Giant Cycle User Manual

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Performance

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Push your limits on the all-new Defy Alliance. Power up to speed with the efﬁciency of aluminum and the stiffness of composite, then pitch it into the bends and discover what corner ing perfection is all about. Get on it and go!

SIZES

COLORS

FRAME

FORK

SHOCK

HANDLEBAR

STEM

SEATPOST

SADDLE

COMPONENTS

PEDALS

SHIFTERS

FRONT DE RAILLEUR

REAR DERAILLEUR

BRAKES

DRIVETRAIN

BRAK E LEVERS

CASSETTE

CHAIN

CRANKSE T

BOTTOM B RACKET

RIMS

HUBS

WHEELS

SPOKES

TIRES

EXTRAS

Speciﬁc ations and availab ility subject to c hange without noti ce.

XS,S,M,L,XL

Team Blue/Composite/Smoke

Alliance Composite/Aluminum Technology

Advance d-Grade Comp osite, Alloy OverDrive Steerer

N / A

Giant Alloy Anatomic Bend, 31.8

Giant Alloy 4-bolt

Giant Composite, 27.2

Giant Performance Road, Men's

Crank Brothers S mart y

Shimano 105

Tektro R530 Dual Pivot

Shimano 105

Shimano 105 12/27, 10-speed

Shimano 105

FSA Goss amer MegaExo, 34/50

FSA Mega E xo, External

Mavic CXP22

Formula s ealed Cartridge Bearing 24/2 8h

SAPIM Rac e, 14/15g

Michelin Speedium 2, 700x25 Folding

Frame TechnologySpecifications

Giant ups the performance ante for 2009 with a new oversized OverDrive headtube/steerer and matching fork, for amazing road feel and cornering precision that’s normally reserved for full-race bikes. Endurance positioning balances comfort and speed for that perfect ride.

features

— 10-speed Shimano 105 drivetrain and FSA Gossamer MegaExo compact crankset — Crank Brothers Smarty pedals — Mavic CXP22 rims, Formula sealed hubs /SAPIM race spokes, wheelset

frame geometry

Actua l Frame S ize

centimeters degrees degrees centimeters centimeters centimeters centimeters inches

XS/43.0 cm 3 83 742 71.0 75.0 51.2 12.5 42.0 99.0 29.2

S/46.5 cm 383743 72.0 74.0 53 .1 14. 5 42.0 99 .1 30.0

M/50.0 cm 38 3744 72.5 73.0 54.9 17.0 42.0 99.4 30.9

L/55.5 cm 383745 72.5 73.0 5 7.5 20.0 42.0 102. 0 32 .1

XL/58.5 cm 38 3746 72.5 72.5 60.0 22.5 42.0 103.9 32.8

*Seat ang le is actual **Toptube is m easured from the c enter of the headtu be horizontally ba ck to the top of the effec tive extension of th e seattube ***Sta ndover height is ba sed on the largest s ize tire that will ﬁt the b ike, not necessar ily the included si ze tire

Part N umber Head An gle Seat An gle* Topt ube ** Headtube Chainstay Wheelbase

Stan dover Height***