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Summary

The Giant Contend AR 3, a Road bike released in 2025, priced at £1145.5. It weighs approximately 10kg (size dependent). The frame is Aluminium and the fork is Carbon Fiber. The bike is equipped with a Shimano Sora groupset (Electric Shifting: No). It uses Disc Brake. It features a cartridge bottom bracket. It uses Semi Routed cable routing. It supports tyres up to 38 mm. No It comes with a limited 2-year warranty. Curious how it stacks up against similar bikes? Compare below...

Bike Info

Worldwide Shipping: Yes

Delivery across the globe!

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Warranty: 2 Years

Limited warranty website average: 3.12 years

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Released: 2025

The bike was released 1 years ago

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Bike Type: Road

The style of riding intended for this bike

Bike Spec

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Weight: 10 kg

The website average for Road bikes is 8.56 kg. This bike is 1.43 kg over the average. Total bike weight may vary depending on frame size.

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Groupset

Shimano Sora

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Wheelset

Disc Brake

Brake Type: Disc Brake

Welcome to the future!

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Frameset Material

Aluminium

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Max Tire Size: 38 mm

This is the max tire size you can use

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UCI Approved: No

You can't use for official races

Sizing & Geometry

Frame Sizes

XS S M M/L L XL

This frame comes in 6 sizes, this is 0.44 more sizes than the website average.

Handebar Sizes Available

40 42 44

Crank Arm Sizes Available

170 172.5 175

Sizing & Geometry

Frame measurements and sizing vary by bike size. Measurements are shown for each available frame size.

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Geometry XS S M ML L XL
Sizing
Wheel size 700c 700c 700c 700c 700c 700c
Frame geometry
Stack (mm) 539 559 574 595 614 638
Reach (mm) 371 375 380 383 392 400
Effective top tube (mm) 515 530 545 560 575 595
Seat tube (mm) 410 445 480 515 535 565
Head tube (mm) 115 135 150 170 190 215
Standover (mm) 726 759 788 816 829 856
Handling
Head angle (°) 70.50 71.20 72 72.50 72.50 72.50
Seat angle (°) 74.50 74 73.50 73 73 73
Chainstay (mm) 422 422 422 422 422 422
Wheelbase (mm) 995 1,002 1,007 1,013 1,029 1,049
Fork offset (mm) 50 50 50 50 50 50
BB drop (mm) 80 80 80 80 80 80

Frame Details

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Frame Weight

Unknown

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Frame Material

Aluminium

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Forks

ALUXX-grade Aluminium, 12x142mm thru-axle, disc

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Fork Material

The forks are made from Carbon Fiber

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Cables: Semi Routed

Routed through the frame, not the bars

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Axel Type: Thru-axle

How the wheels are secured to the frame

Disc Brake

Brake Type: Disc Brake

Welcome to the future!

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Brake Mount: Flat Mount

How the calipers are mounted

No

Integrated bar and stem: No

You can use any bar and stem

Drivechain Details

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Groupset name

Shimano Sora

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Electric Groupset: No

This bike doesn't have electric gears

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Shifters

Shimano Sora

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Front Derailleur

Shimano Sora FD-R3000.

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Rear Derailleur

Shimano Sora

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Cassette

Shimano CS-HG400.

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Cranks

Shimano Sora 2-piece alloy

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Power Meter: No

This bike doesn't have a power meter

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Bottom Bracket

cartridge

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Chain

KMC X9 with MissingLink quick connector (Inferred; standard baseline 9-speed factory specification supplied on Shimano Sora builds by Giant).

Wheel & Tire Details

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Wheelset Name

Giant S-R2 Disc wheelset, alloy

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Front Wheel Depth

22mm

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Rear Wheel Depth

22mm

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Tires

Giant S-R3 AC, 700x32c (34mm)

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Tire Type

Clincher

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Max Tire Size: 38 mm

This is the max tire size you can use

Brakes

Disc Brake

Brake Type: Disc Brake

Welcome to the future!

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Brake Mount: Flat Mount

How these disc brakes are mounted

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Brakes

Tektro MD-C550 mechanical

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Brake Rotors

160 mm front and 160 mm rear

Other Components

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Saddle

Giant Approach

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Seatpost

Giant D-Fuse, alloy, 14mm offsetType: Rigid

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Handlebars

Giant Connect XS:40cm, S:40cm, M:42cm, M/L:42cm, L:44cm, XL:44cm

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Bar Tape

Velo cork tape with gel