Originally posted by Maelstrom
Have you been testing any bikes made in the 21st century. Just curious because Giants hold up REALLY well to whistler and the shore and are generally considered the strongest bike dollar for dollar around (I said generally but it definately a top 3 bike for very good bikes)
Trek and Gt may make better xc bikes (not sure because I don't ride xc) but for strong, durable shore worthy (strong) bikes Giant is over both those companies you name.
Perhaps you are talking about those thousand dolar bikes. I am talking about around $500 bikes. Furthermore, many Taiwanese companies sell second grade products locally, and export their top grade stuffs. So maybe that's why the quality wasn't as good as it should be.