Originally Posted by davei1980

+1

economies of scale.

i am not a huge giant fan and a lot of people aren't but a lot of people associate smaller producers with better products. This isn't necessarily the case. If you can get what you need on a shimano-equipped giant for not a lot of $ then there's no shame in that! They're really great bikes! Don't listen to your buddies riding euro brands rocking campagnolo components, they're not better, just smaller and different.