Giant TALON 2 Review

Giant TALON 2 Review

Giant TALON 2 Review

Price: 899 €
category: Beginners-Bike
Frame Material: Aluminium
Wheel Size: 29"
Travel Front: 100 mm
Model Year: 2022
  • classic bike for beginners
  • great frame
  • strong braking system for this market segment
  • 25 years warranty
fun to ride in
easy terrain extreme terrain
seating position
upright efficient
handling
playful easy calm
framesize runs
small big

Overall Bike Check

The most importanten ratings of the Giant TALON 2 in comparison to the competitor bikes of following categorie: (Beginners-Bike up to 1000 €) .

Value for Money Check

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Geometry

Je steiler der Winkel des Sitzrohrs ist, desto effizienter können Sie in die Pedale treten.

SIZE XXS XS S M L XL XXL
Sizing of Manufacturer
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-
S
M
L
XL
-
Wheelsize
-
-
27,5
29
29
29
29
Stack
-
-
571
611
630
644
658
Reach
-
-
405
424
439
454
469
Top Tube Length
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-
569
599
620
639
658
Seat Tube Length
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-
385
440
490
535
565
Seat Tube Angle
-
-
74
74
74
74
74
Head Tube Length
-
-
115
105
125
140
155
Head Tube Angle
-
-
67,5
67,5
67,5
67,5
67,5
Bottom Bracket Drop
-
-
45
55
55
55
55
Bottom Bracket Height (absolut)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Chainstay Length
-
-
440
455
455
455
455
Wheelbase
-
-
1106
1150
1172
1192
1213
Standover Height
-
-
711
766
805
839
856
Specification
  • Frame AluxX Rahmen, integrierte Zugführung, 135 mm QR Max. Reifenfreiheit: 2.4" Max. Kettenblattgröße: 32T
  • Frame Material Aluminium
  • Fork SR Suntour SF22-X1-COIL RLR DS, 100 mm Federweg (XS:80mm), QR
  • Spring Unit coil
  • Remote-Lockout yes
  • Damper -
  • Gearrange 476%
  • Drivetrain 2x9
  • Gear Lever Shimano Alivio SL-M3100, 2-fach
  • Front Derailleur -
  • Rear Derailleur Shimano Deore M592 Shadow, 9-fach
  • Crank Shimano MT101-2, 36/22T Kettenblätter, 49mm Kettenlinie
  • Cassette Shimano CS-HG200-9, 11-36T
  • Chain KMC X9
  • Brake Set Shimano BR-MT200, 180/160 mm
  • Brake Rotors 180/160
  • Rims GIANT GX03V, 21 mm Innenweite
  • Front Hub M50 / M504
  • Rear Hub M50 / M504
  • Tires Front Kenda Booster (S-M:27.5"; M-XXL:29")x2.2", 30 TPI Auslieferung mit Schlauch
  • Tires Rear Kenda Booster (S-M:27.5"; M-XXL:29")x2.2", 30 TPI Auslieferung mit Schlauch
  • Saddle GIANT Sport
  • Seat Post GIANT Sport 30.9 mm
  • Stem GIANT Sport
  • Handle Bar GIANT Connect Trail 31.8, 20 mm rise
  • Handle Bar Width 780

Expirience with the Giant TALON 2

Ludwig Döhl The 100 mm fork travel helps you master the on sporty excursions. Here, the Giant Hardtail really plays to it´s strengths. The trend towards more high speed stability geometries stops with Giant. Good! Because with this balanced handling model, you are equipped for all situations on the trail. When entering the saddle, the Racebike of Giant conveys a balanced seating position. An argument still remains extremely strong: compared to the competitors in the same price segment, Giant spec significantly better brakes. The guarantee promise of 25 years ensures trust.

About the author

Ludwig Döhl

Ludwig Döhl

... has spent more than 100,000 kilometers in the saddle of over 1000 different mountain bikes. The essence of many hours on the trail: Mountain bikes are awesome when they match your personal preferences! With this realization, he founded bike-test.com to assist cyclists in finding their very own dream bike.