2027 Giant Bicycles Contend SL 1

Design
Drop Bar, Rigid, non-suspension corrected
Frame
Aluminum
Fork
Carbon/Composite
Features
Disc brake
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category

Geometry

XS
S
M
ML
L
XL
Stack
526.8mm
540.8mm
557.8mm
576.6mm
595.7mm
614.8mm
Reach
368.9mm
374.9mm
379.8mm
383.7mm
392.9mm
402mm
Stack to Reach Ratio
1.43:1
1.44:1
1.47:1
1.5:1
1.52:1
1.53:1
Seat Tube Length, Unknown
410mm
445mm
480mm
515mm
535mm
565mm
Top Tube Length, Actual C-C
515mm
530mm
545mm
560mm
575mm
590mm
Top Tube Slope
15.4deg
12.8deg
10.7deg
9deg
8.7deg
7.5deg
Head Tube Angle
70.5deg
71.8deg
72.5deg
72.5deg
72.5deg
72.5deg
Seat Tube Angle
74.5deg
74deg
73.5deg
73deg
73deg
73deg
Head Tube Length
125mm
135mm
150mm
175mm
195mm
215mm
Bottom Bracket Drop
75mm
75mm
75mm
70mm
70mm
70mm
Bottom Bracket Height
264mm
264mm
264mm
269mm
269mm
269mm
Chainstay Length
420mm
420mm
420mm
420mm
420mm
420mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal
413.3mm
413.3mm
413.3mm
414.1mm
414.1mm
414.1mm
Front-Center
586.8mm
586mm
589.2mm
600mm
615.1mm
630.2mm
Front-Center Horizontal
582mm
581.2mm
584.5mm
595.9mm
611.1mm
626.3mm
Wheelbase
995.2mm
994.4mm
997.7mm
1010mm
1025.2mm
1040.4mm
Fork Offset/Rake
50mm
50mm
50mm
50mm
50mm
50mm
Trail
67mm
high
58.8mm
mid/​neutral
54.5mm
mid/​neutral
54.5mm
mid/​neutral
54.5mm
mid/​neutral
54.5mm
mid/​neutral
Mechanical Trail
63.2mm
55.9mm
51.9mm
51.9mm
51.9mm
51.9mm
Wheel Flop
21.1mm
17.5mm
15.6mm
15.6mm
15.6mm
15.6mm
Standover Height
689.3mm
716.3mm
744mm
777.5mm
796mm
822mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle
77.8mm
170 mm cranks
77mm
170 mm cranks
77.7mm
172.5 mm cranks
86mm
175 mm cranks
101.1mm
175 mm cranks
116.2mm
175 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance
94mm
170 mm cranks
94mm
170 mm cranks
91.5mm
172.5 mm cranks
94mm
175 mm cranks
94mm
175 mm cranks
94mm
175 mm cranks

SL 1 Build

XS
S
M
ML
L
XL
Wheel Size
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
Tire Width
28mm
28mm
28mm
28mm
28mm
28mm
Tire Width Max
33mm
33mm
33mm
33mm
33mm
33mm
Tire Outer Diameter
678mm
678mm
678mm
678mm
678mm
678mm
Bike Length with Tires
1673.2mm
1672.4mm
1675.7mm
1688mm
1703.2mm
1718.4mm
Crank Length
170mm
170mm
172.5mm
175mm
175mm
175mm
Handlebar Width
400mm
400mm
420mm
420mm
440mm
420mm
Stem Length
80mm
90mm
100mm
100mm
110mm
110mm

Stack and Reach vs. Category Trend

Very Upright
Somewhat Upright
Average
Somewhat Aggressive
Very Aggressive

The Bike Insights Upright/Aggressive scale is based on analysis of a bike’s proportions relative to similar sized bikes in the same category.

Learn more about the Upright/Aggressive Scale
Category Trend
Performance Road