Has anyone had a Giant Escape?
06-28-14, 04:26 PM
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Has anyone had a Giant Escape?
I just purchased a large 24-speed Giant Escape 2. Was just wondering if anyone here has had a Giant Escape & their experience with it. So far I feel that the bike itself is very stiff and you can feel every single grain of sand that you go over.
06-28-14, 04:53 PM
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I never rode an escape, but do have a giant FCR hybrid which is probably similar. I did my first few centuries on that bike before I bought a real road bike.
I never thought the ride was too bad. What size tires and pressure are you using? I used 32's pumped up to maybe 85psi. I weigh around 180 pounds.
I also have an aluminum cyclocross bike. I ride 35's on that and even off road the ride is less harsh than I expected.
I never thought the ride was too bad. What size tires and pressure are you using? I used 32's pumped up to maybe 85psi. I weigh around 180 pounds.
I also have an aluminum cyclocross bike. I ride 35's on that and even off road the ride is less harsh than I expected.
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Well, everyone in this forum will see it as a hybrid. Nothing wrong with it but I guarantee if you post in the hybrid forums or commuter forum you'll get a lot of answers since the Escape seems to be very popular and one of the most recommended and most owned hybrid/flat bar road bike
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I know that there are a few "flat bar road bikes" out there, but the majority of flat bar bikes with mountain components and 700 c wheels, including the most of the Escape models are commonly known as hybrids. And the majority of Escape owners think they are riding a hybrid, so are more likely to hang out in the hybrid forum.
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Op you'll have better results in the hybrid forum since it is a hybrid.
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...I see I'm too late for the giant joke, (the reason I came into this thread) so to the OP,
if it really feels that stiff to you, get fatter tires or go with lower inflation pressures, front and rear.
...I see I'm too late for the giant joke, (the reason I came into this thread) so to the OP,
if it really feels that stiff to you, get fatter tires or go with lower inflation pressures, front and rear.
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I own a Giant Escape 3 2013. I had it since September last year. It's on 700c wheels I inflate to 60 PSI although the recommended is 65. I'm in the process of making it more of a road bike than a hybrid so I'm hanging out in this section. That's my biggest complaint as well I feel every little pebble and crack in the road on it.
06-29-14, 08:02 AM
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The Giant Escape gets rave reviews from almost everyone who has one................. and the road forum is being absorbed by the Hybrid Forum, because so many of you guys show up over there.............
06-29-14, 12:21 PM
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This is where I am confused. The title is "Road Cycling" not "Road Bike". I ride a hybrid, in fact a Giant Escape 1 to be specific, and I ride on the road. Thus, I visit this forum of "Road Cycling" because I cycle on the road. But then again, if I had a question specifically about a bike rather than actually riding on roads, then I would ask in the more appropriate forum where I would get more answers and that would be in the Hybrid forum with a Giant Escape.
So, for the thread question, I have a Giant Escape. I can't compare to anything other than a Walmart piece of crap because it is my first "real" bike. I have the 1 so have the carbon fork which I have read that it is better for less vibration transmission to the hands, but have no experience on something that isn't a carbon fork to tell otherwise.
I'll just say that I love my Giant Escape. I don't have any smooth roads nor do I have any flat roads. A lot of what I ride on is dirt and gravel roads as well. Those can give off some vibration, but I don't have any problems on the crack riddled paved roads I ride on.
So, for the thread question, I have a Giant Escape. I can't compare to anything other than a Walmart piece of crap because it is my first "real" bike. I have the 1 so have the carbon fork which I have read that it is better for less vibration transmission to the hands, but have no experience on something that isn't a carbon fork to tell otherwise.
I'll just say that I love my Giant Escape. I don't have any smooth roads nor do I have any flat roads. A lot of what I ride on is dirt and gravel roads as well. Those can give off some vibration, but I don't have any problems on the crack riddled paved roads I ride on.
06-30-14, 08:37 PM
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I'm also a bit confused.
When I returned to cycling after a 30 year "layoff", I started with a 2013 Giant Escape 2. I absolutely love(d) it. It rode and shifted nicely.
My only issue after about 1,000 miles is that it seemed heavy. I eventually upgraded to a Defy 1, which was much lighter and quicker. I have/had no regrets about starting with the Escape, because I simply wasn't ready for a real road bike at the time. So much so, that I still have the Escape, even though I've now upgraded the Defy to a Trek Madone 5.2.
All that said, when I dust off the cobwebs and ride the Escape, it is a much smoother, albeit slower, ride than either the Defy and Madone. But it's a tank. The knobby 32mm tires and Long wheelbase take most of the sting out of the road. If you're feeling grains of sand, I can only conclude it's the princess and the pea effect. You might be happier with a bike with a suspension fork... but definitely not a road bike (even if you ride on roads).
For what it's worth, and admittedly, it's not much, I've really enjoyed the progression from hybrid to aluminum road to carbon road. I couldn't appreciate the differences (not to mention geometries) until I gained experience. Sure, it's a somewhat more expensive route, but worth it, in my opinion.
When I returned to cycling after a 30 year "layoff", I started with a 2013 Giant Escape 2. I absolutely love(d) it. It rode and shifted nicely.
My only issue after about 1,000 miles is that it seemed heavy. I eventually upgraded to a Defy 1, which was much lighter and quicker. I have/had no regrets about starting with the Escape, because I simply wasn't ready for a real road bike at the time. So much so, that I still have the Escape, even though I've now upgraded the Defy to a Trek Madone 5.2.
All that said, when I dust off the cobwebs and ride the Escape, it is a much smoother, albeit slower, ride than either the Defy and Madone. But it's a tank. The knobby 32mm tires and Long wheelbase take most of the sting out of the road. If you're feeling grains of sand, I can only conclude it's the princess and the pea effect. You might be happier with a bike with a suspension fork... but definitely not a road bike (even if you ride on roads).
For what it's worth, and admittedly, it's not much, I've really enjoyed the progression from hybrid to aluminum road to carbon road. I couldn't appreciate the differences (not to mention geometries) until I gained experience. Sure, it's a somewhat more expensive route, but worth it, in my opinion.
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