How heavy is a Giant Defy 3?

How heavy is a Giant Defy 3?

This isn’t an especially lightweight bike, weighing in at 9.1kg, but the fact that it’s so comfortable means you can happily keep ticking off the miles all day long. As ever, the geometry has a huge effect on the Defy Advanced 3’s character and comfort.

What is Giant Defy?

Handcrafted with Advanced-grade composite material, the Defy Advanced is engineered with tube shapes that are optimized to absorb road shocks and vibrations. Even with its smooth ride quality, it still delivers a lightweight, stiff and lively feel when you’re climbing, accelerating and cornering.

Is giant defy a gravel bike?

The size large on test equates to a 58cm and the frame is dominated by a whopping 205mm head tube. Angle wise, Giant has settled for a middle-ground setup, somewhere between standard road geometry and what I call ‘fast’ (road-inspired) gravel.

Is the giant defy advanced 3 a good road bike?

Image not found: https://cdn.road.cc/sites/default/files/styles/main_width/public/2021-giant-defy-advanced-3-riding-1.jpg Giant’s Defy Advanced 3, the most affordable Defy in the current range, is an endurance road bike that offers a smooth ride and the precise power of hydraulic disc brakes, and it’s very good value.

What makes the giant defy different from other aluminium frames?

Looking over the Defy’s square-profiled frame, Giant has clearly lit the old round-tube rulebook on fire and thrown it out the window. Where past aluminium frames would rely on large diameter round tubes, this Defy uses rectangles for its tube shapes.

What makes the Shimano defy 3 a great road bike?

Starting with the parts that do showcase value, the Defy 3 offers a Shimano Sora nine-speed transmission. With this, the Sora 50/34t crank up front offers great shifting performance, while its companion sprockets at the rear are equally trusted.