Giant Defy 3
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Giant Defy 3
Postby nafe » Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:09 pm
I'm a total newbie when it comes to road cycling and i am looking at purchasing myself my first real road bike.
I am looking at bying a 2nd hand Giant Defy 3.
My question is, Is this a good price for a 12 month old bike?
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-bicycles/ne ... 3003104r20" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Giant Defy 3
Postby usernameforme » Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:33 pm
If you're new things like fit, service and advice from a bike shop is invaluable. It might be worth the few extra pennies to go to a shop and buy your first bike there. This time of the year they'll be clearing out 2014 models to make way for 2015 stuff, so perhaps pop down and tell them your needs and budget and let them recommend a bike for you.
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Re: Giant Defy 3
Postby nafe » Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:42 am
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Re: Giant Defy 3
Postby rodneycc » Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:12 pm
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Re: Giant Defy 3
Postby nafe » Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:49 pm
I went into a couple of bike shops yesterday and had a chat to them to get ideas and advice on what i should be buying, didn't try any bikes on but looked at their range, Some were really helpful and knowledgeable. If I go to a LBS to buy a new bike there is definitely 1 i will want to buy from, if not i'll definitely be getting all my accessories and servicing from them.
I keep checking Gumtree as i really want a reasonable road bike on a budget but because of the budget the bike shops are recommending a flat bar road bike which are a fair bit cheaper than a full road bike. I'm getting kind of confused by this whole process.
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Re: Giant Defy 3
Postby rodneycc » Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:41 pm
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Re: Giant Defy 3
Postby Newcastle Dave » Thu Jul 31, 2014 3:02 pm
I bought my first road bike from Hadley's (a Defy 2) about 3 years - Good good service and a resonable price (in those days they offered free lifetime servicing, just paying for parts etc). For someone who hadnt really ridden for 15 years and had no idea about how a modern bike worked, I think it was the right move.
2 years ago, I bought my son a Cell road bike, ordered mostly using Qantas Frequent Flyer points. It was a good bike and served him well until he got cleaned up by a car (still, he bought a Bianchi with the insurance money-no accounting for taste)
10 months ago, I upgraded and bought a Cell Omeo 2. I didnt actually "need" to upgrade, I just loved the thought of the Di2 and full aero carbon, and the local prices were out of my reach. I drove to Sydney, they fitted me on the bike, sent me for a test ride, made some more adjustments, another test ride. This was the weekend before Christmas, they were pretty busy but still spent the time to do it right. Now apart from a failed battery on the Di2 (replaced promptly under warranty) I have had no problems, and love my "Black Betty"
After riding in the rain I have decided I needed a cyclocross bike (when I say need, I really mean want). I convinvced the better half that it would be much safer in the wet, so permission was granted. I shopped around the local bike shops, checked online and have today ordered a Merida from Cheeky velo in Warners Bay. It was a toss up between that and the Cell Brunswick, and I went for a local biek shop this time as the price was pretty close.
So I have bought 2 bikes from local shops, 2 from Cell. I have been happy with every purchase and had good service each time.
One thing to check out is Hadleys are getting in all teh 2015 Giant models this week, that means they are discounting their 2014 bikes quite heavily
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Re: Giant Defy 3
Postby nafe » Thu Jul 31, 2014 3:39 pm
Appreciate your time and assistance
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Re: Giant Defy 3
Postby usernameforme » Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:15 pm
The older shogun bikes (steel frames) are their own brand I think. Bought an old team issue which was a top notch frame IMO, a little dated but still performs well.
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Re: Giant Defy 3
Postby nafe » Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:22 pm
This is the shogun I'm looking at
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/kotara/b ... 1052833604" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Giant Defy 3
Postby usernameforme » Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:34 pm
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Re: Giant Defy 3
Postby nafe » Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:43 pm
I'll have a look and if it fits and feels nice to ride i'll talk price with him, Your right with a 12 month old bike being $500, offering better value than an older one for $400, i would imagine similar specs?
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Re: Giant Defy 3
Postby usernameforme » Thu Jul 31, 2014 5:00 pm
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Re: Giant Defy 3
Postby rodneycc » Thu Jul 31, 2014 5:45 pm
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Re: Giant Defy 3
Postby nafe » Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:07 pm
Cheers for all your help, I'm looking at it after work tomorrow so will let you know how I go
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Re: Giant Defy 3
Postby rodneycc » Fri Aug 01, 2014 1:56 pm
And if you find the ride a little harsh my advice is usually to ditch the tyres that where sold with the bike (because the default setup is usually fairly crap quality) and put some nice 25mm tyres on it like the conti Gp4000s.
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Giant Defy 3
Postby nafe » Thu Aug 14, 2014 8:38 am
Anyway as soon as I picked it up I took it to the LBS I was chatting to for a service, there was a small rattle in the rear wheel, we couldn't figure out the noise so we are just going to repack the rear bearing and see if that fixes it, also needed new chain and cassette,
So all up for the bike, service and new parts the whole bike has cost me $380.
I'm quite stoked with the pickup, can't wait to collect the bike from the LBS before the weekend to finally give it a good ride.
Appreciate all your help and advice guys
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