Giant Revolt Advanced
Gravel riders who want Giant's drop-bar all-road, not a TCR with knobbies.
Giant's gravel bike: stable, mounts, and a position between Defy and a race gravel whip. The X variants add more suspension/travel attitude.
Gravel riders who want Giant's drop-bar all-road, not a TCR with knobbies.
Giant's gravel bike: stable, mounts, and a position between Defy and a race gravel whip. The X variants add more suspension/travel attitude.
Riders who want a drop-bar bike for mixed-surface events, not a touring mule.
Gravel-race geometry with a distinctive front end. Quick to turn and happier on fast dirt than on loaded bikepacking tracks.
Racers who want BMC aero without a full time-trial bike.
The aero-leaning Teammachine. Race position with more wind-cheating than SLR. New in the mid-2020s catalog window.
| Measurement | SuperiorAerolight 2016 |  GiantRevolt Advanced 2027 |  CanyonGrail CF 2027 |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 558 | 573+15 | 558 | 562+4 |
| Reachmm | 396 | 401+5 | 394−2 | 394−2 |
| Head tube angle° | 73.2 | 72.0−1.2 | 71.5−1.7 | 72.5−0.7 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 74.0+0.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 405 | 433+28 | 435+30 | 410+5 |
| Wheelbasemm | 988 | 1039+51 | 1039+51 | 994+6 |
| BB dropmm | 68 | 80+12 | 75+7 | 67−1 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Aerolight 56 | Revolt Advanced ML | Grail CF S | Teammachine R 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 90 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 400 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 170 mm | 172.5 mm |
BMC views this as a “light, aero bike,” contrasting with the Teammachine R, which is an “aero and light bike”. BMC calls the SLR the “Gravity Killer”. BMC ...
BMC claims the SLR 01 is impressively only 4% less aero than the Teammachine R. They've done this by using truncated aero tube profiles and their integrated ...