giant defy bikes 2010 vs 2011

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surfdude

Veteran
Location
cornwall
how come all the giant 2011 bikes cost more then the 2010 bikes but have a lower spec .iam glad i brought mine a couple of weeks ago and is this a thing happening in other ranges of bikes to .
ps. hope this year the stems are shorter
 
Same story as last year unfortunately, global costs have gone up due to the 'economy' apparently.
You get less, for more cash.

It isn't just Giant bikes either. Once upon a time pretty much all makes sold bikes with 105 throughout for less than a grand. Now they are few and far between and are certainly not the bigger brands either.

+1 for the stems too, unless they have shortened the top tube a little. Every Defy owner I know wants at least 1-2cm shorter, so it was a bit of an odd component choice.
 

LizardEye

Well-Known Member
Well this years Defy 3 is £595 in EBC, and was around £630 last year.

It has got 2300 rather than Sora mind, so it probably evens out.

The Genesis CDF has gone up a whole hundred quid with no noticeable changes in spec.
 
I starting to worry what the Basso Reef I am after is going to cost (I may have to rethink my strategy somewhat, as every day another bike catches my eye - e.g a Giant TCR1 today, with the new 105 5700 kit)

Bill
 
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