Thom (my husband) just got a Giant Defy Advance 2. As I understand it, the only difference in the line is the level of components. Anyway, he took it out on his first ride on Saturday and we did 42 miles with 4800 feet of climbing. He was thrilled with the bike. His other road bike is a Rivendelll Rambouillet. With all the stuff he has on that, it weighs in at 29 pounds! He had horrendous bike envy after buying me my Cervelo S3 - which I love. He puts the bikes in the truck, so every time we rode he noticed just how heavy his Riv was.
Only trouble is, it's not so easy to drop him now.
Good luck in your search.
Veronica




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