1000km Custom Giant TCR Advanced First Ride Impressions
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ส.ค. 2021
- Since building a custom Giant TCR Advanced I've managed to clock up 1000km so probably a good time to share my first ride impressions with you, and what I've loved and not loved.
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TCRs are absolutely gorgeous, simple and elegant. I’d choose a TCR over any other bike of its kind any day of the week.
I still want one. Trying to sell my emonda sl6 Frameset to get one of these.
i bought a 2021 TCR Advanced Pro 1 based on your review. Utterly amazed with the feel and performance of it even after coming off a 2014 Cervelo S2 with carbon wheels. Truly rides beautifully,
Just got a defy advanced pro 1 from older stock. Putting on gp5000s tr 30s.
Your previous reviews has driven me to order one... This review comes at the best time! I ordered a size medium TCR SL disc frame (lucky I found it); I can't wait to build my new bike. Thanks for you review!
I bought the 2021 TCR Advanced Pro 1 and couldn't be happier. Coming from a DA equipped Defy Adv SL ISP rim brake, which I thought was quick, the new TCR has been astonishing. Actually feels smoother than the Defy but, at least on Strava, is a significantly faster machine!
Beautiful bike and enviable choice of components without going overboard on price. Appreciate the honest weights, though, as you say, it really is no big deal if the bike rides well.
Outstanding review! I just built a similar bike with Shimao 105, Zipp 303 Firecrest wheels, Specialized Power saddle, Pro One tires and a Hambini race bottom bracket. Mine weighs 7.8kg. It runs flawlessly. I have 2700km on it. I could not be happier...
If you don’t mind me asking, what did it cost vs buying a stock model?
Which model would have been closest in comparison?
I’ve also got the Firecrests on mine, which suit it really well and the Hambini race. After a bit more dialling in of the riding position, went for the other day and it just felt perfect. An awesome bike!
Is this "naughty" talking?
I'm 74 and don't want to get too "stimulated"........
I have a 2018 TCR Adv 2Disc. Even after 3years of riding and well over 20,000km it still makes me excited and happy every single time i get on it. It still challenges me evefy day to become fitter, leaner, stronger and faster. It feels like its alive and just wants to go fast. The faster i go, the better it seems to handle too. Just an unbelievably fun machibe to tear about the countryside on. Climbs liks a Falcon 9 and descends like an asteroid. I prefer the look of her curvier tube shapes to the new TCR designs too.
i bought a TCR advanced pro 2 after your review last year. Over 3500 km done now and I love it even more !
Awesome review as always. Straight to the point with real and practical points. Really love the paint job! Keep it up! Cheers!
I bought a TCR advanced last month with the blue dragonfly colour. Love it better than my previous Trek then Colnago. Your videos are well done too 😊
Good choice!
Congratulations on a great build! The most important thing is YOU live riding it!
Yes I would run a lighter mechanical group set ( Ultegra or SRAM Red 22) the latter which would knock over a kilo off that build. Either way, I’d gladly ride it as is!👌
Thanks for great video Dave. Based on your review I purchased the Advanced Pro Disc 1 2 weeks ago. Loving it so far. Amazing ride quality & fast. I’ve owned some nice bikes but this one tops them.
That bike has changed my view on TCRs....beautiful!
I'm so glad you mentioned that weight isn't "the be all and end all"...👍
a great review which once again confirms my decision to go for the 2022 TCR Advanced Pro 0. thank you for the great videos.
I love this bike and your thoughts behind it.
Thanks for sharing, really enjoyed watching this VDO.
That bike is 😘😘😘 enjoy your rides, and as always be safe on the roads 🚴♂️
I'm glad you're enjoying your bike. Safe roads, sir 😀✌
The TCR I believe has been at the pointe end of frame tech for years. After all Taiwan and Giant are the largest bike Corp, producers and have the money to prove it.
I see many new exotic bikes and see old TCR tech on them being touted as new.
I believe that the TCR Cav used at high road was arguably one of the first aero bikes because of the big square down tube and the integrated bladed seat mast as well as the thin triangle shaped seat stays. I’m obviously a big fan and have had 3 iterations of TCRs. Looking forward to my 4th upgrading to Disc.
One of the best bikes on the market. I love the Giant TCR Advanced Pro. The carbon hookless 42mm wheels are excellent!
What a lovely bike, I would be delighted to have such a bike. All comes together in this bike, top- and and kind of reasonable, as the custom parts are at the reasonable side of the price tags. Great video, as always. Keep up the riding and reviewing,! Best regards
Great review David. Keep up the good work.
I’ve got a lot of time for Giant. I picked up a Propel in March and then a Revolt just the other week. Obviously very different rides, both out the smile on my face 😎
Awesome review beautiful looking bike really like Giant 🤙🙏
Looks a gorgeous bike David blinder of a colour great video again.
Very nice build, no nonsense bike to rack up the miles on whils others pontificate over ounces lost!
The TCR is the bike for the rational riders, no marketing BS in which many people believe.
So true. In fact, when I showed up with my new TCR, most casual riding pals (who aren't especially well-informed about new models) didn't think much of it. "Now, new bikes have aero one-piece cockpit with hidden cables." some of them said. But after a few rides, they expressed with surrpise "Wow, you're much faster. What model is that bike again?". In my mind, I would reply: "It's 2021's bike of the year, mate."
Great bike, love my TCR.
Gl with the bike. It looks great and looked v smooth when you rode it . I have been on a giant defy for the last 9 years and hooe to buy a new bike next year. I'm thinking strongly towards a tcr
Love it, superb review David 👍👍
Maybe I'm biased because I own a 2019 Defy Advanced Pro 0, but I struggle to understand why someone looking for a race bike would look beyond the TCR. Top notch quality, excellent ride, easy to work on and solid value.
I'm surprised the owner let you ride it! LOLOLOLOL I love that bike! You're so lucky.
I like seeing the cables. I hand built a giant tcr 2012 frame in original box had to get helix fork though. Shimano 105 11speed with giant seat post, stem. FSA 38mm aluminum drop handle bars, selle Italia flite and look keo pedals. Topped off with vision team comp 35mm wheels. Love your build beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Got the same frame with red axis scope wheels fantastic bike 👍
Hi dave great review on a lovely looking bike,that colourway 🥰 theirs summit rewarding about building your own bike like I did with my giant xtc sl 2012 lol. Only just got in 2 road bikes but it's always gunna b giant 4 me,keep up the good work chap
I am vintage Cyclist And you’re reviews have converted me . I had A few Giant bike last century. But set in my ways. Gave cabon a large miss. But I have been reborn .
Your review definitely has been a factor in my decision to get one (when they become available) 🤣😪
Amazing content! Luv it!
Nice bike!
I just ordered a TCR advanced with a custombuild DT Swiss wielset. I can 't wait....
i love it great video as usual!
My custom giant TCR size m/L build has etap 11 disc, carbon one piece bar stem , industry 9 65mm carbon tubeless wheels 7.4 KG with pedals ,cages and mount The ride is amazing
lol the magical changing water bottle.
Love this pain job though.
Once again this video has shifted me to the TCR. I had begun to think other options.
wow 1000km in a month! that is pretty awesome!
I love the bike David. You can always get Dura Ace group set and make it lighter if you want.
Nice chameleon paint finish! At the price point 8.5 kg not too bad.Main thing is it rides well and you are enjoying it.
My dream bike.. Someday I would love to get this bike 😍
David, getting my 2021 TCR Advanced disc in 2 weeks looking forward to the ride and will accompany my 2020 Revolt Advanced 0 two great machines where performance meets price.
Lovely bike!
Love this bike. The colour of the frameset would perfectly match my Oakley Prizm Jade lens'! I've got the TCR Advanced Pro 1 Disc 2021 - such a joy to ride. Remarkably just $6k in Australia, quite surprised how much cheaper it is over here compared to the UK!
Amazing build!
Stunning build 👌
Hi David I recently stumbled upon your channel and you’ve quickly become one of my favorites!
Can you elaborate some on your thinking of going 1x setup? I was under the impression for anyone riding mostly road 2x was preferred. Great review as always!
I have ridden over 15,000 km on this TSR and I can say with confidence that I absolutely agree with the opinion of the author, I love this bike!
Sounds like it rides beautifully. I don't know why, but I've always had some sort of bias against Giants. Never ridden one and I know rationally there is no reason for me to feel that way. All the British (I'm in the US) cycling channels I follow, though, seem to love them. Will need to try one.
I know what you mean. Even the name doesn't really sound exciting, sophisticated or what not. It has less "cachet" as a brand. It's a conservative brand -- the Honda or Toyota of bikes. And they don't do much marketing or sponsorship, compared to other brands. But after extensive research, I listened to reason and ordered a TCR 2021 last year. Received the bike last spring and I couldn't be happier with the purchase.
my dream combination!
giant carbon frame
rival etap axs
enve foundation wheel
nice!
Perfect bike!
I love the way the bike looks David and wondered how much extra weight penalty is there over Ultegra mechanical to the Sram groupset you're running?? I've got Ultegra and would love wireless, but not at the cost of a lot more weight? Love the in depth reviews so keep them coming and safe riding.
great video!
Agree with you... Aero is more important when riding... Though my rim brakes TCR Advanced (non-Pro), size S, Ultegra mechanical, Giant P-SLR wheels, Giant Elite Pedals, alloy mount with Cycplus bike computer, Cadex Boost saddle, Elite bottle cage, only weighs 7.7kg. 😁
Beautiful bike
I bought TCR advance 2 disc 2022. Is really amazing bike.
Great review
Great video! I watched your other TCR videos with the black ultegra model. I was able to pick up the blue one with di2 earlier this year. I agree, it is a race bike, but also feels relaxed and smooth, which is nice. You can sit up a bit more and have a nicer recovery ride. Yours looks great with the enve foundations, and the wireless etap. I am a fan of external cables, it makes it look simpler and no-nonsense. Great review!
Just ordered my TCR ADVANCED SL DISC frame set. It will be build with Sram Force AXS. Not sure ye if I’ll go with the ZIPP 303 FC or the Hyper D45 wheels. I had to watch this video again bc of excitement😁
Great channel. Thanks for the reviews and views. When are you going to review the wheels? I'm looking to decide between the ENVE foundation 45's and the Zipp 303 firecrests (I realise they have a slightly different focus - the ENVEs are supposedly better 'all arounds', and the 303FC's are more gravel and climbing focused). This is for a road/endurance/'maybe a bit of gravel' on a possible Reilly Spectre build. Thoughts very much appreciated.
Great review David! As a size reference, what’s your height and inseam? May have to grab this one online. Cheers mate!
Looks great mate, I liked the review - could you share the total cost of the build.
I bought a TCR partly because of your review!
Same here. Couldn't be happier.
Thanks for the video, David! Two questions: 1) I know you liked the BMC SLR very much, but you obviously went for this one. Did it have to do with paint job or BMC perhaps being a bit pricier? 2) I’ve seen this bike in some of your videos with the Zipp wheelset (303S?). Did you like the Zipp better? If so, why? Thanks mate!
Really beautiful bike, I ride a Giant Defy.
as noted in a previous video this was on my shortlist for my broken bmc teammachine...in the end got the Specialized Aethos instead with rival groupset - love the disc brakes an electronic shifts even after only 200km. Went for what was available and at 53 y.o i'm also looking for a more compliant ride without seeking out marginal gains...still feels fast and smooth. the paint on that tcr is great though...
After your review of the 2021 TCR Advanced Pro 1 I rushed out an bought one! I've done over 4000km on it so far. I really love the bike. In your opinion, is the Canyon Aeroad a significantly harsher ride? I'm thinking of an upgrade to the DI2 Version with no cables.
Tcr is my favourite bike. I have old alloy tcr and now waiting for upgrade to carbon
Great video, thinking of getting one how tall are you trying to work out what size to get
I bought what I think was the last ever ML sized frame in the UK a few has ago. Nowhere else I Cyclestore had one so was chuffed to get one. Sadly it had a fault in the carbon on the main downtube where it had a dimple in the paintwork/frame. £1300 for a lush frame but it had to go back, so got the BOTY version instead - which is great. 5000 miles in it’s been great with my big old arse on it (100-125kg).
Lovely bike David.
You're a brave man putting it on the internet for everyone to give you their opinion - not sure I would!
😎
Great build David - that fram builds into a really nioce looking bike. I finished my build using the same frame and 1x Eagle mullet build - its working really well for me.
I have tcr adv pro, yes its great bike! my only complain is powerpro not working. trying to sort it out with giant.
I don't mind the internal cables if the bike can use a conventional stem. A few do it but in saying that my current bike has cables showing and I don't mind. Had giant bikes in the past and can't fault them.
Now here's someone who gets it. I hate bikes that run full internal routing and limit/eliminate cockpit choice.
While pinarello is owned by Louis Vuitton, Giant makes great bikes that are sensibly priced. The TCR is a powerhouse, and I love my Propel.
Great review, David. I currently have a Giant Defy with Rival groups at and firecrest wheels with GP 5000S TR ties and I'd like to be a bit faster here in Guangzhou, China. I'm 58 and ride about 10, 000 km a year. Would you recommend the TCR frames at for me, or do you think I should stick with the Defy? Thanks
I want a TCR again. 😎
That’s a really nice bike, love the look off it, fantastic paint job also, I have been watching your videos lately, very impressed and great detail. I’m going to buy a new bike for about£3000, not sure what to get, I have a specialised -R-sport at present, would love a Tarmac , but very impressed with the giant TCR , would like to hear what you recommend, Steve Hutchinson
good luck getting a reply..he doesn't do them
Brilliant!
Hi David - I am enjoying your bike build by proxy. I have the same tyres on 303S 23mm inner width. The tyres state min pressure of 65PSI only but this is quite high for a rider of my weight and on this rim profile. Should we be following the min tyre pressure on the Pirelli’s? Curious what you are running yours at as I assume it is even lower than me (I’m at 58psi). Ta - keep up the great content!
My frameset arrives today yeeeee-haaaah ! . trying to decide if I can wait for di2 12 speed or not 😩
Hi David -- I really enjoy your videos and love this build. I am riding a last-gen TCR and still love it. I am curious what the all-up price delta might be for someone buying all the parts to replicate this custom build vs getting an off the shelf new TCR Advanced Pro 1 like you reviewed last year. I am sure one could scope it out piece by piece with all the info you provided, but just wondering if you have ballpark guesstimate already in mind that you would be willing to share. And sorry if you already shared that in one of the vids and I missed... Thanks!
If it's of any use, I did a rough price up of a Force AXS build of one of the top-end SL frames and, if everything were in stock atm, it was coming in at just under £4.5k without wheels (I already have a set I'd put on it).
I feel like I must have got something wrong though as the equivalent built bike from Giant is over £7k! That'd be some saving, even with some serious rims on it!
Very nice.
I have the TCR Advanced 1 disc 2021 and I have to say it's not how I imagined it to be...
The whole wheelset was built together in a wrong way I ride with it only 20km and nearly had a 50kph crash!!! Luckily my friend recognized the Wheels coming apart.
Giant did not aswer or replaced anything, had to buy a new wheelset by my own.
Look at your wheels and make sure they are build in a good way!!!
There's literally thousands and thousands of 2021 TCR delivered to customers since last year. I have been visiting forums and comment sections and I don't remember anyone reporting this before. So yours was an outlier, unlikely to be widespread issue.
What do you mean by "wrong way"?
@@Dee-Ell the spokes where not built together right why the wheel lost it's stability
@@lens.street8113 A one-of manufacturing/assembly defect I suppose. Good that you didn't get hurt.
Hi David great videos buy the way would you say the giant is a better bike than the trek emonda to ride I've been looking at both,don't know wich to buy I'm a bit of a weight weenie thanks.
And now its time for cycling shorts! :)
Looks fantastic, I’m very tempted by this frame set, I had a 2018 TCR advanced pro rim brake model and while it was very fast it really used to beat me up so I sold it for a Defy. So find your comments re the new one very interesting, Is it really that much better than the previous generation ? As if so I could be tempted to trade in the defy for the new tcr. Thanks
I’ve had the same bike (2018 rim tcr) and many others. To he honest it’s also one of the more smoother race carbon frames. I would expect this to ride very similar and if you feel that’s harsh I would stay with endurance oriented frames.
i own a 2021 defy advanced and a just picked up a 2023 tcr advanced. the TCR definitely forces you into a more aero position, which i find less comfortable than the defy. but in terms of how harsh it is over bumps i find them to both be very similar. i dont feel like the TCR is any more harsh on rough roads than the defy.
@@adrianc6534 Good to know, the one I had was fitted with 25 mm tyres and I couldn’t go any bigger due to it being rim brake. The Defy however was using 28mm so I’m guessing the main difference between the two bikes was down to just the tyre width alone when it comes to poor road surfaces. The TCR was brilliant in the corners though as it felt so alive.
Nice one David, currently doing a custom build with this exact frame, Sram Force AXS, Roval Alpinist. Cant wait, your video is a right tease, thank you for your thoughts.
Hi David, great looking bike and thanks for the update. I have the 2021 Advanced Pro 1 and was thinking of putting the 700x28C tyres on, would you recommend this?
I have the same bike and recently switched to Pirelli 28s as recommended by my local. Giant store who admitted their stocks tires are rubbish. It feels super plush, noticeably better. Haven’t noticed any speed difference but well worth it I’d say.
Thanks James, I wasn’t aware you could use anything other than the Giant Gavia’s. I will look into it. Hope your enjoying your bike.
GIANT TCR 🌞 # 1 🇵🇱🚲
David, recently purchased a TCR pro, was curious what zip stem you’re running on yours? Thank you.
David, Did your frameset come with a normal, round headset bearing cover and spacers, or did it come with Giant's own "aero" shaped spacers/cover? I'm awaiting arrival of this frameset, and I'm trying to figure out if I need to source a headset cover/spacers for a non-Giant stem myself. Giant stems are hard to find right now, so I'm going to have to source a Zipp OS stem myself, similar to you. Thanks, and keep the good content coming!
It came with the aero spacers but I managed to get a round FSA spacer from a friend that fit. Worth checking with your local bike shop to see if they can help, they might have a box of spares
Interesting review:thx. I am riding a a 2019 tcr, ultegra di2, clincher, conti 5k 28’s, same seat, carbon stem: bars. Had a very bad speed wobble on fast descent a while back, but may have been due to low tire pressure. I’ve been tweaking my position, moved seat forward and lowered it slightly, snd lowered bars, but I still find at speed on fast descents: front end feels a little twitchy and as if it’s lifting. Do you find your front end feels rock solid at speed on descents ?
How fast are those descents? I have no such troubles with my 2018 TCR.
Bottle is the only thing i don't like about it. Killer bike!