Giant Roam XR2 2012

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Giant Roam XR 2.

New to the Giant range for 2012 the Roam XR2 is a bike that may well result in other bikes in your fleet being used a little less often.

Not a racer, it doesn't have drop handlebars or skinny tyres but it does have suspension forks and fatter tyres.

But it's not a mountain bike, the tyres aren't that wide and the wheels are 700c.

However it's not a hybrid either, or not in the form we've come to recognise as a hybrid over recent years.   

But  it is a hybrid of sorts. A new style of bike which is a cross between a flat bar road bike and a hybrid, a lighter, faster, sportier hybrid. A fun hybrid.

Hybrid bikes have been a staple of the bike market for many years now, evolving into the fairly staid, comfortable style of bike like the Giant Cypress. Fantastic for many people who's comfort is the main buying criteria. But some people want something a bit sportier, but still with 700c wheels and widish tyres, a bike that is pretty fast but is rugged enough to handle some trails and paths. A cross between a Cypress style hybrid and a Cross City style flat bar road bike. But not one that looks like grandpa's bike.

Giant have recognised the growing interest in this style of bike and for the 2012 range have introduced the Roam range of bikes which will fill this void very nicely. The Roam is a bike that may well spend most of its time on road as a commuting bike, but will prove to be far more comfortable than the low posture positioning required from a road bike and yet not all that much slower. Road bikes are great for speed and distance, but if you like to ride on trails and dirt once in a while, the narrow tyres of a road bike aren't that suitable. Whereas the Roam has the perfect mix of stability, rugged durability, sporty riding position and can even be a bit of fun if you consider that it isn't all that much different from a 29er mountain bike. Just with narrower tyres.

The Roam XR 2 has a super light aluminium alloy frame and is fitted with SR Suntour suspension forks which have a lockout option for when the going is real smoooooth. A great quality drive train based around a 27 speed Shimano Deore gear set will provide years of reliable service even under pretty severe riding conditions. But the Roam is built to be durable. Built to be ridden hard and fast. Built to be the bike that makes it hard for you to decide to take out one of your other bikes instead of it.

There is also a new bike the Roam Xr-1 coming (at $1199) or the GT Transeo 2 at $799, (was $999) 

Specifications Roam XR 2 - 27 Speed

Product Code: roamxr2

In store only. Call (03) 9450 5222 to purchase.