Giant PERFORMANCE GRADE BROCHURE
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Technology | Giant Composite
performance
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Giant Composite Technology framesets
feature performance-grade carbon raw
material formed by time-tested construction
techniques.
T-600 raw composite material is handcrafted using a modified monocoque
construction technique. This eliminates the outermost woven composite
sheet (found on Advanced SL- and Advanced-grade framesets) to produce a
lightweight, stiff and compliant frameset with outstanding value.
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Giant Composite FEATURED ON:
TCR COMPOSITE: 22
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1 Vector Seatpost
Features: This full-composite, lightweight and
highly aerodynamic seatpost is engineered
specifically for the unyielding demands of the
performance-minded road rider.
Benefit: Increased fore/aft stiffness for maximum
energy transmission, improved aerodynamics
(compared to a traditional round seatpost), and
two offset options (10 or 23 millimeters).
2 PowerCore
Features: A massively oversize bottom-bracket/
chainstay area features a fully integrated,
86-millimeter-wide bottom-bracket design
capable of accepting integrated bottom brackets.
Joining the bottom bracket to the rear of the frame
are asymmetric chainstays for additional stiffness
on the driveside and stability on the non-driveside.
Benefit: Outstanding pedaling stiffness for
maximum efficiency.
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3 Custom Tuning
Features: Hand-cut composite swatches are
strategically laid-up, piece by piece, to create
each frame. The frame’s ride qualities are
meticulously crafted and controlled through
precise layering of each individual swatch
(there are more than 500 pieces per frame) in
an exact schedule.
Benefit: The direction of each individual piece’s
composite grain allows Giant engineers to
custom-tune each frame’s ride characteristics.
The result is a careful balance of forgiving vertical
compliance and efficient lateral stiffness for
maximum performance and all-day comfort.
4 OverDrive
Features: An oversize headtube/fork-steerer-
tube/headset area provides maximum steering
precision without additional weight. The 1 1/8inch top / 1 1/4-inch bottom headset bearings and
tapered composite steerer tube are used 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.
5 Less Is More
Features: To minimize weight, Giant engineers
use FEA (Finite Element Analysis) to develop a
strategic layup schedule of Uni-Directional
composite. This places the precise amount of
composite material where a frame requires it, and
minimizes excess material where the structure
does not.
Benefit: Giant Composite Technology framesets
are some of the lightest frames on the market,
affording performance-minded riders lightningfast acceleration and outstanding climbing
prowess.
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