With effortless efficiency and quiet compliance, this lightweight endurance road machine helps you ride stronger and longer. The composite frame and purpose-built components smooth out rough roads and minimize fatigue.
Key Performance Factors
Functional simplicity
Free of cumbersome gimmickry, the frameset is one of the lightest in its category. With a perfect balance of high-performance reactivity and all-day comfort, it offers a “less is more” experience for modern endurance road riding.
Engineered compliance
Advanced-grade composite frame and fork are specifically engineered for endurance road riding, delivering a smooth and efficient ride quality that minimizes fatigue on long rides. The new D-Fuse components work together to further absorb road shocks and vibrations.
Total control
New Contact D-Fuse handlebar features ergonomic shaping and an 8-degree flare for comfort and control on all-day rides. Wide, alloy rims are optimized for high-volume tubeless tires (up to 38mm), providing predictable handling and stability from asphalt to cobbles.
Lightweight Carbon Endurance Road Bike
With an all-new composite chassis that combines efficiency with compliance, this endurance road machine will have you logging more miles at a greater average speed. The combination of a D-Fuse seatpost and handlebar, both featuring D-shaped tubing to better absorb shocks and vibrations, helps you stay smooth no matter how rough the road. The new Contact AeroLight stem has cleanly integrated cable routing. And the frameset offers clearance for high-volume tires up to 38mm.
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.
D-Fuse Technology
The D-Fuse seatpost and handlebar were designed to function as a system, absorbing road shocks and vibrations so you can ride farther, faster.
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.
OverDrive Aero
Found inside the head tube of the Defy, Propel and TCR ranges, the D-shaped fork steerer tube and corresponding spacers provide an extremely aerodynamic, easier to service system of internally routed brake and derailleur cables.
Sizing
Sizing to be used as a reference only and based on rider's height. Please check with us to determine the correct size.
- XS: 157cm - 169cm
- S: 165cm - 175cm
- M: 171cm - 181cm
- ML: 177cm - 187cm
- L: 183cm - 193cm
- XL: 189cm - 199cm
Specs
| Sizes | XS, S, M, M/L, L, XL |
| Colours | Bay Leaf |
| Frame | Advanced-grade composite, disc |
| Fork | Advanced-grade composite, full-composite steerer, disc |
| Shock | N/A |
| Handlebar | Giant Contact SL D-Fuse XS:40cm, S:40cm, M:42cm, M/L:42cm, L:44cm, XL:44cm |
| Grips | Stratus Lite 3.0 |
| Stem | Giant Contact Aero Light XS:80mm, S:90mm, M:100mm, M/L:100mm, L:110mm, XL:110mm |
| Seatpost | Giant D-Fuse, composite, 14mm offset |
| Saddle | Giant Approach |
| Pedals | N/A |
| Shifters | Shimano 105 |
| Front Derailleur | Shimano 105 |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano 105 |
| Brakes | Shimano 105 hydraulic, Giant MPH rotors [F]160mm, [R]160mm |
| Brake Levers | Shimano 105 |
| Cassette | Shimano 105, 11x36 |
| Chain | KMC X12L-1 |
| Crankset | Shimano FC-RS520, 34/50 XS:170mm, S:170mm, M:172.5mm, M/L:172.5mm, L:175mm, XL:175mm |
| Bottom Bracket | Shimano, press fit |
| Rims | Giant P-R2 Disc wheelset, alloy |
| Hubs | Giant alloy, 12mm thru-axle |
| Spokes | Sapim stainless |
| Tires | Giant Gavia Fondo 1, tubeless, 700x32c (33.5mm), folding |
| Extras | fender mount, water bottle cages, tubeless prepared, 38mm max tire size |
| Weight |
The most accurate way to determine any bike’s weight is to have your local dealer weigh it for you. Many brands strive to list the lowest possible weight, but in reality weight can vary based on size, finish, hardware and accessories. All our bikes are designed for best-in-class weight and ride quality. |
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