That depends entirely on your budget and your personal preference. Both brands offer excellent bikes, but if you’re on a tight budget you should know by now which one you to pick. I must admit that I like their designs a lot better, and I’m a sucker for shiny things. Giant’s focus is on the quality of the parts and Trek is more into research and development trying to innovate and make better bikes. Suspension layout, for example, is a bit different on Trek bikes.
KEY PERFORMANCE FACTORS Lightweight – High-quality aluminum frameset offers a performance feel to help young riders develop their skills. Youth-specific features – Lightweight components offer better control to help boost confidence. Durable – Aluminum frame provides long-lasting reliability that’s backed by a lifetime warranty. The Revolt giant KIDS BIKES and Devote are gravel race bikes designed to provide speed and confident handling on rough terrain. A compliant full composite fork, D-Fuse seatpost, and D-Fuse handlebar help absorb bumps and vibrations. The frames have clearance for large gravel tires up to 45mm wide for maximum compliance and traction when roads are loose or rough.
Despite its modest price tag there’s nothing missing from the spec. There are four bikes in the range all of which have aluminium frames with each model coming with a choice of wheel size. As for geometry, the Fathom gets a 66° head angle, a 75° seat tube angle and 435mm chainstays.
Liv employs an entirely female team for everything from design to marketing and builds women’s-specific road, gravel, and mountain bikes. For more than 40 years, Giant has been a pioneer in mountain biking innovation. Giant is perhaps best known for its expertly engineered Maestro Suspension that revolutionized off-road riding and racing performance. The Giant mountain bike line now includes a variety of high quality products in the Performance, Sport and Lifestyle categories. BikeExchange offers the ideal virtual platform for bringing Giant mountain bike buyers and sellers together in one convenient location.
But you will still have thousands of people voting for one brand over the other, and visa versa. There are some slight differences between the bikes that could help you decide whether you prefer a Giant bike over a Trek bike. We’ve just reduced the price giant KIDS BIKES of our 71 page ‘Bicycle Commuting Handbook’ by 50% for a short time. Keep fit and save money by using your bike for more things like running errands and commuting to work. Yes, as the world’s largest manufacturer of bicycles, Giant bikes are good.
The Trance 29 2 gets an aluminium frame with a Fox 34 Float Rhythm fork with a GRIP damper matched with a Fox Float DPS Performance shock. It gets a full Shimano SLX drivetrain including the cranks which come with a 30t chainring. This bike rolls on Giant AM 29 rims with Shimano hubs with a Maxxis Minion DHF 29×2.3″ 3C, EXO tyre on the front and a Maxxis Aggressor 29×2.3″ to the same spec as the front tyre. It’s built around Giant’s Advanced-Grade Composite frame and has a Fox 36 Factory with a FIT4 damper up front and a DPX2 Factory both with Fox’s fancy Live Valve tech. It comes with a drivetrain from Shimano which is a mostly XT but with an XTR shifter. The crankset also comes from Shimano and the Deore XT crank with a 30t chainring and carbon MRP AMG V2 chain guide.
Giant went on to create iconic models, like the Cadex 980 road bike in 1987 and the ATX One DH downhill bike in the late ‘90s. Other innovations have included the Compact Road giant ROAD BIKES design of the late ‘90s and OverDrive tapered head tubes in 2006. Each person’s body is unique and two persons of the same height may find that the same bike fits differently.
The TCR Advanced SL Disc is designed to excel in every aspect of road racing. This superlight, composite XC flyer blends the most up-to-date Maestro suspension technology with totally reengineered 29er geometry. If XC racing is your game, this is the perfect partner for your podium quest. Handcrafted with a superlight Advanced-grade carbon frame, this XC flyer features 90mm of smooth rear suspension travel and 100mm up front.
The Stance 29 2 sees quite a change in spec in order to keep the price low. It gets Giants own Crest 34 RCL fork with a Suntour Raidon R shock. There’s a full Shimano Deore drivetrain with a Praxis Cadet crankset and 30t chainring. It keeps the same brakes it the Stance 29 1 as with the wheels and tyres. The finishing kit comes from Giant too but take note, there’s no dropper post on this one.