Quote Originally Posted by Cataboo View Post
... specialized ... yes, it's got a mountain bike rear derailleur, but that's so that it can have a mountain bike rear cassette - and it's got a deore rear derailleur.
The Specialized models have MTB brake/shift levers, MTB linear pull brakes, and MTB derailleurs front and rear.

The Giant has the following road components: flat bar shifters, brake calipers, and a Tiagra level front derailleur. The rear derailleur is listed as 2300 level, but the picture shows a Sora.