My Ride - Part I

My baby, the day I picked it up!

In standard spec:

• 2007 Giant XTC2 - 21 inch frame
• Rock Shox Recon 351 fork
• Race Face Evolution cranks
• SRAM x9 rear mech
• Deore front mech
• SRAM x7 shifters
• Avid Juicy 3 hydraulic brakes
• Mavic 117 rims, Deore hubs
• Hutchinson Python tyres

Bits changed out thus far:

• Rear rim re-laced with DT Swiss stainless spokes
• Pythons changed for Maxxis Larsens
• Stans No Tubes fitted

On the hit list:

• XT crankset, XT cassette, HG93 chain
• New rims - thinking 817's with XT hubs
• XT front and rear mech
• XT shifters

This bike rocks. For the price I think you would struggle to get a better hard tail. Ignore those that say Giant is too common to have any credibility - naysayers the lot of them!

Yes there are couple of things changed out already, and a few more on the list, but this is not a reflection on the bike build, rather the riding style (or lack of) of the 105kg heifer riding it. I am not a graceful human being!

If I'd had a couple of extra $$ when I bought it, I probably would have got the XTC1. But then I'm sure there still would have been things to change out.

I am very, very happy with this bike.