ColonelSanders

I'm going to attach a photo of the exact kickstand I use for my Toughroad and I'll even link where I got it from, but I suspect you should be able to source it locally.





Make sure you don't go crazy and screw in the bolts too hard, the chainstay of the Toughroad just in front of the disc brakes seems plenty thick, but you still don't want to be clamping with excessive force.


Even though they have "rubberised clamping", I still put in some old bits of tube to protect the paintwork and it did.

SamBike

Anyone weighed the Toughroad SLR 1 without the panniers and rack fitted to the bike.
Thanks.

HerrKaLeun

Hope someone has better numbers than I do. but when I shopped the bike I lifted the Giant Escape and the SLR 1 and the SLR 1 felt quite a bit lighter. I don't recall if it had the rack on, though

Toughroad has a lighter aluminum frame (giant calls it auxx SLR as opposed to their cheaper bikes without the "SLR"" in the frame material name).

The SLR 1 has better components than the Escape, sure, but also wider tires, so the difference in weight is even more impressive.

Merrimac

For comparison, I have the 2018 Toughroad SLR GX 0, size M/L, flared drop bars. With fenders, a pouch, bottle cage, and pump it weighs 25 pounds. Tires are 700 X 38 tubeless.

Because of steep hills here, I swapped out the 42-tooth large gear for the 46, which is the maximum possible.

One minor issue with the Toughroad's D-shaped (D-Fuse) seat post is that you have to tighten it much more than with round posts. Mine slipped down two inches on a bumpy trail recently. I thought I'd tightened it sufficiently, but obviously I hadn't. It is hard to do with fingers and a small hex wrench. Giant says the D-shape is effective in helping to dampen vibrations—but I'll just have to take their word for it. I can say, for a bike without suspension, it is surprisingly smooth. No regrets, so far.