Mimi - what other bikes have you had that you're comparing the Veloce to? Just curious.
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08-21-2006, 05:24 AM #2
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Well I'll chime in to vote for the Giant. I've had 2 Giant road bikes, the TCR1 (alloy frame) and later upgraded to the TCRc Zero... I checked the Giant website and can't see a model named TCR 3. Maybe they do a different range in Australia. Is it alloy or carbon?
I went from alloy to full carbon, and I can say that it is definitely smoother. But it was an upgrade on wheels & pretty much everything except the saddle, seatpost and pedals, so yeah, a bit of a difference in the overall feel. I find it really comfortable, I'm on an XS (43"), I don't have the short reach on the Dura-Ace levers...I have no problems with the reach. I got mine with a 12/25 cassette, and later changed over to a Shimano compact double crankset, it works really well for me.
In Australia at the moment, you can pick up a Giant at very good prices, due to end-of-year model runouts. On the whole, Giant are very good value-for-money bikes, you get a top quality bike fitted out with high quality components for a very fair price.
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