No they don't. Giant Australia and Shimano Australia are completely independent of each other.Comedian wrote:Also, giant and Shimano share the same importer in Australia so it makes sense from that POV too.Duck! wrote:From professional experience, it seems to be standard practice for the Giant wheels to be replaced with Shimano ones. Given where the P-SL1 sits in Giant's wheel range, it's more likely you'll get a RS31 than a R501.
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Postby Drizt » Fri May 16, 2014 11:50 am
Just paid for a new wheel set so that will solve the !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !! rim problem.
Getting H and Son Archetype 36h rear and 32h front. White Industries T11 hubs and DT Swiss spokes. Can't wait
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Postby Drizt » Sat May 17, 2014 4:21 pm
About 60km into my ride this morning I hear another rear spoke break. Took me an hour to walk back home with the buckled rim
Giant, your wheels are not fit for purpose!
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Postby brett.hooker » Sat May 17, 2014 4:44 pm
My 2c, don't rely on the stock giant rims unless you are super light.
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Postby jack11 » Tue May 20, 2014 9:28 pm
Giant did the same for me (replacing PSL-0s with Mavic Cosmics) it is good to see a company actually back up the claims they make/invest in customer relations. Was a very pain free experience for me!Drizt wrote:Giant are replacing my wheels with Shimano RS61's
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Postby singlespeedscott » Sat May 24, 2014 8:23 pm
What do you mean by galled up?dale79 wrote:1 ride on my brand new pslr-1's and the brake track is galling up already.. Not real impressed..
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Postby singlespeedscott » Sat May 24, 2014 8:26 pm
What pads are you using?dale79 wrote:The alloy is tearing off the surface.. Look at the bottom 1/3 of the brake track
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Postby dale79 » Sun May 25, 2014 4:00 pm
if their wheels cant hold up then there is something wrong, all the fulcrums and shimano wheels I have had in the past had no problems at all with the same pads etc..
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Postby R12RT » Sun May 25, 2014 4:05 pm
The PSL-1 wheels had done ~800km when I took them off my Propel.dale79 wrote:I get on the bike and I ride it.. if I need to use the brakes I do.. they are on a propel which even with the upgraded brakes still dosent stop that great lol
if their wheels cant hold up then there is something wrong, all the fulcrums and shimano wheels I have had in the past had no problems at all with the same pads etc..
The brake tracks on my wheel still look new.
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Postby Lukeyboy » Sun May 25, 2014 7:05 pm
The point I was getting at was that if they are brand spanking new - especially new brake pads on new rims - is that you should break them in first due to resins and protective agents applied after manufacturing. Similar to spanking new tires having less grip than ones slightly worn in due to the resins applied.dale79 wrote:I get on the bike and I ride it.. if I need to use the brakes I do.. they are on a propel which even with the upgraded brakes still dosent stop that great lol
if their wheels cant hold up then there is something wrong, all the fulcrums and shimano wheels I have had in the past had no problems at all with the same pads etc..
Today my PSLR1 Aero wheels cracked the 9000km mark. And I really put those brakes and wheels through the ring without issues.
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Postby dale79 » Sun May 25, 2014 7:09 pm
FWIW the pair of PSL-0 I had a few years ago didn't have these problems..
will be contacting giant about it tomorrow IMHO buying a $8k bike should have wheels that don't fall apart the first time they are used..
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Postby Lukeyboy » Sun May 25, 2014 8:11 pm
If you have a wheel respoked or built up do you then ride the wheel into the ground or do you retension/retrue the wheel again after a couple weeks of riding?
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Postby biker jk » Sun May 25, 2014 10:09 pm
+1. There's no need to break them in at all.Le Mong wrote:Haha haha haha breaking in alloy brake tracks. Yeah, no.
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Postby Le Mong » Sun May 25, 2014 10:11 pm
If they are soft no amount of breaking in will fix that. It's just Giants sh#t attempt at building wheels and cutting costs. It's just unfortunate for them that they can't seem to shake this issue.biker jk wrote:+1. There's no need to break them in at all.Le Mong wrote:Haha haha haha breaking in alloy brake tracks. Yeah, no.
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