{"id":7449,"date":"2022-11-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpmigr.edinburghbicycle.com\/blog\/giant-defy-advanced-1-2023-road-bike-review"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:02:38","slug":"giant-defy-advanced-1-2023-road-bike-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/ebco\/blog\/giant-defy-advanced-1-2023-road-bike-review","title":{"rendered":"Giant Defy Advanced 1 2023 Road Bike review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghbicycle.com\/collection\/giant-defy-advanced-road-bikes\"> Giant Defy<\/a> range by Giant bikes has been an industry leader in terms of endurance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghbicycle.com\/bikes\/road-bikes\"> road cycling bikes<\/a> for many years and the brand new Giant Defy Advanced 1 2023 continues that fine tradition and offers all the latest technology at an exceptional price. Here, we take an in depth look at these technologies and how they will benefit you on your road rides.<\/p>\n<p>If you are more interested in a lighter, faster road bike, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghbicycle.com\/collection\/giant-tcr-advanced-pro-road-bikes\"> Giant TCR road bikes<\/a> or you can check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghbicycle.com\/bikes\/giant\/onsale\"> Giant bikes for sale<\/a> where there are some great prices on all models of Giant bikes. For more off road riding, consider a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghbicycle.com\/bikes\/giant\/road-bikes\/cyclocross-road-bikes\"> Giant cyclocross bikes<\/a> (gravel bikes)<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\" style=\"text-align: center;padding: 5px 0 10px\"><span style=\"margin: 10px 5px\"> \u00a0 <a class=\"button lane-btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghbicycle.com\/bikes\/giant\/road-bikes\"> View the Giant road bike range <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghbicycle.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/04\/7516_6981_8653_wSKBORCw.jpeg\" alt=\"wSKBORCw.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Carbon composite frame and forks<\/h2>\n<p>Carbon frame and forks offer three main benefits \u2013 efficiency, comfort and weight. Carbon is an amazing material as it is manmade and can be made either stiff or a bit flexible. Stiff in the right spots means more of your energy is utilised in propelling you forwards and flexible in areas such as the fork and rear end make for added comfort. Giant have been making their own carbon for frames for many many years and have become one of the top companies at carbon bicycle manufacture.<\/p>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghbicycle.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/04\/9416_6981_8930_3QplwyQE.jpeg\" alt=\"3QplwyQE.jpeg\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h2>Shimano 105 Di2<\/h2>\n<p>The Giant Defy Advanced 1 comes equipped with the newest Shimano 105 electronic groupset with smooth 12 speed shifting at a more affordable price than the higher spec Ultegra Di2 and Dura Ace Di2. Ideal for those that want quality electronic shifting at a much lower price.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Hydraulic Disc Brakes<\/h2>\n<p>As the shift towards disc brakes shows no sign of slowing, the Defy Advanced 1 comes with the exceptional 105 hydraulic disc brakes giving excellent stopping power in wet and dry.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h2>Front and Rear Through Axles<\/h2>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghbicycle.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/04\/5716_6981_9500_DmzbDa5Q.jpeg\" alt=\"DmzbDa5Q.jpeg\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>With the addition of disc brakes and more powerful braking, road bikes are now learning from the mountain biking world and providing front and rear through axles to give added stability when cornering and braking for a more sure-footed ride.<\/p>\n<h2>Tubeless, wider tyres<\/h2>\n<p>Giant are one of the few companies that give you tubeless tyres \u2018out the box\u2019 which result in fewer punctures and the potential to run lower tyre pressures if you want even more comfort than already offered.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghbicycle.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/04\/3116_6981_9637_eWagcysE.jpeg\" alt=\"eWagcysE.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All of the above makes for an exceptionally comfortable bike as one thing that will end a ride early is fatigue due to road buzz and the Giant Defy takes a lot of the sting out of UK tarmac. The usual trade-off of this comfort is the efficiency but Giant get the balance right by providing excellent efficiency so you can ride further on the same energy or be faster over the same distance.<\/p>\n<p>For more of a commuter bicycle, check out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghbicycle.com\/bikes\/giant\/hybrid-bikes\"> Giant hybrid bicycle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\" style=\"text-align: center;padding: 5px 0 10px\"><span style=\"margin: 10px 5px\"> \u00a0 <a class=\"button lane-btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghbicycle.com\/giant\"> See all Giant Bikes <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"blog-entry-social-media\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"blog-entry-tags\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Giant Defy range by Giant bikes has been an industry leader in terms of endurance road cycling bikes for many years and the brand new Giant Defy Advanced 1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":239,"featured_media":1977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-road-cycling"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/ebco\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/04\/4816_1962_4865_side-view-of-defy.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"edinburghbicycle","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/ebco\/blog\/author\/edinburghbicycle"},"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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