From the Taiwan Factory: Giant Spain Shows Us How the New Carbon Anthem is Made - Bike Experience Tenerife
Attention cycling and technology enthusiasts! At Bike Experience Tenerife, we don’t just look for the perfect bike; we want to understand the engineering behind it. That’s why the recent trip of the Giant Spain team to the GIANT factory in Taiwan shows us how a carbon frame is really made.
Cycling is booming, but do you know where bikes come from? Most are produced in Asia. Today, we take you "Inside" the world’s largest bike factory to reveal the manufacturing process of the new Giant Anthem carbon bike.
From Taiwan Factory: Giant Spain Shows How the New Anthem Carbon Bike Is Made
Exclusive Visit: The Complete Industrial Process
The following video is your full-access pass to the Giant factory in Taiwan, a massive operation of 67,000 m², over 2,000 employees, and capacity to produce nearly one million bikes per year (24/7 operation).
Play and see for yourself how the DNA of the new Anthem is created!
Carbon Engineering Highlights You Will See in the Video
Giant controls its engineering and materials from start to finish, a difference that impacts the Anthem’s performance on Tenerife trails. Here are the key points you’ll learn:
| Process Stage | What You Will See and Why It Matters |
|---|---|
| In-House Prepreg | Material Creation: Dry fiber rolls + resin are transformed into UD and ±45° carbon sheets. This allows Giant to calibrate the resin/fiber ratio precisely for weight and stiffness control. |
| Laser Cutting | Absolute Precision: Each frame is a puzzle of hundreds of pieces. The new Anthem requires over 700 different carbon sheets. |
| Manual Lamination | Craftsmanship & Engineering: Operators place the sheets by hand on a mandrel. Fiber orientation determines stiffness, torsional resistance, and comfort. |
| Compaction | Perfect Interior: A rigid core and internal bag are used for compaction, resulting in less excess resin and better stiffness-to-weight ratio. |
| Quality Control | Extreme Testing: X-rays detect invisible defects and tests exceed ISO 4210 by +20% margin. |
Scale & Know-How: Giant’s Guarantee
The visit also highlights Giant’s industrial scale:
- Main factory produces high-end bikes: 70% for GIANT, 30% for third-party premium brands.
- Giant operates a global network of 9 factories (Europe, Vietnam, China...) reflecting decades of manufacturing know-how.
At Bike Experience Tenerife, we believe that understanding how a bike is made helps you appreciate its quality and performance even more when tackling technical trails. The new Giant Anthem is the result of this obsessive precision!
Impressed by the process? Tell us which part amazed you the most!