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advice on a road bike

noel35 · 2015-05-17 23:03:47

Hi, hoping to buy a road bike in the coming weeks, what advice would ye give on these bikes. Da vinci dv 1203 new or giant Defy 4 2nd hand Not looking to do major road miles just a weekly 30/40 km and the odd adventure race... Both of these are more or less the same price Any advice appreciate thanks

17-05-2015 11:03pm

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noel35

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Hi, hoping to buy a road bike in the coming weeks, what advice would ye give on these bikes.
Da vinci dv 1203 new or
giant Defy 4 2nd hand
Not looking to do major road miles just a weekly 30/40 km and the odd adventure race...
Both of these are more or less the same price
Any advice appreciate thanks

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#2 18-05-2015 8:31am

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The Defy without hesitation. The Devinchi is a cheap budget bike with budget components and probably weighs 14kg. Don't even go and look at it.

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#3 18-05-2015 3:27pm

noel35

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Cheers was edging to the gaint alright, just taught the other on with carbon forks etc would be a bit lighter....

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