The Giant TCX first broke the lid in 2003 in the form of an aluminum race CX frame with road motorcycle-inspired geometry. At that time, he drove the barriers in terms of cyclocross motorcycle design with a frame and fork option in a disc brake position. However, this was short-lived, as UCI regulations for the following year established disc brakes and rim brakes for the coming years.
However, over the years, Giant has continued to advance the goals of generation and innovation, feats that included the construction of the first women-specific cyclocross motorcycle, as well as the record of the first world cup record win (TCX prototype), to name a number of elite national championships.
It’s no surprise then that we’ve included the TCX in our best cyclo-cross bikes buyer’s guide.
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The new Giant TCX is no other of its predecessors in terms of geometry: there is very little difference here. The new model, however, has been redesigned by 2021, a new exclusive production procedure called “Modified Monocoque Construction” in which the front triangle is molded into a non-married piece non-stop. These measurements resulted in a weight gain of 260 g compared to their predecessor without compromising torsion and lateral stiffness.
Visually it adheres to Giant’s contemporary blueprint with subtle colour cues and internal cable routing rounding off what looks to be a very clean design. Cyclo-cross-specific tubing has ensured the frame provides a stellar mix of performance and pliancy while a smoothed off top tube should help when it comes to shouldering or carrying the bike when obstacles become unrideable.
Giant claims that the large 86.5 mm wide pedal sleeve and asymmetrical base design will provide a solid and particularly inflexible platform from which to pedal and produce power. The frame and fork are designed to paint well with flat mount disc brakes and both ends have support for the 12mm cross axle now of rigor with the respective widths of one hundred mm / 142 mm front / rear. All TCX Advanced Pro models come with lightweight WheelSystems compounds (SLR1 and SLR2) and cameraless tires (up to forty-five mm).
An invisible moving seat rod collar not only advanced driving compliance, but also allowed the use of a 30.9 mm rounded seatpost and telescopic seatpost, provided an internal adapter has been installed. All TCX Advanced Pro models come with a new D-Fuse SLR seatpost that provides 20% more flex than the existing D-Fuse SL rod.
The Giant TCX Advanced Pro diversity will come with 4 separate models that will be available in 1x configurations only. This comes with the TCX Advanced Pro 0, which is the most productive in diversity, which features Giant’s SLR 1 carbon road motorcycle wheels and SRAM’s Force eTap AXS organization: it’s the only electronically controlled motorcycle in diversity.
The TCX Advanced Pro 1 is just below Shimano’s SLR 2 carbon wheels and GRX gravel group, while the TCX Advanced Pro 2 and Advanced Pro are happy with the same pair of SLR 2 carbon wheels but leave GRX for the Apex SRAM mechanical group.
Pricing is yet to be confirmed.
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