When Giant announced that it would be debuting its relaunched Defy line in Scotland at the beginning of July, it seemed a curious location. What connection did the Scottish Highlands have to the Defy, especially the top-of-the-line Giant Defy Advanced SL 0 that I’d be riding? Not much. Maybe the organizers knew, like the border guard, that the roads of Perthshire would put the vibration damping abilities of the new frame to the test. Also, it rains a lot in Scotland. I suspect those same organizers wanted to find an authentic riding situation in which the hydraulic disc brakes could really shine. But if rain was supposed to feature in the riding, the weather didn’t co-operate. The other testers and I had two days of sun.
Daily Archives: October 23, 2014
In September at Interbike, Trek Red Truck rider Michael van den Ham, spoke with Canadian Cycling Magazine about the 2014 Shimano Canadian cyclocross championships, which will be held in Winnipeg.
Almost a week before the 2014 Shimano Canadian cyclocross championships, Ruby West, a 15-year-old racer from Dundas, Ont., competed in Firemen’s Park Cross in Niagara Falls, Ont. It was the first race for the recently upgraded West in the junior category.
Two Canadians, Olympian Denise Ramsden and 2012 Tour de Hokkaido mountains competition winner Nic Hamilton, have joined Trek Red Truck […]
