Giant

Daily News Digest

May 7, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Bryan Coquard wins stage 1 of the Four Days of Dunkirk; Wiggins - “I think I could break the [hour] record tomorrow”; Alberto Contador - Riis’ departure has not affected me at all; Meyer on accepting limits - ‘Only a few guys can do the […]

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Beyond pink it and shrink it: Women’s market is “the hottest thing in cycling” in the United States (Part 3)

May 5, 2015

We talk to Giant in the final part of this three-part series on what cycling companies have done to move beyond the superficial pink it and shrink it marketing style and truly cater to the specific needs of the female cyclist. Giant, one of the largest bicycle and component manufacturers in the world, has clearly […]

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How Giant build their carbon frames

March 18, 2015

A few months ago we were privileged enough to take a factory tour of Giant’s manufacturing facility in Taichung, Taiwan. It was a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the largest carbon frame manufacturer in the world who have been building carbon bikes for 27 years (more than 42 years of bike building experience in total). The […]

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A tour of Giant’s Taichung factory

February 5, 2015

When it comes to big bike brands, they don’t come much bigger than Giant. For more than 40 years the Taiwanese-based company has been making bikes of all varieties for cyclists around the world including, for the past 27 years, high-end carbon fibre road bikes. CyclingTips’ roving reporter Dave Everett visited the Giant factory in […]

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Interview with LIV creator, Bonnie Tu

October 14, 2014

Last week we had the opportunity to sit down with Giant Bicycle’s Chief Financial Officer and creator of their women’s specific LIV brand, Bonnie Tu. In this interview, Bonnie speaks about how LIV began, the importance of separating the brand from Giant, and the differences between how they speak to their male and female customers.

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Bikes of Le Tour: Marcel Kittel’s yellow Giant Propel

July 7, 2014

by Dave Everett Sponsors love to get as much coverage as possible throughout the biggest cycle race of the year — its a prime platform to gain huge amounts of publicity, from sending riders out on long range breakaways that will get good air time but ultimately fail to stay the distance, to simply supplying […]

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Renshaw’s Transition Year

February 7, 2012

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Mark Renshaw. Not only for his talents on the bike that has brought us so many exciting moments, but he’s also an extremely nice and humble bloke. When I speak with him I can tell that he’s just as much of a fan of the sport […]

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