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2021 Giant TCR Advanced SL Disc first-ride review: An aero evolution

Giant’s ninth-generation TCR family follows in the footsteps of other major players in the industry in that it now adds a generous dose of aerodynamic shaping to its previously light-and-stiff formula. However, the family of carbon fiber frames has also gone on a diet, gains a newly refined geometry, and — of course — has …

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2020 CyclingTips Gravel Bike Field Test, Bike and Frame Reviews, Features, Giant, gravel bike, Product reviews, Tech -

2020 Giant Revolt 2 gravel bike review: The $1,000 workhorse

The Giant Revolt 2 is not fancy. It doesn’t take many chances, either in geometry or spec. It’s a workhorse. It is not designed to be the best bike it can possibly be; it is designed to be the best bike it can be at a very specific, and very low, price. Can you get …

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2020 CyclingTips Gravel Bike Field Test, BMC, Canyon, Cervelo, Evil, Features, Giant, Gravel, marin, Niner, Product reviews, Salsa, Santa Cruz, Specialized, Tech, Trek Bikes, Viathon -

2020 Gravel Bike Field Test: 12 bikes, four riders, and endless dirt

You know what’s even better than testing one bike at a time? Testing a dozen of them all at once. CyclingTips recently brought 12 of the latest-and-greatest gravel bikes, four test riders, a giant box of control tires to eliminate one key variable, and a support mechanic to the red-dirt paradise of Sedona, Arizona. We …

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2020 Giant XTC Advanced SL 29 1 hardtail review: fast as

2020 Giant XTC Advanced SL 29 1 hardtail

When it comes to riding bikes, there are few things I love more than finding the flow of a snaking singletrack trail, smashing the pedals out of turns and feeling my wheels leave terra firma, even if it’s only for a microsecond. The latest trend of gravel bikes certainly lets you experience this thrill, but …

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Tech gallery: Head to toe with the shoes and helmets of the Tour Down Under

With a few exceptions, bikes within any given team all look the same. The riders wear the same kits. Homogeneity is the goal. There is no “I” in team. Granted, there’s a lot of variation in rider shapes and sizes. It’s one thing to tweak jerseys and shorts to fit every rider, however when it …

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