Defy 1 2013 upgrade
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Defy 1 2013 upgrade
Postby zzkazu » Tue Feb 02, 2016 6:35 pm
I ride with some who have the current giants with disc brakes they are not a fan, and they make a lot of noise.
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Re: Defy 1 2013 upgrade
Postby eeksll » Wed Feb 03, 2016 12:21 am
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Re: Defy 1 2013 upgrade
Postby rodneycc » Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:59 am
I'm surprised to hear that about the new Defys if you are not keen on them then maybe step back to the 2014s and go a Defy or TCR Advanced SL. You may struggle to find 6870 Di2 on those models as they didn't originally come out on the SL but rather the Advanced which might be another option.
Or if you are keen on another make I reckon the Trek Domane might be on my radar next or possibly a Specialized Tarmac (which are very different bikes to each other). But lots of other makes just as good. Good luck.
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Re: Defy 1 2013 upgrade
Postby JdM » Wed Feb 03, 2016 10:43 am
https://www.bikeexchange.com.au/a/road- ... /102742268" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Defy 1 2013 upgrade
Postby Duck! » Wed Feb 03, 2016 12:15 pm
Noise is an indication that the brakes haven't been bedded in properly. Disc btakes need to be worked hard, especially when new to get a layer of pad material stuck to the rotors & optimise performance. Prolonged light dragging cooks & glazes the pads, and that is when they really get noisyzzkazu wrote: I ride with some who have the current giants with disc brakes they are not a fan, and they make a lot of noise.
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Re: Defy 1 2013 upgrade
Postby rodneycc » Wed Feb 03, 2016 12:22 pm
There is this exact model bike on Gumtree for $2.5k. Thats what I mean by saving a $1k secondhand.JdM wrote:This would be a nice buy for $3.5k
https://www.bikeexchange.com.au/a/road- ... /102742268" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Defy 1 2013 upgrade
Postby m@ » Wed Feb 03, 2016 12:29 pm
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Re: Defy 1 2013 upgrade
Postby zzkazu » Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:27 pm
This also looks like good value
https://www.bikeexchange.com.au/a/road- ... /102772947" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Defy 1 2013 upgrade
Postby rodneycc » Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:54 pm
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Re: Defy 1 2013 upgrade
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Re: Defy 1 2013 upgrade
Postby zzkazu » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:05 pm
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Re: Defy 1 2013 upgrade
Postby rodneycc » Wed Feb 03, 2016 10:13 pm
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Re: Defy 1 2013 upgrade
Postby zzkazu » Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:39 am
"GIANT WARRANTY
Giant warrants for the original owner only the frame, rigid fork, or original component parts of each new Giant
brand bicycle to be free from defects in material and workmanship for the following specified periods:
Warranty of lifetime for -
• The bicycle frame, except on models intended for downhill purposes"
I don't think I can risk buying a second-hand bike...
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Re: Defy 1 2013 upgrade
Postby softy » Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:48 am
I like buying secondhand or older new models, so what, you don't get the latest. There is so much hype around new tech. It really makes very little difference to your riding.
I would be going for high end but an older model, you can save many thousands, 3.5k is a fair bit to play with.
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Re: Defy 1 2013 upgrade
Postby zzkazu » Sun Feb 07, 2016 2:12 pm
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