"Callistus Valerius" <
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> > > Cycle sport magazine reported that T-Mobile (AKA Team Telekom) is switching over to Giant
> > > bikes and Shimano parts. I was a little disturbed to hear this given my dislike for Shimano.
>
> I just can't accept compact geometry and Giants. My vision of a Giant is one of Beloki losing
> it on a sketchy descent, while a Trek negotiates around the crashed Giant, then traveling
> successfully down the side of hill in the dirt, before it can reach the road again.
> Sorry.....but that's the image in my head.
And the bike had what to do with Beloki's decision to push it to the limit and slip on melted tar
that was on the road? I suppose the bike melted the pavement as well. I know some crumudgeons don't
like compact geometry, and it's definitely not for everyone, but I have been riding it since
inception, and have never had an issue with bike handling, durability, speedy descents, or anything
else like that. Giant was willing to spend the big dollars to get their bikes underneath Telekom.
Nothing wrong with that. Giant is a good, decent, well priced bike.
Tom