Giant Propel 2015 - compatible tyres and wheels

davidwoodfield

Hi

I've got a 2015 Giant Propel Advanced Pro 1. After a while researching its hard to find a source that says what wheels / tyres are compatible with the low clearance brakes. Here's what I run. Interested for others to add their set up:

- 2015 frame with revised brakes (Giant branded as supplied with bike, not Fourier replacements)
- original wheelset PSLR0's with original PSLR1 tyres
- fulcrum racing 0s with 25mm Continental GPII 4000s (clearance just there - no rub but lots of dirt collects on the brake cable!!)

What else do people run?

D

geoffh73

Propel Advanced 0 Running Fulcrum Quattro lg with 26mm specialised tyres without any problems.

Geoff

Semantik

davidwoodfield wrote:

Hi

- 2015 frame with revised brakes (Giant branded as supplied with bike, not Fourier replacements)

D

Sorry to go off topic slightly but wanted to ask about this as I'm getting a 2016 propel this coming week.. are the revised brakes standard fitment on new Propels or did you upgrade them yourself? How good are they?

I have held off buying a Propel for quite a while as I am concerned about reports of poorly performing brakes. Hadn't previously read of any changes made to the brakeset since the first Propels came out (in 2013?)

davidwoodfield

I understood that there was some sort of revision to the brakes for the 2015 models:

http://forums.roadbikereview.com/giant/ ... 24202.html

Anyway I have had zero problems with mine - braking is decent and modulates well in my opinion. There's plenty of chances to lose traction so that sort of hints that the brakes are good enough!

The only issue is the clearance - that 25mm tyres don't always fit (depends on the exact brand of tyre and wheelset used).

If that's a major issue you can always buy Fouriers replacement brakes @ £120. If these are good enough for Giant Alpecin, they're fine for us.

Semantik

davidwoodfield wrote:

I understood that there was some sort of revision to the brakes for the 2015 models:

http://forums.roadbikereview.com/giant/ ... 24202.html

Anyway I have had zero problems with mine - braking is decent and modulates well in my opinion. There's plenty of chances to lose traction so that sort of hints that the brakes are good enough!

The only issue is the clearance - that 25mm tyres don't always fit (depends on the exact brand of tyre and wheelset used).

If that's a major issue you can always buy Fouriers replacement brakes @ £120. If these are good enough for Giant Alpecin, they're fine for us.

Thanks . Picked up the bike today. Bit of a faff setting the front brake up with the spring tension adjusters but ok now. First impressions after a short ride are that there is plenty of stopping power there.
BUT... how do you (quick) release the brake to take out a wheel? With the pads sitting the right distance from the rim (1 to 2mm max) the caliper arms do not compress together enough to allow the noodle to release from its housing. To release the noodle would need a lot more slack in the cable which would put the pads too far out from the rim.

These instructions from Giant don't help: https://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/ne ... eel/18736/

Anyone help with this?

Dan Walton

You unwind the barrel adjuster first to move the lads away from the rims, then squeeze the arms together which should give you enough slack to unhook the noodle.

Semantik

Dan Walton wrote:

You unwind the barrel adjuster first to move the lads away from the rims, then squeeze the arms together which should give you enough slack to unhook the noodle.

Yeah, that's the only way I can see of doing it. Bit of a faff and not quite the quick release method Giant claim in their link
.
Still, at least the bike lives up to expectations. Impressive power transfer at the bottom bracket. Feels like there's a motor in there compared to the carbon frame I had before. And mine's just the poverty spec model.

Dan Walton

I'm guessing it's quicker to release than the original Propel brakes!?