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NUKEPROOF GIGA CARBON 290 FACTORY

£5,499.99 / 29in, 27.5in and MX/nukeproof.com

What do you do when you have the most successful enduro race bike of all time? Well, if you’re Nukeproof you one-up yourself and launch the Giga 290 – a 170mm-travel 29er that’s designed for smashing down the roughest trails. Not fussed on 29in wheels? Well, Nukepoof also has a 27.5in version of the Giga with 180mm travel and a mullet option that literally combines the 29er front end with the 27.5in rear to create the Giga Carbon 297 Factory pictured here.

Regardless of wheel size, one look at the Giga and it’s clear that it represents a major departure from Nukeproof’s Mega platform. And

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