VeloNews' Matt Pacocha takes a look at the Giant Anthem X Advanced SL

“As it’s built, (Adam) Craig’s bike weighs in just under 23 pounds.”
– Matt Pacocha, VeloNews

VeloNews Magazine online offers up a sneak peak of the prototype Giant Anthem X Advanced SL mountain bike race machine. Editor Matt Pacocha got a good look at the ride on which US National XC and Super D Champion Adam Craig will be competing this season.

Pacocha writes: “Giant gave VeloNews a sneak peek of the new prototype at Giant’s team camp held at the freeride haven of Woodward West in Tehachapi, California, during the first week of March. Giant takes the evolved suspension and geometry cues from the aluminum Anthem X — 4-inches of travel front and rear, co-pivot, altered geometry, radically shaped tubing — and combines them with Giant’s TCR Advanced SL composite technologies to once again offer its top cross-country race bike in carbon composite. What composite brings in this application is lighter weight with comparable stiffness to the aluminum model.”

We wish we could tell you more, but our bosses won’t let us. However, we can’t stop you from reading the VeloNews article. Check it out (with exclusive sneak-peek photos) at  velonews.com