Giant TCR Advanced 2 Pro Compact 700c - Cold Iron - 2023

Winning race bikes have just the right balance of light weight, stiffness and smooth compliance on the road. Tcr advanced delivers on all three and adds updated aero performance.

With a composite frameset that shaves every gram possible without sacrificing its pedal-stomping stiffness, the TCR Advanced is built for all-rounder road performance. Engineered with aero shaped frame tubing and added clearance for larger diameter tires up to 32mm, it helps you climb faster, hammer the flats more efficiently, and corner on rails. The OverDrive steerer system and MegaDrive downtube are engineered for precise handling, and the Variant seatpost delivers an ideal blend of efficiency and compliance.

FEATURES:

• Class-leading efficiency: Lightweight composite materials and tubing shapes result is a lively ride quality, explosive acceleration and improved climbing efficiency with greater torsional frame stiffness than key competitor bikes.
• Advanced aerodynamics: This is where the TCR’s most quantifiable gains can be found compared to previous generation models. Every tube shape was analyzed, engineered and tested to create an overall structure with significantly lower drag at a wider range of yaw angles.
• Total control: A composite fork delivers torsional stiffness for sharp handling and steering precision. And a Giant WheelSystem with tubeless technology allows you to run lower tire pressures for increased grip and a reduced risk of punctures.

Techs & Features:

• Advanced Composite Technology: Giant’s High Performance Grade raw carbon material is used to produce this custom frame material in our own composite factory with a high stiffness-to-weight ratio. The front triangle of these framesets is assembled and molded as one continuous piece in a proprietary manufacturing process called Modified Monocoque Construction.
  
• OverDrive: Giant’s original oversized fork steerer tube technology. Designed to provide precise front-end steering performance, the system’s oversized headset bearings (1 1/4” lower and 1 1/8” upper for road, 1 1/2” lower and 1 1/8” upper for mountain) and tapered steerer tube work in conjunction to provide optimal steering stiffness.
  
• Compact Road Design: Introduced by Giant with the professional Team ONCE in the 1990s, Compact Road revolutionized the look and feel of high-performance road bikes forever. A downward sloping toptube (from the headtube to the seattube) creates smaller front and rear triangles for a lighter, stiffer bike. It also makes it easier for riders of all sizes to have a perfect fit.
  
• Tubeless System: Fewer flat tires. Greater traction. Less rolling resistance and a smoother, faster ride. Giant’s Tubeless System makes it easier than ever to experience all these benefits.
  
• MegaDrive: A massive rectangular downtube and oversized toptube work in unison to provide superior front end lateral and torsional steering precision. The precisely engineered, rectangular shaped downtube yields unprecedented steering and pedaling stiffness.
  
• PowerCore: A massively oversized bottom-bracket/chainstay area features a fully integrated, 86-millimeter wide bottom-bracket design (92-millimeter wide for off-road bikes). Asymmetric chainstays provide additional stiffness on the driveside and stability on the non-driveside.
  
• RideSense Ready: This frame comes prepared to accept the Giant RideSense sensor and accompanying hardware.
  
• Variant Seatpost: This proprietary seatpost design offers an optimized balance of light weight, superior ride quality and simple adjustment to enhance the total race performance of the TCR road range.

Specifications:

• Frame Advanced-Grade Composite
• Fork Advanced-Grade Composite, full-composite OverDrive steerer
• Rims Giant P-R2 wheelset
• Hubs Giant P-R2 wheelset, 12mm thru-axle
• Spokes Giant P-R2 wheelset
• Tires Giant AC 1, tubeless, 700x25c (28mm), folding
• Bottom Bracket Shimano, press fit
• Crankset Shimano 105, 36/52
• Shifters Shimano 105
• Front Derailleur Shimano 105
• Rear Derailleur Shimano 105
• Cassette/Freewheel Shimano 105, 11-speed, 11x30
• Chain KMC X11EL-1
• Brakes Shimano 105
• Brake Levers Shimano 105
• Handlebars Giant Contact
• Tape/Grips Stratus Lite 2.0
• Stem Giant Contact
• Seatpost Giant Variant, composite, -5/+15mm offset
• Saddle Giant Approach
• Accessories & Extras tubeless prepared, 28mm max tire size