Originally Posted by lbear

I have been very happy with Giant (I've had 3). I prefer road a road bike myself but my wife has a FCR2 and loves it.
1) Giant has made many of the frames other brands of bikes. The components are Shimano (the more you spend the better you get.
2) Lower pressure tires and glass cause the flats. Not the wheels.
3)Good tires under proper pressure prevent flats even on bad roads. I've had fewer since I started riding on a thinner tire.
4)IMO $ for $ you get a higher end component group with giant.