been gifted a new project help please with identification NEW PHOTOS

[cyberknight]

I have been given a giant alloy bike
very retro yellow / grey with once stickers but instead of tcr / ocr the model is compact road . it has 9x3 campag mirage and a quill stem you can adjust the angle although its too long for me as i reckon its a 120 mm and i need a 90 mm for my fit on this size frame.
obvious bits of frame in need of a touch up but im tempted just to put stickers on it to hide them im stumped with the year / spec

 

[bikingdad90]

Top of the line OCR team I think and from around the 2000’s.
Don’t think it’s the 1.0,2.0 or 3.0.

 

[fossyant]

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/giant-once-informations.351795/

 

[Jameshow]

Nice!

I'll look for a stem...

Seems a waste of campy record imho!

 

[cyberknight]

Top of the line OCR team I think and from around the 2000’s.
Don’t think it’s the 1.0,2.0 or 3.0.

i have seen them but they tend to have an aero post and higher groupset , they are close though

 

[DCLane]

If it's carbon it's a TCR and they're very decent kit. Someone on here was after one. Even in aluminium as an OCR they're good.

My son had 44cm one from the age of 12 to 16 as a training and TT bike. We only sold it because it was too small and it's still being used round the youth race circuits.

 

[cyberknight]

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/giant-once-informations.351795/

i saw that but none look right as the forks are different , they have aero posts and different groupsets

 

[cyberknight]

If it's carbon it's a TCR and they're very decent kit. Someone on here was after one. Even in aluminium as an OCR they're good.

My son had 44cm one from the age of 12 to 16 as a training and TT bike. We only sold it because it was too small and it's still being used round the youth race circuits.

definitely alloy with alloy forks


EDIT

i reckon i have sussed it 1998 tcr team replica but bikepedia has no information

 

[Spiderweb]

Post a pic when you get it.
You might have a good bike there 👍
https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/bike-history-giant-tcr

 

[cyberknight]

Nice!

I'll look for a stem...

Seems a waste of campy record imho!

edit , its mirage

 

[cyberknight]

seems to be a lot of misinformation about

i think 1998 but some say 2000

 

[cyberknight]

Here is mine

 

[Saluki]

Nice. Gifted too. I’d be thrilled with that. Yellow ones go faster too.

 

[cyberknight]

Nice. Gifted too. I’d be thrilled with that. Yellow ones go faster too.

i am really happy, solves the issue of the other bike thats too big
Options !! do i keep original as possible or update the parts ? the RD only moves half way across the cassette so i will have to play with the stops and cable tension and do i change the quill stem with a converter or get a shorter quill stem ?
I have better wheels but if i change them then its change the groupset as the stock ones will be campag

 

[Spiderweb]

i am really happy, solves the issue of the other bike thats too big
Options !! do i keep original as possible or update the parts ? the RD only moves half way across the cassette so i will have to play with the stops and cable tension and do i change the quill stem with a converter or get a shorter quill stem ?
I have better wheels but if i change them then its change the groupset as the stock ones will be campag

Providing everything works ok then I’d keep original.
The existing wheels may be ok, give them a try.
I’d probably go for a shorter quill stem which should be the cheapest option and keeps it looking original. I would go for a spin with the longer stem first and see how it feels.