Check out the original Giant TCR from 1997
With a sloping top tube, small frame triangles and an aero seatpost – and available in just three sizes – the first TCR was a game-changer and it still influences road bikes today. Here's why…When Giant introduced the TCR way back in 1997, few would have predicted that it would still be influencing road bike design over a quarter of a century later, but that’s exactly what has happened. It’s hard to overstate the influence of this bike.
However, the first-generation TCR changed all that. Its most striking feature was its top tube, which sloped downward from the head tube to the seat tube. This design made the bike look very different from all others in the pro peloton. Granted, the TCR had a longer seatpost than rivals of the time so a little weight was added back in there, but that’s a relatively light component. Plus, longer seatposts could be aero-shaped to reduce drag or made from carbon fibre to add a little give.Like most of its era, the original TCR, created for the pro racers of the Spanish Team ONCE, was made from aluminium alloy. Carbon-fibre bikes certainly existed at that time, but alu was still the frame material of choice for most.
Naturally, the Giant TCR has evolved massively over the years. The second-generation TCR , introduced in 2002, was the first with a full-composite frameset; Giant’s 2005 fourth-generation model was the first to be available in five sizes ; integrated cable routing came with the 5th generation ; and disc brakes were introduced on the eighth generation in 2016..
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