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Giant XtC 29er 1 29er Hardtail
Product DescriptionThe Giant XtC 29er combines the best of both worlds. With highly engineered ALUXX SL aluminum tubing and performance XC geometry, it delivers stability and surprisingly agile trail manners.
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maurizio
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: May 20, 2013 Strengths: Light frame. Fox fork.Good quality-price ratio. Weaknesses: Brakes could be better. Saddle too hard. Tires Schwalbe Racing ralph not the best for mud. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: mixed Duration Product Used: 1 months Price Paid: $2431.00 Purchased At: Local bike shop Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: Stock but i will change brakes with Avid Elixir 9 because I ' m 209 pounds, 6'2 so brakes are not enough. The XL frame has a beautiful design and color. 
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mntbikemike Date Reviewed: February 5, 2013 Strengths: agile quick and sturdy Weaknesses: I have a large 2013 xtc and It came in at just over 28lbs. a little heavy, but not bad for the price of 1,600 is Bottom Line:
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cycleologist
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: December 14, 2012 Strengths: Great out of the box part spec, very light stiff frame Weaknesses: stock wheelset is heavy but are good durable trainers, the stock seat post clamp does not hold the seat level no matter how hard it is tightened down, stock Juicy brakes calipers failed after 1 season of riding Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Flume, Lake Tahoe NV Duration Product Used: 2 yrs Price Paid: $1950.00 Purchased At: David's Cycles Similar Products Used: Trek Super Fly AL, Specialized Stumpjumper Comp, Trek Sawyer, Niner Air 9, Niner Sir 9 Bike Setup: 2010- stock 2011 - 1x9 drive train, 660mm carbon riser bar inverted stem to accomodate rise, Race face dues seat post, wtb pure saddle, Hayes stoker gram brakes, Truvativ Noir cranks, ceramic bottom bracket, no tubes conversion on stock wheels 2012 - all of the above plus Stans Arch EX wheelset,
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Matt
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: October 17, 2012 Strengths: Fast, components, climbs awesome, handles great and did I say fast? Weaknesses: Digging deep here but excessive chain slap and rear brake is a bit "spungy". Read some other reviews on alixer line up and seems like a reoccurring thing. My lbs is going to bleed them for me so ill see if that fixes it. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 month Price Paid: $1599.00 Purchased At: Roll bikes Bike Setup: Stock
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Jon Date Reviewed: October 12, 2012 Strengths: Everything about this Giant is a strength. Its fast, seriously fast. It's stiff, agile, strong, nimble, humble, aggressive, comfortable, confident, light. Rolls over obstacles the 26er couldn't. Takes a beating and keeps coming back for more. Dang, it is one sexy bike! Weaknesses: Personally don't like the GXP BB, would have preferred an external BB so I could self service, but not a real issue. I was not happy with the Racing Ralph, found them less grippy than the Rocket Rons. Bottom Line:
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lastsaturday
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: September 12, 2012 Strengths: light frame, savage front shocks and riding position. Weaknesses: riding in muddy-ish conditions the chain seems to stick to the inner cog and ride up inbetween the chainstay and the cog, jamming my drive. WTF?. the front brake took a lot of adjustment and fiddling to get right. still needs the odd tweak to keep it good. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ticknock, Ballinastoe Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1000.00
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ross Date Reviewed: September 12, 2012 Strengths: 29er reba rl fork , x9sram rear derailer,gears x7sram Weaknesses: plastick chain protector on rear ( a bike thats tuned right should not have this) Bottom Line:
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Barend Date Reviewed: July 31, 2012 Strengths: HEEEEELLL yea ! Light, fast and absolutely awesome . Runs the trails like an angry Boar , no stopping this guy! Weaknesses: Would have liked more colour options . Slight "click " under full power Bottom Line:
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DBones
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: July 10, 2012 Strengths: Light. FAST. Nimble. Weaknesses: None really Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 300 km Price Paid: $1600.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: many 29ers in the same price range Bike Setup: stock. what more do I need? thrash it till components brake, then upgrade.
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JR
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: June 12, 2012 Strengths: No uprades needed, maybe new wheels to make the bike lighter but other than that comes fully equipped with great parts. Weaknesses: The brakes tend to squeek, especially when dusty, after every ride recommend wiping down the disc. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Stillwell Spaghetti and Glacier Ridge
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Stevie Sax
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: June 5, 2012 Strengths: Frame & fork, tubeless-ready wheels, quality components (brakes excluded) Weaknesses: -The stock seatpost is awful, expect it to shift skyward if you hit a hard bump while seated. -Very uncomfortable saddle (IMO) -The brakes that came on it were frustrating - the rear brake was incredibly noisy and did not work well. New rotor and pads only helped for a short while. Most owners seem to upgrade. I did as well. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Price Paid:
$1500.00 Purchased At: friend
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"Rod"
a Racer Date Reviewed: May 14, 2012 Strengths: Bike handles fast and I can do switchbacks no problem. This bike encourages you to ride it fast. Rear wheel doesn't slip when you stand out of the seat when climbing. You don't need to find the sweet spot. It accelerates very easily with a lighter wheelset. Stock Kenda Karma tires inspired confidence and were light at 550 grams each Fox Fork is awesome! Weaknesses: I didn't really like the in house parts. The original Giant wheelset was the worst part. It was heavy at 2,200 grams and it dented very easily if the rim barely touched a rock. I didn't even pinch flat a tube once and I had a dent. I have never had a rim with such soft aluminum. Giant seatpost - shifted several times on a ride until I had to overtighten it. Since then it has been solid. The Giant brand is plastered everywhere on the bike. There is no mistaking which brand of bike you're riding. Bottom Line:
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KMac
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: April 21, 2012 Strengths: Looks awesome, you feel the part, look the part and the bike helps you be the part. Most responsive bike Ive ever ridden. Fork is bomb proof, wheels are solid, frame is stiff, stiff, stiff and drive train is sweet and crisp. (I have the 2011 model with the Fox forks. not the 2012 model, which I think is lower spec, but cheaper too....) Weaknesses: Get a chainstay protector - you'll be going ALOT faster on this bike so naturally you'll be bouncing around alot more, although im really struggling to think of a weakness. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Llandela, North Wales Price Paid: $1700.00 Purchased At: Giant Store Similar Products Used: 26 inch before now - Ill nevr go back. Bike Setup: for the work commute I put on Bontrager 29-1 team issue as they roll much much faster. For the weekend trails - I swap the tyres to Maxxis Aspen (as spec'd on the bike anyway) on the back and MAxxis Ardent 29x2.4 on the front as I prefer the greater volume of air in that tyre // Swapped the brakes for Shimano Deore from the M445 - but this was just down to the previous brake lever getting damaged and I couldnt find an exact replacement - not too much difference in the deore to the standard issue...
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w_km
a Cross Country Rider
from Weston, WI, USA Date Reviewed: February 22, 2012 Strengths: Overall great weight, solid Fox fork. Spot on geometry (Size Medium, I'm 5'10") Weaknesses: Slight flex in the rear triangle under max power, wheels are weighty (though durable) and not easily upgradable to tubeless. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $1300.00 Purchased At: Used Bike Setup: Stock except for upgrades: Truvativ stylo 1.1 crankset with SRAM X.0 drivetrain (1 x 9 setup) Avid Elixir 5 Brakes Thompson Setback Seatpost Specialized Phenom Saddle 
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ettrie
a Cross Country Rider
from Kansas City Date Reviewed: September 27, 2011 Strengths: First hard tail aluminum frame.... tight, great handling bike. Have taken this bike through paces on any/all types of terrain and trails... with great results. The 2011 was spec'd good for the price point. Loved the spec'd maxxis aspens tires. Usually tires are first thing to tweak but these are perfect for the bike characteristics. Don't mind the extra weight on the House Brand Giant wheels... they are bomb proof and stiff. Weaknesses: Fork is not bad but is "average". This is not a weakness of bike but determined that Shimano is way behind Sram related to chain slap and shifting while under pressure "climbing". Was hating the clanking of chain with hardtail. Was going to switch back to Sram.. but Shimano read my mind and came out with XTR with stronger spring. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Too many to list Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: The Wheel Cyclery Similar Products Used: Have S/S 29er... test rode several other hard tail 29er bikes... carbon, steal and aluminum. XTC won. Bike Setup: Went crazy on upgrades... shaved a couple pounds without upgrading wheels. Went to a 1x10 with 34t in front. The only stock parts left? crank arms, brakes and wheels. (frame and fork too) XTR cassette, rear derailluer (better spring) and shifter made a huge difference.
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