GIANT XtC-850 Reviews
Product Type: Giant Bikes
Newest Review: ... black anodized The wheel package is adequate, ZAC2000 wheels with stainless (black) spokes and Giant own-brand hubs. You can ... more
... doubtless get lighter and stronger wheel
s but for everyday cross-country riding they do the job. The supplied tyres are a multi-purpose affair with a tread pattern that tries to make itself useful on the road whilst still maintaining grip off-road. It manages to do both but only just, off-road performance is noticeably better than on with the bike still sounding like a tractor when it's riding on tarmac. Brakes: Giant MPH 3 hydrauli...more
Customer GIANT XtC-850 Reviews (2)
by - written on 18/06/03, updated on 18/06/03
Rating:
I'm impressed - Advantages: Brakes - Disadvantages: Suspension
by - written on 14/04/02, updated on 14/04/02 (Very useful, 3509 readings)
Rating:
Giant are one of the biggest manufacturers if bikes in the world, producing a range of machines from kids bikes to mountain bikes and ranging in price from £200 to £4,000. The XtC series has been designed for cross-country use and comes in either front-suspension or full-suspension flavours. The XtC 850 on review here is a mid-range front-suspension (commonly known as a hard-tail) model. A quick run-through of the specifications reveals a none-too-shabby set of components for a bike costing £600. Frame: Oversized compact AluxX 6061 frame, 1600g Oversized but compact? Surely a contradiction of terms... not quite. Oversized refers to the tubes from ... Read the complete review
