While the launch of the latest flagship race bikes often makes for easy headlines, isn’t it the release of a new endurance road bike that should really garner attention? After all, these are the bikes best suited to the majority of riders, where comfort, practicality and all-day ride quality take precedence over the ‘faster, lighter’ mantra that typically accompanies a brand’s redesigned race machine. Giant is certainly hoping that’s the case with the fifth-generation Defy.
Given the bike’s status as a triedand-tested road bike for the