First Look: Specialized Epic 8

[Headshot]

1 hour ago, leon_pro said:

Is this a Sub 3 CTCT(argus) bike?

 

Go look in the road bike ads. A De Rosa sold as the CTCT winning bike for a bargain R149 999.

[Jewbacca]

2 minutes ago, Headshot said:

And you making the same post about them every year too?

No, I try to alternate between the 'KTM for the same money', the 'Top end anything is expensive' and the 'Stop using extremes as a benchmark for proving a general point' but this year I went with just pointing out how the same comments are made every year. I did not exempt myself either

[Headshot]

Let's just say this bike and it's cheaper siblings don't represent good value. An @Titan Racing represents far better value and most people won't notice the difference on the trail. Sadly hype sells bikes, and a whole lot more it seems. 

[Giant Bicycles South Africa]

27 minutes ago, MaMc said:

Why no live-valve on the 2024 Models? Seems like a bad time to be getting out the electronic suspension game

A shift in strategy; we decided to rather offer a power meter in the Anthem Advanced 1 than electronic suspension to balance the value proposition.

[DieselnDust]

4 minutes ago, Giant Bicycles South Africa said:

A shift in strategy; we decided to rather offer a power meter in the Anthem Advanced 1 than electronic suspension to balance the value proposition.

Hopefully that’s not a Shimano Power Meter because then you may as well have thrown in a picknpay random number generator for R19.99

[Giant Bicycles South Africa]

1 minute ago, DieselnDust said:

Hopefully that’s not a Shimano Power Meter because then you may as well have thrown in a picknpay random number generator for R19.99

XO1  Take a look: https://giant-bicycles.co.za/products/anthem-advanced-29-1-dark-iridescent?available%20colours=dark%20iridescent&available%20sizes=s

[DieselnDust]

2 minutes ago, Giant Bicycles South Africa said:

XO1  Take a look: https://giant-bicycles.co.za/products/anthem-advanced-29-1-dark-iridescent?available%20colours=dark%20iridescent&available%20sizes=s

Now that’s proper. 

[Giant Bicycles South Africa]

9 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

Now that’s proper. 

Tell your friends  

[Jewbacca]

1 minute ago, Giant Bicycles South Africa said:

Tell your friends  

hahahahaha Tim doesn't have any friends! 😝

[DieselnDust]

14 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:

hahahahaha Tim doesn't have any friends! 😝

Tsek😂

Edited March 13 by DieselnDust

[DieselnDust]

16 minutes ago, Giant Bicycles South Africa said:

Tell your friends  

Gimme one for a year and I’ll tell the world 🤗

[Giant Bicycles South Africa]

3 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

Gimme one for a year and I’ll tell the world 🤗

Bring your card and you can keep it forever

[DieselnDust]

8 minutes ago, Giant Bicycles South Africa said:

Bring your card and you can keep it forever

My momma warned me about girls who promise forever 

[BigDL]

1 hour ago, Giant Bicycles South Africa said:

Yes man! Although we have some spicy new Anthems that just arrived... and you can get two of them for the price of one Epic 👀

Been perving over the new anthems recently. Unfortunately I can fund my daughter’s varsity accommodation for a year for the price of an anthem so maybe in 4 more years 😂. 
 

i love looking at new bikes but my skill, my wallet and my abilities are way more matched to what i already have. If okes can afford 12k bikes and they love them, then good luck to them. 

[LazyTrailRider]

You know what annoys me much more than R300k hyperbikes?

The fact that next year, I'm going to need to fork out close to a bar for a new (low-mileage) car. Bikes are cheap in comparison.

[karma]

1 hour ago, Giant Bicycles South Africa said:

Yes man! Although we have some spicy new Anthems that just arrived... and you can get two of them for the price of one Epic 👀

and risk my friends thinking I'm poor??