Show us your Giant road bike

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby dmwill » Wed Dec 17, 2014 1:52 pm

lunar_c wrote:My new 2014 Defy 1, no mods or upgrades as yet, need a proper bike fit first.
Started out with the same thing.

Ended up looking like this...
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Then I built this...

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby JdM » Tue Jan 13, 2015 4:50 pm

How do you find the Racing Quattros?
2014 Giant TCR Advanced 1

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby dmwill » Sat Jan 17, 2015 6:45 pm

Racing 5's they are.

Not bad for a cheap wheelset. First thing I noticed is they felt smoother on rougher roads. I can't really say any more though as I can only compare them to OEM Giant wheelsets (PR2 and PSL0)

Freehub developed an odd click/clunk after 1500kms, pulled it apart, cleaned, regreased. Has not been an issue since.

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby JdM » Sun Jan 18, 2015 2:53 pm

Ah so they are!

I'm figuring out what to replace my PSR1s with... Maybe Dura Ace C4s.
2014 Giant TCR Advanced 1

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby Strydz » Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:01 am

JdM wrote:Ah so they are!

I'm figuring out what to replace my PSR1s with... Maybe Dura Ace C4s.
The C24's would be a big step up, I have a set of 7900 C24's and they are a plush ride
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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby Dirty32 » Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:29 pm

A couple obligatory 'first ride' snaps of my new whip...!

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Soz about the poxy Iphone 4 spec pics... New iphone 6 is on the way!

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby JdM » Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:22 pm

Pretty :D
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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby Carrots » Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:14 am

Picked this frame up the other day as wanted to give a size Large a crack instead of ML.

Was one of the Eight Legs frames from Mexico... (Melbourne).

Little beach cruise this AM here in Adelaide.

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby Dirty32 » Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:35 am

Thats a crackin' shot, there! Nice.

How do you find the Large in comparison, Carrots?
I have actually just gone the other way. L TCR to a M/L Propel.

Any explanation for the Eight Legs frames bit?
Or is it a local thing?

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby Cmm » Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:46 am

I reckon the large tcr fits pretty close to an m/l propel due to the top tube.

Eight legs I believe is a team down in Mexico hence the custom decals on it

And yes cracking shot carrots no better place to ride in aus than radelaide (except maybe Mexico)

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby lunar_c » Thu Jan 22, 2015 1:38 pm

Nice Propel there mate. How do you find it?

Where is that in Adelaide, looks beautiful.

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby Duck! » Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:22 pm

Cmm wrote:I reckon the large tcr fits pretty close to an m/l propel due to the top tube.
That's weird, because for any given size, geometrically the only difference is in the levelling of the top tube on the Propel, giving a taller measured seat tube.
I had a thought, but it got run over as it crossed my mind.

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby Carrots » Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:26 pm

Have much the same thoughts as Chris, it's odd given technically it all matches. But perhaps it's the sloping top tube?

Technically both bikes should feel the same, with the exception of the reach is now maybe 5mm longer due to the size diff in top tube. Have similar saddle to bar height diffs etc. Overall I'm finding the L a better fit, yet my Propel which is ML fits like a glove.

Pic is down on the recently reopened, after a make over, Grange Jetty.

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby matho61 » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:29 am

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Thought I'd spoil myself and bought this last week. 2015 Giant, Propel, Advanced, Pro 2. Ive changed the tyres to Maxxis re-fuse (paranoid about punctures) and I really only ride for fitness anyway. Will be putting on black bar tape and black front cables.

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby agm24 » Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:36 pm

Hey guys, new to the forum from Melb. Here is my Giant TCR SL. looking forward to catching up for some rides. Cheers. Adam
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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby Strydz » Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:36 am

My 2014 TCR Advanced SL
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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby Gunlock » Fri Apr 10, 2015 8:46 am

Dirty32 wrote:A couple obligatory 'first ride' snaps of my new whip...!
Big fan of the black and blue colour scheme on the Propel.

Can't wait till they start appearing on the second hand market in my price range.

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby Strydz » Fri Apr 10, 2015 5:27 pm

My 1994 Giant Perigee that I picked up a couple of weeks back as a frameset from Bicycle Recycle and built up with spare parts I had laying about.
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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby g-boaf » Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:32 am

Strydz wrote:My 2014 TCR Advanced SL
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Looks like a small frame, I bet it'd be light as a feather! My medium SL1 (black/white/grey) was only 6.72kg to start with. It went up in weight when adding a power meter, but not by much. Got to say, it has been absolutely faultless - excellent bike

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby tomee » Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:44 am

2015 Defy adv pro 0

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby rusty842 » Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:51 am

tomee wrote:2015 Defy adv pro 0

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Great bike. I love mine. Although I haven't taken it to a place like yours

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby grt046 » Sun Aug 09, 2015 3:35 pm

Purchased in 2010 and since upgraded wheels (Zonda) and saddle. Very happy with both. 33000Km to date.
Also fitted a Fly6
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Giant Defy Advanced 1 (2014) Orbea Gain M20 (2021)

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby limetang » Mon Aug 10, 2015 5:16 pm

Not strictly a road bike but...

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Sits nicely along with my 2013 TCR Advanced 0.

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I must say after looking through this thread, a lot of you guys obviously swap out factory wheels. I have the P-SLO on my TCR and I find them superior to my old RS80 C24 in every way. So much co i sold the RS80s rather than put them on my TCR.

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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby Midds_78 » Tue Sep 29, 2015 11:06 am

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Hi All, well i have been riding my first Giant for around 2 weeks now..... This is my 2016 TCR advanced, stock standard so far, but loving every minute

Cheers, Midds
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Re: Show us your Giant road bike

Postby JdM » Tue Sep 29, 2015 1:27 pm

limetang wrote:I must say after looking through this thread, a lot of you guys obviously swap out factory wheels. I have the P-SLO on my TCR and I find them superior to my old RS80 C24 in every way. So much co i sold the RS80s rather than put them on my TCR.
Yep - I swapped my P-SL1s for RS81 C24s. Superior in every way! Although I gather the Giant P-SL0s are a much better wheelset than the 1s.

Here's a rather uninspiring pic of mine (yes I know small chain ring :P)... I've swapped off the gumwall tyres now as they got trashed and worn through (see my thread on the Vittoria Open Corsa SC).

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