* I would greatly appreciate posting actual weights of the Giant ToughRoad along with frame size and what is included in the weight example - with peddles, with bottle cages etc.
* Back in this thread someone else asked and one reply said " I think mine is 28 pounds". If so, that seems quite
portly to me for a rigid carbon fork 29'er and yet it may well be the case , as it appears by the available racks front and rear versions, it is built for fully loaded touring (front , rear panniers +++). So the wheels, frame etc. may be quite stout.
* By weight comparison similar here is my Size Large Frame 2013 Specialized Crosstrail which I have modified to my liking very similar to what Giant has done with the ToughRoad but, perhaps a little upscale with my aftermarket extras that saved some weight.
Mine is 25#'s on a bike shop scale with peddles, size large frame and wearing a triple crankset. Changes I made include - fork to Carbon origin 8, peddles,wheels to Boyd Altimount, saddle,peddles, tires to Specialized Renegade 1.8" (46mm),cut 1/2" off each end of the riser bars,flipped stem, larger Spesh body geometry grips, Spesh Ned's bar ends.
* PS - I love the multi use concept of this type Bicycle. Basically a rigid touring 29er MTB. I feel they are THE Most Versatile , enjoyable bikes and that Specialized,Trek and many others Really Blew it by allowing the cheap $65 , Super Heavy, Spring , Low Travel, SA Suspension Fork and skinny 38 tires on these type bikes to save a buck (these cheap forks actually cost less than a decent rigid ). The suspension fork company most have a hell of a sales rep
kudos to Giant,Kona and others for getting it right......