Giant Defy Advanced 3 2020 - Road Bike
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Product Description
Choose the longer route. Climb higher mountains. The Giant Defy Advanced 3 is a smooth-riding endurance road bike that is purpose-built to help you tackle long-distance road rides on all types of terrain.
Key Features:
- Advanced-Grade carbon composite frame with endurance road geometry
- Full Advanced-Grade carbon fork for a smoother ride
- Shimano Tiagra 2x10 speed drivetrain with wide range rear cassette
- Giant Conduct hydraulic/mechanical disc brakes for powerful all-weather stopping
- Giant S-R2 disc wheelset with wide 32c tyres
- Sizes: Small, Medium, Medium/Large, Large, X Large
- Colour: Metallic Blue
- The Giant Defy Advanced 3 is available with 0% APR finance
Handcrafted with Advanced-grade carbon 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. It’s made with a specific carbon layup to ensure you can push new limits of endurance. The D-Fuse seat post and handlebar system also help reduce road vibrations. A tubeless Giant WheelSystem and tyres boost speed and efficiency with a reduced risk of flats. For added control, it features integrated disc brakes with flat-mount disc brake tabs and 12mm thru-axles.
Highlights:
- Engineered compliance
Advanced Carbon Composite frame is specifically engineered for endurance road riding, delivering a smoother ride quality and less fatigue on long rides. The D-Fuse seat post and handlebar system work seamlessly with the frame to absorb road shocks and vibrations. - Total control
Seamless disc-brake integration, including flat mounts and 12mm front and rear thru-axles, produces more consistent braking power for better control, even in wet weather and on rough roads. - Versatility
Endurance road geometry, added tyre clearance (up to 35c) and disc-brake integration allow you to tackle a variety of roads and conditions, from smooth tarmac to rugged country lanes and mountain passes.
All Tredz bikes are:
- Fully built & ready to ride
- Fully checked & tested by Cytech qualified mechanics
- Available with 0% APR finance on any basket over £99
- UK price match guarantee
- 365 day no hassle returns
- Free delivery in the UK Mainland on a date that suits you
In the box with every Tredz bike is:
- Free Tredz 9 key trail tool
- Free Tredz pedal spanner
- Free basic pedals
- Tredz drawstring kit bag
- 16 point quality control check sheet
- Basic bike setup instructions
- Free Cycle Plan insurance voucher (8 weeks)
Occasionally, without notice, manufacturers change product design and/or specifications.
Specification
| Frame: | Advanced-Grade Composite, disc |
| Fork: | Advanced-Grade Composite, full-composite OverDrive steerer, disc |
| Stem: | Giant Contact |
| Bars: | Giant Contact SL D-Fuse |
| Front Brake: | Giant Conduct Disc |
| Rear Brake: | Giant Conduct Disc |
| Brake Lever: | Shimano Tiagra |
| Front Mech: | Shimano Tiagra |
| Rear Mech: | Shimano Tiagra |
| Shifters: | Shimano Tiagra |
| Speed: | 20 |
| Rims: | Giant S-R2 Disc wheelset |
| Front Hub: | Giant S-R2 Disc wheelset, 12mm thru-axle |
| Rear Hub: | Giant S-R2 Disc wheelset, 12mm thru-axle |
| Spokes: | Giant S-R2 Disc wheelset |
| Front Tyre: | Giant Gavia Fondo 1, tubeless, 700x32, folding |
| Rear Tyre: | Giant Gavia Fondo 1, tubeless, 700x32, folding |
| Seat Post: | Giant D-Fuse, composite |
| Saddle: | Contact (neutral) |
| Chainset: | Shimano Tiagra, 34/50 |
| Bottom Bracket: | Shimano, press fit |
| Chain: | KMC X10-1 |
| Cassette: | Shimano Tiagra, 11x34 |
| Pedals: | Not Included |
Defy Sizing & Geometry
Road Bike Guide
Road Bike Guide
Is a Road Bike Right for Me?
If you’re new to the cycling world, we highly recommend taking a look at our bike buying guide overview or our road bike buying guide to help you decide what type of bike is right for your needs.
When you’re choosing a road bike, there are a few things to look out for which can help you work out the quality and performance you can expect from a particular model.
Usage
What road bike is right for you? There are a few different kinds of road bike, and they all have their specialities. We break down their strengths and usage in an easy to read table below.
Frame Material
The vast majority of road bikes are made from either aluminium alloy or carbon fibre. Alloy bikes can offer higher tier groupsets for a lower price, whereas carbon frames come at a significant premium, but are lighter and give that extra performance advantage.
Aluminium alloy frames
Alloy frames have come a long way recently, using hydroforming and butting to keep the weight low, while keeping stiffness high.
Carbon fibre composite frames
Carbon frames have a lighter weight and greater stiffness, while maintaining excellent comfort.
Fork
Road bike forks are made to be lightweight and stiff, giving accurate steering, as well as a comfortable ride. Budget road bikes will have alloy forks, whereas mid-range forks often have mix-material forks, with alloy steerer tubes and carbon fork blades. Carbon bladed forks deliver a more comfortable ride, absorbing road vibrations and flexing slightly in rough roads. Full carbon forks are found on high end road bikes. They are especially lightweight and offer even greater stiffness.
Groupset
A bike’s groupset, or drivetrain, is where the biggest difference in component quality is seen. A complete groupset comprises of the following parts:
- Chainset (aka Crankset)
- Bottom bracket
- Brakes
- Brake levers
- Shifters
- Front & rear derailleur
- Chain
- Cassette
Road groupsets are supplied by Shimano, SRAM or Campagnolo. Having reliable and fast shifting can make all the difference when pushing hard. The majority of road bikes have double chainring drivetrains, while triple chainring setups are usually only found on low end bikes and touring bikes. Road bikes will have 7-11 speeds in the rear, with higher gears meaning more options for smoother riding.
Brakes
Disc brakes
Disc brakes offer greater stopping power and modulation. They work as well in wet as dry weather, and don’t require the rims to be replaced periodically. They come at a weight penalty, however.
Calliper rim brakes
Rim brakes are lightweight and easy to maintain. They allow greater aerodynamics for aero road bikes and
Wheels & Tyres
Types of tyres
Road bikes tyres don’t vary as much as mountain bike or even hybrid, but they still make a huge difference to how the bike rides. For a detailed look into road bike tyres, see our guide.
Road tyres have long been offered as either clincher or tubular. Clincher tyres are the standard tyres that fit onto standard rims with a tube holding the air. Tubular tyres are glued to a special tubular rim and are fully encased, doing without a tube.
Tubeless tyres are now a feature of road bikes, delivering a compromise between tubular and clincher tyres. They look the same as clincher tyres, but pair up with special rims to offer a proper seal within the tyres, also doing away with tubes.
Tyre Size
Road tyres are traditionally quite narrow. Nowadays the accepted standard is 25c, but 23c and 28c tyres are very common too. The larger the size tyre, the more comfortable they will be, but they will also be heavier and potentially slower rolling. Sportive and flat bar road bikes will commonly have wider tyres, whereas race and aero road bike will tend towards narrower tyres.
Finance
Delivery & Guarantee
What's In The Box
What's In The Box
As cyclists ourselves, we know you will be keen to get out on your new bike as soon as possible. That's why we provide you with all the essential kit you need to get your shiny new bike rolling for the first time.
Most bikes don't come with pedals as standard so we include a set of basic pedals, free of charge with every bike we send out. We will also provide you with a pedal spanner to fit them and a 9-key trail tool, along with full instructions for setting your bike up out of the box. Each bike is sent out with a 16 point, quality control check sheet so you can be confident that your bike has been fully checked by our qualified mechanics.
- Basic setup instructions
- 16 point quality control checklist
- Free tredz multitool
- Free tred pedal spanner
- Free basic pedals
- Free drawstring kit bag
- Free bike insurance voucher
All these items are provided at no extra charge and are packed into a Tredz drawstring bag that doubles up as a handy backpack for carrying your ride essentials.
- Basic bike setup instructions
- Free ‘basic’ pedals
- Free Tredz pedal spanner
- Free Tredz 9-key trail tool
- Free Tredz drawstring bag
- Free 8 weeks insurance voucher
- 16 point, quality control check sheet
Tredz Service:
- Tredz bikes are fully checked & tested by Cytech qualified mechanics
- 0% APR finance available on any basket over £99
- Price match
- 365 day 'no hassle' returns
- Free UK delivery, on a date that suits you
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