BIKE RADAR GIVES FIRST LOOK AT GIANT XTC 29er 1!
"Giant have been making a lot of fuss about their 2010 full-suspension range, which means that their entry into the 29er market has crept in under the radar. The newest addition to their top-end XTC hardtail line is this, the good-looking but rather unimaginatively named XTC 29ER.
According to Giant's Pierre-Henri Medas, the company have taken their time designing the bike from the ground up as a pure 29er rather than just using a mix of 29in and 26in parts. "The XTC 29ER's geometry has been designed to be fast but stable, with a tapered head tube (1/5 - 1 1/8) and wide down tube to create a stiff front end. It has 29er-specific wheels with wide rims so the tire sits better, and even the bar is 29er-specific: flat, with a five-degree rearward sweep and 690mm wide."