GIANT TCR ADVANCED SL 2021

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TCR, a race-winning bike line that’s been evolving since 1998, stands for Total Compact Road. With its 2021 iteration, Giant could realistically add a whole bunch more letters to the iconic racer’s acronym. How about ‘U’, for ultralight? The entire carbon fibre frame, weaved together and mixed with a carbon nanotube resin, now weighs in at just 765g; Giant even claims to have shaved 65g by using a new paint process. ‘S’ for speed? It’s said to be 34 seconds faster over 50km at 200 watts. We’ll offer up an extra ‘T’ for toughness, too, since there’s a vastly superior transmission stiffness compared to its rivals, and carbonbonded components. It’ll likely cost you a packet for the complete disc-braked package, but what price can you put on superior pace?

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