Originally Posted by
stapfam
Your Defy 2 may be 6 years old but is still a pretty good bike. It hasn't had many miles on it either and the current Defy may be a different colour but that is about all,
Reckon you have to get down the shops and test ride a compact crank bike. Hopefully one with a 27 or 28T on the cassette and you will know if you need lower gearing that a triple would give.
That's my baby! The top of Twin Peaks looking out toward The Rock, Alcatraz.
Not even a Defy, that line wasn't to be released for another year or two.
I still love the bike. It feels good and, after 6 years we know each other pretty well.
At this point, it has 8 or 9K miles on the frame. I've replaced the calipers, the brifters, the crank and the cassette. Oh, and the saddle.