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Old 02-06-18 | 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by one4smoke
So, when buying a new bike, one will obviously debate all the pros and cons of the two or three one has narrowed it down to. When asking for advice on them, "ride all that you like and choose the one that feels the best to you" will invariably follow. Great advice, but therein lies the problem...

Within a 100 mile radius, you're lucky to find a LBS that even has one of the several you're considering, much less in your exact size (especially x-large)...


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Giant bikes come in sizes like XL but most don't... They apparently are the largest bike manufacturer on the planet so going to their site is an education. If you're interested in road bike, for example, there are a lot of models you'd cross off your interest-list--e.g., aerobikes, tribikes.

Looking at "Endurance" offerings there are 3 models and 2 of them are $3.5K or more. So, that leaves... 3 models of Giant's 'Defy Advanced' ranging from $1,685 to 2,425 and the XL fits riders 6'2 - 6'4

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/defy-advanced-3
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