Dan Ferris
Über Member
- Location
- Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
Hi All,
Looking for some guidance. I have the below bike which following advice on this same forum a couple of months back i have decided to keep it. I'm looking at some upgrade options to either save some weight or just to spend some money on some new shiny parts. I have already replaced the wheels and tyres with a set of 4-season hunts and continental tyres.
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/defy-advanced-pro-3-2016
I am looking to replace the bars, seat post and saddle, however, looking online at the weight of the seat post and the saddle they already appear to be quite light (below from what i can see from Google searches). I was wondering if anyone else had anything to back up the below as looking online for replacements from a weight perspective they seem quite similar to the below items delivered from the factory and to be honest the saddle isnt causing me any un-comfort. Should i even bother replacing this, will i really notice a huge difference by spending somewhere around £100 for a saddle and the same plus some for a seat post.
Also, does anyone have any data around the handlebars that come from the factory? I am struggling to find this on-line.
Current weight of Giant D-Fuse SL Composite = 212 Grams
Current weight of Contact SL Neutral saddle = 210 Grams
Any advice and guidance will be much appreciated - I dont want to spend money / tinker for the hell of it i genuinely enjoy riding the bike but just have a bit of an itch to replace some of the stock components. Should i just save the pennies up and blow it all on a new / different set of wheels..??
Thanks in advance, as always.
Dan
Looking for some guidance. I have the below bike which following advice on this same forum a couple of months back i have decided to keep it. I'm looking at some upgrade options to either save some weight or just to spend some money on some new shiny parts. I have already replaced the wheels and tyres with a set of 4-season hunts and continental tyres.
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/defy-advanced-pro-3-2016
I am looking to replace the bars, seat post and saddle, however, looking online at the weight of the seat post and the saddle they already appear to be quite light (below from what i can see from Google searches). I was wondering if anyone else had anything to back up the below as looking online for replacements from a weight perspective they seem quite similar to the below items delivered from the factory and to be honest the saddle isnt causing me any un-comfort. Should i even bother replacing this, will i really notice a huge difference by spending somewhere around £100 for a saddle and the same plus some for a seat post.
Also, does anyone have any data around the handlebars that come from the factory? I am struggling to find this on-line.
Current weight of Giant D-Fuse SL Composite = 212 Grams
Current weight of Contact SL Neutral saddle = 210 Grams
Any advice and guidance will be much appreciated - I dont want to spend money / tinker for the hell of it i genuinely enjoy riding the bike but just have a bit of an itch to replace some of the stock components. Should i just save the pennies up and blow it all on a new / different set of wheels..??
Thanks in advance, as always.
Dan