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Giant Bicycles

Giant Manufacturing Co, Ltd of Taiwan is the largest bicycle maker in the world. The firm has factories in Taiwan, Netherlands, China and Hungary.

Giant was started in 1972, but the company really took off when it got a contract to make Schwinn bicycles in 1977. When Schwinn left Giant in 1987, the firm aggressively worked to establish its own brand and by 2018, "Giant" branded bikes were sold in 50 countries. By then the company was selling more the 6.6 million bikes a rear, worth about $1.9 billion.

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Giant bikes for sale on this page: 17" Rainier ATB bike | Talon large ATB bike

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Giant 17" Rainier ATB bicycle with 26" wheels. Used, $800.00

We have completely overhauled this bike. It is ready to ride

The equipment:

• 6061 aluminum alloy frame
• Shimano Deore Rapid Fire Plus shifters
• Shimano Deore Front derailleur
• Shimano Deore LX rear derailleur
• Shimano 9-speed cassette.
• SunTour crankset with 175mm arms and 22/32/42 chainrings
• Avid AD3 Brake levers with BB7 disc calipers. They are cable actuated with dual adjustments on the calipers.
• Giant stem, bars, seatpost and original saddle.
• Marzocchi Bomber air/oil fork. These forks require a suspension pump.
• Rigida Zac19 32-hole rims with Giant OEM hubs with rubber seals.
• Tioga Psycho -K/S tires front and rear. We believe the tread is different on each, designed for front and rear positioning.

A great hardtail that will take you about anywhere.

Front view

And fromt behind

The Mazocchi Bomber forks and Avid front disc brake

The SunTour crankset and Deore front derailleur

The Shimano Deore LX rear derailleur

Deore RFP Shifter and Avid AD3 Brake Levers

The rear disc brake from the back.

Side view of the rear disc brake

One of the Rigida Zac 19 rims

The Tioga Psycho K/S front tire

The Tioga Psycho K/S rear tire

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Giant Talon ATB bike, size large, with 27.5" wheels. Used and overhauled, $500.00

Here's what Giant says about the Talon: Get a feel for the trail with this all-new aluminum hardtail made for aspiring singletrack riders. It features playful 27.5-inch wheels so you can push the pace on climbs and let loose on the descents.

We have overhauled this bike, so it is ready for you to jump on it and enjoy the great outdoors.

Specs:

• Giant’s alloy frame with SunTour XCT fork.
• Giant double wall 32h tubeless compatible rims.
• Giant threadless stem and bar, 31.8mm.
• Giant frame pump
• Giant Connect saddle
• Easton EC70 seatpost
• SunTour crankset 175mm arms, 22/32/42 chainrings
• No name alloy QR hubs with rubber seals.
• Shimano HG31 9-speed 11-34 cassette
• Shimano Altus top-pull front derailleur
• SRAM X5 rear derailleur and trigger shifters
• Tektro Novela mechanical disc brakes with 160mm rotors
• CST Gripper 27.5 x 2.25 tires (new) with Presta valve tubes

Overhauled and ready for fun.

From the front

Here it is from behind

The cockpit

The rear derailleur bolted on to a vertical dropout

The rear Tektro Novela rear disc brake.

Here's the front disc brake bolted on to an SR-SunTour XCT fork.

The SunTour 175mm crankset and the Shimano Altus front derailleur.

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Here's a 1953 ad featuring a very young Jacques Anquetil, just 19 years old. He's riding for the AC Sottevillais amateur team in these ads. Later in the year he would turn pro for the La Perle pro team. In 1953 Anquetil won the Grand Prix des Nations time trial, GP di Lugano and was second with Antonin Rolland in the Trofeo Baracchi two-man time trial. And he was just getting started. He would eventually win the Tour de France five times.

Anquetil's talent was obvious early on.

Here's the second page of the ad.