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If I was to choose CX bike it couldn't do sportive events like a roubaix could.
Not true.
A CX bike will be perfectly capable of doing sportives. A friend of mine borrowed herself's CX bike a few years ago and rode the Dragon Ride long route in a time within the top 10% of riders. and it cost less than £1k too.
What's your look on that Jamie?
If you like the Roubaix, and not fussed about the cost, then go for it.
I'd get a Defy. That Cobble Gobbler seatpost... even the name makes me feel a little queasy 😕
I'd get a Defy.
Which seem unusually good value for 2015. £1400 gets you a full carbon frame with full 105 and TRP Spyres.
...makes their CX bikes look pretty shitty value/overpriced in comparison.
Not available till Jan/Feb, tho.
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Thanks Jamie,
You never know if I prefer the comfort of the robaix I could end up selling my tarmac.
Blimey, pretty good that.
That Defy Advanced frame is £1000 alone, and rides like it. I'd wait for one of those and get your order in fast. The non-disk version was Bike of the Year.
can you put mud guards on it? and i dont mean them race blades.
this is well nice!!
http://www.rutlandcycling.com/284980/products/giant-defy-advanced-1-2015-road-bike.aspx
when is it available? i need one asap
There are no eyelets on the carbon Defys. So you can't fit conventional guards. I use Raceblade Longs on all my road bikes and these don't touch the frame. I don't know if the Raceblade Long stays will clear the disk brake on the Defy, and the frame is not drilled for a rim brake, so you you will probably not be able to mount the brackets. They won't fit anything bolt-through either because the stays fasten to the QR axle.
Giant may update their "Defy" mudguards, which fit the alloy frames fine, but I suspect not.
Another nail in the coffin of disk brakes on road bikes 😉
when is it available? i need one asap
November, but some dealers seem to have the odd size in stock. Wheelies/Tredz seem to have a M/L already.
...makes their CX bikes look pretty shitty value/overpriced in comparison.
To go back to my own point, I would love to hear from Giant on what is going on with that pricing. £100 more for a carbon frame. Half tempted to wait for one myself....