Excellent do-almost-everything endurance bike; practically the type specimen for the genre
If you're looking for a bike that can tackle just about anything British roads will throw at you, the Giant Defy Advanced 1 perfectly fits the bill, with steady handling at all speeds, wide gear range, excellent brakes, and the precision and tunability of the latest-generation Shimano Di2 electronic shifting.What makes the Defy Advanced 1 so good is its carefully balanced handling.
Notable features include internal routing for the brake hoses and the wired portion of the Di2 system; a press-fit bottom bracket; mudguard mounts ; and clearance for a claimed maximum tyre width of 35mm. For a low-gear fan the 11-36 option is good to see. I'd really like Shimano to offer a 46/30 chainset at 105 level as well. I've been riding 46/30 with a 12-34 11-speed cassette and that gives a range that suits me perfectly.
Like other Defy, Contend and Revolt models, the Defy Advanced 1 has Giant's D-Fuse seatpost with a D-shaped composite shaft that's supposed to provide a bit of comfort-enhancing flex. However, it seems to work better the more seatpost you have showing, and at my saddle height it just doesn't feel like it's moving much at all.
I didn't get on with the own-brand handlebar Giant has fitted here. I wanted a little more drop – and anyone with bigger hands than mine will probably find the hooks really cramped – and the flattened top section just ends up narrow and awkward. Ten years ago nobody would have put 32mm tyres on even an endurance road bike like the Defy Advanced 1 and they would definitely not have gone for rubber like these Giant Gavia Fondo 1 Tubeless tyres that are actually 34mm across according to my trusty vernier callipers. It took me a while to get the tyres dialled in. I eventually ended up with 50-60psi in them for road riding, making them floaty, grippy and comfortable.
'We don't put the sealant in the tyres in the factory due to its shelf life when it's in the tyre. We supply 2x60ml bottles of sealant with the bikes and the sealant we use is Stan's in a Giant bottle.'One of your options in setting up the Shimano 105 Di2 gearing is to have it shift chainrings for you, when you reach a certain point on the sprockets.
Say you start in the big ring and smallest sprocket and repeatedly press the front button to shift to bigger sprockets. When the derailleur reaches, say, the 24-tooth sprocket, the next shift changes the chainring from 50 to 34 and the sprocket to the 19-toother.
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