Alliance
PERFECT BLEND
All-new for 2007, Giant introduces Alliance technology. From the competitive racer to the weekend club rider, Alliance is engineered to provide significant comfort and efficiency over standard aluminum framesets. It accomplishes this by utilizing two traditionally independent frame materials: composite and aluminum. Through unification of these two complimentary materials, Giant engineers are able to create a single structure that capitalizes on the performance benefits of both. Only through Giant’s long-standing experience in working with these two materials is this highly technical union now possible.THE ALLIANCE ADVANTAGE
Take the weight savings and vibration-absorbing ride characteristic of composite, add aluminum’s legendary stiffness, and you get Alliance. But Alliance goes far beyond just a story of materials—it’s how they’re combined that provides the real advantage—an advantage that you’ll be able to feel in three ways:- Lighter Frame Weight. Thanks to composite’s minimal mass, Alliance frames shave up to a half pound off traditional aluminum frames.
- Outstanding Lateral Stiffness. Thanks to aluminum’s unyielding stiffness, Alliance models feature equal bottom bracket deflection as traditional aluminum frames, at a fraction of the weight.
- Superior Compliance. Composite’s legendary vibration-absorption makes it the perfect choice for the strategically laid-out top section of Alliance frames.