Posts from — December 2009

Giant TCR full carbon monocoque (Asia Racing Team colours and edition) road bike for sale.

CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES AND EXTRA INFO ON THE BIKE.

Dura-Ace shifters, derailleurs, F&R brakes, with FSA carbon cranks, Ritchey DS Aero 16 front wheel and DT-Swiss RR 1.2 rear.

9 gears rear derailleur with 12-27 Dura-Ace cassette, double 39-54 up front.

Guizzo handlebars (42 but I think it is 44 cm wide), guizzo 100mm stem. Bike size is Medium (50 cm, but this is a compact frame, it is more like a 53cm standard frame – you will need to use the Effective Top Tube length for sizing) see this review full details on it.
Comes with very good Wellgo SPD road pedals (fits standard SPD cleats). Saddle is Giant ART – remarkably useable and very tough yet remains comfortable on long rides (100K + OK).
Asking price is 6000 RMB. Full details available here including detailed pictures of the bike.
Original price in 2004 was near 30000 RMB with lesser components (Tektro brakes, ART wheels – very flexy budget wheels) but was bought for 24000 – it was used by ART for the Tour de Qinghai.
Would fit a rider in the 175cm range – I am 182 and the bike feels too small.

Here is Giant’s archive page for the TCR

If you need info on how to measure yourself, here is a very useful calculator from Competitive Cyclist.

The bike is very agile and nimble, very fast esp on descents and seems to express itself best on rolling hills terrain where it can really allow you to power up hills at speed. Very good climber esp for a lighter rider . Total weight about 8Kgs.
Thanks for reading, feel free to contact me if interested or for more info. Bike is near Chaoyang Park in Beijing.

Patrick

Patrick [at] dean.be

13436447203