Originally Posted by
ModularGT
I'm going to go with either the Trek or Giant. The Defy comes with a triple crank and the 2.1 comes with a compact. I'm more leaning towards the 2.1 for that reason alone. I spoke to someone today who was a customer at one of the local shops thats selling the 2.1. She was buying a Cervelo back in december and had nothing but good things to say about that particular shop. She was being fitted for 2 hours, that makes me think that the shop is probably the best one to deal with.
Unless you live somewhere super hilly, you'll be very happy with the compact crank. My old bike had a triple & the new one a compact. I wasn't too sure at first - but I really like it.