Frame Technology
Giant’s lightest, stiffest, fastest road racer ever. Handcrafted, engineered precision creates the new benchmark for pedaling stiffness and efficiency. From its sleek seatpost to the massive MegaDrive rectangular downtube and oversized toptube, this is pure Advanced SL-grade composite performance. Without compromise.
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Features
—Full Shimano Ultegra component group
— Race Face Revolution handlebar and stem, Giant Vector seatpost
— Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheelset
Average Retail Price 
Buy this bike and you could win a trip to the Tour De France 
This tab page spec chart represents the MOST CURRENT information available, superseding any printed or PDF formatted information. Specifications and price are subject to change without notice.
| color | Composite/Charcoal |
|---|---|
| size | XS,S,M,M/L,L,XL |
| frame | Advanced SL-Grade Composite |
| fork | Advanced SL-Grade Composite, Full Composite OverDrive Steerer |
| handlebar | Race Face Revolution, 31.8 |
| stem | Race Face Revolution |
| seatpost | Giant Vector Composite Seatpost |
| saddle | Fi'zi:k Arione w/ k:ium rails |
| pedals | Not Included |
| shifters | Shimano Ultegra |
| front derailleur | Shimano Ultegra |
| rear derailleur | Shimano Ultegra |
| brakes | Shimano Ultegra |
| brake levers | Shimano Ultegra |
| cassette | Shimano Ultegra 12/25, 10-speed |
| chain | Shimano Ultegra |
| cranks | Shimano Ultegra, 39/ 53 |
| bb | Shimano Dura-Ace, Internal Press Fit |
| rims | Mavic Ksyrium Elite |
| hubs | Mavic Ksyrium Elite |
| spokes | Mavic Ksyrium Elite |
| tires | Michelin Pro Race3, 700x23 |
Brochure (PDF)
Media Highlight
OUTSIDE magazine, Summer 2009 Buyer's Guide, Best Bikes of 2009.....“We have to break out the superlatives for this out-of-the-box racer.” And it goes on: “…absolutely race-worthy rig. …three testers gave it a perfect 10 on their score sheets—but, and this is the most telling part, in three different categories: climbing, descending, and pedaling responsiveness" read more see video
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