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Contend SL 2 - Charcoal

bike-mailorder:10643046269192 · source URL · confidence 0.95 · GTIN 4711291258259, 4711291258266, 4711291258273, 4711291258280 +1

Eligibility

Can win a band.

Size decisions

retailer labelalphacomparable cmmatchmappingin stockvariant priceevidence
XSXS49–51 cmequivalentcurated manufacturer mapping — Giant Contend, medium confidenceno€1.199Giant Contend XS = 49–51 cm — manufacturer-conventional-size-equivalence, confidence medium, reviewed 2026-09-04. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/technology/detail/57
SS51–54 cmequivalentcurated manufacturer mapping — Giant Contend, medium confidenceno€1.199Giant Contend S = 51–54 cm — manufacturer-conventional-size-equivalence, confidence medium, reviewed 2026-09-04. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/technology/detail/57
MM55–57 cmequivalentcurated manufacturer mapping — Giant Contend, medium confidenceyes€1.091,09Giant Contend M = 55–57 cm — manufacturer-conventional-size-equivalence, confidence medium, reviewed 2026-09-04. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/technology/detail/57
MLM/L57–59 cmequivalentcurated manufacturer mapping — Giant Contend, medium confidenceno€1.099Giant Contend M/L = 57–59 cm — manufacturer-conventional-size-equivalence, confidence medium, reviewed 2026-09-04. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/technology/detail/57
LL58–60 cmequivalentcurated manufacturer mapping — Giant Contend, medium confidenceno€1.199Giant Contend L = 58–60 cm — manufacturer-conventional-size-equivalence, confidence medium, reviewed 2026-09-04. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/technology/detail/57
mappingcurated manufacturer mapping
scopeGiant Contend
sizesXS = 49–51 cm · S = 51–54 cm · M = 55–57 cm · M/L = 57–59 cm · L = 58–60 cm
confidenceMEDIUM
evidence typemanufacturer-conventional-size-equivalence
evidenceGiant's own Compact Road Design page publishes a table headed 'COMPACT ROAD SIZING' whose first column is 'CONVENTIONAL FRAME SIZING (CM)', mapped against 'RIDER HEIGHT', 'COMPACT ROAD FRAME SIZE' and 'SEATTUBE / TOPTUBE LENGTH (CM)': 49-51 / XS / 42-52; 51-54 / S / 44-53.5; 55-57 / M / 50-55.5; 57-59 / M-L / 53.5-57; 58-60 / L / 55.5-58.5; 61-63 / XL / 58.5-61. This is the manufacturer answering exactly the question we ask, and its own seat-tube column (L = 55.5 cm) shows why the seat tube must not be used for it.
sourcehttps://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/technology/detail/57
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/au/technology/detail/57
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/technology/detail/57
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/tcr-advanced-2
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/propel-advanced-2
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/defy-advanced-2
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/contend-ar-2
reviewed2026-09-04
notesScoped to the four families whose current height ladder was individually checked. It must not be extended to Liv: Liv's letters sit a full size lower (Langma L = 170-184 cm rider against Giant L = 183-193 cm), which is recorded as a refusal. RESIDUAL UNCERTAINTY, and the reason confidence is medium: Giant's conventional column runs 1-2.5 cm above where the letter-sized brands in this dataset sit (Scott's own dual labels put its L at 56 cm and KTM's at 57, where Giant calls its L a conventional 58-60). That is not necessarily a contradiction — Giant covers 157-199 cm in six sizes where Scott uses seven, so its letters are spaced wider and each sits higher, and Canyon says in as many words that a medium at one brand can be a small or a large at another. But an attempt to check Giant's column against a numerically-sized brand's own rider heights failed: Cube, Cannondale, Cervelo, BMC and Orbea all publish sizing through interactive calculators rather than a fetchable table, so no independent anchor was obtained. The practical exposure is about one size at the top of the range, and the published range absorbs it: if the truth were nearer 57-59 than 58-60, a 58 cm shopper still sees an L correctly, a 60 cm shopper sees one marginally, and a 57 cm shopper misses one rather than being shown the wrong bike. The dataset contains no Giant listing sized in centimetres, so there is also no retailer statement to corroborate or contradict this.

A shopper asking for: 54 → S fits but sold out · 56 → M in stock · 58 → ML/L fits but sold out · 60 → L fits but sold out

Identity

Canonical configuration: Giant | Contend SL 2 | Sora | 2026
Confidence: high

retailerpricesizes in stock
Bike-Mailorder€1.091,09Mdebug
Mount7€1.199nonedebug

Provenance — why we believe each fact

fieldsourceevidence
brandretailer:bike-mailorder / parseGiant
modelretailer:bike-mailorder / derivedContend SL 2 - Charcoal
categoryretailer:bike-mailorder / derivedretailer taxonomy
groupsetFamilyretailer:bike-mailorder / dictionaryShimano Sora ST-R3000 || Shimano Sora RD-R3000 9-fach || Shimano Sora FD-R3000
electronicShiftingretailer:bike-mailorder / derivedShimano Sora ST-R3000 || Shimano Sora RD-R3000 9-fach || Shimano Sora FD-R3000
speedsretailer:bike-mailorder / parse9 Fach
suspensionretailer:bike-mailorder / derivedno suspension fork and no rear shock on a drop-bar listing
forkretailer:bike-mailorder / dictionaryGiant Alloy mit OD1, 12x100mm
dropperPostretailer:bike-mailorder / derivedseatpost row "GIANT D-Fuse" names no dropper, in a 19-field spec table
beltDriveretailer:bike-mailorder / parseKMC
powerMeterretailer:bike-mailorder / derivedabsent from a 19-field spec table
availabilityretailer:bike-mailorder / derived1 of 5 variants in stock
frameMaterialai / ai (0.9)Aluminiumrahmen
wheelMaterialai / ai (0.9)robuste Aluminiumkonstruktion
brakesai / ai (0.9)Hydraulische Scheibenbremsen
productModelYearretailer:mount7 / derived (0.83)Giant Contend SL 2 - 2026

Warnings

Score breakdown

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    "Shimano Sora = 8.",
    "9-speed -2.",
    "Wheels unknown: scored below basic aluminium rather than assumed.",
    "Brakes \"hydraulic-disc\" +3.",
    "Tubeless-ready +1.",
    "Weight not published: no weight adjustment either way."
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  "valueScore": 1.035,
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AI normalization

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Normalized record

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Parsed specification table

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  "Innenlager": "Shimano PressFit",
  "Kette": "KMC X-9",
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  "Bremsen": "Giant MPH, 160mm",
  "Bremshebel": "Shimano",
  "Reifen": "Giant SR 1 700x28C",
  "Naben": "Giant ALP Disc",
  "Felgen": "Giant ALP Disc, Tubeless Ready",
  "Speichen": "Giant ALP Disc",
  "Lenker": "Giant Contact",
  "Vorbau": "GIANT Contact Aerolight",
  "Sattel": "Giant Grit Core",
  "Sattelstütze": "GIANT D-Fuse",
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Raw adapter output

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    "Vom schlanken, aerodynamisch inspirierten Aluminiumrahmen und der Carbongabel bis hin zu den straßenfreundlichen Komponenten und dem ergonomisch gestalteten Cockpit macht das neue Contend SL leistungsstarkes Rennradfahren für alle zugänglich. Fahre mit mehr Selbstvertrauen, Kontrolle und Geschwindigkeit durch die Stadt oder schließe dich einer Gruppe an.",
    "AERO INSPIRIERT Ein aerodynamisch geformtes Unterrohr und eine Carbongabel sorgen für ein schlankes Profil, das den Wind schneidet. Das Giant ALP WheelSystem hat eine vielseitige Felgentiefe von 30 mm und eine robuste Aluminiumkonstruktion, die leicht und stark genug ist, um den täglichen Einsatz auf unterschiedlichen Straßenbelägen zu meistern. Das Cockpit-Setup hat innen verlegte Kabel, um den Luftwiderstand weiter zu reduzieren und einen cleanen, modernen Look zu schaffen.",
    "VOLLE KONTROLLE Der ergonomisch geformte Lenker sorgt für super Handkomfort in jeder Position, egal ob oben, unten oder in der Kurvenposition. Die Kurvenposition hat einen 7,2-Grad-Flare für mehr Sicherheit und Kontrolle bei Abfahrten und in Kurven. Hydraulische Scheibenbremsen sorgen für gleichmäßige, vorhersehbare Bremskraft und helfen, die Ermüdung der Hände bei langen Abfahrten zu minimieren. Ein bewährter Shimano-Antrieb mit einer 50/34-Kettenblattkombination bietet eine große Auswahl an Gängen für eine optimale Trittfrequenz in unterschiedlichem Gelände.",
    "SANFTER KOMFORT Eine hochwertige Carbongabel federt die Unebenheiten und Konturen der Straße ab und sorgt so für weniger Ermüdung der Hände und Arme, während ein ergonomisch geformter Lenker mit vergrößerter Oberfläche den Druck auf Handfläche und Daumenbereich verteilt. Eine D-Fuse-Sattelstütze fängt Stöße und Vibrationen ab, und ein Giant Grit Core-Sattel passt sich dank Particle Flow Technology deinem Körper an. Mit den voluminöseren 28-mm-Tubeless-Reifen kannst du einen niedrigeren Reifendruck fahren, was für besseren Grip und mehr Fahrkomfort sorgt.",
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