What’s more exciting than spending a co-op in San Francisco California and purchased a Giant TCR Advanced with upgraded parts? This road bike is extremely light, carbon fiber frame, latest generation Ultegra 11-speed shifters giving me a healthy upgrade to a mid-range ~$4000 bike.

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The brand isn’t joking, this bike is giant… it’s designed for people around 6’1 - 6’5 so I barely fit this frame. I brought my Shimano SPD pedals from Canada, and the rest of the components are Shimano Ultegra including brakes, crank and shifters - with the exception of the groupset which is Shimano 105. I'm an inline-style link