2021 Giant
Defy Advanced Pro 0
A carbon frame endurance bike with ultra high-end components and hydraulic disc brakes.
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Manufacturer Price
CA$10,999($8,265)| Frame | Carbon |
|---|---|
| Suspension | Rigid |
| Fork | Carbon |
| Wheels | 700c Carbon |
| Drivetrain | 2 × 12 Electronic |
| Groupset | RED AXS |
| Power Meter | Red AXS |
| Brakes | Hydraulic Disc |
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Based on build material and quality level of the frame, fork, wheelset, groupset, suspension system, and more.
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View Comparison5'4" – 5'9"
5'7" – 6'0"
5'9" – 6'2"
6'0" – 6'4"
- 5'10", size MD, Just right
- 5'9", size Small, Just right
- 5'8", size MD, Too large
- 5'7", size MD, Just right
- 6'0", size MD, Just right
- 5'5", size SM, Just right
Oct 2021 · Stu Kerton
Ditch the tyres and you have a fast, sweet-handling endurance machine that doesn't panic at speed
Great ride quality from the frameset
Decent tyre clearance
Geometry gives smooth handling
Tyres feel a little 'wooden'
Not the greatest value spec-wise
Jul 2020 · James Bracey
Giant's Defy moves into more versatile territory with an updated frame and bigger tyre volume
Value
Comfort
Versatility
Cable routing
Saddle
Mar 2020 · Peter Stuart
Giant’s latest Defy is future-proof, versatile, fast and far less expensive than equivalently specced alternatives
Fast
32mm tyres
Predictable handling
Well priced
Slightly heavy
Fiddly seatpost bolt
Mar 2019 · Warren Rossiter
Our best comfort road Bike of the Year 2019 is a plush riding and power meter equipped sportive machine
Lays on plenty of smoothness without compromising speed, great value too
Saddle is just okay, and needs a 160mm rotor on the front of bigger bikes
Jul 2018 · Dan Walker
Giant Defy, the endurance bike by the Taiwan-based company, can take you to challenging roads, comfortably
Jul 2018 · James Huang
Giant’s previous-generation Defy range broke new ground in 2014 by being the first complete range of endurance road bikes from a major manufacturer to exclusively offer disc brakes. It was also a very nice bike, period, but also more of a toned-down road racer than a machine that was purpose-built for performance-oriented comfort. That’s all […]
Jul 2018 · Troy Templin
Finally, not an aero road bike
Jul 2018 · Dan Cavallari
Giant's new Defy endurance bike has several clever comfort features but has the spirit of a superlight racer. We went to Italy for a first ride review.
| Frame | Advanced-Grade Composite, disc Tire Clearance: 35c Color: Matte Chrysocolla / Gloss Chrysocolla |
|---|---|
| Fork | Advanced-Grade Composite, full-composite OverDrive 2 steerer, disc |
| Shock | N/A |
| Bottom Bracket | SRAM DUB, press fit |
| Stem | Giant Contact SL |
| Handlebar | Giant Contact SLR D-Fuse, composite |
| Saddle | Giant Fleet SL, composite base, SST rails, UniClip accessory mount |
| Seatpost | Giant D-Fuse SLR, composite Type: Rigid |
| Pedals | N/A |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM RED eTap AXS |
|---|---|
| Front Derailleur | SRAM RED eTap AXS |
| Crank | SRAM RED D1 DUB, 33/46 with Quarq DZero power meter |
| Power Meter | SRAM RED D1 DUB, 33/46 with Quarq DZero power meter |
| Shifters | SRAM RED eTap AXS |
| Cassette | SRAM RED, 12-speed, 10x33 |
| Chain | SRAM RED D1 |
| Brakes | SRAM RED eTap AXS hydraulic (F:160mm, R:140mm) Type: Hydraulic Disc |
| Brake Levers | SRAM RED eTap AXS hydraulic |
| Rims | Giant SLR-1 Carbon Disc WheelSystem, 42mm |
|---|---|
| Spokes | Giant SLR-1 WheelSystem, DBL technology |
| Front Hub | Giant SLR-1 42 Carbon Disc WheelSystem, 12mm thru-axle |
| Rear Hub | Giant SLR-1 42 Carbon Disc WheelSystem, 12mm thru-axle |
| Tires | Giant Gavia Fondo 0, tubeless, 700x32c, folding |
Last updated October 21
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