2019 Liv EnviLiv Range Guide
Words by Kathryn Dickinson
on 20/02/2019 15:10:03
Brand new for 2019, the Liv EnviLiv is the ultimate women's aero road bike. Featuring women's specific race geometry and a fully-integrated cockpit, the EnviLiv has set the benchmark for female aero road bikes.
About the brand
Liv is the first cycling brand designed solely for women, ranging from performance bikes to beginner bikes Liv is for every female and every rider. Liv was created by women, for women, so you can be confident that the bike you're purchasing is fine-tuned for women.
This year, Liv have revamped their award-winning Liv Envie into the EnviLiv. This year, the bikes feature disc brakes (except one model) and redesigned frames. So if you're in the market for a new race bike, read on to find out more about this incredible range.
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The Frame
The EnviLiv is made from an advanced-grade carbon composite frame, putting stiffness in the forefront and offering a lightweight frame with optimal compliance. Alongside the composite frame, the EnviLiv features AeroSystem shaping technology. This means the tubes are are engineered using computational fluid dynamics and wind-tunnel data to ensure each part of the frame is as aerodynamic as it can be. What this means for you as the rider is a faster bike that slices through the wind and fly's up every climb.
The EnviLiv has a PowerCore, this translates to an 86mm wide bottom-bracket for increased stiffness and asymmetric chainstays to give you increased stiffness on the driveside and more stability on the non-driveside. Another technology in this bike is the OverDrive 2, this is Liv's most advanced steerer tube technology, offering incredible front-end steering performance. This translates to increased steering stiffness to power you through every sprint.
The EnviLiv series was crafted using Liv's 3F Design Philosophy; Fit, Form and Function. Liv have analysed data varying parts of the female anatomy, then taken into consideration the type of riding the rider will be doing to create the perfect frame. The componentry of the bikes and the composite layering is created to give the rider unrivalled performance and edge. This means a bike designed completely from the ground up to give the rider the best performance and feel.
The Groupset
The EnviLiv range comes with a mixture of Shimano 105, Ultegra and Ultegra Di2, with the latter two featuring in the EnviLiv Advanced Pro 1 and 0. The engineers over at Liv worked together with Shimano to develop the ergonomics of the EnviLiv range to offer a new narrower Shimano 105 brake and shift levers for those of us with smaller hands.
With a 52/32T crankset and 11 speed cassette, you'll be set up for any hill, road or race. Within the chainstay is the RideSense wireless transmitter, the removable transmitter records your wheel speed and cadence and this can be read directly from any ANT+ compatible computer.
The Wheels
Except the EnviLiv Advanced 2, all bikes in the range come with Giants SLR 1 wheels. SLR 1 is the second model down from Giants top of the range wheels but still come some impressive features. SLR 1's are made with ultralight composite rims and weigh in at 1670g per wheelsystem.
The SLR 1's are both UCI and ITU legal meaning they are the perfect wheelset for racing both road and triathlon.
The Brakes
Brand new for 2019, the EnviLiv has embraced disc brakes with all but two moving over. All have hydraulic disc brakes, varying from 105 to Ultegra, meaning greater stopping power and control when out riding and racing. If you're unsure about the benefits of disc brakes or just want to find out more, head to our disc brakes blog here
The Range
Liv EnviLiv Advanced Pro 0 Disc 2019 Ladies Carbon Road Bike
Built to go faster, EnviLiv delivers an advanced-grade composite frame where stiffness is the number one priority. With highly aerodynamic tubing and aggressive positioning, maximum power transfer on this machine propels you faster than ever before. Extraordinary fork lateral stiffness and the unrivalled stopping power of aerodynamic disc brakes stack up for precise cornering control and stability.
- Frame - Advanced-Grade Carbon Composite
- Fork - Advanced-Grade Carbon Composite, full-composite OverDrive 2 steerer
- Drivetrain - Shimano Ultegra Di2, 11 speed
- Brakes - Shimano Ultegra, hydraulic disc 140mm rotors
Shop now > Liv EnviLiv Advanced Pro 1 Disc 2019 Ladies Carbon Road Bike
Livs 3f-designed frame aims to give women their optimal weapon with an unbeatable forward force. An integrated aero handlebar and stem, tubeless wheel system with 28c tyre clearance, and aero tubing features will punch through rolling hills, literally slice through the wind, and sprint ahead of the pack.
- Frame - Advanced-Grade Composite
- Fork - Advanced-Grade Composite, full-composite OverDrive 2 steerer
- Drivetrain - Shimano Ultegra, 11 speed
- Brakes - Shimano Ultegra, hydraulic
Shop now > Liv EnviLiv Advanced Pro 2 Disc 2019 Ladies Carbon Road Bike
All-speed control - whether you're cornering in the middle of an aggressive peloton or navigating a winding road in traffic, the fork lateral stiffness and disc-brakes offer the kind of control that frees your head to stay in the zone.
- Frame - Advanced-Grade Composite
- Fork - Advanced-Grade Composite, full-composite OverDrive 2 steerer
- Drivetrain - Shimano 105, 11 speed
- Brakes - Shimano 105, hydraulic
Shop now > Liv Enviliv Advanced Pro 2019 Ladies Carbon Road Bike
All-speed control - whether you're cornering in the middle of an aggressive peloton or navigating a winding road in traffic, the fork lateral stiffness and disc-brakes offer the kind of control that frees your head to stay in the zone.
- Frame - Advanced-Grade Composite
- Fork - Advanced-Grade Composite, full-composite OverDrive 2 steerer
- Drivetrain - Shimano 105, 11 speed
- Brakes - Giant SpeedControl SL
Shop now > Liv Enviliv Advanced 2 2019 Ladies Carbon Road Bike
Featuring Advanced Composite technology with high performance carbon material to give you a very high stiffness to weight ratio, allowing you to have a bike that is lighter than before while also being stronger.
- Frame - Advanced-Grade Composite
- Fork - Advanced-Grade Composite, hybrid OverDrive steerer
- Drivetrain - Shimano 105, 11 speed
- Brakes - Giant SpeedControl SL
Shop now > Find your nearest Rutland Cycling store
You can view the full Liv EnviLiv range in either our Giant Store Rutland or Giant Store Cambridge or online here.