders find their way. Cables and wires for all cockpit controls, including the brakes, dropper seatpost lever, shifters, RideControl Ergo 2 and RideDash EVO, are internally routed and tucked into the frame for a tidy aesthetic.

ADVENTURES IN COMFORT

The frame’s low-step-through design makes it easy to mount and dismount, and delivers a confident, comfortable ride. Purpose-built features including an integrated trailer mount and a rear carrier rack with a MIK HD interface makes it quick and easy to customize carrying capacity and add other accessories such as bags or a child seat with a secure click mechanism.

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The AnyTour X E+ is an adventure-minded E-bike with suspension and wider tires for more grip and better handling on mixed terrain and soft surfaces. It features 27.5-inch wheels, which facilitate a step-through frame design and clearance for high-volume tires. This new frame design also features a streamlined profile that makes it look like a cohesive, one-piece chassis rather than an assemblage of welded tubing. The new SyncDrive motor delivers smooth, instantaneous power with plenty of torque to help riders climb steep hills and extend their trail riding capabilities. Internal cable routing (through the stem and headset area) helps complete this bike’s premium look and feel.

SYNCDRIVE PRO

Tuned to deliver a powerful, performance-oriented ride on variable roads and terrain, this motor delivers 85Nm of power output with smooth acceleration and support ratios up to 400 percent. The motor engages instantly when power is applied to the pedals.

SMART ASSIST

Six smart sensors precisely measure power being applied to the pedals so the motor can provide just the right amount of assistance to create a natural, powerful riding experience.

ENERGYPAK SMART 800

Cleanly integrated into the frame, this premium battery technology produces continuous communication between the battery and charger for optimized performance. It’s also compatible with our EnergyPak Plus range extender, for 250Wh of additional power.

RIDECONTROL ERGO 2

This control unit is designed with larger buttons that are easy to reach. LEDs indicate battery level and support mode, and a smaller 6mm connector makes internal handlebar cable routing possible.

RIDE DASH EVO

Full-color display on the stem is cleanly integrated with internal cable routing. The low-profile screen shows ride information including speed, distance, battery range and navigation. Also connects wirelessly with your Smartphone to access e-mail, messaging and other apps.

RIDECONTROL APP

RideControl Ergo 2 wirelessly connects with the Giant E-bike App so your smartphone can function as a display for ride data and system updates

DROPPER SUSPENSION SEATPOST

The rider can change saddle height on the fly via a handlebar-mounted lever, offering greater control when you need to put down a food or adjust riding position for steep descents or climbs. The seatpost also has built-in suspension to help take the edge off bumpy roads.

TRAILER MOUNT

Integrated into the rear dropout, this mount allows the rider to attach a trailer without risk of damaging the frame or rear axle, making it easy to haul cargo for daily errands or multi-day treks.

HEAD TUBE CHARGE PORT

Newly designed charge port has been relocated from the motor mount to the head tube. This higher placement offers easier access and convenience for charging the battery.

Integrated rear cargo rack with MIK HD interface makes it quick and easy to customize carrying capacity and add other accessories such as bags or a child seat with a secure click mechanism. The rack has a 27kg maximum weight limit.

SMOOTH SUSPENSION

A 100mm suspension fork and a unique suspension dropper seatpost help absorb bumps and shocks to improve comfort and control on rough roads or paths

ARBON BELT DRIVE

Paired with an internally geared hub system, the belt is used instead of a traditional chain to deliver clean, low-maintenance performance. As a result, the drivetrain can handle rugged conditions including dirt, dust and mud with long-lasting dependability.

This state-of-the-art aluminum material is made predominantly from 6011 alloy and delivers best-in-class strength-to-weight ratios. The frameset also features unique welding technologies for a high-performance ride quality

GIANT TUBELESS SYSTEM

Integrated Tubeless Wheel System and tires deliver improved efficiency, comfort and control in the most user-friendly and reliable system.

Techs & Features

This High-Performance level, state-of-the-art aluminum material is made predominantly from 6011 alloy and delivers best-in-class strength-to-weight ratios. These framesets also feature unique welding technologies for a high-performance ride quality.

Giant’s latest EnergyPak battery systems feature streamlined designs that are integrated with the E-bike for a sleek and modern profile. Giant E-bikes offer several different EnergyPak options including the EnergyPak Smart and EnergyPak. Each one is designed to optimize the E-bike experience for a specific style of riding.

This new control unit is optimized for city and trekking bikes that don’t have front derailleur or dropper seatpost levers on the handlebar. It’s optimized for ergonomics, with larger buttons that are easy to reach. LEDs indicating battery level and support mode make it a standalone control unit that doesn’t require a display. A smaller 6mm connector makes it possible to have internal handlebar cable routing.

The RideDash EVO is completely revised for 2021. It has a sportier outlook with a full-color display and graphics showing new functionalities to enhance the E-bike riding experience. It has handlebar/stem integration options and a reliable, wired connection. The low-profile screen shows ride information including speed, distance, battery range and Navigation, heart rate and fitness require the app to be connected.

All SyncDrive motors have Smart Assist technology, which adjusts the support to match the rider’s needs. By using information from multiple sensors, both rider input and terrain feedback are used to determine the optimal amount of pedaling assistance. SyncDrive is the only e-bike system that utilizes both rider input and terrain feedback. It gives you a smooth, natural riding experience with ample power when you need it, while also conserving power when you don’t need as much.

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Frame C-C: about 555 C-T: about 480 (measured value) Wheel tire size 26×1.75×2 Groove firmly remains have been !! There is a little rubbing on the saddle Component made by Shimano Conspicuous chain rust Deterioration of handlebar tape Friction There are scratches on the lever Other careers With extra options such as fenders! State Fork inner rust is conspicuous There is a lot of chain rust and one frame is stuck Shifting is awkward Please feel free to contact us !!!

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Momentum treats bicycles as part of our daily life, carrying both traditional bicycles and electric bicycles for urban commuting and leisure purposes. Momentum believes that everyone should be able to enjoy cycling in a simple, comfortable and fashionable manner, allowing all of us to discover the kind of lifestyle that best suits us.

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Despite the diversity of transportation options available in modern urban life, Momentum still believes that biking is the best way to commute; a car can no doubt get us there faster, but a bike can take us on a journey, allowing us to really be present and take in our surroundings as we go. It is only when we travel this way that the trip itself starts to feel more exciting.

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Momentum understands that cycling is one of the tools with which we meet the challenges of modern life. But in a world where we have so many transportation options at our disposal, Momentum wants to do more than just providing us all with a chic way of getting around - we want to help you get to where you want to go literally and figuratively, through our personalized and flexible options and services.

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Street: Coffee, City, and Life

Street is one of Mmomentum’s classic models, developed with the idea of designing a bike that is suitable for riding to a Starbucks for a coffee, making it possible for us all to enjoy a nice blend of coffee and cycling in our busy urban life. The coffee cup holder on the top tube of the frame is a standard feature of Street, a thoughtful design as opposed to the traditional racing bike where the cup holder is usually found attached to the down tube.

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UX is Momentum's first belt driven bicycle and is an iconic model among urban commuter bikes. With its unique tread pattern, UX can easily traverse wooded trails or the city's rugged alleyways, and is also able to adapt to all sorts of roads with a bumpy surface; the reflective coating on the frame also serves to keep the cyclist safe when riding at night. This multi-purpose crossover bicycle is designed for those looking to enjoy an adventurous ride through the urban jungle the next time they hop on the bike.

Vida E+: Enjoy Moving Around Like Never Before

Vida E+ is the first electric bike made with an electric motor for urban biking. The bike's frame geometry features a comfortable upright riding position, a simple and clean design, and a variety of color options, making cycling a fashionable activity to be enjoyed. To travel light, you may also want to add a rack to the front to help store your belongings.

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