RCUK was invited up to a plush hotel on the outskirts of Birmingham recently to take a close look at the entire Giant 2010 product range. Traditionally a company at the forefront of current bicycle technology, the latest range shoes the company isn’t afraid of innovation with some stunning new bikes being released.
We’ll bring you a full look at the highlights of the new bikes, but for now we thought that we’d focus on the undoubted star of the new range, the Giant Trinity Advanced SL. This bike was developed when Giant was the official bike supplier to what is now Columbia-HTC, but is now being raced in anger by the Rabobank squad.
Giant Trinity Advanced SL
Giant Trinity Advanced SL 0
Key to the Trinity’s design, and that which makes it stand out from previous time trial frame designs, is the radical front end. The ‘AeroDrive’ is a stem-and-fork combination that combines the stem, steerer tube and fork crown into one structural element, placing the handlebars far lower than would be possible with a traditional design.
Zipp 808 wheels complete the speed package
The bold front-end creates a smooth and uninterrupted horizontal toptube
The front brake caliper is tidily tucked away behind the fork
Looks fast from just about every angle
Aero seatpost with a full range of adjustment potential to suit triathletes and time trialists
Shimano DuraAce Di2 does the job of slick shifting
Giant Trinity Advanced SL 2
Using the exact same frame but with a lower price tag thanks to Shimano’s Ultegra 6700 groupset
Giant built the aerobars to offer a huge range of height and width adjustment to get the perfect position
Closer look at Giant’s treatment of the front brake mounting
Here you can see how well Giant have concealed the rear brake from the airflow
Almost all the cables are routed internally, though this one seems to have escaped
Here you can see how well Giant have concealed the rear brake from the airflow
Aero seatpost with a full enclosed internal clamp
