mr_malcolm Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 i rember a while ago someone posted some pics of them on here they looked quite nice and im a big giant fan 2 of my 3 bikes are made by giant.i was woundering if anybody knows anywhere that you can order them from.i cant find anything anywhere on the net at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 I *think* i remember reading some where that they won't be coming to the UK as there rather expensive and no one will buy them, Don't quote me though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 giant uk dont bring them into this country, along with a load of other different giant bikes. so unfortunately the only place you can get them are from the other international giant dealers... japan, china etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_malcolm Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 thats such a shame i found a link to the bike i mean i think it migh be an07 model not 08 but still here it is http://www.giant.co.jp/giant08/bike_datail...;action=outlinetheres a place near me that claim to import anything i may have to go talk to them soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf the Yellow Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 thats such a shame i found a link to the bike i mean i think it migh be an07 model not 08 but still here it is http://www.giant.co.jp/giant08/bike_datail...;action=outlinetheres a place near me that claim to import anything i may have to go talk to them soon.good luck dude, it would be one of a kind.....such a shame, they stopped importing them into the big UK trials scenes because the unsuccessful 05/06 model which was crap. they forgot how good the previous ones they made were! 08 would have been a good hit i reckon with a fair price point, i won't mind having to say the least.steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_malcolm Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 (edited) fingers crossed i may have to go have a talk with this company that claims to import anything tomorow and see what they reackon on price and chance of getting it etc.then its time to save just found a currancy converter and thats about £965 wounder if there is any way of getting just the frame imported not the whole thing? Edited April 30, 2008 by mr_malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 there are so many better bikes out there that you could get cheaper and easier?I know u might like the look of the frame, but unfortunately your chances are slim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCottTrials Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 to me it looks really bad anyway. it looks like its going backwards to me in terms of frame design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf the Yellow Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 (edited) to me it looks really bad anyway. it looks like its going backwards to me in terms of frame designhow exactly? its not like its got 1" head tube.just because a frame has a higher stand over height compared to most frames on the market doesn't mean its going backwards, its just designed for a different style of riding, ie natural and not TGS riding..not sure if its still V mount or maggy mounts now, but seems like V's are fairly popular amongst many trials riders these days so even if it stays V mount its not going 'backwards'steve Edited May 1, 2008 by Steve Tse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel C Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 haev alook on ebay my m8 was gonna buy 1 of them frames i think it was bout 100 quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCottTrials Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 how exactly? its not like its got 1" head tube.just because a frame has a higher stand over height compared to most frames on the market doesn't mean its going backwards, its just designed for a different style of riding, ie natural and not TGS riding..not sure if its still V mount or maggy mounts now, but seems like V's are fairly popular amongst many trials riders these days so even if it stays V mount its not going 'backwards'stevefor a start there is no type of trials riding which can benefit from a high stand over and your examples of riding are way off tgs and natural are the same but on different terrain maybe this bike would be good for streety type riding but at the end of the day you may aswell get a 24inch trials or a street frame which insedently will likely be half the price and alot tougher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf the Yellow Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 for a start there is no type of trials riding which can benefit from a high stand over and your examples of riding are way off tgs and natural are the same but on different terrain maybe this bike would be good for streety type riding but at the end of the day you may aswell get a 24inch trials or a street frame which insedently will likely be half the price and alot tougherpunctuations? anyway. maybe my examples aren't great, but it doesn't mean this frame design is going backwards.geometry is pretty generic trials geo anyway, 1065/385/72/+20mm.so back to the point - how is this frame design going backwards? care to explain?steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_malcolm Posted May 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 to be fair i dont mind a high stand over, im over 6ft so really doesnt affect me to much, and im not a big fan of high bb's.i mainly want this frame because i like the way the giant that i have rides and i like to have something slightly different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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