Size L, 55.5cm – suit people from about 5’10†to a max of about 6’2â€
Composite frame (alum. main triangle, carbon forks and rear stays)
Shimano 9-speed 105 shifters with inline cable adjusters - couple of marks on one lever
Shimano 105 FD & RD
Shimano 105 brake calipers
Truvativ Elita 175mm 53/39 crankset (not the Truvativ Rouleurs in the picture)
Truvativ ISIS BB
American Classic Titanium seat post (as light as, if not lighter than, carbon)
Malvern Star seat, white
ITM LiteLuxe wing bars (420mm c/c)
2 x XTR faux carbon fibre bottle cages
90mm FSA Carbon Pro stem
Mavic Aksium Race wheels (aero spokes, black, brand new)*
Hutchinson Equinox tyres (black and silver, brand new)
Your choice of 12-23 or 12-25 cassette
Schmick braided cables
(Pump, pedals, seat bag, lights and Garmin are not included)
This thing has not let me down for the two and bit years I’ve ridden it weekly. It climbs like a demon (if the rider is up to it). It descends very rapidly. It’s a very stable bike, with no sudden twitchiness given the slightly more relaxed road geometry. There’s no scratches, no dents, no cracks, no signs of fatigue, no creaks, cracks or groans (except from the rider on occasion). Never been crashed. Never been dropped. It will take you to work or glide along in a bunch of more expensive bikes just nicely without standing out like the proverbial.
You may mock and call them the Toyota of the bicycle world…but this is the Toyota Celica GT Four of the bicycle world, not the Toyota Corolla.
Original Giant webpage information.
More pics here.
Price: $990
PM me if you're interested, or you want to make an offer of some form. However, I believe this bike is very good value for what it is, and what it can do for you as an upgrade.
Jim
* The vote went 8-5 for keeping the Aksiums on here, but 6-1 against on BF.net…so 11-9 against nett, hence they go on the bike for sale.
