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Integrated Seatpost
Features:
As the pioneer of the integrated
seatpost, Giant continues to improve its original
design with lighter weight (approximately 40
grams of weight savings, compared to a standard
composite seatpost), improved aerodynamics and
a “tuned” forgiving ride feel. An adjustable saddle
clamp offers 10 or 23 millimeters of offset for
precise saddle position.
Benefit:
Lighter, more aerodynamic and providing
a more “tuned” ride than a traditional post, the
TCR Advanced SL’s integrated seatpost is the
advanced way to stay in the saddle.
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Fusion Process
Features:
Breakthrough construction technology
allows Giant engineers to save significant weight
(more than 100 grams) compared to traditional
monocoque construction designs, while helping
to build the stiffest racing-oriented frameset Giant
has ever produced in its 38-year production history.
Benefit:
Fusion is the key to building Giant’s
lightest road bikes without sacrificing stiffness
or strength. A two-step molding procedure makes
these junctions stronger and more precise than
traditional co-molded junctions.
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PowerCore
Features:
A massively oversize bottom-bracket/
chainstay area features a fully integrated,
86-millimeter-wide bottom-bracket design.
Asymmetric chainstays provide additional stiffness
on the driveside and stability on the non-driveside.
Benefit:
Unprecedented pedaling stiffness is
achieved through the fully integrated bottom-
bracket standard and intelligent chainstay design.
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MegaDrive
Features:
A massive rectangular downtube and
oversize toptube work in unison to provide
superior front-end lateral and torsional steering
precision. The precisely engineered, rectangular-
shaped downtube yields unprecedented
pedaling stiffness.
Benefit:
Both tubes work together to produce the
quickest-accelerating, best-handling bicycle Giant
has ever produced.
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OverDrive
Features:
An oversize headtube and fork steerer
tube create maximum steering precision without
additional weight. The 1 1/8-inch top / 1 1/4-inch
bottom headset bearings (1 1/8-inch top / 1 1/2-inch
bottom for off-road bikes) and tapered composite
steerer tube are utilized in conjunction to provide
optimal torsional/lateral steering stiffness. Both
the top- and downtubes “wrap” around the
headtube to provide additional torsional and
lateral stability.
Benefit:
Pinpoint steering precision is pushed to
the highest level. Hard cornering under the most
demanding conditions has never felt so confident.
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