Giant Bicycles is the biggest bike brand in the world — a case of nominative determinism if ever there was one. Giant by name, giant by nature. What’s more, its road bikes and mountain bikes get reviews that suggest they’re among the best you can buy.
Who is Giant?
Giant Bicycles is a Taiwanese bicycle and equipment manufacturer founded in 1972 by businessman King Liu and several friends.
Giant started out as an original equipment manufacturer, producing bicycles to be sold under other brand names like Schwinn. The first Giant-branded bikes came onto the market in 1981, first in Taiwan and then in Europe, North America and elsewhere around the globe.
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Giant went on to create iconic models like the Cadex 980 road bike in 1987 — regarded by many as the world's first affordable carbon fibre road bike — and the ATX One DH downhill bike in the late 1990s, which paired distinctive looks with 8 inches of suspension travel via a simple single-pivot design, a short wheelbase and World Champs-winning potential.
Other innovations have included what Giant calls the Compact Road design (late nineties), which combined a sloping top tube with a smaller rear triangle to create a lighter, stiffer and more responsive frame, and OverDrive tapered head tubes (2006), for more torsional steering stiffness.
What Giant bikes are there?
- Check out our Giant road bike reviews to find the right one for you.
- Check out our Giant mountain bike reviews to find the right one for you.
Does Giant make anything besides bikes?
Where are Giant bikes available?
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