Hammer up climbs, accelerate on smooth singletrack, carry your speed as the trail dips and dives. This lightweight aluminum 29er delivers efficiency and balanced control.
Key Performance Factors
Lightweight acceleration
The lightest aluminum hardtail mountain bike frameset Giant has ever produced helps XC riders and racers climb and accelerate with speed.
Unyielding efficiency
With a best-in-class stiffness-to-weight-ratio, the all-new XtC SLR 29 sets the new standard for alloy-XC efficiency.
29er confidence and control
Larger 29-inch diameter wheels roll over rough terrain with balance and stability, giving you the momentum to tackle technical climbs and the confidence to fly on fast singletrack descents.
Highlights
With a frameset that’s engineered using ALUXX SLR, our highest-grade aluminum, this superlight and agile 29er delivers speed and efficiency for XC riders and racers. Designed to ride with a 100mm suspension fork, it’s a race-bred climber with quick acceleration. The 29er-specific frame geometry offers an ideal balance of stability and maneuverability on all types of XC terrain. Boost hub spacing gives you added tire clearance and wheel stiffness, and a new Giant WheelSystem with tubeless tires delivers a smoother, more efficient ride plus a reduced risk of flats.
Techs & Features
ALUXX SLR Aluminum Technology
This superlight Pro level aluminum material is made predominantly from 6011 alloy and delivers the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any Giant aluminum frameset. State-of-the-art microscopic grain manipulation and advanced butting allows for 20 percent thinner and lighter tube shapes than ALUXX SL framesets.
MegaDrive
A massive rectangular downtube and oversized toptube work in unison to provide superior front end lateral and torsional steering precision. The precisely engineered, rectangular shaped downtube yields unprecedented steering and pedaling stiffness.
OverDrive
Giant’s original oversized fork steerer tube technology. Designed to provide precise front-end steering performance, the system’s oversized headset bearings (1 1/4” lower and 1 1/8” upper for road, 1 1/2” lower and 1 1/8” upper for mountain) and tapered steerer tube work in conjunction to provide optimal steering stiffness.
PowerCore
A massively oversized bottom-bracket/chainstay area features a fully integrated, 86-millimeter wide bottom-bracket design (92-millimeter wide for off-road bikes). Asymmetric chainstays provide additional stiffness on the driveside and stability on the non-driveside.
Tubeless System
Fewer flat tires. Greater traction. Less rolling resistance and a smoother, faster ride. Giant’s Tubeless System makes it easier than ever to experience all these benefits.
Specs
| Frame | ALUXX SLR-Grade Aluminum |
|---|---|
| Fork | Giant Crest 34 RRL, 100mm, 15x110, remote lockout |
| Shock | N/A |
| Handlebar | Giant Connect XC, 740x31.8mm |
| Grips | Giant Sole-O |
| Stem | Giant Contact |
| Seatpost | Giant Connect, 30.9mm S:375mm, M:375mm, L:400mm, XL:400 |
| Saddle | Giant Sport |
| Pedals | N/A |
| Shifters | Shimano SLX M7100, 1x12 |
| Front Der. | N/A |
| Rear Der. | Shimano Deore XT M-8100 |
| Brakes | Shimano BR-MT500, hydraulic, Shimano RT-10 rotors [F]180mm, [R]160mm |
| Brake Levers | Shimano BR-MT501 |
| Cassette | Shimano SLX, 10x51 |
| Chain | KMC X-12 |
| Crankset | Shimano SLX, 32t |
| Bottom Bracket | Shimano, press fit |
| Rims | Giant XCT 29? alloy, 25mm inner width |
| Hubs | Shimano MT410B, sealed |
| Spokes | stainless |
| Tires | Maxxis Recon Race 29x2.25, foldable, TLR, EXO, tubeless |
| Extras | tubeless prepared, 2.4" max tire size, 36t max chainring size |
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