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01-16-19, 07:57 PM
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It's pretty sad when you spend more on accessories than you do on the bike. At least they coordinate all their crap to match.
01-17-19, 08:35 AM
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I refuse to believe this a bike someone purpose built for riding, because it screams “let’s see how many accessories we can add” sponsored project. Nothing about the setup makes any practical sense, and the amount of batteries for all those accessory lights will weigh a ton. If this were actually someone’s bike, it would be a radio and speaker set short of the king of jackass bikes. But I don’t believe anyone actually rides this.
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01-17-19, 08:41 AM
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All I can think of when I see that stack of computers is "a man with two watches never knows what time it is."
01-17-19, 10:05 AM
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I refuse to believe this a bike someone purpose built for riding, because it screams “let’s see how many accessories we can add” sponsored project. Nothing about the setup makes any practical sense, and the amount of batteries for all those accessory lights will weigh a ton. If this were actually someone’s bike, it would be a radio and speaker set short of the king of jackass bikes. But I don’t believe anyone actually rides this.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Giant-Herren...UAAOSwgJ1bVMtX
01-17-19, 10:44 AM
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IDK either but hey it's on ebay
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Giant-Herren...UAAOSwgJ1bVMtX
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Giant-Herren...UAAOSwgJ1bVMtX
01-21-19, 02:39 PM
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It should be able to ride itself
01-22-19, 11:48 AM
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01-22-19, 02:13 PM
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It's easy to be negative. I think it is cool.
Note that I didn't say I would own it or that I would like to ride it across Mongolia.
It makes more sense than building a trekking bike using an overpriced, botique bike with an cleverly unpronounceable name.
That thing is actually exactly what you want when out in the middle of nowhere. Parts are readily available at almost any LBS. If the frame breaks on the way to Mt. Kilamanjaro then replace it with some other crappy aluminum frame available locally and be on your way.
Perhaps a $3000 frame only Chumba Terlingua? Throw in a Lauf Grit fork for who knows how much more money. No worries if your Enve's break - Amazon prime can overnight carbon wheels to Uzbekistan.
That Giant is the F150 of Trekking bikes. Beat the crap out of it, throw it in the garbage when done and beat the crap out of the next frame.
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Note that I didn't say I would own it or that I would like to ride it across Mongolia.
That thing is actually exactly what you want when out in the middle of nowhere. Parts are readily available at almost any LBS. If the frame breaks on the way to Mt. Kilamanjaro then replace it with some other crappy aluminum frame available locally and be on your way.
Perhaps a $3000 frame only Chumba Terlingua? Throw in a Lauf Grit fork for who knows how much more money. No worries if your Enve's break - Amazon prime can overnight carbon wheels to Uzbekistan.
That Giant is the F150 of Trekking bikes. Beat the crap out of it, throw it in the garbage when done and beat the crap out of the next frame.
-Tim-
01-22-19, 04:36 PM
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it's easy to be negative. I think it is cool.
Note that i didn't say i would own it or that i would like to ride it across mongolia.
It makes more sense than building a trekking bike using an overpriced, botique bike with an cleverly unpronounceable name.
That thing is actually exactly what you want when out in the middle of nowhere. Parts are readily available at almost any lbs. If the frame breaks on the way to mt. Kilamanjaro then replace it with some other crappy aluminum frame available locally and be on your way.
Perhaps a $3000 frame only chumba terlingua? Throw in a lauf grit fork for who knows how much more money. No worries if your enve's break - amazon prime can overnight carbon wheels to uzbekistan.
That giant is the f150 of trekking bikes. Beat the crap out of it, throw it in the garbage when done and beat the crap out of the next frame.
-tim-
Note that i didn't say i would own it or that i would like to ride it across mongolia.
It makes more sense than building a trekking bike using an overpriced, botique bike with an cleverly unpronounceable name.
That thing is actually exactly what you want when out in the middle of nowhere. Parts are readily available at almost any lbs. If the frame breaks on the way to mt. Kilamanjaro then replace it with some other crappy aluminum frame available locally and be on your way.
Perhaps a $3000 frame only chumba terlingua? Throw in a lauf grit fork for who knows how much more money. No worries if your enve's break - amazon prime can overnight carbon wheels to uzbekistan.
That giant is the f150 of trekking bikes. Beat the crap out of it, throw it in the garbage when done and beat the crap out of the next frame.
-tim-
01-22-19, 09:05 PM
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It's easy to be negative. I think it is cool.
Note that I didn't say I would own it or that I would like to ride it across Mongolia.
It makes more sense than building a trekking bike using an overpriced, botique bike with an cleverly unpronounceable name.
That thing is actually exactly what you want when out in the middle of nowhere. Parts are readily available at almost any LBS. If the frame breaks on the way to Mt. Kilamanjaro then replace it with some other crappy aluminum frame available locally and be on your way.
Perhaps a $3000 frame only Chumba Terlingua? Throw in a Lauf Grit fork for who knows how much more money. No worries if your Enve's break - Amazon prime can overnight carbon wheels to Uzbekistan.
That Giant is the F150 of Trekking bikes. Beat the crap out of it, throw it in the garbage when done and beat the crap out of the next frame.
-Tim-
Note that I didn't say I would own it or that I would like to ride it across Mongolia.
It makes more sense than building a trekking bike using an overpriced, botique bike with an cleverly unpronounceable name.
That thing is actually exactly what you want when out in the middle of nowhere. Parts are readily available at almost any LBS. If the frame breaks on the way to Mt. Kilamanjaro then replace it with some other crappy aluminum frame available locally and be on your way.
Perhaps a $3000 frame only Chumba Terlingua? Throw in a Lauf Grit fork for who knows how much more money. No worries if your Enve's break - Amazon prime can overnight carbon wheels to Uzbekistan.
That Giant is the F150 of Trekking bikes. Beat the crap out of it, throw it in the garbage when done and beat the crap out of the next frame.
-Tim-
Sure carbon and fancy stuff like that isn't maybe as reliable but I am talking less about that. Give me a bike spec'd with Deore or 105 the quality workhorse gruppos something that is reasonably priced but reliable. Give me a decent chromoly steel frame and remove suspension that can easily go bad (especially the cheaper stuff) and give me space for some wider wheels and boom, you have the makings of a good touring bike like an F-150. Steel I can repair in Uzbekistan possibly, aluminum or ti or carbon, probably not.
Having seen a lot of similar Giants even ones of slightly higher quality, I can say I wouldn't want a Giant with me on an adventure. I certainly wouldn't want to spend way more than the bike is worth in accessories. They have a long way to go before they have a bike that I wouldn't want underneath me in Mt. Kil. or really anywhere. There are tons of non-boutique bikes that I would consider reasonable for touring, Fuji Touring, Jamis Aurora, Surly LHT, Older Trek 520s (pre aluminum fork), Dawes Galaxy Cromo, Novara Randonee(though they are Co-Op now not sure if they make the same model) and others I haven't mentioned. Plus there are tons of old steel MTBs that would make good touring bike candidates or some nice cheap frames like the New Albion Privateer (which I built into a hybrid that could be toured on quite easily)
01-23-19, 10:23 AM
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I still don't think the bike is jackass. I think it is pretty cool. Whomever built it might have chosen a better platform but the level of attention to detail blows my mind. I say this a detail oriented, anally retentive analytical spreadsheet guy. All the redundancy makes me happy.
I do wonder how anyone would see over that GPS sticking up. Like the people who have GPS in the winshield of their cars blocking their vision and shining into their eyes at night or a giant mass of stuff hanging from the rear view mirror. Aren't they concerned about seeing traffic in front of them?
-Tim-
01-23-19, 09:00 PM
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This is a valid point. Something to consider.
I still don't think the bike is jackass. I think it is pretty cool. Whomever built it might have chosen a better platform but the level of attention to detail blows my mind. I say this a detail oriented, anally retentive analytical spreadsheet guy. All the redundancy makes me happy.
I do wonder how anyone would see over that GPS sticking up. Like the people who have GPS in the winshield of their cars blocking their vision and shining into their eyes at night or a giant mass of stuff hanging from the rear view mirror. Aren't they concerned about seeing traffic in front of them?
-Tim-
I still don't think the bike is jackass. I think it is pretty cool. Whomever built it might have chosen a better platform but the level of attention to detail blows my mind. I say this a detail oriented, anally retentive analytical spreadsheet guy. All the redundancy makes me happy.
I do wonder how anyone would see over that GPS sticking up. Like the people who have GPS in the winshield of their cars blocking their vision and shining into their eyes at night or a giant mass of stuff hanging from the rear view mirror. Aren't they concerned about seeing traffic in front of them?
-Tim-
01-24-19, 12:35 PM
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I'm with you, Vegan.
For world travel, a decent steel frame is where it's at. Not a boutique bike, but not a dept. store bike either. I like the Surly LHT and the Salsa Marrakesh. I would add a few sensible accessories, but never the overdone collection of clutter pictured above, which seems to be just an exercise in gross excess. About 1/3 of the stuff that guy has is all you need. The rest only detracts from the experience.
I bet I could put together something for about the same money with a higher quality frame, and it would be capable of crossing Mongolia... and bonus: it would never appear in the JA thread.
For world travel, a decent steel frame is where it's at. Not a boutique bike, but not a dept. store bike either. I like the Surly LHT and the Salsa Marrakesh. I would add a few sensible accessories, but never the overdone collection of clutter pictured above, which seems to be just an exercise in gross excess. About 1/3 of the stuff that guy has is all you need. The rest only detracts from the experience.
I bet I could put together something for about the same money with a higher quality frame, and it would be capable of crossing Mongolia... and bonus: it would never appear in the JA thread.
01-24-19, 02:00 PM
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I do wonder how anyone would see over that GPS sticking up. Like the people who have GPS in the winshield of their cars blocking their vision and shining into their eyes at night or a giant mass of stuff hanging from the rear view mirror. Aren't they concerned about seeing traffic in front of them?
01-24-19, 08:29 PM
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...is it that thing in front of the seat stays, opposite the rear brake? What is that thing?
The red things on the back are clearly Shark Repellent Bat Spray.
...so. many. things.
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01-25-19, 12:05 AM
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Yep. It is mounted to the stays and a curved bolt locks through the wheel. Works not bad in conjunction with a cable as well as otherwise one can lift the bike and walk away.
01-25-19, 01:49 AM
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01-25-19, 02:02 AM
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