Giant Showcase: TCR Advanced SL

Giant Packs the TCR Advanced SL With Features and The Latest Technology 

It’s no secret that the TCR Advanced SL wins a lot of pro races. But the reason for its dominance is something our competitors do keep secret: Giant is the only major manufacturer that controls every stage of design and production, from raw carbon thread to this finished racing machine. The others don’t—and the results speak for themselves. Tests show that TCR Advanced SL is the lightest, stiffest, best-riding road bike in its class. 

The all-new TCR Advanced SL shatters the mold of every composite bike that came before it. It uses Advanced SL-grade composite and innovative manufacturing techniques that make it the lightest, stiffest, and most efficient road frame ever produced by Giant. Steering precision is boosted by the new oversize OverDrive 2 headtube/fork combination. The MegaDrive downtube and PowerCore bottom bracket improve power transfer and efficiency. And the integrated seatpost, a hallmark Giant innovation, reduces frame weight and adds compliance. Ridden to countless victories by Giant pro riders, the TCR Advanced SL is a pure racing machine.

1. Giant's innovative oversized fork steerer-tube design increases front-end stiffness and enhances steering performance. The tapered steerer and oversized bearings( 1 /14" top - 1 1/2" bottom) boost torsional steering stiffness so you can sprint and corner with supreme precision.

2. As the pioneer of the integrated seatpost, Giant continues to improve its design with lighter weight (approximately 45 grams of weight savings, compared to a standard composite seatpost), improved aerodynamics and an even greater "tuned" forgiving ride feel. An adjustable saddle clamp offers 10 or 23 mm of offset for precise saddle position

3. Advanced SL toptubes are "grafted" to the seattube using filament winding and co-molding. This complex process involves hand weaving the two tubes together, then re-molding the area under heat and high pressure to unify the junction — resulting in a lighter, stronger junction than with traditional molding.

4. Carbon Nanotube Technology refers to a microscopic polymer added to Giant's custom-blended resin. Acting like miniature buttresses, CNT particles strengthen the layers of composite. Frames treated with CNT are 14% more impact resistant than those that aren't.

5. Continuous Fiber Technology is a new manufacturing process that allows Giant to construct the front triangle of Advanced SL bicycles with larger — and therefore fewer — sections of composite material. With fewer pieces and junctions, the frames are up to 100 grams lighter and significantly stronger.

6. Giant's all-new chainstay integrated wireless data transmitter is called RideSense. The fully integrated, removable transmitter sends wheelspeed and cadence information directly to any ANT+ compatible computer.

7. Giant's all-new composite bottom-bracket shell saves 15 grams over its alloy-reinforced predecessor, while all-new composite dropouts save an additional 15 grams. High-compression, multidirectional composite ensures long life.

8. Free of alloy tips, Giant's all-new composite fork and frame dropouts save 15 grams over their predecessors. High compression, multi-directional composite ensures long life — even after repeated clamping

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The 2014 Giant TCR Advanced 1 (Ultegra) - Faster By Design

If Road Racing is in Your DNA, This is Your Machine

Using lightweight, race-proven Advanced-grade composite material, Giant builds every TCR Advanced frame by hand with its innovative, race-proven Compact Road geometry. It features Giant's OverDrive 2 steerer tube design for precision steering and handling. The MegaDrive downtube and toptube combination, along with the PowerCore bottom bracket, produce a razor-sharp, super-efficient ride quality that's often imitated but never duplicated.

OverDrive Steer Tube

The combination of a high end performance frame with the respected Ultegra ensemble along with great wheels and other accessories has been seen as an ideal bike for the serious "recreational" rider and many racing cyclist. Not quite top end, but still an awesome performer and at a price point that's easier to afford and justify than the bikes at the top of the wish list.


 
The latest incarnation of the Shimano Ultegra is proving to be just as efficient as previous models — and with the addition of an extra cog, (now 22 speed)— it will be a valuable tool for riders wanting or needing an edge. Sharing much of the tech of the top of the range Dura Ace, Ultegra gears and brakes work flawlessly. Given the extremely competitive price, it is a bike well worth considering if you are a competitive person who rides regularly.



The bike is filled out with Giant proprietary parts like the Contact Alloy Handlebar and stem, Vector Aero Composite seatpost and P-SL1 rims, hubs, spokes and tires. A Fi'zi:k Arione saddle tops the ensemble - made with Fiberglass Thermoplastic Composite to provide the best support with optimized stiffness-to-weight construction.

And - last but not least - Giant's RideSense Wireless Data transmitter. Its their all-new chainstay-integrated, removable transmitter that sends wheel-speed and cadence information directly to any ANT+ compatible computer.

Come over to Finish Line Bikes today to come check one of these out for yourself. Take it for a test ride— Maybe even take it home today!

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Bakersfield, CA
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