Fast road riders who want aero on Giant's chart. TCR is the lighter, more conventional sibling.
Giant's aero race bike. Stiffer at the front, more wind-cheating than TCR, still in the same size-letter family so many riders can twin the two.
Gravel racers coming from a road-race fit who found Checkpoint too tall or too touring-oriented.
The gravel-race Trek: lower, longer, and more aero than Checkpoint. It wants speed on dirt, not a full frame-bag tour.
Aero racers. 0 SLR / Verticale if you want light.
Wilier aero race bike. Deep, fast, and recently updated (ID2) in a way that blurs 'who's an aero bike for'. Still a race stack/reach chart.
| Measurement | TimeScylon 2023 |  GiantPropel Advanced 2022 |  |  WilierFilante SLR 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 556 | 555−1 | 580+24 | 550−6 |
| Reachmm | 400 | 396−4 | 403+3 | 398−2 |
| Head tube angle° | 73.2 | 73.0−0.2 | 72.2−1.0 | 73.0−0.2 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.2+0.2 | 73.5+0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 405 | 405 | 425+20 | 408+3 |
| Wheelbasemm | 996 | 986−10 | 1038+42 | 998+2 |
| BB dropmm | 68 | 68 | 74+6 | 68 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Scylon M | Propel Advanced ML | Checkmate SLR ML | Filante SLR L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 110 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 440 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 175 mm |
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