Publication-Bicycling

Date-April 2001

Title-Giant OCR 1

Findings:

• "PRO LINEAGE: OCR grew from the TCR compact bikes ridden by Team Once. The radically sloping top tube uses less material , so it's lighter and stiffer"
• "FAST FRONT END: Giant's house-brand fork doesn't ride as harshly as many aero forks, and an integrated headset saves precious grams."
• "DEAL MACHINE: This bike boasts a complete 105 group , quality rims and Hutchinson Reflex tires"

Date April 2006

Title-Giant OCR 1

• "In the past four years, our testers have praised Giant's OCR line of sporty, compact-geometry road bikes in both aluminum and carbon form) for their "buttery smooth" ride feel, "stable and confident" handling even in corners and descents, and a upright riding position that is reminiscent of a racy mountain bike, "so your back, neck and arm muscles are more at ease." The OCR 1, the top-end alloy version represents the lineage well."
• "Starting a ride on the OCR 1 is easy: Just jump on, and it's an easy reach to the controls and an easy spin with the forgiving triple crankset. Pedaling along at cruising speed, the carbon fork and seatpost soaked up big bumps while the bike's neutral handling made riding second nature-we never needed to force it into turns, or corral it from straying."