tcr advanced sl DEVELOPED AND TESTED BY RABOBANK RIDERS AT THE WORLD’S MOST DEMANDING ROAD RACES. FROM HIGH PEAKS TO ALL-OUT SPRINTS, A PURE PERFORMER.
Using Advanced SL-grade composite and technical innovations including the OverDrive 2 steerer tube, which boosts frontend stiffness and steering precision, the TCR Advanced SL is the go-to choice for Rabobank pros who need one bike that can do it all. The MegaDrive downtube and PowerCore bottom bracket help boost power transfer and efficiency. The integrated seatpost saves 45 grams, improves aerodynamics and produces a more compliant ride and the integrated RideSense ANT+ wireless sensor lets you transmit performance data including cadence and speed.
tcr advanced sl 0 Key Upgrades (over TCR Advanced SL 1):
--Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 electronic 11-speed components --Fi’zi:k Arione CX saddle with braided composite rails --Sizes: S, M, M/L, L --Colour: Satin Composite/Blue/White
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technology 1 OverDrive 2
Giant’s innovative oversized fork steerer tube technology. Designed to offer unprecedented frontend steering performance, the system’s oversized headset bearings and tapered steerer tube work in harmony to provide supreme steering stiffness.
2 Integrated Seatpost
As the pioneer of the integrated seatpost, Giant continues to improve its original design with lighter weight (approximately 45 grams of weight savings, compared to a standard composite seatpost), improved aerodynamics and an even greater “tuned” forgiving ride feel. An adjustable saddle clamp offers -5 to +25mm of offset for precise saddle position.
3 Fusion Process
Advanced SL toptubes are “grafted” to the seattube using filament winding and co-moulding. This complex process involves hand weaving the two
tubes together, then re-moulding the area under heat and high pressure to unify the junction - resulting in a lighter, stronger junction than with traditional moulding.
4 CNT Technology
6 RideSense
Giant’s all-new chainstay integrated, wireless data transmitter. The fully integrated, removable transmitter sends wheelspeed and cadence information directly to any ANT+ compatible computer.
Carbon Nanotube Technology refers to a microscopic polymer added to Giant’s custom-blended resin. Acting like miniature buttresses, CNT particles strengthen the layers of composite. Frames treated with CNT are 14 percent more impact-resistant than those that aren’t.
7 Composite Bottom Bracket Shell
5 Continuous fibre Technology
8 Composite Dropouts
This new manufacturing process allows Giant to construct the front triangle of Advanced SL bicycles with larger - and therefore fewer - sections of composite material. With fewer pieces and junctions, the frames are up to 100 grams lighter and significantly stronger.
No longer using aluminium inserts, Giant’s all-new composite bottom bracket shells save 15 grams over its alloy-reinforced predecessor. High compression, multi-directional composite ensures long life. Free of alloy tips, Giant’s all-new composite fork and frame dropouts save 15 grams over their predecessors. High compression, multi-directional composite ensures long life - even after repeated clamping.