Bicycle
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- OBJECT TYPE
- safety/chain drive/monocoque frame/unisex
- DATE
- 1997–1999
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1999.0003.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Giant Mfg. Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- MCR
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITE FRAME AND SPOKES; METAL ALLOY BRAKES, DERAILLEUR, CRANKSET, PEDALS, STEM, SPEED SHIFTERS, RIMS, AND HANDLEBARS; SYNTHETIC TIRES, SEAT, AND HANDLEBAR COVERS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 166.0 cm
- Width
- 45.0 cm
- Height
- 97.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Non-motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Cycles & cycling
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Giant
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- NEW MODEL APPEARING IN 1999 CATALOGUE
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF HIGH TECH BICYCLE AVAILABLE IN CANADA IN THE 1990S - Function
-
USED AS A VEHICLE FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION FOR ONE PERSON. - Technical
-
GIANT BICYCLES ARE LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF CARBON FIBRE FRAMING FOR BICYCLES. THE USE OF THIS NEW MATERIAL PERMITS DESIGN CHANGES THAT ALTER THE OVERALL LOOK OF THE BICYCLE WILE SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVING PERFORMANCE THROUGH THE REDUCTION IN WEIGHT WITHOUT SACRIFICING STRENGTH. [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE ON STEM: 'CHAMPIONSHIP ENGINEERING/ GIANT'/ PRINTED ON FRAME [BOTH SIDES] 'GIANT/ COMPACT/ MCR PRO SERIES/ COMPOSITE'/ STICKER ON FRAME: 'CAUTION/ READ SAFETY/ WARNINGS IN/ MANUAL'/ HANDLEBAR: 'inelli [TWICE]''EXT/ GIANT/ PRO'/ HANDLEBAR BASE: 'YST/ COMP HP233'/ ON BRAKE: 'SHIMANO/ ULTEGRA'/ STICKERS ON WHEEL: 'ALLOY HEAT TREATED/ MADE IN FRANCE/ Rigida''DP 18 13 X 622 28"/ SR [LOGO]/ ULTIMATE POWER''MICHELIN HI-LITE Bi-Synergic 700x23C'/ SEAT: 'TRiMatic [4 TIMES]/ Tri/ selle/ ITALIA/ FeC Alloy'/ DECALS ON SEAT STEM: 'EXT/ GIANT/ PRO''FRESH AIR/ EXPERIENCE''DESIGNED BY MIKE BURROWS/ [SIGNATURE]'/ON PEDAL ARM: 'SHIMANO/ ULTEGRA'
- Missing
- Quick release levers on front tire are replacements (2017)
- Finish
- FRAME: BLACK BLENDED INTO BLUE; SEAT: BLACK WITH YELLOW TRIM; TIRES: TURQUOISE, BLACK AND BROWN; METAL PIECES: SHINY METAL; HANDLEBARS: BLACK
- Decoration
- FRAME: TRADEMARK PLUS CURVED SHAPES AND MORPHED COLORS FOR A DECORATIVE DESIGN
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Giant Mfg. Co. Ltd., Bicycle, between 1997–1999, Artifact no. 1999.0003, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0003.001/
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