Giant TCX Advanced Pro 2 Silver

It made history as the first ’cross bike with disc brakes to win a World Cup. And that’s just part of the story.

Cykelbeskrivning

An Advanced-grade composite frame forms the heart of this light, stiff and compliant cross bike. Laid-up by hand, every TCX Advanced Pro adds bump-smoothing comfort to aggressive racing performance. Whether you’re sprinting out of the corners or descending a mud-soaked hillside, the TCX Advanced Pro is designed for one goal: to get you to the finish line first.

>OverDrive 2 steerer tube and full Advanced-grade composite fork for additional steering stiffness and control
>MegaDrive downtube to tie together the massive headtube and bottom bracket
>PowerCore bottom bracket for outstanding pedaling stiffness
>Asymmetrical chainstays increase both compliance and stiffness

Cykelkomponenter

Ramstorlekar

S, M, M/L, L, XL

Färg

Silver

Ram

Advanced-Grade Composite

Gaffel eller ev. stötdämpare fram

Pro-Spec, Advanced-Grade Composite, Full-Composite OverDrive 2 Steerer

Stötdämpare bak

N/A

Handtag

Giant Contact, 31.8mm

Styrstam

Giant Contact, ±8-degree rise

Sadelstolpe

Giant D-Fuse SL Composite

Sadel

Giant Performance Men's

Växelhandtag

Shimano 105, 11-speed

Växelförare fram

Shimano 105, 11-speed

Växelförare bak

Shimano 105, 11-speed

Bromsar

TRP Spyre alloy arm

Bromshandtag

Shimano 105

Kassett eller ev. drev bak

Shimano 105 11-28, 11s

Kedja

KMC X11SL

Vevparti

FSA Gossamer Cross, 36/46

Vevlager

FSA MegaExo

Fälgbana

Giant S-X2

Nav

Giant Tracker Sport, 15mm front thru axle

Ekrar

Stainless Steel

Däck

Schwalbe Super Swan, 35-622, Performance Line, 67 EPI, Dual Compound, 700x35, wire

Vikt

The most accurate way to determine any bike’s weight is to have your local dealer weigh it for you. Many brands strive to list the lowest possible weight, but in reality weight can vary based on size, finish, hardware and accessories. All Giant bikes are designed for best-in-class weight and ride quality.

Ramgeometri

Frame size

S (50) M (52.5) ML (54.5) L (55.5) XL (56.5)

Head tube angle (°)

71.0 71.5 72.0 72.5 72.5

Seat tube angle (°)

73.5 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0

Top tube length (cm)

53.0 54.5 56.0 57.5 59.0

Reach (cm)

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Head tube length (cm)

13.0 14.5 16.0 17.5 19.0

Stack (cm)

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Chain stay length (cm)

43.0 43.0 43.0 43.0 43.0

Wheelbase (cm)

101.4 101.9 102.0 103.0 105.5

Standover height (cm)

78.0 80.3 82.1 83.2 84.3

Cykelteknik

Unrivaled Composite technology

With more than 25 years of experience in carbon fiber engineering, plus a long history of rigorous development and testing with professional athletes, Giant is the industry leader in composite bicycle technology. To meet the needs of high-performance riders, Giant offers two grades: Advanced SL and Advanced Composite. Both feature unique materials, resin formulas and construction techniques.

Giant Advanced Composite technology

Giant's High Performance-grade raw carbon fiber is used to produce custom composite material in our own composite factory. Extremely lightweight, stiff and compliant, these handcrafted frames feature the following materials and processes:
>High Performance-grade raw carbon material features an excellent stiffness-to-weight ratio.
>High Performance formula provides excellent void minimization (bubbles) while maintaining outstanding strength. And vibration absorbing particles are added to help disperse road shock.
>The front triangle (downtube, headtube, toptube, seattube) is assembled and molded as one continuous piece. The Modified Monocoque Construction. This front half is then joined to the rear chainstays and seatstays in a secondary process. This process eliminates the outermost woven composite sheet to reduce weight without affecting ride quality, strength or stiffness.

Giant Compact Road Design

n the late 1990s Giant pioneered a radical new frame shape to give its professional road racers a competitive edge. Driven by a desire to create lighter and faster bikes, Giant's Compact Road Design changed the look—and the performance capabilities—of competitive road bikes forever. Now, 17 years later, Compact Road Design is still the standard in high-performance bikes. The concept is simple: A toptube that slopes downward from the headtube to the seattube reduces the size of the front and rear triangles. Smaller triangles create a lighter, stiffer bike. Whatever the frame material, aluminum or composite, Compact Road Design improves the ride. Here's how:

Lighter

Compact Road’s most distinctive feature, the downward-sloping toptube, results in smaller front and rear triangles on the frame. Because the triangles are smaller, less material is needed. Less material equals less weight.

Stiffer

Picture two triangles made from equal diameter tubing. The smaller, more compact triangle uses shorter tubes. The larger triangle requires longer tubes. It’s easy to see which is more structurally sound—the smaller triangle is stiffer, less susceptible to flexing and twisting. And on a performance road frame, stiffer is faster.

Smoother

With traditional geometry, builders increase stiffness by using stiffer material. That might help you sprint faster but it also makes for a less comfortable ride. With Compact Road, Giant engineers are able to design frames with just the right amount of vertical compliance. You get a smoother, more comfortable ride.

Better fit

Because of the sloping toptube and lower standover height, it’s easier for riders of all sizes to get the perfect fit. With greater adjustability and up to six sizes per series, even Giant’s most demanding pro athletes, women and men of all different heights, always have a perfect fit with stock-size frames.

Giant D-Fuse seatpost

The proprietary “D” shaped composite seatpost dampens vibration; resulting in a smooth, compliant ride.

Giant Overdrive 2/Overdrive

As the first manufacturer to bring the tapered headtube to market—with the 2006 Glory mountain bike—Giant knows a thing or two about inventing solutions for improved steering precision. The original OverDrive technology resulted in groundbreaking stiffness-to-weight ratios, and the newer OverDrive 2 system on high-performance road and mountain bikes offers even further advantages.

Giant Overdrive 2

Features

Giant’s most advanced fork steerer-tube technology. Oversized headset bearings (1 1/4-inch top and 1 1/2-inch bottom bearings) and a tapered steerer tube combine for unprecedented steering performance with no additional weight.
>1 1/4-inch top bearing
>1 ½-inch bottom bearing
>1 1/4 –inch stem
>Tapered steerer-tube
>Custom OverDrive 2 expansion wedge

Benefit

Compared to the already stiff OverDrive system, OverDrive 2 provides up to 30 percent more torsional steering stiffness. This translates into industry-leading steering precision. Whether you’re sprinting for the finish or cornering hard in the most demanding conditions, you can ride with more power and confidence.

Giant Overdrive

Features

Giant’s original oversized fork steerer-tube technology. Designed to provide solid front-end steering performance, the system’s oversized headset bearings and tapered steerer tube provide optimal steering stiffness. Road models feature 1 1/8-inch top and 1 1/4-inch bottom bearings, while the mountain version features 1 1/8-inch top and 1 1/2-inch bottom bearings.

Benefit

OverDrive provides up to 15 percent more torsional steering stiffness than straight steerer-tube designs. This translates into much more accurate steering input from a rider’s hands, through the handlebar and stem, and down to the front wheel. Whether hammering uphill or carving through a corner, OverDrive transmits input directly to the front wheel for more precise handling.