Giant has more interesting frames and a wider variety of sizes. The Northrock is unbeatable if you're the right size of rider for it, if you're going for that specific type of bike, and if you don't mind spending a little bit on a better seat and brake pads. If you don't fit that specific segment then the Giant bikes are better for you.NaturalHatTrick85 wrote: ↑ Is there any reason to get a Giant bike over the Costco Northrock road bike?
The Northrock looks like such good value for $600, the Giant bike with same components is $1,149
I bought the Northrock and I use it almost every weekday, but it has limits. Some you can get around by spending a bit of money, some you can't:
- It has a very narrow fork and won't be able to fit the wide tires that are so popular these days. It comes with 700x23s, I'm running 700x25s, and I think I can go up to 28, but probably no bigger than that at the maximum
- It has no eyelets for fenders or racks. You can spend $10 at MEC for some P-clamps to get around this, but it's not as clean as when the frame is built for it
- It has external cables
- It has caliper brakes. They don't bother me, but discs are the popular thing these days
- It's a traditional road bike with a bent-over riding position. The trend these days is to go for endurance bikes or gravel bikes, which have a more upright riding position
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