B'twin Triban 500 v Defy 3 2014 v Defy 5 2015

[SteCenturion]

2014 Giant Defy 3, no brainer, no contest.
£ for £ the best bike & VFM on your list.

 

[jamie678]

Just letting you all know that I just ordered my Defy 3, looking forward to it arriving in the week! Thanks for all the help guys!

 

[AAddict]

Just letting you all know that I just ordered my Defy 3, looking forward to it arriving in the week! Thanks for all the help guys!

Great news, enjoy.

 

[doktorbone]

I bought a 2014 Defy 3 last November, in an end of season sale - the bike is awesome, can't stop riding mine!
Great choice - you will love it!

 

[jamie678]

Hi all, defy just arrived and its a dream to ride, i have one question though, when i pedal hard the chain seems to slip is this normal ? Or does something need adjusting?

 

[iggibizzle]

Mine did that about hour after buying. Took it back and they adjusted the cables. Spot on since. Presuming you mean skips into next gear for a nanosecond?

 

[vickster]

The one disadvantage of buying a bike online, can't just pop it back, no 6 week service either. I'm sure there are lots of YouTube vids though

 

[jamie678]

Yeah it briefly skips into th next gear, at least thats what i think its doing

 

[iggibizzle]

Stretched cable they told me it was. Up on how to work on a bike myself now (no stranger to getting dirty with old cars over the years tho) but at the time I'm glad I had bought from a local shop.

 

[Cyclist33]

Yeah it briefly skips into th next gear, at least thats what i think its doing

sounds like chain not inline with rear derailleur. there is an adjuster at the cable at the back to sort it.

 

[jamie678]

Its when i shift from the largest rear cog to the second, its trying to miss that second one all toghether?

 

[Cyclist33]

is it inline when on the second cog?

 

[jamie678]

What the derailer? the chain doesn't sit on it at all constantly jumps onto the next cog

 

[uclown2002]

So when going from lowest/easiest (1st) gear to 2nd it goes straight to 3rd? Is that with small chainring at front?

Are the gear changes otherwise smooth, up and down the cassette?

 

[jamie678]

Yeah, I've managed to sort it by adjusting the barrel adjusters (I think that's what they're called) however I'm still getting a lot of clicking when I move from low to higher (easiest to hardest ) in that 2nd gear, but not when I go the other direction of 3-2-1. Any ideas why that is?

Also I've noticed I'm getting rubbing on the front derailed when on the highest gear. I tried adjusting the higher limit however no matter how much I turn ye screw nothing happens?