Comments on: The New 2016 Giant ToughRoad Touring Bikes https://www.cyclingabout.com/2016-giant-toughroad-touring-bikes/ Bikepacking, Bicycle Touring, Equipment, Testing, Videos Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:11:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com https://www.cyclingabout.com/2016-giant-toughroad-touring-bikes/#comment-3758 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=5957#comment-3758 In reply to Alain Bellemare.

I agree. A real pain to access. But the D-Fuse seatpost system works really well!

]]> By: Alain Bellemare https://www.cyclingabout.com/2016-giant-toughroad-touring-bikes/#comment-3675 Sun, 09 Jul 2017 21:15:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=5957#comment-3675 bought it last year , like the bike in general , totally dislike the seat post locking mechanism

]]> By: Rick Lloyd https://www.cyclingabout.com/2016-giant-toughroad-touring-bikes/#comment-2591 Thu, 20 Oct 2016 05:29:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=5957#comment-2591 In reply to Alee | CyclingAbout.com.

I have a new fork 🙂 replaced free of charge by Giant – a wee bit slow although the bike shop maybe was a bit at fault also. I’ve been away 2 months on my MTB in Vanuatu anyway so no bother.

]]> By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com https://www.cyclingabout.com/2016-giant-toughroad-touring-bikes/#comment-2414 Sun, 07 Aug 2016 07:43:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=5957#comment-2414 In reply to Rick Lloyd.

Thanks for the review, Rick! Keep us up to date with what Giant do with your fork. 🙂

]]> By: Rick Lloyd https://www.cyclingabout.com/2016-giant-toughroad-touring-bikes/#comment-2409 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 12:53:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=5957#comment-2409 Re: the Giant Tough Road SLR.
I just spent a few days riding forever up and then a wee bit down or so it seemed 🙂 the hills of Northern Laos – Nong Khiaw to Udom Xai to Luang Namtha to Huay Xai. Whilst the bike I bought as a light 29 er tourer overall performed well to my expectations on the mostly smooth asphalt roads with reasonably good climbing gear ratios, extremely light/agile to handle, and braked well down some serious sharply curved descents there is a problem with cracking around the area where the front racks screw into the composite front fork. Luckily I was able to unload the front panniers and pick them up back in Huay Xai. The weights were well below the recommended 7.5 kg each side. I have it back at the bike shop in Australia now and will see what Giant have to say – its only a few months old. Would be a shame if it’s not just a one off thing as the bike is a great fit and choice for me as a 68 year old credit card tourer 🙂 The all up weight 12 kg with racks is also a plus at airports as well.

]]>