1000km Custom Giant TCR Advanced First Ride Impressions
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2024
- Since building a custom Giant TCR Advanced I've managed to clock up 1000km so probably a good time to share my first ride impressions with you, and what I've loved and not loved.
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TCRs are absolutely gorgeous, simple and elegant. I’d choose a TCR over any other bike of its kind any day of the week.
I still want one. Trying to sell my emonda sl6 Frameset to get one of these.
i bought a 2021 TCR Advanced Pro 1 based on your review. Utterly amazed with the feel and performance of it even after coming off a 2014 Cervelo S2 with carbon wheels. Truly rides beautifully,
Just got a defy advanced pro 1 from older stock. Putting on gp5000s tr 30s.
Outstanding review! I just built a similar bike with Shimao 105, Zipp 303 Firecrest wheels, Specialized Power saddle, Pro One tires and a Hambini race bottom bracket. Mine weighs 7.8kg. It runs flawlessly. I have 2700km on it. I could not be happier...
If you don’t mind me asking, what did it cost vs buying a stock model?
Which model would have been closest in comparison?
I’ve also got the Firecrests on mine, which suit it really well and the Hambini race. After a bit more dialling in of the riding position, went for the other day and it just felt perfect. An awesome bike!
Is this "naughty" talking?
I'm 74 and don't want to get too "stimulated"........
I bought the 2021 TCR Advanced Pro 1 and couldn't be happier. Coming from a DA equipped Defy Adv SL ISP rim brake, which I thought was quick, the new TCR has been astonishing. Actually feels smoother than the Defy but, at least on Strava, is a significantly faster machine!
I have a 2018 TCR Adv 2Disc. Even after 3years of riding and well over 20,000km it still makes me excited and happy every single time i get on it. It still challenges me evefy day to become fitter, leaner, stronger and faster. It feels like its alive and just wants to go fast. The faster i go, the better it seems to handle too. Just an unbelievably fun machibe to tear about the countryside on. Climbs liks a Falcon 9 and descends like an asteroid. I prefer the look of her curvier tube shapes to the new TCR designs too.
I'm so glad you mentioned that weight isn't "the be all and end all"...👍
I bought a TCR advanced last month with the blue dragonfly colour. Love it better than my previous Trek then Colnago. Your videos are well done too 😊
Good choice!
That bike has changed my view on TCRs....beautiful!
The TCR is the bike for the rational riders, no marketing BS in which many people believe.
So true. In fact, when I showed up with my new TCR, most casual riding pals (who aren't especially well-informed about new models) didn't think much of it. "Now, new bikes have aero one-piece cockpit with hidden cables." some of them said. But after a few rides, they expressed with surrpise "Wow, you're much faster. What model is that bike again?". In my mind, I would reply: "It's 2021's bike of the year, mate."
Beautiful bike and enviable choice of components without going overboard on price. Appreciate the honest weights, though, as you say, it really is no big deal if the bike rides well.
Congratulations on a great build! The most important thing is YOU live riding it!
Yes I would run a lighter mechanical group set ( Ultegra or SRAM Red 22) the latter which would knock over a kilo off that build. Either way, I’d gladly ride it as is!👌
Great bike, love my TCR.
I bought a TCR partly because of your review!
Same here. Couldn't be happier.
One of the best bikes on the market. I love the Giant TCR Advanced Pro. The carbon hookless 42mm wheels are excellent!
The TCR I believe has been at the pointe end of frame tech for years. After all Taiwan and Giant are the largest bike Corp, producers and have the money to prove it.
I see many new exotic bikes and see old TCR tech on them being touted as new.
I believe that the TCR Cav used at high road was arguably one of the first aero bikes because of the big square down tube and the integrated bladed seat mast as well as the thin triangle shaped seat stays. I’m obviously a big fan and have had 3 iterations of TCRs. Looking forward to my 4th upgrading to Disc.
That bike is 😘😘😘 enjoy your rides, and as always be safe on the roads 🚴♂️
I have ridden over 15,000 km on this TSR and I can say with confidence that I absolutely agree with the opinion of the author, I love this bike!
i bought a TCR advanced pro 2 after your review last year. Over 3500 km done now and I love it even more !
I am vintage Cyclist And you’re reviews have converted me . I had A few Giant bike last century. But set in my ways. Gave cabon a large miss. But I have been reborn .
I’ve got a lot of time for Giant. I picked up a Propel in March and then a Revolt just the other week. Obviously very different rides, both out the smile on my face 😎
Very nice build, no nonsense bike to rack up the miles on whils others pontificate over ounces lost!
My custom giant TCR size m/L build has etap 11 disc, carbon one piece bar stem , industry 9 65mm carbon tubeless wheels 7.4 KG with pedals ,cages and mount The ride is amazing
Your previous reviews has driven me to order one... This review comes at the best time! I ordered a size medium TCR SL disc frame (lucky I found it); I can't wait to build my new bike. Thanks for you review!
I'm glad you're enjoying your bike. Safe roads, sir 😀✌
Awesome review beautiful looking bike really like Giant 🤙🙏
Thanks for great video Dave. Based on your review I purchased the Advanced Pro Disc 1 2 weeks ago. Loving it so far. Amazing ride quality & fast. I’ve owned some nice bikes but this one tops them.
I'm surprised the owner let you ride it! LOLOLOLOL I love that bike! You're so lucky.
What a lovely bike, I would be delighted to have such a bike. All comes together in this bike, top- and and kind of reasonable, as the custom parts are at the reasonable side of the price tags. Great video, as always. Keep up the riding and reviewing,! Best regards
a great review which once again confirms my decision to go for the 2022 TCR Advanced Pro 0. thank you for the great videos.
as noted in a previous video this was on my shortlist for my broken bmc teammachine...in the end got the Specialized Aethos instead with rival groupset - love the disc brakes an electronic shifts even after only 200km. Went for what was available and at 53 y.o i'm also looking for a more compliant ride without seeking out marginal gains...still feels fast and smooth. the paint on that tcr is great though...
Your review definitely has been a factor in my decision to get one (when they become available) 🤣😪
Lovely bike David.
You're a brave man putting it on the internet for everyone to give you their opinion - not sure I would!
😎
Got the same frame with red axis scope wheels fantastic bike 👍
Once again this video has shifted me to the TCR. I had begun to think other options.
Sounds like it rides beautifully. I don't know why, but I've always had some sort of bias against Giants. Never ridden one and I know rationally there is no reason for me to feel that way. All the British (I'm in the US) cycling channels I follow, though, seem to love them. Will need to try one.
I know what you mean. Even the name doesn't really sound exciting, sophisticated or what not. It has less "cachet" as a brand. It's a conservative brand -- the Honda or Toyota of bikes. And they don't do much marketing or sponsorship, compared to other brands. But after extensive research, I listened to reason and ordered a TCR 2021 last year. Received the bike last spring and I couldn't be happier with the purchase.
lol the magical changing water bottle.
Love this pain job though.
Awesome review as always. Straight to the point with real and practical points. Really love the paint job! Keep it up! Cheers!
Maybe I'm biased because I own a 2019 Defy Advanced Pro 0, but I struggle to understand why someone looking for a race bike would look beyond the TCR. Top notch quality, excellent ride, easy to work on and solid value.
I bought TCR advance 2 disc 2022. Is really amazing bike.
Nice one David, currently doing a custom build with this exact frame, Sram Force AXS, Roval Alpinist. Cant wait, your video is a right tease, thank you for your thoughts.
I like seeing the cables. I hand built a giant tcr 2012 frame in original box had to get helix fork though. Shimano 105 11speed with giant seat post, stem. FSA 38mm aluminum drop handle bars, selle Italia flite and look keo pedals. Topped off with vision team comp 35mm wheels. Love your build beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
I love this bike and your thoughts behind it.
Thanks for sharing, really enjoyed watching this VDO.
Agree with you... Aero is more important when riding... Though my rim brakes TCR Advanced (non-Pro), size S, Ultegra mechanical, Giant P-SLR wheels, Giant Elite Pedals, alloy mount with Cycplus bike computer, Cadex Boost saddle, Elite bottle cage, only weighs 7.7kg. 😁
Great review David. Keep up the good work.
Nice bike!
I just ordered a TCR advanced with a custombuild DT Swiss wielset. I can 't wait....
My dream bike.. Someday I would love to get this bike 😍
Gl with the bike. It looks great and looked v smooth when you rode it . I have been on a giant defy for the last 9 years and hooe to buy a new bike next year. I'm thinking strongly towards a tcr
Looks a gorgeous bike David blinder of a colour great video again.
Beautiful bike Dave! but that groupset is HEAVY, 3.2kg vs 2.3kg for Ultegra mech, no wonder you can't break 8kg. Sorry, but I have to disagree on the weight issue, specially when the new TCR Pro 1 is ~7.6kg out of the box and comes with a dual sided power meter. (Also the SLR1 wheels are lighter than the ENVEs and I'm pretty sure are technically better wheels.) Weight is a very important factor in road bikes and when you're spending that kind of money on a new bike, you want to be as light as possible.
Ultegra R8020 actually weighs in at about 2.9 kg, rather than the R8000, which as you said weighs 2.3 kg, however you might want to compare the disc version of both ultegra and rival. There, the weight difference is about 300-400 grams, still being the rival more expensive. So as you said, being weight such an important factor, the mechanical ultegra version is an option to take into account.
I love the bike David. You can always get Dura Ace group set and make it lighter if you want.
my dream combination!
giant carbon frame
rival etap axs
enve foundation wheel
nice!
I bought what I think was the last ever ML sized frame in the UK a few has ago. Nowhere else I Cyclestore had one so was chuffed to get one. Sadly it had a fault in the carbon on the main downtube where it had a dimple in the paintwork/frame. £1300 for a lush frame but it had to go back, so got the BOTY version instead - which is great. 5000 miles in it’s been great with my big old arse on it (100-125kg).
Get the skinwalls on it (Schwalbe tt)- transforms the look of it to something even more lovely. They're also really fast. :-) Love mine, it's a tremendous bike - 7.3kg fully loaded.
do u mind sharing you build and size to get to 7.3kg currently building one myself
@@danc1829 - sure.
Advanced Frameset like Dave's (size M);
Groupset Red 11sp disc (with Quarq 50-36 PM), Cassette Red 11-28 ; KMC chain
Hunt 44 Aerodynamicist wheels;
Schwalbe TT 25mm TLE (set up tubeless); Wahoo Speedplays (stainless);
Giant Contact 120mm stem (slammed!);
Easton EC90 40mm bars;
Lizard skin tape ;
Arundel Mandible cages;
SLR team saddle.
Think that's it! Absolutely nothing weight weenie.
I think the main savings are the tyres which are v light and I don't use much sealant, and the cassette which is ridiculously light. Everything else stock standard.
I swapped over grouppo and bits from other bikes and ended up with a superb bike for not a massive amount of cash.
Hope that helps.
@@philallan6685 that's great thank you very much 👍😃
Lovely bike!
Perfect bike!
Nice chameleon paint finish! At the price point 8.5 kg not too bad.Main thing is it rides well and you are enjoying it.
Just ordered my TCR ADVANCED SL DISC frame set. It will be build with Sram Force AXS. Not sure ye if I’ll go with the ZIPP 303 FC or the Hyper D45 wheels. I had to watch this video again bc of excitement😁
Beautiful bike
Tcr is my favourite bike. I have old alloy tcr and now waiting for upgrade to carbon
While pinarello is owned by Louis Vuitton, Giant makes great bikes that are sensibly priced. The TCR is a powerhouse, and I love my Propel.
Love this bike. The colour of the frameset would perfectly match my Oakley Prizm Jade lens'! I've got the TCR Advanced Pro 1 Disc 2021 - such a joy to ride. Remarkably just $6k in Australia, quite surprised how much cheaper it is over here compared to the UK!
Love it, superb review David 👍👍
Great video! I watched your other TCR videos with the black ultegra model. I was able to pick up the blue one with di2 earlier this year. I agree, it is a race bike, but also feels relaxed and smooth, which is nice. You can sit up a bit more and have a nicer recovery ride. Yours looks great with the enve foundations, and the wireless etap. I am a fan of external cables, it makes it look simpler and no-nonsense. Great review!
Amazing content! Luv it!
David, getting my 2021 TCR Advanced disc in 2 weeks looking forward to the ride and will accompany my 2020 Revolt Advanced 0 two great machines where performance meets price.
I don't mind the internal cables if the bike can use a conventional stem. A few do it but in saying that my current bike has cables showing and I don't mind. Had giant bikes in the past and can't fault them.
Now here's someone who gets it. I hate bikes that run full internal routing and limit/eliminate cockpit choice.
I have the TCR Advanced 1 disc 2021 and I have to say it's not how I imagined it to be...
The whole wheelset was built together in a wrong way I ride with it only 20km and nearly had a 50kph crash!!! Luckily my friend recognized the Wheels coming apart.
Giant did not aswer or replaced anything, had to buy a new wheelset by my own.
Look at your wheels and make sure they are build in a good way!!!
There's literally thousands and thousands of 2021 TCR delivered to customers since last year. I have been visiting forums and comment sections and I don't remember anyone reporting this before. So yours was an outlier, unlikely to be widespread issue.
What do you mean by "wrong way"?
@@Dee-Ell the spokes where not built together right why the wheel lost it's stability
@@lens.street8113 A one-of manufacturing/assembly defect I suppose. Good that you didn't get hurt.
i love it great video as usual!
wow 1000km in a month! that is pretty awesome!
Really beautiful bike, I ride a Giant Defy.
Hi dave great review on a lovely looking bike,that colourway 🥰 theirs summit rewarding about building your own bike like I did with my giant xtc sl 2012 lol. Only just got in 2 road bikes but it's always gunna b giant 4 me,keep up the good work chap
I want a TCR again. 😎
It's all about how it "feels" for you AND you feel on it......
Enjoy, there's always a new "mount" on the market...
indulge!
Great build David - that fram builds into a really nioce looking bike. I finished my build using the same frame and 1x Eagle mullet build - its working really well for me.
Looks great mate, I liked the review - could you share the total cost of the build.
Hi, where did you buy that painted frame?
Stunning build 👌
David, recently purchased a TCR pro, was curious what zip stem you’re running on yours? Thank you.
That’s a really nice bike, love the look off it, fantastic paint job also, I have been watching your videos lately, very impressed and great detail. I’m going to buy a new bike for about£3000, not sure what to get, I have a specialised -R-sport at present, would love a Tarmac , but very impressed with the giant TCR , would like to hear what you recommend, Steve Hutchinson
good luck getting a reply..he doesn't do them
External cable is a purchasing factor to me, in the coming years selling a bike with external would be challenge in a rather look driven market
absolutely same for me, what did you buy?
Amazing build!
Hi David I recently stumbled upon your channel and you’ve quickly become one of my favorites!
Can you elaborate some on your thinking of going 1x setup? I was under the impression for anyone riding mostly road 2x was preferred. Great review as always!
8.5kg is the same weight as my 2016 Giant Defy Advanced 2 with Mason x Hunt wheels and partial 105 groupset that I bought for £750 3 years ago. It’s funny how bikes are getting heavier and more relaxed and also great as it makes the sport much more accessible and less intimidating for noobs
great video!
And now its time for cycling shorts! :)
I love the way the bike looks David and wondered how much extra weight penalty is there over Ultegra mechanical to the Sram groupset you're running?? I've got Ultegra and would love wireless, but not at the cost of a lot more weight? Love the in depth reviews so keep them coming and safe riding.
Great review David! As a size reference, what’s your height and inseam? May have to grab this one online. Cheers mate!
Very nice.
GIANT TCR 🌞 # 1 🇵🇱🚲
My frameset arrives today yeeeee-haaaah ! . trying to decide if I can wait for di2 12 speed or not 😩
After your review of the 2021 TCR Advanced Pro 1 I rushed out an bought one! I've done over 4000km on it so far. I really love the bike. In your opinion, is the Canyon Aeroad a significantly harsher ride? I'm thinking of an upgrade to the DI2 Version with no cables.
Thanks for the video, David! Two questions: 1) I know you liked the BMC SLR very much, but you obviously went for this one. Did it have to do with paint job or BMC perhaps being a bit pricier? 2) I’ve seen this bike in some of your videos with the Zipp wheelset (303S?). Did you like the Zipp better? If so, why? Thanks mate!
Bottle is the only thing i don't like about it. Killer bike!
I have tcr adv pro, yes its great bike! my only complain is powerpro not working. trying to sort it out with giant.
Great channel. Thanks for the reviews and views. When are you going to review the wheels? I'm looking to decide between the ENVE foundation 45's and the Zipp 303 firecrests (I realise they have a slightly different focus - the ENVEs are supposedly better 'all arounds', and the 303FC's are more gravel and climbing focused). This is for a road/endurance/'maybe a bit of gravel' on a possible Reilly Spectre build. Thoughts very much appreciated.
Brilliant!
Great review
Forgive me for perhaps missing it but it’d be really useful to get the cost of this build. Many thanks.
The colour of your bike is beautiful, but in Korea Giant don’t sell framesets only and most bikes here are black or grey, dull and boring! The 2022 bikes are even more dull imo. The usual black, grey and a weird horrible copper colour! The likes of Specialized and Trek have much nicer colours for sure! Giant still need to learn that paint is very important! I like the cabling now, but don’t like the weight!
Why so many black bikes? I agree.
@@TD05SSLegacy In my area, black bikes with rider dressed in all-black outfit. Boooooring.
I like that it's not the top of line everything.