Giant XTC 840 Cross Country

Advantages: Well engineered,Smooth ride
Disadvantages: Not really suitable for the road.

From the seat downwards this bike is as sturdy and well manufactured as they come. This is a full blown Cross Country Bicycle,able to withstand all the hard knocks you can throw at it. Cross Country Attributes and Faults ------------------------------------ There is no better bike in its weight class that can perform so well and effortlessly as this machine. Its Tyres are made by Michelin and are of the soft knobbly rubber type,giving excellant ...
...you would expect is made by Shimano and has 24 different positions,ideal for those steep hills . Its Front Suspension is adjustable depending on how soft or how hard you want the front wheel to ride over the ground. The Seat is a little uncomfortable if sat in for long periods of time which if you are riding across country you will probably be out of it more than you will be in it. Brakes on the bike are the disc type which are very useful when ... Read review

I am in possesion of this bike for some years now. For me it's the perfect mountainbike, the biggest size there is. The disk-brakes work at all times, whether it is winter or summer. My Shimano Deore works fine to, I only had to replace the front shifter, cause it became too old. Giant made a splendid bike here

I'm french, I write a review about this bike because that's a really complete bike. That's a really good bike for me because I live in the south of france and there is a lot of rocks and a lot of small hills. The MPH brakes are amazing!! I'm only 14 years old and I've started Cross country competitions 2 years ago; (I've been studing English for 7 years)