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Giant XtC 29er 2 29er Hardtail
Product DescriptionXtC 29er combines the best of both worlds. With highly engineered ALUXX SL aluminum tubing and performance XC geometry, it delivers both predictable stability and a surprisingly stable trail feel. Featuring Giant’s OverDrive headtube for steering precision and a 100-millimeter suspension fork, it’s a fast way to elevate your trail-riding skills.
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Jose
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: May 18, 2013 Strengths: I did not want to do a review a few days after I bought the bike; I was too excited to get back to cycling after a bad injury that took months before I could even considering riding a bike again, and second I Obviously bought a new bike (to excited) … So after two months of ridding the bike here it goes. Pros: • Bike feels like it has a motor hidden inside. • Turns really fast. Even if though it has the widest handle bars I have ever seen. • It a sports car going up hills. Feels like you’re cheating. • Feel and looks much more expensive • Breaks are better in every way than my 2010 SLX. • Can’t say anything about the shifters. I guess that’s a good thing. • Saddle takes breaking in. After that is Golden. • I used to take my bike to the shop for maintenance every week or two but I still haven’t taken this one. GREAT VALUE Weaknesses: • Wheelset could be lighter. • Tires: Personally don’t like the Racing Ralf’s on the front, they don’t inspire any confidence. However it’s perfect as a back wheel. Changing the front one to Nobby nick’s for better grip. 45 US fix. • Handlebars are really really wide. It’s easy to cut then to better suite your style of riding. • Not a fan of Giant’s grip. 12 usd fix. • Rear derailleur is loud while going fast downhill. Future upgrades: • Shadow rear derailleur • Grips Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Santiago - Puerto Plata Dom rep Duration Product Used: 2 months and a half Price Paid: $1500.00 Purchased At: BICI centro
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Bigfoots Date Reviewed: December 5, 2012 Strengths: 15mm thru axle. tapered head. its light and very nimble. Weaknesses: none considering the dollars to donuts ratio.. best bang for the buck in the price range. Bottom Line:
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fahza29er
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: October 22, 2012 Strengths: Quick, agility and solid build and geo. Weaknesses: raer derailleur was ghost shifting over bumps and the chain slap was insane the brakes work ok just find them weak for my 210 lbs frame. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months 2000 kms on it Price Paid: $1450.00 Purchased At: towheels
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bcmo2307
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: October 16, 2012 Strengths: Feels tight and solid under my 105kg, nice balance of strength and weight, looks great. Apparently excellent build quality for the price. Fun! Weaknesses: Drive components feel a little light, will have to wait and see how durable they are. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mt Duval Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1499.00 Purchased At: Armidale Bicycle Cen Bike Setup: stock
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Dan from Perth WA Date Reviewed: October 10, 2012 Strengths: Super agile, solid and composed. Shocks are plush and precise, brakes work a treat and have plenty of feel. Schwalbe Racing Ralph are fantastic. Weaknesses: Tubeless ready rims would be nice, as would a better shifter (who really needs an indicator - which you can't see anyway! - Cheap to upgrade anyway). Bottom Line:
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Chad Date Reviewed: August 22, 2012 Strengths: 29er! Hydro brakes! ALUXX SL frame! Marzocchi forks!! Shimano drivetrain! Weaknesses: Grips kinda. Mostly cause there white tho!! Gets dirty too easy!!! Bottom Line:
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Martin
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: August 12, 2012 Strengths: I have shopped around trying to find the best hardtail for under $1500 and have cross shopped XTC 29er 2 with models from Cannondale, Scott, Trak and Kona but in the end decided Giant offered the best overall package. Great frame (bike only weights 27lbs) with lifetime warranty, very nice fork [for the $$] good tires and solid, albeit entry level by mtb standards, components sealed the deal. Weaknesses: Crankset gave out on me after about dozen of rides; arms must have become loose and I ended up "shaving off" splines upon lending after a small drop-off. Shop replaced the crankset with Deore and so far it's been great. Stock Avid elixir1 brakes squeak every now and then regardless of maintenance, including sending down the rotors/pads and installing new rotors (shop put them in during first free adjustment) applying rubbing alcohol does seem to help but only for a short while. Anyway...brakes grab great, but the noise gets annoying. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Case Mountail, CT Duration Product Used: 4 months Price Paid: $1400.00 Similar Products Used: Trek X-cal, Cannondale Flash Alloy 3
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Kw
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: May 27, 2012 Strengths: Geometry, speed, agility, weight, gear combo, overall rideability for the price Weaknesses: For the price, none that I can find. Everything works as it should for this level bike, maybe even a little better. Still learning the bike. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: MT. FALCON Purchased At: Giant in Denver Similar Products Used: Santa Cruz Superlight, Ascent (Fuji) hard-tail Bike Setup: Stock, Specialized Rival saddle, Candy 1 pedals
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dgest Date Reviewed: May 27, 2012 Strengths: Very stable, shock is good. Turns great, climbs great too. Good geometry Weaknesses: Components are just ok. Gets the job done, but thats it. Bottom Line:
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excaliber
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: May 19, 2012 Strengths: Great frame and shock. Wheels just roll over stuff and once moving keep great speed. Bike handles great. This thing is fast!!! This is just a great looking, well built bike. Weaknesses: Components are ok but I will upgrade when the time comes. Saddle & Grips are nothing to write home about. Those will be upgraded too. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Price Paid:
$1200.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Scott Scale 29er, Trek X-Cal, Specialized Hard Rock Bike Setup: All stock for now
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Condaw
a Cross Country Rider
from Bentonville AR Date Reviewed: February 20, 2012 Strengths: Solid, well built, fast and fun. Great geometry for riding fast, flies over obstacles. Recomend the bike to anyone looking for a lower priced 29er that will do everything the more expensive will do but heavier Weaknesses: Marzzochi for has been rebuilt twice. Tall big bike that struggles in very technical terrain and is quite heavy. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Porcupine Rim Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1200.00 Purchased At: Tulsa Bike Bike Setup: Mostly Stock, upgraded seat, tires and running spd's
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RobinGB
a Weekend Warrior
from canada Date Reviewed: December 20, 2011 Strengths: Its a Giant, the over sized headtube is worth its weight in gold. The frame is awesome, and i have found it super easy to customize to fit me perfectly. Weaknesses: shifter triggers (see below) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: crafty butcher Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1350.00 Purchased At: Mountain City cycle Bike Setup: 2012 xtc 29er 2, Marzocchi 44 tst2.
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Ingrid Cold
a Cross Country Rider
from Tempe, AZ, USA Date Reviewed: October 5, 2011 Strengths: This frame is second to none! The color combo of white with red and black trim is striking to look at. The geometry and wheelbase feel great on my 5'11 frame. The Bomber forks while a little heavy feel and work good. Weaknesses: The drive-train is sub-par, the front derailleur is complete junk. The rear derailleur is ok and does the job along with the shifters but I will change those out in time. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1100.00 Purchased At: Tempe Bicycle Similar Products Used: 26" GT, Cannondale 29er Bike Setup: I Immediately changed the crankset with a red Raceface Turbine. It feels like a tank and I highly recommend one. I went with vittoria randonneur cross tires (love'em,) Salsa red Lip-Lock seat post clamp, Salsa Promoto Stem: Ti, and FSA K-Force Carbon Low-Riser Carbon Bar (Both look and feel awesome! (also highly recommended) I intend on doing more in the near future!!
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jc48036
a Weekend Warrior
from Michigan, US Date Reviewed: August 21, 2011 Strengths: Amazing frame, good fork, and better comp set than other makes at the same price point. Weaknesses: Stock handle bar and grips Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Stoney Creek Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1200.00 Purchased At: Metro Bike Similar Products Used: Last bike was a Jamis FS Bike Setup: Race Face Next Carbon bars and seat post. ODI Grips and Conti Mt King tires.
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RollinOn2Niners
a Cross Country Rider
from Michigan Date Reviewed: July 27, 2011 Strengths: This bike is amazing. It is my first 29er and I love it. Out of the box the large frame fit my 6'1" stature perfectly. After test riding the bike I knew that it was going to fly and it does. The Giant P29 factory wheelset is unbelievably stiff and strong and does not stop for anything. When building the bike, I stressed the spokes and couldn't get a single one to ping, threw each wheel into the truing stand and they were both dead nuts right from the factory. After one whole season of riding Michigan's UP the wheels are still perfect. The stock Shimano Shadow Deore drivetrain is very snappy and responsive for the low cost, this makes it an affordable replacement for any new riders not looking to upgrade until they know what to look and feel for in a shifting system. The integrated headset from FSA is super quality and you can't go wrong with the matching anodized parts like the headset, the fork lockout cap, and the derailleur hanger that Giant threw into the mix. The Kenda Karma Pro tires that come stock have been suprisingly durable and fast rolling. I have been running them around 28 psi and have never had a flat during this first year of riding. I have been running the 700x38c Serfas Vida tire for commuting and doing some long spinning rides on the road for endurance training. The versatility of a 29er is far above the rest. The Marzocchi TST2 Bomber fork is a tank! It is actually designed for all-mountain riding and feels stiff and burly, the air pressure adjustmants are very responsive as well as the rebound adjustments. Need I even mention the brushed aluminum appearance and hydroform tubing? Ride a Giant! Weaknesses: The weaknesses found in the stock bike set up are most prominently the Shimano BR-MM45 hydraulic brakes with 160mm rotors; they are weak in their braking power and a hassle to bleed and adjust. The stock grips provide no support and reduce blood flow significantly. The bike is initially a little heavy, weighing in at 29lbs 4oz. The largest components that make up this weight are the TruVativ ISIS crank and bottom bracket, the Bomber fork which is a whopping 5.02lbs(also in need of a fluid level adjustment as the lock out has failed after one season but I never lock out anyway, the dust caps and seals seem to be holding well though) and the wheelset(sometimes a heavier wheelset is worth the lifetime and stiffness you achieve with the Giant P29's) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Copper Harbor Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $750.00 Purchased At: Giant EP Similar Products Used: Tested: Specialized Camber 29 Elite, Specialized Stumpjumper 29 Elite, Giant Anthem X 29, Niner Jet 9 Bike Setup: 2010 Giant XTC 29 2 (Large). Upgrades from stock: Avid Elixir 5 braking system with 204mm front rotor and 185mm rear rotor (the larger rotors help a lot when stopping these huge wheels!), Shimano XT Dyna-Sys Drivetrain (weighs 1.5lbs less than the Shadow Deore drivetrain), ODI Xtreme LockOn grips. Soon to add: Stan's No Tubes Crest 29er Wheelset and Kenda Small Block 8 tires. Dream addition: Fox Talas 29.
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