Today was new bike day. Normally, whenever I get a new bike I prefer to do the first spin solo with just a set of allen keys and a torque key for company, in case any adjustments are needed. The latest addition to the stable is a Giant Contend SL1 Disc. On paper a basic,…
One of the first things that you have to bear in mind when ordering or purchasing a Giant Propel is the difference in frame size compared to other models. These were the words of wisdom that Will Curtin in the Cork Giant Store imparted when I was choosing the next bike to test out. I…
Sometimes you look at 2 bikes, which on first inspection seem to have a similar spec and you think to yourself 'How much difference can their actually be?' That was my initial reaction when I put the Giant Trance 1 alongside my own 29er dual suspension. The answer that I discovered was quite a lot…
Nowadays road bikes come in all shapes and sizes. Giant were the first manufacturer to introduce sloping top tubes. Initially people thought they looked weird compared to the horizontal top tubed steel frames that everyone was used to. However nowadays the vast majority of road bikes have sloping top tubes, they are the norm and…
In January I happened to be staying in the same hotel as the Giant Alpecin team at their now infamous Calpe training camp. The riders and bikes took a severe battering in a very serious altercation with a car and I managed to get an up close look into the internals of Giants range topping…
Giant make a range of road bikes than can be basically split into 3 different categories : Defy = Sportive bike TCR = Endurance Race bike Porpel = Aero Race bike Within each range are a number of different options based upon price and varying characteristics. Previously I tested the Defy Advanced SL1 but over the…
