rbloem

Hey guys this is my 2010 Giant Rapid 1 flat bar road bike. Awesome bike that I totally recommend to anyone looking for a light fast road bike. I take this bike on long treks all over the place. Paid $1150. CDN. Well worth it. I changed the pedals and the bar ends but other than that it is stock.



Frame & Fork
Frame Construction TIG-welded
Frame Tubing Material ALUXX aluminum
Fork Brand & Model Giant Advanced composite
Fork Material Carbon fiber/aluminum steerer
Rear Shock Not applicable

Components

Component Group Unspecified
Brakeset Shimano Dual Pivot, Long Reach brakes, Tektro alloy levers
Shift Levers Shimano R440
Front Derailleur Shimano R440, clamp-on
Rear Derailleur Shimano 105
Crankset Shimano R600, 34/50 teeth
Pedals Shimano 505
Bottom Bracket Shimano External
BB Shell Width Unspecified
Rear Cogs 9-speed, 12 - 25 teeth
Chain Shimano HG-73
Seatpost Giant Connect SL, 30.9mm diameter
Saddle Selle Royal Seta M
Handlebar Giant Connnect flat 31.8
Handlebar Extensions Aluminum bar-ends
Handlebar Stem Giant Connect SL
Headset 1 1/8"- 1 1/4" Tapered Threadless
Wheels
Hubs Formula sealed
Rims Mavic CXP 22, 24-hole/28-hole
Tires 700 x 25c Kenda Kriterium
Spoke Brand Sapim Race stainless steel, 14/15ga. (2.0/1.8mm) butted

jbchybridrider 

That's a nicely spec'd out and setup bike, I understand your enthusiasm for it. Thanks for showing.

Burton

Nice machine! Those Shimano long reach brakes are unusual (and hellishly expensive if bought separately) and indicate you can fit larger tires in there! I'm jealous! 25c is the most I can fit on my road bikes and I'd like 28's.

SlimRider

The 2010 Rapid 1 is one of the most beautiful bikes to behold...

You're so lucky!

rbloem

Thanks for the response. I'm happy with it. Now I'm wondering if I should go Ergo grips???

SlimRider

Do whatcha want!

With that bike, the world is your oyster...

Burton

Ergon GP5's !!! :thunb:

pierce

I'm quite happy with the GP3's, I didn't WANT the big staghorns of the GP5's. I have fairly large hands (a glove maker measured them once and told me I had XL hands but my fingers were "L" long per his sizing standards... sadly, his wonderful handmade motorcycle gloves were meant for long fingers not short).

note the ergon grips, any given version like GP-3, there's 3-4 variants, they come in 'small' or 'large' (grip outside diameter) and 'short' or 'normal' (short are for twist-shift systems). so mine are the large-normal version of the GP-3.

johnread

Very, very nice! Looks fast, too!

bikejrff

Your bike is SO cool.

R1lee

i did. I went with the Ergo GS2 in White then bought the GS2 Carbon and removed the carbon bars to put to on the White GS2. Unfortunately Ergo doesn't sell the GS2 Carbon in White.

Here's a picture of it on my Rapid Composite.

load97

Nice looking bike.

cs1

Isn't that why 650B exists. So we can fit huge fat tires on vintage race bikes?

pierce

fwiw, I think I could fit a 32 on my vintage 1975 reynolds 531 road bike. certainly, a 28 fits fine. with the sidepull vintage campy brakes, you darn near have to let the air out of your tire to get a fat tire past them, even when you flip the release lever

getyourcrayon

Good on you.

I have the lower end 2011 ladybike version (Dash 3), and I love it so much. It's a neat looking bike, and nice n zippy (but practical too for everyday transportation). I can attest that this line of bikes is superb. My father likes it too.

Burton

I would guess that's a personal choice. Personally, rather than put out for a new set of wheels and long reach brakes and still have to deal with a very limited tire and tube selection- I'd just leave things alone and use the same money for a new hybrid that would have none of those issues.