Mr.Gib wrote:I think the colour on the front does not look as good as the natural carbon weave as seen on the 2004's TCR's.
Prior to test riding a TCR Advanced prototype last year, I was really beginning to think that I was simply too hard on wheels. With the old frameset, the rear end seemed loose and the rear wheel rather flexy as I would get brake rub from the rear wheel under hard accelerations during climbs or hard accelerations when exiting corners during races. There is none of that feeling with the TCR Advanced frameset not too mention it is lighter wieght for the same size frameset.
The fact that it is also one big sticker doesn't sit well with me either.
Not sure I understand what you mean, ours sport the Silver/Natural/Gold paint scheme not the T-Mobil color scheme. The TCR Advanced frameset replaces a 2003 model TCR Team Composite, a limited production run that was the result of Team ONCE changing their minds over graphics even though Giant had already manufactured about 1/3 of the production run. The frameset features natural carbon, no clear coat, and yellow/grey graphics featuring the ONCE and Giant logos).
That image is from when we first got the framesets and the build has undergone drastic changes but the frames still look good and I now use mine as a crit race bike with a stronger wheelset due to the difference in stiffness through the bottom bracket and chain stays of the old frameset compared to the new TCR Advanced frameset.