Giant is a Taiwanese company and the largest bicycle manufacturer in the world. Aluminum frames have been the Giant material of choice for years. Recently the company has used it's deep pockets to make a name for it's self in carbon frame building. Giant's formulaOne carbon bikes have been praised for their overall stiffness, ride quality and light weight. Most carbon frame builders are forced to source their carbon from outside vendors, but Giant sources their own carbon and as a result can control the process to an amazing degree.
Giant's contribution to full-suspension mountain bike game is it's Maestro suspension. Maestro uses a single pivot point and results in a bike that's able to blur the line between an cross country trail bike and an all-mountain bike. Bikes equipped with a Maestro suspension maintain superior pedaling efficiency while soaking up the big bumps and trail vibration that can through you off your line and fatigue you.
Giant's mountain bike lineup is as follows: Competition Bikes: ANTHEM ADVANCED, ANTHEM, GLORY DH Trail Bikes: TRANCE ADVANCED, TRANCE, TRANCE X Freeride Bikes: GLORY, STP SERIES Hardtail Bikes: XTC ALLIANCE, XTC Sport Bikes: YUKON FX, YUKON, RINCON, BOULDER SE, BOULDER
