Giant Defy 3 User Manual

Defy 3

It’s a new year, and an all-new Defy. Race-inspired engineering with an all-new tubeset from the world leader in aluminum technology. Defy is lighter to help with the climbs, stiffer to maximize power transfer and just plain faster than its closest competitor.

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SIZES

COLORS

FRAME

FORK

SHOCK

HANDLEBAR

STEM

SEATPOST

SADDLE

COMPONENTS

PEDALS

SHIFTERS

FRONT DE RAILLEUR

REAR DERAILLEUR

BRAKES

DRIVETRAIN

BRAK E LEVERS

CASSETTE

CHAIN

CRANKSE T

BOTTOM B RACKET

RIMS

HUBS

SPOKES

WHEELS

TIRES

EXTRAS

Speciﬁc ations and availab ility subject to c hange without noti ce.

XS,S,M,M/L,L,XL

Blue/Silver/Black

ALUXX SL-Grade Aluminum

Advance d-Grade Comp osite, Alloy OverDrive Steerer

N / A

Giant Alloy Anatomic Bend, 26.0

Giant Alloy 4-bolt

Giant Alloy, 30.9

Giant Performance Road, Men's

Caged w/ Clips

Shimano 2200

Shimano 2203

Shimano Sora

Tektro R350 Dual Pivot

Shimano 2200, short reach

SRAM PG 8 50 11/26, 8-speed

KMC Z7

FSA Vero, 30 /42/52

Cartridge

Alex DA-22, Double Wall

Formula 32H

Stainless

Kenda Kriterium, 700x25

Frame TechnologySpecifications

Ride like a pro on the most advanced ALUX X SL aluminum frame yet. Giant ﬂexes some engineering muscle to produce a lighter, stiffer tubeset than before, with better ride tuning, so you get the best of everything.

features

— 8-speed Shimano shifting with Sora rear derailleur — Composite fork with OverDrive steerer — Alex rims, Formula hubs/stainless spokes wheelet with Kenda Kriterium Tires

frame geometry

Actua l Frame S ize

centimeters degrees degrees centimeters centimeters centimeters centimeters inches

XS/43.0 cm 382552 71.0 74. 0 51.5 12.5 42.0 98.3 29.0

S/46.5 cm 382553 72.0 74. 0 53.0 14.5 42.0 99.0 29.7

M/50.0 cm 382554 72.5 73.0 54.5 16.5 42.0 99.0 30.6

M/L /53.5 cm 382555 72.5 73.0 56.0 18.5 42.0 10 0.5 31.1

L/55.5 cm 382556 72.5 72.0 5 7.5 20.5 42.0 10 0.8 32.0

XL/58.5 cm 382557 72.5 72.0 59.5 22.5 42.0 102.8 32.8

*Seat ang le is actual **Toptube is m easured from the c enter of the headtu be horizontally ba ck to the top of the effec tive extension of th e seattube ***Sta ndover height is ba sed on the largest s ize tire that will ﬁt the b ike, not necessar ily the included si ze tire

Part N umber Head An gle Seat An gle* Topt ube ** Headtube Chainstay Wheelbase

Stan dover Height***