Why Giant Road Bikes are the best buy for the money

The big road bike story of 2017 is that EVERY Giant Advanced Pro model now comes equipped with around £1,000-worth of system built wheels. Faff-freeReturns 0%FinanceOver£500 EmployeeOwned,Since1977 EdinburghBicycleCoop Blog WhyGiantRoadBikesarethebestbuyforthemoney 27.04.2017|Readingtime-13min(s) WhyGiantRoadBikesarethebestbuyforthemoney WrittenbyEdinburghBicycleCooperative Postedin:RoadCycling, giant We’velongmaintainedthatifyouwantthebestengineeredandbestspec’dbikeforyourmoney,youshoulddoyourselfafavourandconsideraGiant. WeweredelightedtonotethattheObservertookasimilarviewwhentheynamedtheGiantDefyAdvancedPro1theirBikeoftheWeekthisEasterSunday. Theirverdict: ‘Whatwillreallyimpressyouarethesystem-builtwheelsshodwithtubelesstyres.Thefirsttimeyouputpressureonthepedals,youfeelsuchasurgefromthebackwheelyouwonderifthebikehasbeenpre-mechanicallydoped.’ SeethefullObserverreviewhere,plusamoredetailed4.5/5reviewinCyclistmagazine. HotWheels TheObserverreviewbearsouttheconsensusthatsystem-builtwheelsarethebestupgradeyoucanmakeonnear-anyroadbike.Moreonwheelsystems. Thebigroadbikestoryof2017isthatEVERYGiantAdvancedPromodelnowcomesequippedwitharound£1,000-worthofsystembuiltwheels. ThismeansthatifyouoptforanyGiantAdvancedPromodelitwillalmostcertainlycomewiththebestwheelsforthemoney,whetheryougoforaTCRclassicroadbike,aPropelaroroadbikeoraDefyenduranceroadbike.(Seeourblogonthesethreedifferentstylesofroadbike.) Tomakethemostofthesewheels,every2017GiantAdvancedPromodelcomesshodwithtubelesstyrestohelpguaranteeamorepuncture-resistant,smoother-rollingride. WhyGiantaregreat–aprimer Beingtheworld’slargestbikecompanygivesGiantfantasticeconomiesofscale,whichnobodyelsecanmatch. Perhapsevenmoreimportant,Giantaretheonlycompanythatbuildseverybikeframeeverystepofthewayfromitsrawingredients-thealuminiumoreorthecarbonfilament–toitsfinallacquer.Suchcontrolovereveryprocessisyourultimateguaranteeofconsistentqualitycontrol,andabikethatfeelsandridesjustright. Combinethesetwoelementsandyoucanunderstandwhythere’saverygoodchancethataGiantbikewillmatchorbetteranysimilarlypricedalternative. MoreGiantAdvancedRoadBikes Trustus,weliveintherealworld.Wetotallyunderstandthata£2K-plusAdvancedProbikemightbewaybeyondyourbudget.SodoGiant-hencetheirmoremodestlypricedAdvancedlineofcarbonroadbikes(withouttheProsuffix). What’sgreataboutaGiantAdvancedBike? YoustillgetanAdvancedComposite(AKAcarbon)frame Trulyadvanced,thislightweight(around900g)frameismanufacturedin-housebyGiant-acompanywithover20yearsexperiencefabricatingsomeoftheworld’sbestcarbonframes Engineered-intechnologiessuchasthePowerCoreoversizedbottombrackethelpensureeverypedalstrokeismoreefficientlytranslatedintoforwardmotion. ThetaperedOverdriveforksteererhelpsguaranteejudder-freecontrol LiketheAdvancedPros,GiantAdvancedroadbikesareavailableinthreestyles:Defyendurance,TCRroadandPropelaeroroad TheDefyAdvancedandTCRAdvancedmodel’sVariantcarbonseatpostandskinnyseatstaysaretunedforridercomfort ThePropelAdvanced’sAeroSystemframetubingandshieldedaerobrakesdelivertangiblespeedbenefits Watchthevideo:fromrawcarbonthreadstofinishedmachineforaninsightintothestepsGianttaketocreatetheirworld-classcarbonbicycleframes. Two-DayTestRides-Book Ifyou’rethinkingofgettingabetterroadbike,youoweittoyourselftotryoutaGiantAdvancedPro.Tomakethiseasyforyouwe’vepopulatedour2017demobikefleetwithGiantAdvancedProsinallthreestyles:Defy,TCRandPropel.Findoutmoreaboutarrangingatwo-dayrideononeofourdemobikes. ShopGiantRoadBikes Tagged:roadbikes, giant, GiantDefy, roadcycling RelatedPosts 13.10.21Readingtime-7min(s) ProductRecall:SpecializedTarmacSL7 ReadNow 27.03.20Readingtime-11min(s) CyclinginatimeofCoronavirus ReadNow 21.10.19Readingtime-20min(s) DemoBikesforTwoDayTestRides ReadNow Trustpilot