First Look: The new Giant Propel Disc – Bike Magazine Australia

Remote switches on the dropouts let Matthews shift without releasing his grip.

Photograph by Matt Phillips

Matthews’s bike rolls on Shimano’s new Dura Ace 60mm-deep tubular wheels for disc brakes. The wheelset, which called WH-R9170-C60-TU in Shimano’s language, has a claimed weight of 1500 grams. It’s wrapped with Vittoria Corsa 25mm tubulars.

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No more quick releases on this race bike: 12 millimeter thru axles front and rear.

Photograph by Matt Phillips

Matthews’s bike is equipped with the stealthy Shimano’s Dura Ace power meter crank. First announced previous to last year’s Tour de France, the Dura Ace power meter crank hasn’t yet been seen in large numbers among Shimano’s sponsored teams.

 

Photograph by Matt Phillips

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