The seat tube bottle position is super-low to allow maximum seat drop.Įquipment: Some quality finishing kit, but fork and brakes blunt trail potential Other practical touches include twin bottle cage bosses, cables and hose tucked neatly under the top tube and rack mounts on the small 3D dropouts and stay tops. Very deep rectangular to square chainstays snake subtly for ankle clearance, while the slim seatstays have a broad stance at the top to give decent if not gaping tyre clearance. Rectangular hydroformed top and down tubes expand behind the head tube for locked down front-end tracking. The clever detailing starts with the tall, slightly scooped head tube getting a classy inset logo.
Giant’s Talon range has been bred for the UK market and the frame is an absolute peach that puts many more costly chassis options to shame.
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Slap on a bigger front brake rotor and you’ll suddenly have a top-class trail weapon on your hands.įrame: Outstanding chassis means top ride quality and upgrade potential Though fitted with a 100mm-travel Dart, the geometry will easily accommodate a 120mm fork or even a longer adjustable travel unit. Its combination of outstandingly accurate tracking and power placement yet surprisingly compliant and comfortable rear would shame a lot of frames that cost nearly as much as this complete bike. The good news is that if you upgrade the fork you’ll immediately be able to appreciate the frame. The inferior fork performance is noticeable because the ride position and handling is so sorted, which makes the Talon a bike you naturally want to push hard in challenging terrain.