{"id":37061,"date":"2022-05-13T14:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=677507"},"modified":"2022-05-13T14:13:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T12:13:41","slug":"the-giant-revolt-is-our-road-gravel-bike-of-the-year-for-2022","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/the-giant-revolt-is-our-road-gravel-bike-of-the-year-for-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Giant Revolt is our Road & Gravel Bike of the Year for 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By George Scott\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 13 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Our annual Road Bike of the Year test launched in 2009, with bike technology advancing at a dramatic rate as we\u2019ve gone through the cycle of testing and crowning 13 winners. This year, we have a first \u2013 our Bike of the Year is a gravel bike<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re proud to announce the Giant Revolt Advanced Pro 0 as our Bike of the Year for 2022, beating off competition from 22 other bikes across five road bike and gravel categories to take the overall crown.<\/p>\n

Produced in conjunction with our sister titles, Cycling Plus and MBUK magazines, Bike of the Year is split into separate road and mountain bike tests.<\/p>\n

You can read elsewhere about our trail, enduro and electric MTB Bike of the Year category winners for 2022<\/a>, but here it\u2019s all about the Revolt.<\/p>\n

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We have, for the first time ever, crowned a gravel bike as our overall Bike of the Year.<\/span><\/figcaption> Russel Burton \/ Our Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The Giant Revolt is an established name, having originally launched with an aluminium frame in 2013 \u2013 a time when \u2018gravel bikes\u2019 barely registered. The carbon model arrived in 2015 and was revamped for 2022 with a lighter, more aggressive frame and adjustable geometry with clearance for 53mm tyres.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a bike that captures the gravel zeitgeist by offering performance and versatility in equal measure,\u201d says Warren Rossiter, senior technical editor for BikeRadar and Cycling Plus, who led the five-strong team of testers for 2022.<\/p>\n

The Revolt Advanced Pro 0 is the flagship bike in the Revolt range at \u00a34,999 \/ $5,200 \/ \u20ac5,509 and sports a Shimano GRX RX-815 Di2 groupset<\/a> with Giant CXR 1 Carbon Disc wheels and 40mm-wide Maxxis Receptor tyres.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not without its flaws,\u201d adds Warren. \u201cThe tyres are best-suited to dry conditions, rather than anything wet or loose, but otherwise this model ups the stakes with super-light carbon wheels and electronic shifting from Shimano\u2019s GRX Di2.\u201d<\/p>\n