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Complete speed

In the hyper-refined world of performance bikes, we’re used to seeing incremental gains from one iteration to another, but rarely do new designs come with such a comprehensive list of claimed improvements as the Giant Propel.

The affirmations here are particularly notable given the old design was hardly substandard – it achieved success under multiple WorldTour teams. Yet the last Propel did have its foibles, such as

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