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8 AluxX aluminium frame. 8 SunTour XCT V3 100mm fork w/lockout. 8 Shimano 27-spd Alivio Rapidfire gearing. 8 Shimano HG50 11-34 cassette. 8 FSA Dyna Drive 22/32/44 chainset. 8 Giant Root 2 hydraulic disc brakes. 8 Giant CR06 DW aluminium rims. 8 Formula hubs (cassette rear). 8 Giant Path 26x2.1” tyres. 8 Giant aluminium handlebar & stem. 8 Giant Sport Trail saddle on alloy seatpost. Giant’s best Revel has sound Roots. This is the first bike in this catalogue equipped with one (or rather 2) of our favourite hydraulic disc brakes - Giant Root.
Root brakes are an open system so they deal better with heat build-up. The one-piece calliper is more flex resistant - the key to more powerful braking. The rear hose is Kevlar belted. This makes the rear brake much more positive, and addresses the usual situation where you make do with a powerful front brake and a ‘soft’ rear brake. Root Brakes have been designed with twice the normal pad-to-disc clearance, so they’re easier to set up and more resistant to rubbing. When they need bled, their brake fluid is environmentally- friendlier noncorrosive mineral oil so it’s easier to handle - literally. Also, mineral oil absorbs 15 times less moisture, compared with DOT fluid, so oil changes are far less frequent.
w: Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL. Colour: Blue/Black. Web Ref: 13248 v: Sizes: XS, S, M. Colour: White. Web Ref: 13249
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SPECIALIZED HARDROCK PRO DISC £599.99
CANNONDALE TRAIL SL4 £599.99
GENESIS CORE 10 £649.99
8 Fully butted A1 Premium Aluminium frame. 8 SunTour SF11 80mm fork with lockout. 8 Shimano Alivio 27-sp Rapidfire drivetrain. 8 Shimano BR-M445 hydraulic disc brakes.
8 Trail SL SAVE double butted alloy frame. 8 RST Omega TnL 100mm-travel fork. 8 Shimano Alivio 27-speed Rapidfire shifters. 8 Shimano Deore rear / Alivio front mechs. 8 Tektro Draco SL hydraulic disc brakes.
8 6061 T6 double-butted aluminium frame. 8 RockShox Tora K 100mm-travel fork. 8 Shimano Acera 24-spd Rapidfire gearing. 8 Shimano BR-M445 hydraulic disc brakes. 8 Alex Ace-18 rims on Shimano RM65 hubs. 8 Continental Mountain King 26x2.2” tyres.
The best Hardrock deserves Shimano hydraulic disc brakes.
‘The Hardrock rung of Specialized’s polished and performance-orientated mountain bike ladder has never looked better than this year’s Pro. And its smooth speed is every bit as slick as its appearance, making it a great fast trail bike for the price. Naturally fast, light, comfortable and well balanced, the Pro is exactly the trail ego boost many riders are after. The fact that it looks great isn’t going to hurt sales either.’ bike radar.com Sizes: 15.5, 17.5, 19, 21, 23”. Colour: Red/White. Weight: 13.58kg/29.94lb. Web Ref: 13117
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Rapid firing Cannondale with hydraulic discs. This is like the Trail SL5 upgraded with Rapidfire gearing and hydraulic disc brakes. As with every Cannondale Trail, the SL4 frame’s skinny SAVE (Synapse Active Vibration Elimination) chain stays help damp trail buzz. The frame’s oversized head tube is compatible with both 1.125” and 1.5” steerers. (The SL4’s RST Omega fork has a 1 1/8” steerer.) Having such a reinforced front end is going to help steer you out of danger.
Good to the core.
Sizes: S, M, L, XL, J. Colour: Red. Web Ref: 13250
Sizes: 16, 17.5, 19, 20.5”. Colour: Satin Black. Weight: 13.65kg/30.9lb. Web Ref: 13072
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With its fast, meaty Mountain King tyres from Continental, its hydraulic disc brakes from Shimano, the latest Tora forks from RockShox, and its full Shimano Acera drivetrain including an Octalink chainset & bottom bracket on a clean 6061 double-butted aluminium frame, you can be confident this Genesis is going to be good to the core.